Welcome to Spanish with Señora Sardo!
Thank you for coming!
Please feel free to look around our classroom.
Spanish I and Spanish II
2013-2014
Room 315
About Señora Sardo…
• From Buffalo, NY (near Niagara Falls)
• Graduated from Daemen College in 2012 with a Master of
Science in Adolescent Education
• Obtained New York State Teaching Certification in 2012,
Spanish grades 7-12
• Graduated from The University at Buffalo in 2010, Bachelor
of Arts in Spanish, Education minor
• Married to Mr. Sardo, CTE Teacher at JCMS
• Passionate about helping young people realize their
potential and take steps toward having a healthy life
• Hobbies: cooking and baking, reading biographies, crafting,
going for walks, playing tennis, watching documentaries,
going on road trips, playing the guitar and singing, writing
music, and playing with Mindy (puppy seen to the right!)
• Hero: Jesus
• Favorite quotes:
– “Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react”
– “Love keeps no record of wrongs…”
– “Baby steps!”
Why learn Spanish?
• Approximately 350 million people speak Spanish around
the globe
– Be able to communicate with millions of Spanish speakers!
– Increase your marketability to potential employers who need
bilingual employees
• Hispanic cultures are rich in:
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history
tradition
food
art
music
dance
• Learning Spanish will help you to understand English more
– Grammar (components of a proper sentence), syntax (word
order)
In our Spanish class, we will learn to…
• use the language to engage in interpersonal
communication.
• understand words and concepts presented in the
language.
• use the language to present information to an
audience.
• compare the students’ culture and the target culture.
(Taken from NC ESSENTIAL STANDARDS, see
http://www.ncpublicschools.org/acre/standards/newstandards/)
Supplies needed for Spanish class…
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1 package of 5 tab dividers
pens (black or blue ink only)
1 package of three hole, lined paper
colored pencils
1 pair of scissors
1 glue stick
Rules and procedures in our class…
1. Be on time (in seat = on time)
2. Be prepared (with all supplies and
assignments due)
3. Follow all procedures as directed by
Señora Sardo and as stated in the NHS
Student Handbook
Consequences for not following rules
and procedures…
• Verbal/written warning
• Call home, detention next day,
and office referral level I
• Office referral level II
• Office referral level III
Please see the class syllabus for info on…
• Attendance
– Tardiness
• Making up missed or late work
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by this evening! If
you did not take the survey on my laptop, please do so. Note, all
students will receive a syllabus the first day of school. Be aware
ahead of time that you will be asked to sign the last page of the
syllabus and your son/daughter will return it next class.
Please contact me at any point with questions or concerns. Thank
you for visiting this evening and I hope that you enjoy the rest of
open house at NHS!
Sincerely,
Señora Sardo (email: susan.sardo@onslow.k12.nc.us)