Monday 31 - Today in class we learned about Day of the Dead and Hispanic legends. Homework: get some candy - Happy Halloween!
Tuesday 1 - Today we reviewed our flash cards and did a small project. We made "cootie catchers" or "fortune tellers" in Spanish. Homework: finish your cootie catcher by tomorrow. If you were absent, you'll make one tomorrow.
Wednesday 2 - Today we finished our cootie catchers and did some activities with them. No homework.
Thursday 3 - Today we learned about noun and adjective agreement and started our new homework, which is worksheet #2 in the packet. It is due tomorrow. I also passed out the information sheets about the field trip. The field trip is Friday the 18th. Your information sheets and the $3 fee are due by Thursday the 10th.
Friday 4 - Today we finished discussing and practicing noun and adjective agreement. I checked worksheet #2 and we worked on our homework, which is worksheet #3. Homework: finish worksheet 3 by Monday. This will complete your lesson 5 packet.
Saturday
Friday
Week of October 24-28, 2011
Finally! Back to a nice and normal week here at AOTMS. Here's what's going on in the 8th grade.
Monday 24 - Today we officially started Lesson 5, so we did some TPR and made flash cards for the 30 words. Homework: finish flash cards by tomorrow and study 8 minutes.
Tuesday 25 - Today I checked for flash cards and we learned about ser and estar from our lesson 5 packets. I also passed out the information sheet for our binder check. It has a requisition form on the bottom so you can get a replacement for any vocab sheet you lost. We discussed the binder check. Homework: fill out requisition form, if needed. Finish Homework Assignment #1 from packet.
Wednesday 26 - Today I checked Homework Assignment #1 and we went over ser and estar again. We also learned about how to conjugate each verb, with examples on the whiteboards. Today we turned in any requisition forms so that I can get those copies to anyone who needs them by Friday's binder check. Homework: Conjugate ser and estar 5 times each in a verb chart.
Thursday 27 - Today I passed out any vocab sheets that were requisitioned for the binder check tomorrow. We discussed the binder check and how to be ready for it tomorrow. We also reviewed ser and estar conjunction and built sentences with them as examples. Homework: get binders ready
Friday 28 - Today I did the binder check for 50 points and we played cherades and other review games of all concepts. No hay tarea. If you missed the binder check, you will need to see me when you return so I can check it.
Monday 24 - Today we officially started Lesson 5, so we did some TPR and made flash cards for the 30 words. Homework: finish flash cards by tomorrow and study 8 minutes.
Tuesday 25 - Today I checked for flash cards and we learned about ser and estar from our lesson 5 packets. I also passed out the information sheet for our binder check. It has a requisition form on the bottom so you can get a replacement for any vocab sheet you lost. We discussed the binder check. Homework: fill out requisition form, if needed. Finish Homework Assignment #1 from packet.
Wednesday 26 - Today I checked Homework Assignment #1 and we went over ser and estar again. We also learned about how to conjugate each verb, with examples on the whiteboards. Today we turned in any requisition forms so that I can get those copies to anyone who needs them by Friday's binder check. Homework: Conjugate ser and estar 5 times each in a verb chart.
Thursday 27 - Today I passed out any vocab sheets that were requisitioned for the binder check tomorrow. We discussed the binder check and how to be ready for it tomorrow. We also reviewed ser and estar conjunction and built sentences with them as examples. Homework: get binders ready
Friday 28 - Today I did the binder check for 50 points and we played cherades and other review games of all concepts. No hay tarea. If you missed the binder check, you will need to see me when you return so I can check it.
Monday
Week of October 17-21, 2011
Every day this week is a half day (releasal at 12:15) due to parent teacher conferences, which are mandatory for all students and parents. Students, make sure to bring your planner and that you attend your conference.
Monday 17th - Today we did some notes on what to expect on the Lesson 4 test, which will take place on Wednesday. We also did some whiteboard review work and vocabulary work in preparation for the test. Homework: study for your test.
Tuesday 18th - Today we played a review game with sample test questions for the test tomorrow. Homework: study for your test.
Wednesday 19th - Today we took our Lesson 4 test. If you were absent, make sure to make it up within a week. No homework.
Thursday 20th - Today I passed out the Lesson 5 packets. Lesson 5 is about adjectives. We went over our new words and started our flash cards. No homework.
Friday 21 - Today we finished up our Lesson 5 flash cards and played a flash card game with them. Homework: make sure your cards are done by Monday for a flash card check.
Monday 17th - Today we did some notes on what to expect on the Lesson 4 test, which will take place on Wednesday. We also did some whiteboard review work and vocabulary work in preparation for the test. Homework: study for your test.
Tuesday 18th - Today we played a review game with sample test questions for the test tomorrow. Homework: study for your test.
Wednesday 19th - Today we took our Lesson 4 test. If you were absent, make sure to make it up within a week. No homework.
Thursday 20th - Today I passed out the Lesson 5 packets. Lesson 5 is about adjectives. We went over our new words and started our flash cards. No homework.
Friday 21 - Today we finished up our Lesson 5 flash cards and played a flash card game with them. Homework: make sure your cards are done by Monday for a flash card check.
