Señora Stadel Español I Room 121 Classroom Procedures: If you are tardy: Come into class quietly and find your seat. Do not interrupt. I will come to your seat to check your pass and catch you up when I have a moment. If you are absent: It is your responsibility to find out what you missed and make up any necessary work. Please see me before or after school, during homeroom, or during my prep period (A1/B3) upon your return to school. Do NOT approach me right before class is going to start; it is not the appropriate time. If you have a late assignment: If your assignment is not completed at the time I collect it, it will be considered late. You will have 1 day to turn it in to still receive partial credit. After 1 day, you will receive an incomplete until the assignment is turned in. If you need to go to the Restroom/Locker: At the beginning of each semester each student will receive one restroom pass for each week of the semester. Students are responsible for keeping track of their own passes. If a student needs to exit the classroom more than once in a week, or if they do not have a pass left for that week, a tardy will be issued to the student. Unused restroom tickets can be turned in at the end of the semester and redeemed for extra credit points. Always ask permission If there is an announcement: Please stop talking immediately. It is important that we can all hear what is being said. We will resume where we left off once the announcement has ended. Entry Routine: You will greet me at the door, in Spanish, as you enter the classroom each day. You will look up at the whiteboard and follow the Bellringer directions, either completing the task on the board or picking up a worksheet. If you have a homework assignment due, take it out immediately and place it in the upper right-hand corner of your desk. You will sit down in your assigned seat and begin working on the Bellringer. Exit Routine: You will leave when I dismiss you. Please do not start packing up your things a few minutes before class is over. Please do not line up at the door. If the bell rings and we are in the middle of something you will not get up and leave. Again, I will dismiss you, not the bell. Classroom Expectations: 1. Come prepared. This means: a. Bring all of your materials to class each day i. A notebook or binder (with loose-leaf paper) to be used only for Spanish class ii. A folder or binder to be used only for Spanish class iii. A pen or pencil iv. Your textbook= v. A Spanish/English Dictionary (strongly recommended) vi. Completed homework when it is due b. Have a positive attitude c. Be ready to work and have fun! 2. Participate. This means: a. Take part in whole class, partner, and group activities b. Be an active member of the class-it is the only way you’re going to learn! c. Give me 100% at all times! d. It is your responsibility to keep your Págame points (see info sheet) 3. Speak Spanish! This means: a. Check your English at the door. b. It’s okay to make mistakes. c. Be proud of your ability to use another language! Show it off! 4. Be respectful to each other and to me. This means: a. Be kind to one another b. Use common sense c. Keep an open mind 5. Follow classroom rules. This means: a. Know and follow classroom procedures b. Water is acceptable. No other food or drink allowed. c. Cheating is strictly prohibited. If you are caught cheating you will earn a zero. d. In Spanish class you should be working on Spanish, not class work for other classes. If you are working on other class work in my classroom without my approval, I will take it from you and you will have to retrieve it from the teacher whose class it is for. e. ***If you are disrespectful of another student or myself or if you break a rule, there will be consequences, determined by me, on a case by case basis *** Classroom Participation: “Págames” “Págame” means “pay me” in Spanish HOW THEY WORK: o You start with 200 points for each semester o As long as you are actively participating in class you will have no problem keeping your 200 points. This means paying attention when I or anyone else is talking, as well as participating in whole-class, partner, group activities, or when completing work individually. o If you are not an active participant in the classroom activities, it will be considered an infraction. I will say, for example, “Juan, págame por favor,” (pay me please). You will then “pay me” with 5 of your “págame” points. o o You will also lose “págame” points if you come unprepared for class. o ***If you lose points, you have the opportunity to make them up!! If you get more than two “págames” during a single class, you will be sent to the office. You have four free makeups Option 1: The first way to make up an infraction is to make me a card (up to 2) (You must use up these two before you can use option 2) Option 2: The second way to make up an infraction is to give me a handshake. (up to 2) After the four freebies, you will then have to write a 100-word essay (subject to be determined by me) to make up a “págame”. Objectives for Español I: Students