1. EL ESPAÑOL SEXTO Y OCTAVO GRADOS LA ESCUELA DE MOUNTAIN VIEW Mrs. Amanda Porter porter@mendhamboroschools.org

2. ABOUT THE TEACHER MRS. AMANDA PORTER  12 years of Middle School Spanish Teaching Experience (10 at Mountain View)  Currently Teacher of Grades 6 & 8 (Experience in elementary & high school)  Graduate of Penn State University – Class of 2004  Bachelor of Science: K-12 Spanish Education, Minor in International Studies  Study Abroad: University of Wisconsin Platteville Seville, Spain Advanced Track  Graduate Course Work @ Kean University Outside of the classroom you can find me… Participating in the school community  Advisor of Student Council, 8 th Grade Advisor, School Improvement Panel Coaching Varsity Cheerleading  Head Competitive Cheerleading Coach at Mendham High School Spending Quality Time with My Family  Husband & 3 year old daughter

3. IT’S ALWAYS A GREAT “TIME” LEARNING A WORLD LANGUAGE @ MT. VIEW SCHOOL The Spanish Program @ Mt. View: Meets 50 minutes every other day Is thematically-based, culturally rich, and encompasses the four skills (reading, writing, speaking, & listening) Incorporates fun & challenging learning activities and projects Differentiates daily instruction & assessments based on students’ readiness and interests Includes traditional & non-traditional assessments Encourages students to be self-directed learners through self & peer reflections & evaluations

4. SPANISH CURRICULUM Grade 6 Topics Semester 1: At home with my Family Semester 2: Let’s Eat Grade 8 Topics Semester 1: We’re Celebrating Semeter 2: Let’s Travel In all grades, students… Receive a marking period grade that benchmarks their achievement on classwork, homework, assessments, & projects. Track your child’s progress using GENESIS. Participate in 2 culminating performance-based assessments that challenge students to communicate using their highest level of language proficiency. Projects encourage students to create multimedia presentations & allow some opportunity for student choice based on interest and readiness. Are offered opportunities for enrichment credit (See my website for more information) Should use the school website & my classroom page to receive important class information. HAVE A QUIZ (Monday 9/21 or Tuesday 9/22): EXCHANGING BASIC PERSONAL INFORMATION

5. COURSE EXPECTATIONS  RESPECT  RESPONSIBILITY  READY TO LEARN *A detailed copy of the Course Expectations & Grading Procedures can be found on my webpage. Go to: www.mendhamboro.orgwww.mendhamboro.org Click: World Languages Click: Spanish, Grades 6 & 8 Click: Grado ___ (Your child’s grade level) Click: Course Objectives, Expectations, and Procedures

6. EXTRA HELP & ENRICHMENT Mondays & Tuesdays @ 8am & EEE Support Days by appointment only