CLASS PRAYERS
(to be printed out and taped onto the first page of your Spanish notebook)
El Padre Nuestro
The Lord’s Prayer
Padre nuestro, que estás en el cielo,
santificado sea tu nombre.
Venga a nosotros el tu reino.
Hágase tu voluntad aquí en la tierra
como en el cielo.
Our Father, who art in heaven,
hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
El pan nuestro de cada día, dánosle hoy
y perdona nuestras ofensas
así como nosotros perdonamos
a los que nos ofenden.
Y no nos dejes caer en la tentación,
mas líbranos del mal. Amén.
Give us this day our daily bread
And forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass
against us and lead us not into.
temptation but deliver us from evil
Amen.
El Ave María
The Hail Mary
Dios te salve, María,
llena eres de gracia.
El Señor es contigo.
Bendita tú eres entre todas las mujeres
y bendito es el fruto de tu vientre, Jesús.
Hail Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with thee.
Blessed art thou among women
and blessed is the fruit
of thy womb, Jesus.
Santa María, madre de Dios,
ruega por nosotros pecadores,
ahora y en la hora de nuestra muerte. Amén.
Holy Mary, mother of God,
pray for us sinners
now and at the hour of our death.
La Oración de Santa Teresa
St. Teresa’s Prayer
Nada te turbe;
nada te espante.
Todo se pasa.
Dios no se muda.
Let nothing upset you;
let nothing frighten you.
This, too, shall pass;
God does not forsake us.
Quien a Dios tiene,
nada le falta.
Solo Dios basta. Amén.
Whoever has God
has everything he needs.
God alone is enough. Amen.
Record of Spanish Class Performance to Date
(This sheet is to be printed out and taped into the inside back cover of your onesubject notebook)
To calculate quarterly average: .25 X Exam average + .25 X Quiz average +
.1 X HW + .1 X Part. = ________ (quarterly average)
1st Quarter
3rd Quarter
Exams: _______________________________
Exams: ______________________
Quizzes:_______________________________
Quizzes: ______________________
HW: __________________________________
HW: _________________________
Part. __________________________________
Part. ________________________
Projects: _______________________________
Projects: _____________________
2nd Quarter
4th Quarter
To calculate quarterly average: .25 X Exam average + .25 X Quiz average +
.1 X HW + .1 X Part. = ________ (quarterly average)
Exams: ________________________________
Exams: _______________________
Quizzes: _______________________________
Quizzes: _____________________
HW: __________________________________
HW: ________________________
Part.: ___________________________________
Part.: ________________________
Projects: ________________________________
Projects: _____________________
Projects will have their own grading system, if I do give any projects.
Contract for Class Guidelines: Due back to Ms. Janda by Thurs., Sept. 17, 2009.
I have read, understood, and agree to uphold Ms. Janda’s Class Guidelines.
(Parent’s signature, date)
(Student’s signature, date)
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Teacher: Joan Janda
Date: 9/11/09
Dept: Foreign Language
INSTRUCTIONAL GOAL
Over the course of the first and second quarters, I will foster incremental studentto-student interaction in the target language.
Over the course of the third and fourth academic quarters, I will gently introduce
and incorporate instructional technology in classroom instruction.
INSTRUCTIONAL GOAL ACTION PLAN
For the first half of the first quarter, my initial warm-up exercises and review
classes will be fairly student-to-teacher-oriented, to build student self-confidence
and strengthen my student knowledge-base.
When students begin to hit their stride, toward mid-quarter, I will gently begin
weaning them of teacher-dependent interaction to shift focus on conversation with
peers, to further prepare them for comfortable real-life conversations with native
Spanish-speakers on whatever level they can handle.
Come third quarter, I will begin to integrate instructional technology in the
classroom, assuming that I will be able to acquire the necessary equipment as long
as I plan ahead. (This was a real stumbling block some years ago, when I first tried
to work with Whiteboard (or was it Smart Board?), because the technology was in
short supply.))
My intention is to do so with student “tech support” assistance from someone whose
language skills may not yet be up to snuff, but whose tech-savvy nature will win the
esteem of peers – and instructor. This will build the self-confidence and self-esteem
of my “techie” and hopefully improve his relationship with teacher, class, and
Spanish. (More than likely, there will be some “techie” rotation in each class.) This
strategy will also serve to shift the spotlight from my own weaknesses to my
students’ strengths. I think it’s important for students to know that I know that
each of them has something over me, even though I can “beat them” in Spanish.
At first, this technology will be integrated to address common writing “pitfalls” in
their writing, by projecting student writing samples that require editing of a type
that is very typical at their class level. (These samples, of course, will not bear the
authors’ names).
It will also be used to teach proper paragraphing, which I have observed is a weak
point even for the cream of our crop.
Of course, use of this technology will not be daily featured due to demand that
outstrips our technology supply. But it will be appropriately incorporated now and
then at all levels in the second semester, and pre-arranged observations will ensure
no “wasted” drop-ins.
CULTURAL GOAL
Student involvement in school- and class-life will be fostered year-round by focusing
on the student urge to contribute and stand out.
ACTION PLAN FOR CULTURAL GOAL
I have decided that this year, students will decorate our classroom themselves,
either with work they have done themselves or with course-related materials that
they find and choose to share with the class. Some of this might even be “extracredit”-eligible. And for sure, the display will rotate.
I am also encouraging students to bring in class-appropriate pop recordings in
Spanish (along with their typed out Spanish lyrics, which they are then to translate
into English for the class). These songs will be incorporated into my classes for
pronunciation practice and grammar review, foster student involvement and
“ownership” of the academic experience, and hopefully light a fire in some of them
to seek further exposure to Latino/-a recording artists and their work.
SPIRITUAL GOAL AND ITS ACTION PLAN
To foster a richer spiritual life for my students by: (a) sharing aspects of my own
faith life with them; (b) incorporating scriptural elements in class on a weekly basis;
and (c) exposing them to faith-stoking and emotionally stirring paintings that have
become cornerstones of the world’s artistic heritage, thanks to the genius of
Hispanic artists across the generations and across the globe.