¡BIENVENIDOS!
(Welcome!)
Ms. Sparano
Spanish 1
Spanish 2
Conversational
Contact Info
(Available at www.Hackettstown.org)
• Email: jsparano@hackettstown.org
• Telephone: (908) 852-8150 Ext. 804
• OFFICE HOURS: MONDAY & WEDNESDAY AFTER SCHOOL ROOM A8
School-to-Home Communication
No parent-teacher conferences hosted by the school
Email is best for quicker responses
MY GOAL: We work together to help your child to help him/herself
(YOU KNOW THEM BEST!!!)
My Schedule
• Block 1: Spanish 1 Rm A11
• Block 2: Prep
• Block 3: Spanish 1 Rm A8
• Block 4: Spanish 1 Rm A8
• Block 5: Conversational Spanish Rm A8
• Block 6: Spanish 2 Rm A8
• Block 7: Spanish 2 Rm A11
• Block 8: Prep
Homework Schedule
 Posted on my website
 Always a LISTENING, READING & VOCAB PRACTICE
 Due every 5th time class meets, then cycle starts over
 Older homework is still accessible
 All worksheets are uploaded
 Vocab practice results must be printed or sent via email to me
 Library computer lab & Guidance computer lab
Spanish 1 & Conversational
Scope & Sequence
Students will be able to provide & obtain info regarding…
Introductions & polite conversation
Alphabet, colors & numbers
Describing people, places & things
Giving the time, day, date & weather
Sports & hobbies
Classes & general school life
Family & the house
Places around town
Talking about events in the past
Culture in Spain & Latin American countries
Spanish 2
Scope & Sequence
Students will be able to provide & obtain info regarding…
All topics from Spanish 1 (1st quarter review)
Describing feelings & needs
How long people have been doing things
Daily routines
Giving commands to one or more people
Events in the past
Culture in Spain & Latin American countries
My Method
• Students acquire language only when they are exposed to
meaningful language
• Emphasis on LISTENING & READING
• Practice on WRITING & SPEAKING
• Story-telling (note: “story-asking”) as a tool
Grade Setup
ACTFL & The 3 Modes of Communication
 30 %= Interpersonal (Communication) *See Rubric
• Daily Communication grade
• Comprehension quizzes
 30%= Interpretive
• Reading & Listening Comprehension tests
• Translation work
 15%= Presentational
• Writing & Speaking tests
• Timed Writing
• Projects
 10%= Culture
• Culture tests
 5%= Twenty-First Century Skills
• HW: Listening, Reading, Vocab Practice
• Warm Up sheets (Para Empezar)
• Morpheme Puzzles
*10%= Quarterly Exam
Behavior & Consequences
Be respectful
Be safe
Be focused
Consequences for
POSITIVE Behavior:
-phone call home
-student awards
Consequences for
NEGATIVE behavior:
-private talk with student
-phone call home
-private talk with administration
Absences
Always check my website for HOMEWORK updates
Students have to make up missed homework in as many days as
absence without penalty
Communication grade will show “EX” for “exempt”
Demo Class
va al cine
le da dinero
lo/la ve
llega a tiempo
pasa tiempo con
goes to the movies
gives money to him/her
sees him/her
arrives on time
spends time with