BienvenidosBienvenidos

Ms. HayesMs. Hayes

Spanish TeacherSpanish Teacher

Mendham High SchoolMendham High School

PURPOSEPURPOSE Our goal at Mendham High School is Our goal at Mendham High School is

to develop the student’s capacity to to develop the student’s capacity to use the language in communicative use the language in communicative situations. Emphasis will be from the situations. Emphasis will be from the text, workbook, videos and text, workbook, videos and supplementary materials such as supplementary materials such as newspaper and magazine articles. newspaper and magazine articles. Students will improve their skills in Students will improve their skills in reading, writing and speaking in the reading, writing and speaking in the target language.target language.

MATERIALSMATERIALS

YOU SHOULD COME TO CLASS YOU SHOULD COME TO CLASS PREPARED WITH…PREPARED WITH…

BINDER AND NOTEBOOK.BINDER AND NOTEBOOK. TEXTBOOK.TEXTBOOK. PEN WITH BLUE OR BLACK INK.PEN WITH BLUE OR BLACK INK. HANDOUTS AND HOMEWORK.HANDOUTS AND HOMEWORK. TEXTBOOKTEXTBOOK

ParticipationParticipation Participation will be assessed Participation will be assessed

four times per quarter and will four times per quarter and will be based on a point system of be based on a point system of forty points total per quarter.forty points total per quarter.

HOMEWORKHOMEWORK

ASSIGNMENTS ARE GIVEN EACH DAY AND ASSIGNMENTS ARE GIVEN EACH DAY AND ARE WRITTEN ON THE SMART BOARD IN THE ARE WRITTEN ON THE SMART BOARD IN THE FRONT OF THE CLASSROOM.FRONT OF THE CLASSROOM.

HOMEWORK MAY INCLUDE ASSIGNMENTS HOMEWORK MAY INCLUDE ASSIGNMENTS FROM THE TEXTBOOK, WORKBOOK OR FROM THE TEXTBOOK, WORKBOOK OR ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTARY HANDOUTS.ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTARY HANDOUTS.

ALL WORK IS TO BE COMPLETED BY THE DUE ALL WORK IS TO BE COMPLETED BY THE DUE DATE. THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS WITH AN DATE. THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS WITH AN EXCUSED ABSENCE.EXCUSED ABSENCE.

You are responsible for making up You are responsible for making up missed work within one week upon missed work within one week upon returning to school. A blank grade on returning to school. A blank grade on PowerSchool means that a make up PowerSchool means that a make up assignment was not handed in. assignment was not handed in.

A grade of 0 on PowerSchool means A grade of 0 on PowerSchool means that an assignment was not that an assignment was not completed or handed in on the day it completed or handed in on the day it was due.was due.

QUIZZES/TESTSQUIZZES/TESTS QUIZZES IN QUIZZES IN

SPANISH ARE SPANISH ARE GIVEN WEEKLY GIVEN WEEKLY AND MAY AND MAY INCLUDE…INCLUDE…

LISTENINGLISTENING SPEAKINGSPEAKING READINGREADING WRITINGWRITING QUIZZES ARE QUIZZES ARE

BASED ON A BASED ON A POINT SYSTEM.POINT SYSTEM.

Quizzes may be Quizzes may be announced or announced or unannounced.unannounced.

Tests will be Tests will be announced at announced at least one week least one week in advance.in advance.

DISCIPLINEDISCIPLINE

Listen attentivelyListen attentively

Actively participate in a Actively participate in a positive waypositive wayArrive to class on timeArrive to class on timeHave confidence in Have confidence in one’s ability—no one’s ability—no cheatingcheatingDemonstrate respect Demonstrate respect for school propertyfor school propertyNo food, cell phones, No food, cell phones, BYO technology rulesBYO technology rules(water only—NO (water only—NO FOOD!) FOOD!)

WarningWarning

DetentionDetention

Phone call home—Phone call home—Comment on Comment on PowerSchoolPowerSchool

Guidance conferenceGuidance conference

Disciplinarian Disciplinarian contactedcontacted

Parental conferenceParental conference

STUDY SKILLSSTUDY SKILLS OBTAIN A OBTAIN A

HOMEWORK PAD.HOMEWORK PAD. WRITE DOWN THE WRITE DOWN THE

ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNMENT FROM THE FROM THE BOARD.BOARD.

CLEAN AND SORT CLEAN AND SORT BINDER BINDER REGULARLY.REGULARLY.

REVIEW NOTES REVIEW NOTES EACH EVENING EACH EVENING AND PREPARE AND PREPARE QUESTIONS FOR QUESTIONS FOR THE NEXT DAY.THE NEXT DAY.

ASK QUESTIONS ASK QUESTIONS BEFORE LEAVING BEFORE LEAVING CLASS.CLASS.

COPY OVER NOTES IF COPY OVER NOTES IF SLOPPY AND USE A SLOPPY AND USE A COMPUTER IF COMPUTER IF NECESSARY.NECESSARY.

STAY AFTER SCHOOL STAY AFTER SCHOOL FOR FURTHER FOR FURTHER CLARIFICATION.CLARIFICATION.

CHECK OFF FINISHED CHECK OFF FINISHED ASSIGNMENTS IN ASSIGNMENTS IN HOMEWORK PAD.HOMEWORK PAD.

MY OFFICE HOURS MY OFFICE HOURS ARE TUESDAYS IN ARE TUESDAYS IN ROOM 126ROOM 126

2:45-3:45 P.M. OR BY 2:45-3:45 P.M. OR BY APPOINTMENTAPPOINTMENT

PHONE EXTENSION PHONE EXTENSION #5139#5139

ADDITIONAL INFO.ADDITIONAL INFO.

Teacher Web Page—Online dictionaries, Verb Teacher Web Page—Online dictionaries, Verb conjugators, Course outlines, Class summary.conjugators, Course outlines, Class summary.

Recent Developments: Grammar Review, Recent Developments: Grammar Review, Current Events Articles about Spanish-Current Events Articles about Spanish-speaking country, Vocabulary speaking country, Vocabulary building/circumlocution.building/circumlocution.

Themes:Themes: Spanish 3: Culture, Vacations, Activities Spanish 3: Culture, Vacations, Activities

(Sports & Pastimes), Relationships (Family & (Sports & Pastimes), Relationships (Family & Friends), Expressing opinions, School Friends), Expressing opinions, School courses, Arts & Architecture, Electronic courses, Arts & Architecture, Electronic media.media.

Spanish 2: Activities (Sports & Pastimes), Spanish 2: Activities (Sports & Pastimes), Home/Chores, Things in a town, Sports & Home/Chores, Things in a town, Sports & Exercise, Parts of the body & medical Exercise, Parts of the body & medical themes, Routines and activities from the themes, Routines and activities from the past, Food & restaurant vocabulary.past, Food & restaurant vocabulary.

Spanish 5 AVSpanish 5 AV

Themes for this year will Themes for this year will include: Spanish and Latin include: Spanish and Latin American Literature, Global American Literature, Global Issues, Science and Issues, Science and Technology, Customs and Technology, Customs and Traditions, Cultural Traditions, Cultural Diversity, Leisure Activities Diversity, Leisure Activities and Health & Medicineand Health & Medicine