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7/8 Spanish 1Nicole Toth
¡BIENVENIDOS! WELCOM
E!
ABOUT ME
•7th year at BCS
•Bachelor’s degree in
Spanish and Master’s Degree
in Curriculum and Teaching,
both from MSU •Married 5 years to Chad, a
real estate agent for Coldwell
Banker Schultz and the
Director of Marketing for
Bruttell Roofing.
•Live in Oxford with our 16
month old son, Tyler
•Another son on the way on
Nov. 22.
MATERNITY LEAVE
•Have made a recommendation,
but am waiting for principals to
interview/hire someone
•Should be gone between
Thanksgiving and Winter Break,
give or take a week each side
•Will train with my long-term
sub – your kids will be in good
hands!
SPANISH AT BCS
Why Only Spanish at BCS?Hispanics - 15 percent of our country’s
total population, the largest race minorityGrowing at a rate of 3.4% per yearBy 2050, the Hispanic population expected
to be over 24%By focusing on one language 3-8, students
get the opportunity to advance farther in Spanish than at the other schoolsMany students take Spanish 3 as a Freshman and continue on throughout high school, ending as Seniors in the comparable-to-college level class, Hispanic Perspectives
7/8 PACING SCHEDULE
Spanish 1b+ Spanish 2a/b
Students Who Take this Course
•Incoming 7th graders
•8th graders new to BCS
who have not taken
much Spanish
•8th graders who need to
repeat
•Incoming 8th graders
•8th graders new to BCS
who have taken enough
Spanish before
General Progression
•7th graders – Spanish 2
at BCS
•8th graders – HS Spanish
2A
•8th graders that perform
at a high level – HS
Spanish 3A
•8th graders that perform
at a passing/below
passing level – HS
Spanish 2B
SPANISH 1•Our curriculum is based on the National Standards
for Foreign Language, which encompasses the 5 C’s of
Modern Language Education:
• Communications – Understanding and producing the
language
• Cultures – Practices, products and perspectives of
Hispanic countries
• Comparisons – comparing Spanish language and
Hispanic cultures to English/US
• Connections – integrating with other curriculum areas
• Communities – using Spanish beyond school setting
SPANISH 1
•Book• En español 1B by McDougal Littell
•Grade Weight
Percentages• Assignments – 45%
• Quizzes/Tests – 45%
• PEP
(Preparation/Effort/Participation)
– 45%
SPANISH 1
•Work/Late Work• Many times, if a student has an
overall low grade in Spanish, it is due
to missing/late work
• Shift of focus – Spanish 1 is a CORE
academic class, not a Co-Curriculur.
Students should expect to get as
much work to do here as in other Core
classes.
• I accept late homework, but it goes
down by 25% each week it is late.
SPANISH 1
•Quizzes/Tests
• Approx. 2-3 Vocabulary Quizzes
per quarter of 50-75+ words
• Approx. 2 Unit Tests per
quarter consisting of Listening,
Reading, Writing, Speaking and
Grammar sections
SPANISH 1•PEP
(Preparation/Effort/Participation)
• 10% of grade is based on PEP
• PEP Rubric includes these
categories:
Preparation and Effort
Participation
Class Presence Individual Participation
Academic Preparedness Partner/Group Participation
Accepting Constructive Criticism
Spanish-speaking Participation
Respect Towards Others
Openness to Learn
CLASS RESOURCES
My Website:
www.bcstoth.wordpress.com Located here:
Digital Copy of Tonight’s Information (Course Outline/PEP Rubric, This Power Point)
Daily Class Schedule Hand-outs
Helpful Links My Contact Information (also see handout)
CLASS RESOURCES
PowerSchoolhttps://powerschool.birmingham.k12.mi.us/public/
Your Child’s Grades at your Fingertips!
Log-in after Oct. 5
Replaces paper copies of Progress
Reports
CLASS RESOURCES
Helpful External Resources:
www.studyspanish.com
Take-Home Tutor CD-Rom
(see handout)
CLASS TRIP:4TH ANNUAL FIESTA
LATINA TRIP TO CHICAGO!
CLASS TRIP:4TH ANNUAL FIESTA
LATINA TRIP TO CHICAGO!
•MARCH 4 – 5, 2010•SAME PRICE as last year -
$337
•Look for more information
soon!
CLASS TRIP:NEXT YEAR (2011) –
SAN ANTONIO,
TEXAS•Week of February Break
•$1100-1300
•Look for more information
during 2nd semester!
HERE’S TO AN EXCITING YEAR FOR
YOUR STUDENTS!
Thank you for coming!
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