1. Spanish 1 Mrs.Orr

3.  University of Arizona, Guadalajara, Mexico  BA Spanish  MA Teaching and Teacher Education  Tucson Magnet High School, Desert Vista High School/Volleyball

5.  Orr.heather@cusd80.com  480-224-3959

6.  Treat each student as individual  Keep your student safe  Be your partner in you student’s education  Be a role model (Pyramid of Success)  Daily website updates  Regular email communication

7. My requests for parents  Check website and student grades frequently  Encourage your student to be a self- advocate  Please don’t text or call you child during the school day. Contact office in case of emergency.  Please be mindful of attendance. Block day absences deny your child two full days of learning.

8. What’s the difference between 7 th and 8 th grade Spanish? Spanish 1 approx. 650 vocabulary, 15 grammar Spanish 2: approx. 550 vocabulary, 25 grammar

9. National Spanish Exam 18% finished in the top 30% 26% were ranked in the top 20% 23% of the students competing were ranked in the top 10% nationwide. Three ACPO students ranked in the 99 th percentile in the high school competition.

10.  Classwork  Homework  Quizzes  Tests  Projects  Participation How is my student graded? Summative 40% Formative 60%

11.  Nightly homework  Rarely online or on weekends  Stamp agendas daily  Regular assessments  Speaking, writing, listening, reading

12. School uniforms  Shorts-hem should reach just above the knee. Not too tight or too baggy.  Brown or black belts.  Always tucked in

13.  3x5 note cards  Hand sanitizer  White copy paper

14.  Safety  Responsibility  Fairness  Consistency  Variety  Fun!  Accountibility behavior behavior toward others

15.  1. EMPEZAMOS /homework calendar/meta del día  2. Write down tomorrow’s homework  3. Review homework  4. SPIRAL!  5. Introduce new material  6. PRACTICE IT! **  7. Para salir

16.  Reading  Question/Answer  Pair work  Written practice  Listening-CD, teacher, partners  Active/moving practice