Mrs. Femal’s EduBlog

You can look at the Spanish Textbook, Ven Conmigo 1 online. This is a wonderful resource because you can view the videos and listen to the activities on your computer. If you are sick, this is a great way to keep up with what is going on.

Go to: http://my.hrw.com
username: COVINGTONLIONS
password: Lions

Choose to view the textbook online for level one. You can sort by page number or by sections. Once you are on a page there are activities along the right hand side you may choose from and along the top left side you may choose other pages. Good luck and feel free to email me if you have any questions.

This week we are finishing up Chapter 1 and testing on Friday.

• Monday – 9-7-09 – Labor Day – No school
• Tuesday – 9-8-09 – Do p. 34 #34– we will finish project presentations if needed – read the Panorama Cultural on p. 31 and answer question – Homework – p. 8#19, 20 – Chapter Test Friday
• Wednesday – 9-9-09 – Read and answer the activities on p. 38, 39, 40 and 41. Write the answers Only. – Hand in for a grade. - Homework – all workbook pages 1-8 must be done – handing in on Friday – review all vocab – Chapter Test Friday.
• Thursday – 9-10-09 – finish correcting work from yesterday – we will do a game board review,- Homework – review workbook – Test tomorrow.
• Friday – 9-11-09 – hand in workbook – start chapter test – one grade for multiple choice, one grade for writing. - Homework – none
  

This week we are quizzing on ages, where you are from and question words (segundo paso) and beginning to learn about our likes (tercer paso).  We will work on creating skits and acting them out.

Work for this week:

• Monday 8-31-09: read p. 20 in textbook, did activity #25, in the workbook did p. 6, practiced speaking with a partner – HW review numbers, ages, and where from (segundo paso) for a quiz tomorrow.
• Tuesday 9-1: Took quiz 1.2, read p. 26 and 31 in textbook, began reviewing likes (tercer paso vocab) on p. 32.  HW review new vocabulary in tercer paso.
• Wednesday 9-2: read p. 32 – 33 in texbook, did workbook p. 7 #16, 17 and p. 8 #18.  HW – finish workbook and review vocabulary
• Thursday9-3: created a skit showing knowledge of everything we have learned in this chapter so far.  The skit will be graded as a project grade – it must be handed in at the end of class.  HW – review tercer paso vocabulary and begin reviewing all for chapter test next week.
• Friday 9-4: performed skits for the class, reviewed tercer paso in the workbook by doing p. 8 #19, 20.  Then interviewed others on their likes.  HW: review vocabulary

This week we are working on beginning conversations.  We are learning to introduce ourselves and others, state our name, age, where we are from, and how we are feeling.

Homework:

Monday 8-24:  read in textbook p. 23 – 25, review primer paso vocabulary (p.45 textbook) – quiz on Wednesday

Tuesday 8-25: received new workbook, completed pages 1 – 4.  The quiz is similar to the workbook pages, use this for a review technique and your vocabulary list.  Quiz on primer paso tomorrow.

Wednesday 8-26: took quiz on Ch 1 Primer Paso

Thursday 8-27: read p. 27 – 28 in textbook, practice numbers and segundo paso vocabulary (p. 45 textbook), do p. 5 in workbook

Friday 8-28:  read p. 28 – 29 in textbook, review segundo paso, numbers and question words for quiz on Tuesday.

This week we took a quiz on Monday on Student and Teacher phrases, colors and numbers.  We then started chapter 1.  We learned about Spain.  Where it is located and some interesting facts about it.  We were even able to see things Mrs. Femal brought back with her.  We received a new vocabulary list on yellow paper.  (This is also located on page 45 in the book.) We are beginning to learn the primer paso.

Homework this week:

Nothing written, but you need to be reviewing and studying the vocabulary from Primer Paso.  Do this by repeating it at least 2 times every night.  You can make flashcards, teach a friend or a pet, call and practice with someone, do anything that gets you to use the words.

We will be having a quiz early next week.

Welcome back to a new school year. I am excited to have you in my class this semester.  I will be putting a summarized version of what we will be working on each day and what the homework will be.  I will try to update this every weekend.

• Friday 8-7-09 First day of school.  Had introductions and looked through the syllabus. HOMEWORK: is to fill out and bring back the information sheet about yourself and parents/guardians.
• Monday 8-10-09 Continue introductions, explore the book and why we learn Spanish.  HOMEWORK:  return info sheet if not done yet by Tuesday, find Spanish item by Friday.
• Tuesday 8-11-09 Learn the alphabet, letters and sounds, and being able to recognize cognates.  HOMEWORK:  Find Spanish item and make three cards by Friday.  Review words we practiced from Vocab list – matching quiz Friday
• Wednesday 8-12-09 Review alphabet and pronunciation, classroom phrases, learn numbers 0-10.  HOMEWORK: review words we practiced today, find Spanish item, vocabulary matching quiz on Friday.
• Thursday 8-13-09 Review all vocab so far, finish learning numbers to 30.  HOMEWORK:  Spanish item project due tomorrow – matching vocabulary quiz tomorrow
• Friday 8-14-09 Take matching quiz – present Spanish item.  Begin learning about Spain.  HOMEWORK:  none, enjoy the weekend.