2. Back to School Night 2011-2012 Sra. Ryales http://www.youtube.com/e mbed/zxV1_H0Tl4k

3. About me… Married 4 year old twins (almost 5) 12 th year in the district Other teaching experience- Pittsburgh and México Wissahickon HS graduate

4. CONTACT Phone #: 215-619-8000 ext. 2737 E-mail: Lryales@wsdweb.orgLryales@wsdweb.org Website: http://teacherpages.wsdweb.org/Loriryales/Si tiodeSraRyales/Welcome.html http://teacherpages.wsdweb.org/Loriryales/Si tiodeSraRyales/Welcome.html

5. Skill Areas Listening Speaking Reading Writing

6. 3 Honors Texts: Aventura 4 Encuentos Maravillosos *Online textbook & practice: http://irc.emcp.com/index.php?titleID=2149&tit le=%C2%A1Aventura!%204

7. Spanish 3A Textbook: Realidades 2 (2 nd half of book) Online resources: https://www.successnetplus.com/

8. Daily Procedures and Expectations Student: Come prepared Start pre-clase upon entrance Have homework out Participate! Respect one another Do your best Teacher: Be prepared Have high expectations for all Be available to give extra help/ guidance after school Care about well being of each student

9. Homework & Assessment Homework – 5 pts 4-5 times per week Study vocab/grammar Assessments: Tests – Listening, writing, reading Quizzes Oral presentations/dialogues Projects

10. New and Exciting Student Teacher: Sheila Conlan Skype/video messaging – Spain Summer Trip to Puerto Rico

11. How can my child improve his/her Spanish? Watch t.v. in Spanish – telenovelas, movies Music in Spanish Reading Excellent Practice sites: http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/ http://www.colby.edu/~bknelson/SLC/index.p hp

12. Gracias…¡Hasta Luego!