"el mundo está oscuro, ilumina tu parte::the world is dark, light up your part"-graffiti along a stone wall in Spain

Friday, February 25, 2011

2/24 jueves y 2/25 viernes::Thursday & Friday

Hola estudiantes,

6th grade:
No O.A.
Took Episodio 7 Test
Watched Mi Vida Loca

No tarea

7th grade:
O.A.: Translate sentences from English to Spanish
Take Ch. 3 Vocab Test #1
We re-wrote the story from p.50 in your text in the writing section of your binder
New Vocabulary:
la ventana: the window
está abierto/a: it is open
el campo: the country
busca: s/he searches for

No tarea

8th grade:
No O.A.
You took the Ch. 3 Test

No tarea

Ciao ciao :)

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

2/22 martes y 2/23 miércoles::Tuesday and Wednesday

6th grade:
No O.A.
We completed Exercises 45, 46, 47, 48, and 50 from pgs. 32-35 of your textbook.

Tarea: STUDY your Episodio 7 vocabulary; YOUR TEST IS NEXT CLASS

7th grade:
O.A.: Translate sentences from Spanish to English.
1. La familia va a Disneyland en vacacciones.
2. Qué tipo de chicle prefieres tú?
3. Los estudiantes mastican chicle en la escuela.
New Vocabulary:
quiere hablar: s/he wants to talk
regresa: s/he returns
durante tres horas: for 3 hours
We read the story & completed the exercise on p. 50 of your textbook

No tarea

8th grade:
O.A.: In your agenda, write when the Ch. 3 test is (Thursday/Friday)
We completed Exercise 10a & 10b on pgs. 66-67 in your textbook.
We played basurabol the rest of class

Tarea: STUDY for the Ch. 3 Test- vocabulary AAAAND grammar

Friday, February 18, 2011

2/16 miércoles y 2/17 jueves::Wednesday and Thursday

8th grade:
No O.A.
p. 59 Ex. 6 Listening Comprehension
p. 60-61 Ex. 7 Reading Comprehension
p. 64-65 Ex. 9 Fill in the blanks
Write story using slides.

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7th grade:
If you have one of my Spanish-English dictionaries, would you PLEASE return it? Thank you :)
We are back in our books, Ch. 3!
New Vocabulary:
mastica: s/he chews
el chicle: the gum
va a la casa: s/he goes to the house
We read the mini-lectura (Version 1) on p. 17

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6th grade:
O.A.: Turn in your 18 setences (two for each Ep. 7 word)
We read Episodio 7 as a class
I pulled up the illustrations that go along with Episodio 7. You re-wrote the story individually
We played a vocabulary "race"; whoever won earned 1 extra credit point toward their grade :)

No tarea

Enjoy the long weekend :)

Señora Epple

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

2/14 lunes y 2/15 martes::Monday and Tuesday

6th grade:
O.A.: Your homework was to read Version 2 on p. 20. You answered 4 questions true or false, based on that story.
New Vocabulary:
toma: s/he takes
el sábado: Saturday
qué travieso/a: how mischievious
We read Version 1 on p. 20

Tarea: Use each Episodio 7 word in two sentences in Spanish (total of 18 sentences)

7th grade:
Class 7-2 your Monstruo was due TODAY, 3/15.
We watched Mi Vida Loca :)

No tarea

8th grade:
O.A.: You turned in your 25 sentences! Complete Ex. 4 on p. 58
We completed Ex. 2, 3, and 6 out of your textbooks. We are getting ready for your Ch. 3 Test which will be either Thursday 3/24 or Friday 3/25.

No tarea

Friday, February 11, 2011

2/10 jueves y 2/11 viernes:Thursday & Friday

6th grade:
O.A.: Use each word in a sentence: camina, la clase, se sienta.
Your homework was to read Version 2 on p.18-19. You took a T/F quiz over this.
New Vocab:
tiene: s/he has
engaña: s/he tricks
el pupitre: the desk
We read Version 1 on p. 19

Tarea: Read Version 2 of today's story (p.20)

7th grade:
You turned in your Monstruo papers today. (With the exception of my 7-2 class: your papers are due TUESDAY. We'll be in the lab on Friday).
We watched Mi Vida Loca

Important Reminder! Every day your paper is not turned in, YOU LOSE POINTS. Get them in!

No tarea

8th grade:
O.A.: Look over previous 6 vocabulary structures; you have your last Vocab Test today.
We are finished learning new vocab for Ch. 3
We went through the story on pgs. 54 & 55 in slides; you wrote down vocabulary words for each slide in the writing section of your binder.
We then read the story El Ratoncito del Campo on p. 56
We completed Ex. 1 together

Tarea: Finish your 25 sentences- one per Ch. 3 vocabulary structure

Hasta pronto,
Señora Epple :)

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

2/8 martes y 2/9 miércoles::Tuesday and Wednesday

6th grade:
O.A.: Write four sentences in Spanish about whatever you'd like!
We started Episodio 7 today :) New Vocabulary:
camina: s/he walks
la clase: the class
se sienta: s/he/it sits
In class we read & went over Version 1 of the story on p.18

Tarea: Read (and understand) Version 2 (p.18-19) and be ready for a T/F quiz next class

7th grade:
LAST DAY IN THE COMPUTER LAB! Your project is due either Thursday (2/10 red) or Friday (2/11 blue) Turning in a paper after these dates will result in an automatic loss of points.

When you turn in your paper, you may:
  • turn it in on a flash drive
  • print it out and give me a hard copy
  • save your finished paper to my flash drive
I look forward to reading about you as a monstruo :) If you are typing at home, here are the requirements:
  • font size 12, times new roman or calibri
  • double-spaced
  • 1" margins on every side
  • length must be a minimum of 3/4 page; if it is longer you will NOT lose points
Please come see me if you have questions

8th grade:
O.A.: Read the story on the board, summarize in English (at least 5 sentences) in the writing section of your binder
New Vocab:
el gato: the cat
persigue: s/he chases
nuevo/a: new
We completed the activity on p. 53 of your textbook

Tarea: Write one Spanish sentence for each Ch. 3 vocab structure- total of 25 sentences

Monday, February 7, 2011

1/31 lunes y 2/7 lunes::Monday & (the following) Monday

HOLA, bienvenido del descanso::Hi there, and welcome back from the "break" :)

Last Monday, the 31st was a red day. We picked up today right where we left off. Today is a blue day.

6th grade:
O.A.: Look up new words from Exercise 35 on p. 25 of your textbook.
With a partner, you completed Exercises 36 and 38.

No tarea

7th grade:
We are working in the computer lab, finishing your Monstruo papers. I extended the due date to this Thursday (red day) & Friday (blue day). You will have one more day in the lab.

Tarea: finish your draft

8th grade:
O.A.: Look over the previous 6 vocabulary structures; you have a quiz today.
You answered the questions on p. 52 of your textbook
New Vocab:
la cuidad: the city
la fábrica: the factory
hace: s/he does (or makes)

No tarea