Introduction to Spanish Contact Information Señor Johnson E-mail: vecart.hubblejohnson@pgcps.org Cell #: (301) 338-8593 Please e-mail or call me to schedule an appointment. (Please give me 24 hours to respond) Class Website All of our class Powerpoints, copies of our class notes, and any major announcements will be posted on our class website. Parents can always access this site! The site is the following: Senorvjohnson.wikispaces.com Class DOJO is Our student behavior and participation monitor. Student and parent codes will be given the first week of school! Course Description: Students will learn to proficiently read, write, speak, and listen in Spanish. They will master 85% of the content given on the rigorous New York Regents’ Exam used as a tracker of student success. Students will confident in their own abilities in the language and ready to venture out of their comfort zone by taking risks in engaging in classroom exercises. The content of this course will empower students to develop a passion for foreign language and cultural understanding. This will build on a classroom culture of accountability and risktaking, where students feel ready to practice and push themselves beyond their own previous expectations. By the end of the quarter students will: -Familiarize themselves with Spanish names for people, countries and capitals -Spell words using foreign alphabet -Greet friends and adults; introduce self and others; tell where you and others are from -Use numbers 0-100 in a functional way dates, solving simple math equations, telling your telephone numbers -Describe the weather -Recognize and respond to classroom commands and identify subjects in school -Discuss likes and dislikes as they relate to activities and foods -Describe self and others using the verb Ser and the appropriate forms of adjectives -Identify teen activities in the US and Spanish speaking worlds. -Identify and use definite and indefinite articles Expectaciones de la Clase/ Class Expectations Follow directions the first time they are given Be in classroom seated when bell rings Keep hands, feet, and objects to yourself Use appropriate language: no put downs, cussing, or any inappropriate language Only water is allowed in the classroom Class Rewards Dojo Points Positive Phone Calls/Letters Jaguar Bucks “I GOT PRIDE” Cards Snacks Class Responses Verbal Warning Name on board Phone Call Home Written Reflection Detention Citation Referral (PS-74) *I reserve the right to respond to a situation in the way I see fit. Class DOJO Positive Points • • • • • • • • • Teamwork Helping Others On task Participating Extra Points Working hard Persistence Improvement Positive Attitude Class DOJO Negative Points • • • • • • • • • Disrespect Off task Tardy Unprepared Materials Improper Uniform Talkative Out of Seat Eating/Littering Horseplay Class Materials Everyday you are expected to be prepared and ready to learn once you enter my learning zone. Once you enter room 215 you will need the following: 1. Properly divided binder with notes and any classwork, homework, assessments, etc. 2. 2 Pencils (sharpened before class begins) & 1 – 2 pens (black or blue ink only) 3. College-ruled notebook or loose leaf paper Language Arts Notebook/Binder You will be required to keep a notebook in a 3 ring binder that will contain ALL work, whether it is graded, incomplete, ungraded, etc. The purpose of your notebook is to have an organized place to keep all of your unfinished and finished reading work and to have materials ready for you to study for tests, quizzes, and exams. Part of your grade will include a binder check to ensure you’re organization in this class. • • • • • • Tardies If you are not seated inside the learning zone when the door is closed, you will be marked tardy unless you have a valid signed pass. Stand silently outside door until recognized Excused with Pass - Sign the tardy log and head directly to seat without disrupting others Unexcused – Sign the tardy log and head to seat. Parent will be called during class. Consequences (Unexcused) – 1st Offense – Warning – 2nd Offense – Citation & Parent Contact – 3rd Offense – Detention & Parent Contact Credit is not given for missed work due to unexcused tardiness Early is on time, on time is late, and late is unacceptable. (Entering the Learning Zone): • • • • Scholars silently line up against the wall The teacher will greet class and permit entry when warning bell rings Scholars will great the teacher politely and silently enter to begin focus activity Silently place homework and necessary supplies on desk in the first minute of entering class while the teacher finishes greeting Everyday you will begin class by completing the AHORA/ DO NOW. When you walk into class, there will be a warm-up on the projector screen or whiteboard, or a focus activity on paper. Take your seat and begin working silently on the assignment in your seat. Restroom You are expected to use the restroom in the morning and at lunch. When you are not in the classroom, you cannot learn. Bathroom is only permitted during independent work time. Under no circumstances are you to leave the room during the first or last 15 minutes of class, which is a school-wide policy. If you have documentation for bathroom use or a true emergency, you may use the restroom. Assessment Days You are to sharpen pencils before class starts. Be prepared to take your test as soon as the door is closed and materials are given to students. This includes removing all materials from your desk. If you break a pencil during the assessment, please raise your pencil in the air and I will bring you another. Participation Everyone is expected to participate in class on a daily basis. Students earn daily participation points by answering questions, asking appropriate questions, and contributing towards a positive class environment. Late Work Homework is assigned at the time that is assigned for a reason. It will be very difficult if not impossible to keep up with this class if you do not complete homework and class work on time. For this reason, all late work will receive 65% and 50% for every day missed. You will have up to 3 DAYS to turn in work. Work turned in after 3 days will not receive any credit. DO NOT turn in late work to Sr. Johnson –it should go directly in the late work box at the front of the room. Absences & Make-ups It is your responsibility to make-up any missing work. All class work and homework assignments will be placed in the missing work bin; see the bin before speaking to me. For each day you miss, you will have ONE DAY to make up your work. For example, if you miss 2 days, you get 2 days to complete make-up work. Grading Policy Homework 20% Class work 35% (Includes classroom participation points) Assessments (Oral, Written, Projects) 45% Class Dismissal Dismissal from the learning zone will be done by the teacher, not by the bell. The class will be dismissed only if all cleaning requirements are complete and when I have allowed you all to leave. You will: • • • • Copy down your homework, important dates, announcements on your agenda. Turn in or put away work in binder. Gather all of your items you brought to class. Remain seated silently until Señor Johnson has dismissed you to line up. REMOVE THIS PORTION AND RETURN TO CLASS TOMORROW! I HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND, AND AGREE TO THE TERMS STATED IN THIS SYLLABUS. Student Signature ___________________________________________________________________________ Parent Signature_____________________________________________________________________________