will be able to do the following by the end of Spanish I: Greet and say goodbye Talk about the weather Make introductions Know days of the week, months, how to say the date Numbers 0-1,000,000 Know the Spanish Alphabet Be able to use the verb “Ser” correctly Talk about likes/dislikes using the verb “Gustar” Understand definite and indefinite articles Understand noun/adjective agreement Describe themselves and others Know after-school activities and snack-foods Describe their daily schedule/tell time Describe locations Express feelings/emotions Use the verb “tener” and the expression “tener que” to express possessions and things they have to do Know how to conjugate –ar, -er, -ir verbs in the present tense Know how and when to use the verb “estar” Know how to use the verb “ir” Be able to talk about their family Use possessive adjectives Grading 25% participation 50% quizzes and tests 15% projects 10% homework Grading Scale A 94-100 C 74-81 A- 93 C- 73 B+ 91-92 D+ 71-72 B 85-90 D 70-66 B- 84 D- 65 C+ 82-83 F Below 65 Señora Stadel Español II-Syllabus Room 121 Classroom Procedures: If you are tardy: Come into class quietly and find your seat. Do not interrupt. I will come to your seat to check your pass and catch you up when I have a moment. If you are absent: It is your responsibility to find out what you missed and make up any necessary work. Please see me before or after school, during homeroom, or during my prep period (A1/B2) upon your return to school. Do NOT approach me right before class is going to start; it is not the appropriate time. If you have a late assignment: If your assignment is not completed at the time I collect it, it will be considered late. You will have 1 day to turn it in to still receive partial credit. After 1 day, you will receive an incomplete until the assignment is turned in. If you need to go to the Restroom/Locker: At the beginning of each semester each student will receive one restroom pass for each week of the semester. Students are responsible for keeping track of their own passes. If a student needs to exit the classroom more than once in a week, or if they do not have a pass left for that week, a tardy will be issued to the student. Unused restroom tickets can be turned in at the end of the semester and redeemed for extra credit points. Always ask permission! There is a signout sheet you must fill out and take my hall pass with you. If there is an announcement: Please stop talking immediately. It is important that we can all hear what it being said. We will resume where we left off once the announcement has ended. Entry Routine: You will greet me at the door, in Spanish, as you enter the classroom each day. You will look up at the whiteboard and follow the Bellringer directions, either completing the task on the board or picking up a worksheet. If you have a homework assignment due, take it out immediately and place it in the upper right-hand corner of your desk. You will sit down in your assigned seat and begin working on the Bellringer. Exit Routine: You will leave when I dismiss you. Please do not start packing up your things a few minutes before class is over. Please do not line up at the door. If the bell rings and we are in the middle of something you will not get up and leave. Again, I will dismiss you, not the bell. Classroom Expectations: 1. Come prepared. This means: a. Bring all of your materials to class each day i. A notebook or binder (with loose-leaf paper) to be used only for Spanish class ii. A folder or binder to be used only for Spanish class iii. A pen or pencil iv. Your textbook= v. A Spanish/English Dictionary (strongly recommended) vi. Completed homework when it is due b. Have a positive attitude c. Be ready to work and have fun! 2. Participate. This means: a. Take part in whole class, partner, and group activities b. Be an active member of the class-it is the only way you’re going to learn! c. Give me 100% at all times! d. It is your responsibility to keep your Págame points (see info sheet) 3. Speak Spanish! This means: a. Check your English at the door. b. It’s okay to make mistakes. c. Be proud of your ability to use another language! Show it off! 4. Be respectful to each other and to me. This means: a. Be kind to one another b. Use common sense c. Keep an open mind 5. Follow classroom rules. This means: a. Know and follow classroom procedures b. Water is acceptable. No other food or drink allowed. c. Cheating is strictly prohibited. If you are caught cheating you will earn a zero. d. In Spanish class you should be working on Spanish, not class work for other classes. If you are working on other class work in my classroom without my approval, I will take it from you and you will have to retrieve it from the teacher whose class it is for. e. ***If you are disrespectful of another student or myself or if you break a rule, there will be consequences, determined by me, on a case by case basis *** Classroom Participation: “Págames” “Págame” means “pay me” in Spanish HOW THEY WORK: o You start with 200 points for each semester o As long as you are