back-to-school night miss schlaefli [email protected] spanish: 6, 7, and 8
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Courses 8th Grade Spanish—Meets every day
during Applied Academics (previously called Related Arts) Periods 1 and 2.
7th Grade Spanish—Meets every other day during Applied Academics Periods 4 and 5.
6th Grade Spanish—Meets every other day during Applied Academics Periods 6 and 7.
Wikispace My wikispace page is easy to find and
has a calendar with assignments posted, handouts and notes for students who missed class or misplaced their copies, and links for students to study and practice Spanish online.
http://hms-spanish.wikispaces.com
Wiki home page
6th and 7th Grades
Wiki calendar
Notes and Handouts
8th Grade
Notes and Handouts
Wiki calendar
Links
Links
These are websites available for student review and practice at home.
Grading PolicyHomework 10%
Class Work (Written and Oral) and Participation 30%
Quizzes/Mini-projects 25%
Assessments (Major tests and projects) 35%
As stated in my course expectations, I do not accept late HW. Only students with excused absences from class may turn in late work.
Sectionals/Seminars
Several students leave class at various times throughout the quarter.
All students must check in before they leave for Sectionals/Seminars.
All students must copy down any work, get any missed work, and turn in any work that is due before they leave for Sectionals/Seminars.
Please advise your student to check the wikispace for any notes he/she may need and any additional calendar changes.
Academic IntegrityCheating is prohibited and will result in a
zero. Cheating includes but is not limited to copying others’ assignments, allowing someone to copy work, sharing answers during a test or quiz, copying more than three words directly from another source, textbook, or website (plagiarism), using an online or electronic translator to translate phrases and sentences, or telling other students information after taking a test or quiz.
Important Places Around the Room
Day Date
ObjectiveHomewor
k
Textbook and
Workbook Cart
All work gets
turned in here
Portfolios and extra
handouts
HCPSS World Languages
The World Language Program supports the Bridge to Excellence Master Plan, the implementation of the Maryland Common Core State Curriculum, and the school system's focus on increasing the number of students who graduate ready for college and careers by:
Developing functional proficiency in a world language
Strengthening literacy skills in students' home language and the language under study
Offering a range of world language courses to meet the diversified needs of county students
Promoting respect for and appreciation of differences in cultural practices, products, and perspectives
Providing professional development opportunities for teachers of world languages
Emphasizing the goals of the national standards for learning world languages.
Middle School World Language – FAQs
What are world language classes like? Students learn a world language through
a proficiency-based approach. This means that the focus is on what students know and can do in the language. Instruction is primarily in the world language for approximately 90%-100% of the class time—and students are engaged to listening to, speaking, reading, and writing in the language. They are expected to be active participants in and out of class.
Middle School World Language – FAQs
What is the workload of the world language class? Students who opt to take a world
language take an additional academic course and they make a three-year commitment to language study in Grades 6-8. The world language class includes tests, quizzes, homework, class work, participation, and projects. It is recommended that time outside of class be dedicated to practicing the language. In addition, there are semester assessments that monitor progress.
Middle School World Language – FAQs
How does the world language class count toward high school credit? Students who successfully pass the class
and the end-of-course assessment will have the course recorded as “pass” on the high school transcript. Students must still take two credits of world language at the high school level if they choose the world language option for their Program Choice for graduation (the other three options are American Sign Language, Advanced Technology, or Career Academy).
Contact Info Please feel free to email
me if you have any concerns. [email protected]
Wikispace site:
www.hms-spanish.wikispaces.com