BIENVENIDOS A LA CLASE DE ESPAOL!

I hope you had a great summer and are ex!ted to em"ar# on our Span!sh $ass
%ourney th!s semester! I&'e "een study!ng the Span!sh $anguage I (as !n the s!xth grade)
a very $ong t!me ago! A*ter h!gh shoo$+ I stud!ed Span!sh and ,!span! u$ture !n o$$ege
and !n Costa -!a+ and I $!'ed !n Ch!$e *or a"out t(o years. /ogether (e&$$ "e $earn!ng a $ot
a"out the Span!sh $anguage+ ,!span! u$ture and h!story+ and ho( a$$ o* these th!ngs app$y
to you. In preparat!on *or a great semester+ p$ease read through+ understand+ and s!gn o0
on the *o$$o(!ng1
The 5 Cs to learning a foreign language:
COMMUNICATION)spea#!ng+ read!ng and (r!t!ng
CULTURE)prat!es+ produts+ and perspet!'es o* the u$tures that spea# Span!sh
COMMUNITIES)app$y!ng onepts o* $anguage and u$ture "oth (!th!n and "eyond the shoo$ sett!ng
COMARISONS)s!m!$ar!t!es and d!0erenes "et(een the $anguage and u$ture o* the Span!sh2
spea#!ng (or$d and our o(n $anguage and u$ture
CONNECTIONS)to other su"%et areas+ $!#e so!a$ stud!es+ math and mus!
Su!!lies for this se"ester:
3e (!$$ "e us!ng the Buen Viaje! text"oo# and (or#"oo# "y 4$enoe+ "oth the 5667 and 5668
ed!t!ons 9one ed!t!on !s an on$!ne ed!t!on *or home use:. 3e (!$$ ha'e $ass op!es o* our "oo# !n our
$assroom+ and *or home use you an aess the text"oo# through the Internet 9I (!$$ g!'e you the $og!n
!n*ormat!on on another handout and !t (!$$ a$so "e aess!"$e on our $ass (e"s!te:. /here are a$so other
on$!ne ser'!es and too$s that you an aess through our $ass (e"s!te. It&s VE-; !mportant that you
try to he# the $ass (e"s!te da!$y. ;ou&$$ <nd there op!es o* (or#sheets+ announements+ $ass
a$endar+ et.1

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;ou (!$$ a$so need to ha'e the *o$$o(!ng th!ngs *or Span!sh $ass. A$$ Puter"augh students (!$$ "e
us!ng one 7= three2r!ng "!nder th!s year *or a$$ o* the!r $asses+ "ut you are (e$ome to use a separate
"!nder *or Span!sh $ass !* you (!sh. /hose !tems mar#ed (!th an aster!s# 9>: are re?u!red+ (h!$e the
other th!ngs (ou$d "e "ene<!a$ to ha'e. It !s your respons!"!$!ty to ma#e sure that you ha'e these
th!ngs "y @r!day+ August A8
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2o$ored pen!$s andBor mar#ers ,
2note"oo# paper and <'e ta" d!'!ders,
2se'era$ pen!$s and red grad!ng pens ,
2C!p$o or sand(!h "agg!es 9*or Dashards E
PESOS: ,
27x8 !ndex ards 9*or Dashards:
2three2r!ng "!nder 9!* you (ant to use one %ust
*or Span!sh $ass:
2Eng$!sh2Span!sh d!t!onary 9!t an "e 'ery
"as!F (((.span!shd!t.om !s good *or home
use:
2you a$so need to #eep th!s sy$$a"us !n your
"!nder
Students (!$$ g!'e 'ar!ous short presentat!ons 9"oth !nd!'!dua$$y and groups:+ and a *e( add!t!ona$
mater!a$s 9$!#e poster"oard: (!$$ "e needed+ "ut parents (!$$ "e not!<ed ahead o* t!me.
-ail+ $lass !ro$e.ures an. gra.ing !oli$+
A port!on o* your grade (!$$ !n$ude a note"oo# grade 9(e (!$$ go o'er !n $ass (hat shou$d "e
!n your note"oo#:. ;ou shou$d #eep your note"oo# up to date to he$p you "e suess*u$ !n $ass. 3e
(!$$ a$so start out most $ass per!od (!th a short at!'!ty or re'!e(+ and these a$so need to "e !n your
note"oo#. E&en though this is an intro.u$tor+ $lass/ *e$ause the goal of this $lass is to
hel! !re!are +ou to re$ei&e S!anish ( $re.it at the high s$hool/ the rigor %ill *e li0e that
of an honors $lass) 3e (!$$ ha'e a hapter test a"out e'ery 72G (ee#s 9exat dates may hange+
aord!ng to the d!str!t&s shedu$e and sno( days:. /he grade "rea#do(n *or H
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grade Span!sh !s as
*o$$o(s1
-AIL1 2OR3 9!n2$ass (or#+ part!!pat!on+ good
"eha'!or+ attendane+ #eep!ng the Ino e$$
phone= ru$e:
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4OME2OR3 9!n$ud!ng pro%ets: 76J
SC4E-ULE- C4ATER TESTS# O 5UI66ES 78J
SEMESTER TESTS A6J
Classroo" rules an. e7!e$tations:
Span!sh $ass !s a *un $earn!ng p$ae to "e *or e'eryone! But !n order *or th!s to happen+ a$$
$ass mem"ers need #eep the *o$$o(!ng gu!de$!nes 9these are !n add!t!on to the KPS and Puter"augh
KS hand"oo#s:. ;ou are a$$ respons!"$e young peop$e+ "ut %ust to ma#e sure (e&re a$$ on the same
page1
A.: Res!e$t +our $lass"ates/ "e/ an. +ourself8 3e enourage eah other !n Span!sh $ass+
not put eah other do(n. 3e (ant to ma#e sure that e'eryone has an opportun!ty to
part!!pate !n $ass+ so p$ease ra!se your hand.
