Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Week of 1/21-1/30/2015

Week of 1/21-1/30/2015

PLEASE DO NOT LOSE THE WORKSHEETS YOU ARE HANDED OUT AS NO EXTRAS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TO REPLACE THEM IF LOST. WE WILL BE WORKING FROM THE FOR MANY WEEKS MOVING FORWARD SO THEY ARE VERY IMPORTANT.
Please Note:
Beginning Monday, 1/12/15, there will be a VOCABULARY QUIZ EVERY Monday unless stated otherwise in class or on the blog. Students have been made aware of this today in class and were informed that the words to know will be discussed in class as well as posted on this blog.

Homework All Grades:
1/21/15: Due MONDAY, 1/26/15: QUIZ WILL BE NEXT MONDAY 2/2/15
*WORKSHEET "LA FAMILIA Y LA CASA"
    p. 61 #6 - "Personaliza" Fill in the blanks using the words you have learned so far.
    p. 64 #2 - "Identifica" Identify each using el or la.
    p. 65 #4 - "Contesta" Answer the questions about the house from the building plans. DO NOT DO "EXPANSION"
 
1/26/15: Due WEDNESDAY, 1/28/15:
*EXPANSION WORKSHEET (starts with "EN CASA" p.57)
    p. 57 - "En Casa" Fill in the blanks with the ENGLISH word.
    p. 58 - "En Casa" Same as p. 57.
    p. 59 - "La Familia Lopez" Answer the questions IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.
    p. 60 - "La Cocina" Answer the questions IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.

1/28/15: QUIZ ON VOCABULARY WILL BE ON MONDAY 2/2/15 
Due MONDAY, 2/2/15:
1. *WORKSHEET "LA FAMILIA Y LA CASA"
    p. 67 #4 - "Rompecabezas" Fill in the blanks using the CONJUGATED form of the verb TENER.
2. EXPANSION WORKSHEET (starts with "EN CASA" p.57)    p. 56 - "Tener" CONJUGATE the verb TENER to tell what the following people have IN COMPLETE SENTENCES
    p.61 - "La Edad" Follow the example given to MAKE QUESTIONS then ANSWER THEM using the CORRECT conjugation of the verb TENER

2/2/15:QUIZ ON VOCABULARY WILL BE ON MONDAY 2/2/15 

Vocabulary Words for QUIZ on MONDAY 2/2/15:

LA CASA - THE HOUSE:
la sala- the living room                         una lampara- a lamp                el piano- the piano
la sala familiar- the family room      un sofa- a sofa                             una mesita- a coffee table
la oficina- the office                               el telefono- the telephone      las cortinas- the curtains
la cocina- the kitchen                            el reloj- the clock                       el radio- the radio
el comedor- the dining room             una mesa- a table                       una silla- a chair
el cuarto de bano- the bathroom     el cesto- the wastebasket         la alfombra- the rug
el dormitorio- the bedroom               la cama- the bed               el televisor- the television           
el garage- the garage                            un carro- a car
el atico- the attic                                  el sotano- the basement 
la ventana- the window
el suelo- the floor
la puerta- the door
el pared- the wall
 
el balcon- the porch
la piscina- the pool
el patio- the patio
el cesped- the grass
el jardin- the garden
las hierbas- the herbs
los flores- the flowers
los arboles- the trees
los arbustos- the bushes

Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Week of 1/12-1/21/2015

Please Note:
Beginning Monday, 1/12/15, there will be a VOCABULARY QUIZ EVERY Monday unless stated otherwise in class or on the blog. Students have been made aware of this today in class and were informed that the words to know will be discussed in class as well as posted on this blog.