actively participating in class you will have no problem keeping your 200 points. This means paying attention when I or anyone else is talking, as well as participating in whole-class, partner, group activities, or when completing work individually. o If you are not an active participant in the classroom activities, it will be considered an infraction. I will say, for example, “Juan, págame por favor,” (pay me please). You will then “pay me” with 5 of your “págame” points. o o You will also lose “págame” points if you come unprepared for class. o ***If you lose points, you have the opportunity to make them up!! If you get more than two “págames” during a single class, you will be sent to the office. You have four free makeups Option 1: The first way to make up an infraction is to make me a card (up to 2) (You must use up these two before you can use option 2) Option 2: The second way to make up an infraction is to give me a handshake. (up to 2) After the four freebies, you will then have to write a 100-word essay (subject to be determined by me) to make up a “págame”. Objectives for Español II: Students will be able to do the following by the end of Spanish II: Describe themselves and others Talk about likes/dislikes Talk about daily schedules Express emotion Make plans Use direct/indirect object pronouns Talk in the present tense Talk in the past tense Use interrogatives Make comparisons Grading 25% participation 50% quizzes and tests 15% projects 10% homework Grading Scale A 94-100 C 74-81 A- 93 C- 73 B+ 91-92 D+ 71-72 B 85-90 D 70-66 B- 84 D- 65 C+ 82-83 F Below 65 Señora Stadel Español III-Syllabus Room 121 Classroom Procedures: If you are tardy: Come into class quietly and find your seat. Do not interrupt. I will come to your seat to check your pass and catch you up when I have a moment. If you are absent: It is your responsibility to find out what you missed and make up any necessary work. Please see me before or after school, during homeroom, or during my prep period (A1/B3) upon your return to school. Do NOT approach me right before class is going to start; it is not the appropriate time. If you have a late assignment: If your assignment is not completed at the time I collect it, it will be considered late. You will have 1 day to turn it in to still receive partial credit. After 1 day, you will receive a 0 (unless you are absent-see absent procedure). If you need to go to the Restroom/Locker: At the beginning of each semester each student will receive one restroom pass for each week of the semester. Students are responsible for keeping track of their own passes. If a student needs to exit the classroom more than once in a week, or if they do not have a pass left for that week, a tardy will be issued to the student. Unused restroom tickets can be turned in at the end of the semester and redeemed for extra credit points. Always ask permission! If there is an announcement: Please stop talking immediately. It is important that we can all hear what is being said. We will resume where we left off once the announcement has ended. Entry Routine: You will greet me at the door, in Spanish, as you enter the classroom each day. You will look up at the whiteboard and follow the Bellringer directions, either completing the task on the board or picking up a worksheet. If you have a homework assignment due, take it out immediately and place it in the upper right-hand corner of your desk. You will sit down in your assigned seat and begin working on the Bellringer. Exit Routine: You will leave when I dismiss you. Please do not start packing up your things a few minutes before class is over. Please do not line up at the door. If the bell rings and we are in the middle of something you will not get up and leave. Again, I will dismiss you, not the bell. Classroom Expectations: 1. Come prepared. This means: a. Bring all of your materials to class each day i. A notebook or binder (with loose-leaf paper) to be used only for Spanish class ii. A folder or binder to be used only for Spanish class iii. A pen or pencil iv. Your textbook= v. A Spanish/English Dictionary (strongly recommended) vi. Completed homework when it is due b. Have a positive attitude c. Be ready to work and have fun! 2. Participate. This means: a. Take part in whole class, partner, and group activities b. Be an active member of the class-it is the only way you’re going to learn! c. Give me 100% at all times! 