We practiced with new words today.  We learned how to read a family tree and learned family vocabulary.  

Homework: Workbook pg. 5A-1 & 5A-2

We reviewed and then students took their test.  We will be starting our new unit tomorrow.  Students will be learning family vocabulary.  

Homework: none

We reviewed today in class.  Students will take the chapter test on Monday.  I felt like everyone needed a few more days with the material.  Second and third block also had time in class to make quiz corrections to the ser and pronoun quiz.  First block will have some time on Monday.  

Homework: 
Read article and answer questions - Guatemalan Clothes
Study for test

Important Date:
Quiz - Chapter 1B  Monday 9/29/14



**First Block (homeroom) has been working on decorating our classroom door for Spirit Week.  I am really proud of the students' work!  All of the students contributed to the decorations.  We used the movie Up as our theme and our team name is Exploradores de Español (Spanish Explorers).  Our team theme is: ¡Todos los días hay una aventura en la clase de español! (Everyday is an adventure in Spanish class!)  A picture of our hard work is below!**

We learned and practiced the verb Ser today.  We also sang our pronoun song!

Yo means I and tú means you
usted does too!
él means he and ella means she 
Nosotros means we.
Ellos and ellas are words for they
we use them every single day!
Vosotros and Uds. mean all of you
and now our song is finally through!


Homework: Workbook pg. 1B-7


Important Dates:
Quiz: Pronouns y Ser                      Miércoles 24/9/14
Test: 1B Test                                 Jueves 25/9/14

Students took a grammar quiz today.  This quiz will be entered on the 2nd six weeks grades.  

Homework: NONE!

Important Dates:
END OF 1st SIX WEEKS - TODAY!  -  all grades are up to date!
Wednesday 9/24: Quiz - Ser y Pronouns
Thursday 9/25: Test - Chapter 1B

We reviewed and took a vocabulary quiz.  We practiced word order in Spanish and learned about definite and indefinite articles. 

Homework:
Workbook pg. 1B-6
WAVA Act. 10

Important Dates:
Chapter 1B Grammar Quiz - TOMORROW
Chapter 1B Test - Wednesday 9/24 or Thursday 9/25 

Students finished their Diamond Poems.  We watched a few episodes of Mi Vida Loca.  A Spanish drama created by the BBC. 

Homework: Workbook pg. 1B-5

We reviewed our new vocabulary words.  Students worked on a poem in Spanish.  They will finish their final copies tomorrow and we will display them on the bulletin board outside the classroom.  

Homework:
Workbook pg. 1B-3 & 1B-4

Important Dates:
Vocab Quiz - Thursday 9/18/14

Students took a test today.  The test took most of the block.  After the test, students started working on Chapter 1B Vocabulary.  

Homework:
Speaking Performance Task #2  -  Google Voice
*Students need to call by Monday 15/9/14

Questions:

¿Cómo te llamas?
¿Qué te gusta hacer?
¿Qué no te gusta hacer?
¿Qué te gusta más leer libros románticos o estudiar para la clase de español?

Choose two questions from below to answer.

¿Qué te gusta hacer cuando hace sol?
¿Qué te gusta hacer cuando llueve?
¿Qué te gusta en los viernes?
¿Qué te gusta en los miércoles?