Homework All Grades:
1/12/15: NO HOMEWORK

1/14/15: Due WEDNESDAY, 1/21/15: WORKSHEET GIVEN IN CLASS

1/19/15: NO SCHOOL-vocabulary quiz moved to WEDNESDAY

1/21/15:QUIZ ON VOCABULARY WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY SINCE NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY  


Vocabulary Words for QUIZ on WEDNESDAY 1/21/15:

PARTS OF THE BODY:
el cuerpo- the body                    la cabeza- the head                    la cara- face
el piel- skin                                 el pelo- hair
rubio- blonde                             castaƱo- brown-haired               moreno- dark-haired
los ojos- eyes                              las orejas- ears                           la nariz- nose
de ojos azules- blue-eyed          de ojos verdes- green-eyed        de ojos cafĆ©s- brown-eyed 
la boca- mouth                           los labios- lips                            la lengua- tongue                       
los dientes- teeth
la barba- chin                            el cuello- neck

la espalda- back                          los hombros- shoulders
el pecho- chest                            el estómago- stomach
 
los brazos- arms                         las manos- hands                       los dedos- fingers
las piernas- legs                         los  pies- feet                              los dedos del pie- toes
VERBS:
 negar con la cabeza- to shake one’s head “no”               nego- I shake “no”
      asentir con la cabeza- to shake one’s head “yes”         asiento- I shake “yes”
levantar la mano- to raise one’s hand                               levanto- I raise
inclinar la cabeza- to bow one’s head                               inclino- I bow
saludar con la mano- to wave “hello”                               saludo- I wave “hello”
     decir adios con la mano- to wave “goodbye”                digo- I wave “goodbye”
sacar la lengua- to stick out one’s tongue                         saco- I stick out
apuntar con el dedo- to point one’s finger                        apunto-I point

Monday, January 5, 2015

Week of 1/5/15-1/12/15

Welcome Back!!
I hope everyone had a GREAT Christmas.

Please Note:
Beginning Monday, 1/12/15, there will be a VOCABULARY QUIZ EVERY Monday unless stated otherwise in class or on the blog. Students have been made aware of this today in class and were informed that the words to know will be discussed in class as well as posted on this blog.

Homework All Grades:
1/5/15: NO HOMEWORK

1/7/15: Make 10 sentences AS WE HAVE BEEN DOING IN CLASS using the vocabulary words below. Choose a noun (below), then choose an adjective for the noun and then CORRECTLY CONJUGATE one of the verbs below for the noun you chose. DO NOT USE THE SAME WORDS TWICE.

Begin discussing our plays.

1/12/15:QUIZ ON VOCABULARY  
Will update blog this Thursday, 1/8/15, for homework assigned on Monday, 1/12/15, that would be due next Wednesday, 1/14/15.

Vocabulary Words for QUIZ on 1/12/15: These are ALL review
NOUNS
el hombre- man                            la mujer- woman
el esposo- husband                      la esposa- wife
el padre- father                             la madre- mother
el hijo- son                                      la hija- daughter
el hermano- brother                   la hermana- sister
el abuelo- grandfather                la abuela- grandmother
el tĆ­o- uncle                                     la tĆ­a- aunt
el primo- cousin (boy)                la prima- cousin (girl)

los hijos- children
los padres- parents
los parientes- relatives
 
ADJECTIVES
grande- large                                  pequeƱo- small
alto- tall                                            bajo- short
gordo- fat                                         delgado- thin
bonita- pretty                                 guapo- good-looking
feo- ugly                                            viejo- old
jóven- young                                   perezoso- lazy
rico- rich                                           pobre- poor
fuerte- strong                                 dĆ©bil- weak
simpĆ”tico- nice                              antipĆ”tico- mean 
VERBS
hablar- to speak                             preparar- to prepare
cantar- to sing                                caminar- to walk
nadar- to swim                               cocinar- to cook
escuchar- to listen                         mirar- to look
bailar- to dance                              visitor- to visit
estudiar- to study                          jugar- to play
comprar- to buy                             contestar- to answer
trabajar- to work                           saltar- to jump

Monday, December 8, 2014



 A PIZZA PARTY at lunch time will be held on Wednesday, 12/17/14 for ALL Spanish students who turn in their COMPLETED homework EVERY time it is due from 11/12/14 - 12/15/14.

Only those students who meet these requirements will be able to attend.

 

Monday, 12/8/14:

ALL GRADES: There is NO homework due 12/8/2014.