3. Speak Spanish! This means: a. Check your English at the door. b. It’s okay to make mistakes. c. Be proud of your ability to use another language! Show it off! 4. Be respectful to each other and to me. This means: a. Be kind to one another b. Use common sense c. Keep an open mind 5. Follow classroom rules. This means: a. Know and follow classroom procedures b. Water is acceptable. No other food or drink allowed. c. Cheating is strictly prohibited. If you are caught cheating you will earn a zero. d. In Spanish class you should be working on Spanish, not class work for other classes. If you are working on other class work in my classroom without my approval, I will take it from you and you will have to retrieve it from the teacher whose class it is for. e. ***If you are disrespectful of another student or myself or if you break a rule, there will be consequences, determined by me, on a case by case basis *** Objectives for Español III: Students will be able to do the following by the end of Spanish III: Express likes/dislikes Talk in the present tense Describe daily routines (using reflexive verbs) Talk in the past tense using the preterite and imperfect tenses Make comparisons Use commands Describe family relationships Express opinions in the present and past Talk in the future tense Grading 20% participation 50% quizzes and tests 15% projects 15% homework Grading Scale A 94-100 C 74-81 A- 93 C- 73 B+ 91-92 D+ 71-72 B 85-90 D 70-66 B- 84 D- 65 C+ 82-83 F Below 65 Señora Stadel Español IV-Syllabus Room 121 Classroom Procedures: If you are tardy: Come into class quietly and find your seat. Do not interrupt. I will come to your seat to check your pass and catch you up when I have a moment. If you are absent: It is your responsibility to find out what you missed and make up any necessary work. Please see me before or after school, during homeroom, or during my prep period (A1/B3) upon your return to school. Do NOT approach me right before class is going to start; it is not the appropriate time. If you have a late assignment: If your assignment is not completed at the time I collect it, it will be considered late. You will have 1 day to turn it in to still receive partial credit. After 1 day, you will receive a 0 (unless you are absent-see absent procedure). If you need to go to the Restroom/Locker: At the beginning of each semester each student will receive one restroom pass for each week of the semester. Students are responsible for keeping track of their own passes. If a student needs to exit the classroom more than once in a week, or if they do not have a pass left for that week, a tardy will be issued to the student. Unused restroom tickets can be turned in at the end of the semester and redeemed for extra credit points. Always ask permission! If there is an announcement: Please stop talking immediately. It is important that we can all hear what is being said. We will resume where we left off once the announcement has ended. Entry Routine: You will greet me at the door, in Spanish, as you enter the classroom each day. You will look up at the whiteboard and follow the Bellringer directions, either completing the task on the board or picking up a worksheet. If you have a homework assignment due, take it out immediately and place it in the upper right-hand corner of your desk. You will sit down in your assigned seat and begin working on the Bellringer. Exit Routine: You will leave when I dismiss you. Please do not start packing up your things a few minutes before class is over. Please do not line up at the door. If the bell rings and we are in the middle of something you will not get up and leave. Again, I will dismiss you, not the bell. Classroom Expectations: 1. Come prepared. This means: a. Bring all of your materials to class each day i. A notebook or binder (with loose-leaf paper) to be used only for Spanish class ii. A folder or binder to be used only for Spanish class iii. A pen or pencil iv. Your textbook= v. A Spanish/English Dictionary (strongly recommended) vi. Completed homework when it is due b. Have a positive attitude c. Be ready to work and have fun! 2. Participate. This means: a. Take part in whole class, partner, and group activities b. Be an active member of the class-it is the only way you’re going to learn! c. Give me 100% at all times! 3. Speak Spanish! This means: a. Check your English at the door. b. It’s okay to make mistakes. c. Be proud of your ability to use another language! Show it off! 4. Be respectful to each other and to me. This means: a. Be kind to one another b. Use common sense c. Keep an open mind 5. Follow classroom rules. This means: a. Know and follow classroom procedures b. Water is acceptable. No other food or drink allowed. c. Cheating is strictly prohibited. If you are caught cheating you will earn a zero. d. In Spanish class you should be working on Spanish, not class work for other classes. If you are working on other class work in my classroom without my approval, I will take it from you and you will have to retrieve it from the teacher whose class it is for. e. ***If you are disrespectful of another student or myself or if you break a rule, there will be consequences, determined by me, on a case by case basis *** Objectives for Español IV: Students will be able to do the following by the end of Spanish IV: Expand vocabulary Talk in the past tense using the preterite and imperfect tenses Make comparisons Use prepositions (por vs para) Use commands Use superlatives Express opinions in the present and past Talk in the future tense Grading 20% participation 50% quizzes and tests 15% projects 15% homework Grading Scale A 94-100 C 74-81 A- 93 C- 73 B+ 91-92 D+ 71-72 B 85-90 D 70-66 B- 84 D- 65 C+ 82-83 F Below 65