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Spa n ish 2012-2013. Sra. Carmen de la Morena E-mail: cdelamorena@staustinschool.org Office Hours: Tuesdays by appointment * between 3:30-4:00 in Rm. 201 *Parent’s need to confirm student’s appointment via email. Website location: www.staustinschool.org click on Academics
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Spanish 2012-2013 • Sra. Carmen de la Morena • E-mail: cdelamorena@staustinschool.org • Office Hours: Tuesdays by appointment* between 3:30-4:00 in Rm. 201 *Parent’s need to confirm student’s appointment via email. • Website location: www.staustinschool.org • click on Academics • click on Spanish
Spanish Highlights 2012-13: • Fall: • Spanish Around the World • 16 de septiembre • Hispanic Heritage Month • All Saint’s Day Mass/Día de los Muertos* • Winter: • La Posada de Navidad* • Spring: • 39th Annual Spanish Declamation Contest at the University of Texas at Austin - April 2013 • Cinco de Mayo Celebration/Ballet Folklórico* *See school calendar and join us for the event!
Spanish Curriculum at a Glance : • Pre-K & Kinder: SWS/Conversation for day-to-day • Meets 2 times per week for 30 minutes each • 1st: SWS/Conversation for day-to-day Plus Calendar and Weather Units • Meets 2 times per week for 30 minutes each • 2nd through 3rd: Study of the Spanish alphabet/ Phonemic Awareness • Meets 3 times per week for 20 minutes each • 4th and 5th: Beginning Reading & Writing in Spanish • Meets 3 times per week for 30 minutes each • 4th Grade Book: Beginner’s Spanish Reader: Everyday life experiences of young Spanish-speaking people • 5th Grade Book: Everyday Conversations in Spanish
Spanish Classroom Expectations/Discipline* • Respect Yourself • Respect Others • How? • Be ready • Be responsible • Be kind *PBIS is a school wide discipline guideline. I will follow the same procedures as homeroom teachers.
Spanish Grading System • E = Excellent • S = Satisfactory • N = Needs improvement • U = Unsatisfactory
¡School Wide Spanish! (SWS) • This year we will continue a school wide initiative to create “common-ground” Spanish vocabulary. • See monthly School Wide Spanish Newsletter included in Mrs. Kennedy’s Friday E-blasts. • Common ground vocabulary will also be posted in hallway in front of Spanish Classroom, Rm. 201. • Don’t be shy!! ¡¡No seaís tímidos!!