 

Wednesday, 12/10/14:

ALL GRADES: Homework: look up a SPANISH word for the following items due Monday, 12/15/2014. (Will also have a list for you to write it down in class Wednesday.)

1. Number                                 11. Clothing                            21. A first name
2. Noun                                     12. Noise                                 22. Animal (plural)
3. Animal                                  13. Furniture                           23. Animal (plural)
4. Noun (plural)                        14. Building object                 24. Name
5. Noun                                     15. Building object                 25. Name
6. A first name                          16. Time period                      26. Noun
7. Noun (plural)                        17. Body part                          27. Noun
8. Food                                      18. Noun                                 28. Noun
9. Body part                              19. Animal (plural)                 29. Noun
10. Relative                               20. Adjective                          30. Verb (usted form)
 
 Monday, 12/15/14:

ALL GRADES: There is NO homework due 12/17/2014 - Christmas break.

 

Monday, November 10, 2014


 A PIZZA PARTY at lunch time will be held on Wednesday, 12/15/14 for ALL Spanish students who turn in their COMPLETED homework EVERY time it is due from this coming WED, 11/12/14 - 12/15/14.

Only those students who meet these requirements will be able to attend.
 


Friday, November 7, 2014

Homework November 10-November 17


Homework for ALL GRADES is the same.

 QUIZ RE-DO: WEDNESDAY 11/12/14 on vocabulary for seasons, and weather. THIS IS TO TRY FOR 1/2 CREDIT ON THIS SECTION FROM YOUR PREVIOUS QUIZ. To study, reference the handout your homework has been coming from, on the back of the page titled "Las estaciones y el tiempo", there is a half-page devoted to "Vocabulario" (page 17) that has the vocabulary words you need to know listed on it.
Due Monday, 11/10/14:
  • Homework is in the handout, NEW NUMBERING (number actual pages in handout front and back) PLEASE WRITE YOUR ANSWERS ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER.
    • page 12, #3 "Categoriza" Make a list of 3 each of physical appearance & personality characteristics using words from pages 9&10. MAKE SURE TO LABEL EACH LIST CORRECTLY. 
    • page 12, #4 "Personaliza" Answer the questions IN SPANISH IN COMPLETE SENTENCES. Remember you take part of the question to form the statement as done in class.
    • page 13, #10 " Personaliza" Answer the questions IN SPANISH IN COMPLETE SENTENCES. Use words and conversation on page 9 for help if needed.
    • page 13, #11 "Completa la conversacion" YOU DO NOT NEED TO RE-WRITE THE PARAGRAPH. JUST make sure to number the word with the corresponding blank in the paragraph. CONJUGATE the verb ser for the appropriate nouns/persons.
    • page 14, #16 "Completa" Make sure you CONJUGATE the verb ser for the appropriate nouns/persons.
Due Wednesday, 11/12/14:
  • We will be working from the current handout on pages 13, 14, & 15 in class. Make sure you have it with you.
  • Homework
    • is from the current handout we have been working from, page 16 (also numbered 46 & 47) numbers: 2,3,4,5,6 ON A SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER
Due Monday, 11/17/14:
  • We will be working from the previous handout on SER & ESTAR, pages 15, 16, & 17 in class. So make sure you have it with you. A new sheet will be handed out to staple to this handout.
  • Homework
    • From handout with about time/weather, on the very last page read "Dos Personajes importantes" about Don Quijote page 18 (or 44 & 45) answer the Comprendes questions for A & B. 
    • From the handout on "-ar" verbs and conjugation. You will have to complete the rest of the handout practicing conjugation of "-ar" verbs.
    • MAKE SURE TO MEMORIZE THE MEANINGS OF THE VERBS!!!
    • Conjugate the following verbs on the conjugation sheets handed out in class. You will only need to do each verb ONCE.
      • hablar
      • comprar
      • trabajar
      • preparar
      • ensenar
      • jugar
      • estudiar
      • visitar
      • saludar
      • mirar
      • contestar