1. Welcome to Spanish with Señora Sardo! Thank you for coming! Please feel free to look around our classroom. Spanish I and Spanish II 2013-2014 Room 315

2. About Señora Sardo… From Buffalo, NY (near Niagara Falls) Graduated from Daemen College in 2012 with a Master of Science in Adolescent Education Obtained New York State Teaching Certification in 2012, Spanish grades 7-12 Graduated from The University at Buffalo in 2010, Bachelor of Arts in Spanish, Education minor Married to Mr. Sardo, CTE Teacher at JCMS Passionate about helping young people realize their potential and take steps toward having a healthy life Hobbies: cooking and baking, reading biographies, crafting, going for walks, playing tennis, watching documentaries, going on road trips, playing the guitar and singing, writing music, and playing with Mindy (puppy seen to the right!) Hero: Jesus Favorite quotes: – “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react” – “Love keeps no record of wrongs…” – “Baby steps!”

3. Why learn Spanish? Approximately 350 million people speak Spanish around the globe – Be able to communicate with millions of Spanish speakers! – Increase your marketability to potential employers who need bilingual employees Hispanic cultures are rich in: – history – tradition – food – art – music – dance Learning Spanish will help you to understand English more – Grammar (components of a proper sentence), syntax (word order)

4. In our Spanish class, we will learn to… use the language to engage in interpersonal communication. understand words and concepts presented in the language. use the language to present information to an audience. compare the students’ culture and the target culture. (Taken from NC ESSENTIAL STANDARDS, see http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/standards/new- standards/) http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/standards/new- standards/

5. Supplies needed for Spanish class… 1 package of 5 tab dividers pens (black or blue ink only) 1 package of three hole, lined paper colored pencils 1 pair of scissors 1 glue stick

6. Rules and procedures in our class… 1.Be on time (in seat = on time) 2.Be prepared (with all supplies and assignments due) 3.Follow all procedures as directed by Señora Sardo and as stated in the NHS Student Handbook

7. Consequences for not following rules and procedures… Verbal/written warning Call home, detention next day, and office referral level I Office referral level II Office referral level III

8. Please see the class syllabus for info on… Attendance – Tardiness Making up missed or late work Dear Parents and Guardians, Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by this evening! If you did not take the survey on my laptop, please do so. Note, all students will receive a syllabus the first day of school. Be aware ahead of time that you will be asked to sign the last page of the syllabus and your son/daughter will return it next class. Please contact me at any point with questions or concerns. Thank you for visiting this evening and I hope that you enjoy the rest of open house at NHS! Sincerely, Señora Sardo (email: susan.sardo@onslow.k12.nc.us)