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WORLD LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT Methacton School District. FRANCE. ARCOLA INTERMEDIATE French 1 Spanish 1 We offered German 1 up until this school year. HIGH SCHOOL French 1 – 5 with an Honors track German 1 – 5 Spanish 1 – 5 with an Honors track. SCOPE & SEQUENCE.
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ARCOLA INTERMEDIATE French 1 Spanish 1 We offered German 1 up until this school year. HIGH SCHOOL French 1 – 5 with an Honors track German 1 – 5 Spanish 1 – 5 with an Honors track SCOPE & SEQUENCE
ARCOLA INTERMEDIATE FRENCH Jennifer Kostishion SPANISH Jessica Barash Robyn Brunner HIGH SCHOOL FRENCH Charlotte Lor Jill Nickerson Mary Phelps GERMAN Monica Tarlecki SPANISH Mindy Cressman Carol Davis Christine Hamill Tarah McLaughlin Patricia Nixon Kathleen O’Connell Laura Rosario Peggy Joy Swope FACULTY
HIGH SCHOOL ENROLLMENT 2011-2012 • French – 279 students (24%) • German – 84 students (7%) • Spanish – 776 students (68%)
IN OUR CLASSROOMS • Digital voice recorders • Total physical response (TPR) • Technology with PowerPoint presentations • Games & puzzles • Role playing • Cooperative learning activities • Edmodo • CD’s & DVD’s
LANGUAGE CLUBS • French Club • German Club • Spanish Club
FRENCH CLUB • Chocolate Mousse Eating Contest • Christmas caroling • “Boules” competition • Posters about world-wide use of French
GERMAN CLUB • Soles 4 Souls – its mission is to give relief to those suffering from disease or poverty. • Started by Wayne Elsey after the 2004 tsunami • More than a quarter of a million shoes have been donated since 2004.
GERMAN CLUB • This year the German club was able to collect more than 150 pairs of shoes through the generosity of the faculty and students.
GERMAN CLUB SHOES
GERMAN CLUB • Kristkindl market in Philadelphia is a smaller version of the Christmas markets of Germany. • There were vendors from whom students were able to buy authentic German handmade wood and glass ornaments and taste traditional foods.
GERMAN CLUB PROJECT LINUS • Sponsored by German Club • Donate quilting fabric & yarn toRoom # C118 • Help make handmade blankets for sick children who are in the hospital! • Give your new or leftover yarn now!
MCATFL ORAL PROFICIENCY CONTEST Ben Cozzolino and Level 3 German Winner Neel Mehta
SPANISH CLUB • Thanksgiving Food Drive - $675 to feed 45 families • Celebrating 34 years of community service, ACLAMO Family Center provides improved access to economic, educational, health, social and cultural opportunities to low-income Montgomery County, especially those of Spanish-speaking heritage.
MARTINIQUE • 8 days of immersion in language, culture, history & geography • Community service-based trip (cleaning beaches, repairing boats & interacting with young children) • Hiking & kayaking • Excursions to towns to experience cuisine & bargaining
ALSACE EXCHANGE • Cernay – Alsace region of France • Franco-Germanic cultures • 14 students & 2 teachers from Collège René Cassin are being hosted for 16 days by MSD families
SPANISH IMMERSION • Movie night • Welcome breakfast • Farewell dinner – dance routine, band, interviews, slide show and T-shirt distribution • Christmas cards for host families
SPANISH IMMERSION • IES Padre Manjón – 4 days in school • Full day excursions to the Alhambra, Córdoba and Nerja • Farewell dinner • Trips taken with the individual families • Final day in Madrid before return to U.S.