2. Bienvenidos a la clase de español 1 This is a high school level course

3. Academic goals I will prepare you to be successful in a Spanish 2 program Those who achieve an 80 average or better will be recommended for Spanish 2 all others will be asked to repeat.

4. Materials for class 1 three ring binder 1” or bigger w/dividers 180 filler sheets A pack of 100 3x5 index cards A good supply of pens and pencils

5. Textbook Realidades 1 2008/or later (replacement cost $~77.00)

6. Themes Greetings/ Calendar items Classroom subjects / weather Likes/dislikes/Food/Clothing/ Leisure activities/Family members Etc.

7. Grading point system (total divided by total possible points) quizzes, tests, projects, writing samples, homework, class productivity, notebook (all worksheets need to be kept for each term- vocabulary sheets need to be kept in folder for the whole year) quiz points can vary in range depending how challenging they are A+

8. Homework Usually 4 nights a week Students get a calendar with assignments for each unit. Homework is also written on the easel/whiteboard and online www.spanishpcis.wikispaces.com Not assigned on Fridays unless necessary

9. Class size +/- 25

10. Seating arrangement Flexible/assigned seating on the first day of school (Please notify teacher with special concerns)

11. Extra help Tuesday Sra. Borstel Srta. Lovell Sra. Pacheco Sra. Sirois Thursday HW club Srta. Lovell

12. Contact information sborstel@plymouth.k12.ma.us mpacheco@plymouth.k12.ma.us jsirois@plymouth.k12.ma.us rlovell@plymouth.k12.ma.us Call school at 508-830-4450

13. Progress Reports Given to your student the first week of every month. These reports do not have to be signed.

14. Items needed Pencils/pens Kleenex/tissues Handwipes/lysol wipes Yarn/popsicle sticks- craft supplies Embroidery floss Index cards Dry erase/expo markers Scissors School supplies (binders, hole punchers, dividers, glue sticks)

15. Parent-Teacher Conferences Parent-teacher conferences will take place on December 11 Th and December 18 Th. To sign up call or e-mail your student’s guidance counselor. Please do not feel it is necessary to wait for parent-teacher conferences to discuss your child’s progress. You can call or e- mail at any point during the year.

16. Questions to ask your student Do understand what you did in class today? Are you asking questions in class? Are you doing your homework? Are you practicing your Spanish every night? Are you prepared for tests/quizzes? What was your grade on your last assessment? Have you gone for extra help? Did you do extra credit?