Señorita Armstrong CLASSROOM RULES AND POLICIES!

including speaking

with friends and/or

family, listening to

Spanish music and

making flashcards.

Students can also ac-

cess the textbook at

c l a s s z o n e . c o m .

Also, for more

practice and games

g o t o t h e

@Home Tutor web-

site listed below:

¡Bienvenidos a la

clase de Español 1-2!

This year you will

begin developing

your Spanish skills.

You will learn Spanish

through TPRS —Total

Proficiency though

Reading and Story-

telling. We will be

using TPRS in con-

junction with the text-

book and a variety of

other supplementary

materials. The lan-

guage learned by this

method remains in

the student’s long-

term memory. The

student must be in

class to learn the

language through

l i s t e n i n g ,

dramatization, read-

ing and speaking.

Students’ participa-

tion is expected to be

constant and con-

sistent to ensure their

success.

There is no way to

“make up” such

class work. If the

student’s goal is to

learn to speak

Spanish, attendance

is critical for

success.

It is critical to

review vocabulary,

grammar, listening,

and speaking exer-

cises on a daily basis.

Students will need to

practice the lan-

guage outside of

class. This can be

done in many ways

Homework Guidelines Learning a foreign language in the classroom is a difficult task due to the limited amount of time available to the student to practice. Therefore, it is essential that the student review the vocabulary on a daily ba-sis in order to retain lan-guage skills. Homework is

practice, not a test. Even if you aren’t sure you’re doing it right….DO IT! You earn credit for assignments done to the best of your ability and on time. Questions about the homework will be answered the next day in class.

1. Schedule your home-

work time into your daily activities.

2. Do your own work. Copy-ing does not equal learning.

3. All work must be neat and legible.

4. All assignments are due

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CLASSROOM RULES AND POLICIES!

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Foreign

Language

Learning

Center

Schedule

Monday

Tuesday

Thursday

Friday

2:45 p.m.—

3:45 p.m.

Wednesday

EOP

8:20 a.m.—

8:55 a.m.

Room 1506

623-915-8000 Ext. 8137

Señorita Armstrong

M O O N V A L L E Y H I G H S C H O O L

Learning Center Times 1

Required Materials 2

Classroom Behavior 2

Attendance & Tardies 3

Make-up Work 3

Tests & Procedures 4

Grades 4

In this syllabus:

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Español 1-2

You are responsible for bringing your own materials. Every day you are responsi-ble to come to class with:

pencil & paper

blue or black pen

3-ring notebook

Vocabulary dic-tionary

Avancemos

workbook

The teacher will NOT provide materials for you.

You are responsible for material written on the board or

covered orally in class.

After entering the classroom you are not allowed to leave the room for any for-gotten materials.

Classroom Behavior

Required Materials

Property:

Take care of things (whether they belong to you, to your neighbor, to me, or to our school)

Rules:

Have materials ready and be

seated when the bell rings.

Obey all school/district rules

Learning Spanish requires

positive, active participation.

Always show respect for self,

others, and property.

The Environment:

Reduce, reuse, recycle

Keep your table/desk and surrounding area clean.

CONSEQUENCES

When these rules are not fol-lowed by the student, s/he will be given the following conse-quences:

Verbal warning

Teacher/student conference and/or detention

Parent phone call

Possible suspension from class.

It is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to

behave in a way that shows

RESPECT for:

Yourself:

Be intellectually honest

Do quality work

Speak up if you have concerns or needs

Set appropriate bounda-ries

Others:

Respect diversity

Respect space by keeping hands, feel & objects to yourself

Time:

Respect yours, mine, and ours

ELECTRONIC

DEVICES

Staff members are to

confiscate any device

(not limited to cell

phone, mp3 players, cd

players, cameras, and

other) when seen on

campus. This includes

electronic devices that

are displayed on

“clips” or “cases.”

SEE THE

STUDENT HANDBOOK

FOR

CONSEQUENCES!


Español 1-2

There is a direct rela-tionship between aca-demic success and regular, punctual school attendance. Attendance and punc-tuality are the sole responsibility of the student and his/her family.

ON TIME means: The student is in his/her assigned seat, w ith appropri-ate materials out, and is ready to work BEFORE the tardy bell rings.

The school reserves the right to determine

whether or not a stu-dent is tardy.

Any student not in his/her seat prepared to work when the tar-dy bell rings will be sent to the attendance office for the appropri-ate discipline action. Students may return to class only with a pass from the office.

10 points – each assignment completed before entering class OR assignments com-pleted after being absent

5 points – assignments fin-ished late in class

0 points – assignments not done or that are copied

at the beginning of class and must be complete before com-ing to class.

5. Students will not be released from class to obtain work from a friend, car, previous class, etc.

Points for homework assign-ments are:

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Make-up Work

ATTENDANCE AND TARDIES

… Homework Guidelines (continued)

teacher by no later

than two days after the

absence or the student

will NOT receive credit

for the assignment.

All quizzes and tests

will be made up during

a scheduled learning

center and not during

class time.

The consequences for

not attending the sched-

uled learning center will

be a ZERO for that par-

ticular test or quiz.

Students who are not in

class are responsible for

finding out what they

have missed and for

making up the work. It

is the student’s respon-

sibility, not the teach-

er’s. All work must be

handed in to the

Absent?

1. Check the

calendar for

work, test, and/

or quizzes that

need to be

made up.

2. Check Absent

Folders for

assignments

3. Check with

your partner

for notes


Español 1-2

Moon Valley’s dress

code is strictly

enforced!

Student Handbook

has specific dress

code regulations.

Quizzes are NOT announced ahead of time because students are tested on long-term memory. The following behavior is expected when tak-ing a quiz or a test:

Any form of test-taking violations will result in a zero (0) for that grade and an automatic U (Unsatisfactory) in citizenship for that grading peri-od on the report card. Repeated incidents of test-taking violations will be reported to the administrators.

The 1st semester grade will be based on:

Participation….10%

Bellwork...10%

Homework ……20%

Test/Quizzes

/Projects……..45%

Final Exam...15%

The 2nd semester grade will be based on:

Participation….10%

Bellwork...10%

Homework ……20%

Test/Quizzes

/Projects……..30%

PBA...20%

Final Exam...10%

Grades will be giv-

en at the end of each

quarter. The grad-

ing categories may

include, but are not

limited to, the fol-

lowing areas:

Participation

Notebook

Classwork

Homework

Oral presentations

Reports

Quizzes / Tests

District Assessment

A student’s total

points earned will

equal their grade.

Grades

Tests and Procedures

Total point percent-

ages are :

90 – 100% = 1

80 – 89% = 2

70 - 79% = 3

60 - 69% = 4

59% and below = 5

It is the student’s responsibility to check grades and make up all miss-ing work. Grades are post-ed regularly in the classroom and will be available on the internet via INFI-NITE CAMPUS

Señorita Armstrong 3625 W. Cactus Phoenix, AZ.

85029 623-915-8000 ext. 8137

peggy.armstrong@ guhsdaz.org

moonvalley.guhsdaz.org

To communicate with me please use the infor-mation given below.


Español 1-2

Detach and return ONLY this page to Señorita Armstrong

Parent initials

in each box

Student initials

in each box

I understand that con-

stant attendance is criti-

cal to success in this

class.

I have read and under-

stand all classroom ex-

pectations.

I understand that the

dress code will be en-

forced.

I understand the defini-

tion of “on time to

class.”

I understand the tardy

policy.

I understand the elec-

tronic devices policy.

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PRINT Student’s Name Hour

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Student Signature Date

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Parent/Guardian Signature Date

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