Wednesday
2nd Quarter Extra Credit Opportunities
During 2nd Quarter, I would like my students to be able to notice the Spanish in the world around them and to try to translate it. To help with this, I am offering an extra credit opportunity. Students, you may do this extra credit assignment up to 3 times this quarter. Each time you turn it in, I will give you a 5 points extra credit certificate to be used on any test, quiz, or worksheet.
Each week I will write a Spanish message somewhere around the school. It will usually be handwritten, but sometimes it might be typed. There will only be one message per week. The message will be "good" from Monday to Friday. On Friday I will tell each class where the message was and what it meant. They will usually be funny or random messages.
For the extra credit, you will need to find the week's Spanish message sometime before Friday, as extra credit will be due then. Once you find it, on a sheet of paper, first write the message down in Spanish. Then, use any resource you can think of in order to translate it to English on your paper. Write the translation. Third, tell me which resources you used to translate it. Finally, tell me on your paper where you found the message. Make sure your name is on it and turn it in to me sometime during the week. If everything is correct, you will get your 5 points extra credit certificate.
As of Wednesday, Oct 12, the first message is already up. It's good until Friday the 17th. Good luck and happy hunting!
Each week I will write a Spanish message somewhere around the school. It will usually be handwritten, but sometimes it might be typed. There will only be one message per week. The message will be "good" from Monday to Friday. On Friday I will tell each class where the message was and what it meant. They will usually be funny or random messages.
For the extra credit, you will need to find the week's Spanish message sometime before Friday, as extra credit will be due then. Once you find it, on a sheet of paper, first write the message down in Spanish. Then, use any resource you can think of in order to translate it to English on your paper. Write the translation. Third, tell me which resources you used to translate it. Finally, tell me on your paper where you found the message. Make sure your name is on it and turn it in to me sometime during the week. If everything is correct, you will get your 5 points extra credit certificate.
As of Wednesday, Oct 12, the first message is already up. It's good until Friday the 17th. Good luck and happy hunting!
Tuesday
Notes from Tuesday, October 11th
The suffix -ito
Spanish speakers often add the suffix -ito to the end of a noun. This makes the noun: cute, little, and loved.
If the noun ends in a vowel, drop the vowel and add ito (m) or ita (f). Examples: el gato - gatito (a kitten). el perro - perrito (a puppy). La hermana - la hermanita (little sister). Tori - Torita - cute little Tori
If the noun ends in a consonant, add cito (m) or cita (f) to the end. Examples: Josh - Joshcito (cute little Josh). cuidad - cuidadcita (cute little city)
The personal a
In a Spanish sentence, when the action happens to a person, you have to add the letter a right after the verb. If the action doesn't happen to a person, no a is necessary.
Examples: Yo beso a mi abuelita - I kiss my grandma
Yo beso el libro - I kiss the book (no a needed)
Ella pega a su hermano - She hits her brother
Spanish speakers often add the suffix -ito to the end of a noun. This makes the noun: cute, little, and loved.
If the noun ends in a vowel, drop the vowel and add ito (m) or ita (f). Examples: el gato - gatito (a kitten). el perro - perrito (a puppy). La hermana - la hermanita (little sister). Tori - Torita - cute little Tori
If the noun ends in a consonant, add cito (m) or cita (f) to the end. Examples: Josh - Joshcito (cute little Josh). cuidad - cuidadcita (cute little city)
The personal a
In a Spanish sentence, when the action happens to a person, you have to add the letter a right after the verb. If the action doesn't happen to a person, no a is necessary.
Examples: Yo beso a mi abuelita - I kiss my grandma
Yo beso el libro - I kiss the book (no a needed)
Ella pega a su hermano - She hits her brother
Monday
Week of October 10-14
Monday 10 - Today I checked your verb conjugation homework from Friday, we reviewed conjugation, and we did a flash card game. We also made flash cards for our verb endings. Homework: finish your verb conjugation worksheet, due tomorrow. You need to make 5 flash cards with the following:
Yo - o, for all verbs
Tu - as for -ar verbs, es for er/ir verbs
El, ella, usted, singular noun, 1 name - a for -ar verbs, e for er/ir verbs
Nosotros, yo+anything - amos for -ar verbs, emos for -er verbs, imos for -ir
Ellos, ellas, ustedes, plural nouns, 2 + names - an for ar verb, en for er/ir verbs
Tuesday 11 - Today we went over last night's homework, we did a class verb conjugation game, and we took notes (with examples) on the personal a and the -ito suffix. If you were absent, print off the post about the notes.
Wednesday 12 - Today we did a final review of verb conjugation, played a flash card game, and did verb conjugation relays. No homework. Enjoy your break! See you Monday and remember that all next week are half days due to parent teacher conferences.
Yo - o, for all verbs
Tu - as for -ar verbs, es for er/ir verbs
El, ella, usted, singular noun, 1 name - a for -ar verbs, e for er/ir verbs
Nosotros, yo+anything - amos for -ar verbs, emos for -er verbs, imos for -ir
Ellos, ellas, ustedes, plural nouns, 2 + names - an for ar verb, en for er/ir verbs
Tuesday 11 - Today we went over last night's homework, we did a class verb conjugation game, and we took notes (with examples) on the personal a and the -ito suffix. If you were absent, print off the post about the notes.
Wednesday 12 - Today we did a final review of verb conjugation, played a flash card game, and did verb conjugation relays. No homework. Enjoy your break! See you Monday and remember that all next week are half days due to parent teacher conferences.
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