SPANISH 1

Sehome High School

(360) 676-6481 2700 Bill McDonald Pkwy

Ms. Hodge	Mrs. Bobovski
Room# 121 period 2	Room #120 periods 1, 3 and 6
Phone: x 5235	Phone x 5234
jhodge@bham.wednet.edu	abobovsk@bham.wednet.edu

Welcome to Spanish class! In this full-year class your listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills will be developed through: conversations, games, skits, videos, cultural projects, readings, translations, oral drills, and workbook exercises. This class will by no means be boring! Although you will not learn to speak Spanish fluently in one or two years, you will develop a base for this to occur with further practice. By the end of the year you will be amazed at the amount of Spanish you understand and can communicate.

You will be expected to participate in class, study for upcoming quizzes/exams, and complete your homework assignments and projects on time. These will be a must if you want to learn the language and do well in this class.

I.

Area: Listening

Bingo, Music, Videos, Spanish TV, and/or Games. Language Lab Activities

CLASS STRUCTURE

Area: Speaking

Skits and Presentations individually, in small, and in large groups.

Area: Reading

Cultural Reading and Research on Latin America and Spain.

SPANISH 1 CLASS

Area: Writing

Compositions, Projects, Diario, and Homework.

II. GRADING POLICY

Your grade will consist of homework, quizzes, tests, projects and oral participation. You will be responsible for your homework calendar. If you lose it, you are out the points!

All make-up work from excused absences MUST be made up within three days. Any quizzes, chapter exams, or assignments not made up within this time period will NOT be allowed to be made-up at a later date. The student is expected first to ask a classmate what they missed and then set up a time for make-up tests with me.

90-100 A	80-87.9 B	70-77.9 C	60-67.9 D
89.5-89.9 A-	79.5-79.9 B-	69.5-69.9 C-	59.9-below F
88-89.4 B+	78-79.4 C+	68-69.4 D+

III. ESSENTIAL ACADEMIC LEARNING REQUIREMENTS ASSESSED

Culture:

The student identifies and discusses important people, art, and holidays of the Spanish-speaking world.
The student discusses the significance of geography, history and political contributions of Hispanic culture.

Listening:

The student understands and respond to questions, commands and expressions when spoken to—in the beginning at a slower than normal speed and eventually at normal (native speaker) speed.
The student understands speech on familiar topics.

Speaking:

The student interacts orally with the teacher and classmates on familiar topics such as school, family, friends, foods, clothing, sports, weather, shopping, travel, music and art.
The student handles routine social situations, such as introducing oneself, expressing needs, likes and dislikes, successfully.
The student uses oral language for personal communication.

Reading:

The student recognizes and understands common written words and phrases.
The student understands simple written documents dealing with basic needs and interests.

Writing:

The student produces simple words and phrases from memory and begins to form simple sentences.
The student meets basic writing needs such as note taking, writing post cards and forming brief paragraphs about information.

COMPAÑEROS PROGRAM

Each of you will choose a “compañera(o) (classmate) on whom you can rely for information in case of an absence. You will be responsible for sharing the day’s lesson, homework assignment and diario topic as well as any notes.

Mi compañera(o) es _________________________________________

Su número de teléfono es _____________________________________ (opcional)

Su dirección electrónica es ____________________________________ (opcional)

IV. RULES

A. In this class I expect you to:

1. Treat others with respect. This includes no unnecessary interruption during lessons, vulgar language, rude comments, horseplay, or fighting.

2. Treat yourself with respect. This means absolutely NO cheating. Follow the dress code.

3. Be on time to class and seated before the bell rings. You will be counted tardy if you do not do so. Remain seated until the bell rings at the end of class.

4. Bring all materials to class every day. Books will not be loaned and may not be shared with another student.

5. Take care of classroom furniture and supplies. Keep book covered at all times.

Do not write on desks or school property.

6. Not bring food or drink to class. Water is okay.

7. Not bring electronic devices, i.e. IPODS, cell phones, to class. Electronic dictionaries are okay.

B. The consequences for not following the expected behaviors are:

1. Warning, rule clarification and documentation.

2. 15-minute detention, parent contact and documentation.

3. 30-minute detention, parent contact and documentation.

4. Referral to assistant principal, parent contact and documentation.

5. Office referral for possible expulsion from class or school.

V. SUPPLIES NEEDED:

A. Pens, pencils with erasers, and colored pens for grading.

B. One box of kleenex/tissues.

C. One composition book or spiral notebook of 70-100 pages. This will be called your “diario”; we will use it for daily journal/warm-up writing exercises.

D. A Paso a Paso I textbook (checked out to you from the bookroom) WITH A COVER!

E. A Paso a Paso I workbook (you will purchase this from the A.S.B. office); cost= $13

PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN THIS PAGE ONCE YOU HAVE READ THE PREVIOUS TWO PAGES.

SPANISH 1 CLASS CONTRACT

I, the student, ___________________________, agree to the responsibilities stated in the

(Last name, First name)

above letter and understand the consequences for not abiding by these responsibilities.

I have read the letter regarding the class, grading policy, and classroom behavior and have shared it with my parent or guardian.

Student signature ________________________________________________________

Parent or Guardian signature ______________________________________________

Please do not hesitate to call or e-mail if you have any questions or concerns.

Sincerely,

Janae Hodge (Ext. X5235) and Ashleigh Bobovski (Ext. X5234)

jhodge@bham.wednet.edu abobovsk@bham.wednet.edu

INTERVENTION SHEET

Student’s Name_____________________________________________ Period______

Home Address_________________________________________ Zip ______________

Home Phone Number__________________________ E-mail ______________________

Father’s Name_______________________________ Work Phone __________________

(or Guardian’s) Cell Phone __________________

Mother’s Name______________________________ Work Phone __________________

Cell Phone __________________

Class Schedule

Period Subject Teacher Room

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Book Check

Book Number: _________________

Please list page numbers of any damaged or marked pages in your textbooks.

Page Number Description of Damage

Date Behavior Consequence