5.: lease .ont %rite on the .es0s/ or .efa$e#ta0e an+thing that isnt +ours. Let&s #eep
our $assroom $oo#!ng great!
7.: A*solutel+ no $heating. It (!$$ $o(er your grade and pre'ent you *rom part!!pat!ng !n
$assBshoo$ at!'!t!es+ "onus po!nts+ and *rom earn!ngBus!ng PESOS.
G.: No foo. or gu" in the $lassroo" 9there (!$$ "e opportun!t!es to "r!ng *ood+ ho(e'er:.
3ater !s o#ay+ "ut no other dr!n#s+ p$ease 9they&re a st!#y mess to $ean up !* they sp!$$!:.
8.: A*solutel+ NO $ell !hones for an+ reason . Our $assroom has an !nterom and a phone
!n ase o* emergeny. Other e$etron! de'!es 9$!#e e2readers and !Pods: are not neessary *or
Span!sh $ass+ so p$ease $ea'e them at home+ !n the Iphone ra#=+ or !n your $o#er. /hese
th!ngs are 'ery d!strat!ng+ and they&$$ get ta#en a(ay and turned !nto the oLe for +our
!arent to !i$0 u!F p$us+ !t&$$ derease your grade .
M.: Co"e to $lass !re!are.8 /h!s means ome to $ass (!th your "oo#+ sharpened pen!$s+
nametag on your des#+ et. /h!s a$so !n$udes go!ng to the "athroom ahead o* t!me dur!ng
pass!ng per!od. I* home(or# !s ass!gned+ "e sure to (r!te !t do(n !n your agenda. I o$$et
home(or# at the beginning o* $ass 9*or *u$$ red!t:. ,ome(or# an "e turned !n $ate+ "ut
po!nts (!$$ "e deduted. In $ass (e use (hat I a$$ the IA2B2C2@ -u$e=1 (hen home(or# !s
turned !n on t!me+ the h!ghest grade you an earn !s an IA=. I* !t&s turned !n a day $ate then I
ta#e a (ho$e $etter grade o0 and the h!ghest poss!"$e grade "eomes a IB=+ then a IC=+ "ut
then ID= !s s#!pped. So turn your (or# !n on t!me)AND KANE I/ 3O-/, AN IA=!!
O.: 9e on ti"e to $lass an. !lease .o not *e .isru!ti&e) It&s 'ery d!strat!ng to other
students+ and pre'ents them 9and yourse$*: *rom $earn!ng. ;ou need to "e !n your seat and
ready to go "y the $ate "e$$+ or you&$$ "e mar#ed tardy. /hree tard!es andBor d!srupt!ons !n $ass
(!$$ resu$t !n a 762m!nute detent!on at a t!me o* my hoos!ng+ p$us a $etter home. C$ass !s o'er
(hen I d!sm!ss you+ not the "e$$.
H.: 4A:E ;UN8888888888 S!anish is a fantasti$ language to learn/ an. %ell *e ha&ing fun
all along the %a+8
ESOS/ 9onus oints an. E7tras
;ou&$$ ha'e the opportun!ty to earn IPESOS= "onus po!nts+ extra ha$$ passes and other
!nent!'es through good test sores+ grade !mpro'ement+ $ass part!!pat!on and pos!t!'e "eha'!or.
;ou an use your PESOS *or "onus po!nts+ to get out o* a home(or# ass!gnment+ and pop ?u!PPes!
I&m so happy to ha'e you !n our Span!sh $ass+ and I hope that you ha'e a great t!me! P$ease
don&t hes!tate to ome ta$# to me !* you ha'e any ?uest!ons or onerns. I RAREL1 he# my shoo$
'o!ema!$+ so the "est (ay to ontat me outs!de o* shoo$ !s through ema!$+ and p$ease a$$o( me a
*e( days to respond 9ero(no'erQma$ester.#A5.o#.us : .
KuhRs!ma suerte en este aSo eso$ar ?ue '!ene+ y ?ue tengamos muho Tx!to en nuestra
$ase!
Se<ora Cro%no&er
P$ease read through the sy$$a"us (!th your parentBguard!an+ and then return th!s port!on
!nto me+ s!gned+ "y @r!day+ August A8
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. /h!s !s your <rst home(or# ass!gnment+ and !t&s
(orth 56 pts.! I a$so enourage you to re'!e( the !ntrodutory pages together at the
"eg!nn!ng o* your text"oo#.
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arents/ !lease feel free to %rite an+ =uestions or $on$erns in the s!a$e *elo%)
I RAREL1 $he$0 "+ s$hool &oi$e"ail/ so the *est %a+ to $onta$t "e outsi.e of s$hool
is through e"ail/ an. !lease allo% "e a fe% .a+s to res!on.
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