Spanish II is a big step up from Spanish I where you will now take some of your memorized vocabulary and new formulas to talk about your life. There are more concepts that we will use as we talk about routines and to recount stories from your own life. This course requires a lot more effort for similar results to what you did in Spanish I!
**Students should use their NHCS emails, we will use it to communicate.
Spanish II Syllabus 2022-23
Unit I (3 weeks of Spanish I review)
This will include use of common vocabulary within the classroom and the home, verbs in use in the present tense, common irregular verbs and stem-changing verbs in the present tense.
- Indirect Object Pronouns
- Interrogatives (question words and punctuation)
Unit II (4 weeks)
Reflexives
Present Progressive
Unit III-(4 weeks)Preterite/Simple past
-Ar verbs
-ER/-IR verbs
- Direct Object Pronouns
Irregular (dar, ser, hacer, ir)
Irregular stem
Stem changing verbs
Preterite changes to verbs ending with -car, -gar, & -zar
i to y verbs
Unit IV-(2 weeks) Imperfect past: This is fairly simple but it is different so be ready!
Unit V- (2 weeks) Imperfect past vs. preterite
Unit VI (Only if we have time, tú commands)
Student behavior:
Students are expected to ask permission in Spanish to walk from one point to another in the class or to go to the bathroom. Students that leave to use the restroom must sign out and leave their phone on the sign-out sheet or on their desk. Students must also carry the bathroom pass around their necks while out of the room. If you need to consume water during the period then you will need to bring them with you in a bottle with a screw on lid, you will need to dispose of other containers or empty and stow them. Students are not allowed to leave the room the first and/or last 15 minutes of the class (school rule). There is no eating, chewing gum, or candy permitted in my classes, you are supposed to be speaking and contributing to the class and this would impede pronunciation. Food is prohibited in the classroom. Drinks, other than water, are not allowed.
Absences: You must email me with your Names and the dates missed. Quizzes and tests must be made-up with me on Monday mornings before school or by appointment.
Make-up work/Late work: All make-up work/late-work should be completed in a timely manner, a rule to follow is a maximum of 5 days. I understand that we all have busy lives but I ask that you do not procrastinate. I will not accept late-work the last week of the 9 weeks unless we created a plan previously via email.
Homework: I do not assign homework and all work will be done in class pertaining to all assignments. The only assignment you should have to do at home is study. Likewise, I do not answer emails outside of school.
Grading Practices:
Ø Grades are divided into three categories-Formal assessments 60% and informal assessments 40%.
Ø Projects are counted as test grades and are sometimes two grades-the presentation and the product.
Ø There is zero extra credit! I will ignore requests for extra credit.
Ø Late work policy: The first day/minute the work is late it is 15 points off. Each calendar day is -15 points.
Ø Tutoring: Monday and Friday after school by appointment. Students must plan to stay after via email at least two (2) full school days in advance.
Ø Work from absences will be recorded as a zero until the work is made up. Students are expected to email me for work from their absences. You should include your Names and address the days that you missed. I do Monday morning before school from 7:30-8:20 for make-up work, quizzes/tests should be completed at this time.
Ø Required Materials:
· Paper/Pencils (all tests and quizzes must be completed in pencil so mistakes are easily corrected before turning in work)/Pens, and your school issued laptop (much of the written work we do will be through Canvas).
The following is procedural per the county's handbook that will be followed by students and teacher (myself):
Hall Passes
If a student leaves class for any reason during class time, they must have a hall pass.
If a student is going to the restroom during class time, they must have with them a specific hall pass from their classroom for this purpose AND must sign out and back in.
Classroom restroom passes are specific to classrooms. They have the classroom numbers on them.
In addition, all of the classrooms on a hallway are color coded to match only their hallway.
You are only permitted to use the restroom in the hallway in which your classroom is located.
If a student leaves the classroom for any other reason, they must have a yellow hall pass completed by their teacher with the date, time, student’s name, teacher’s signature, and destination (where they are going). They also must sign out and back in (unless they are going to the main office to check out).
Keep in mind… if a student is located in a hallway other than the hallway in which their classroom is located using the restroom, they will likely be assigned disciplinary consequences.
*This is being in an unauthorized area.
Attendance Procedures
Teachers are encouraged to develop and publicize an incentive to motivate students to regularly
attend classes on time every day.
After a student reaches the 3rd absence, teachers must contact a parent/guardian and document their efforts. If teachers receive no response or if contact is not made directly with parent/guardian, the student should be referred to the Attendance Council.
After the 5th absence, the teacher will complete an attendance referral form. The attendance council will notify parent/guardian.
In order for an absence to be considered excused, a note must be presented to the attendance office within 5 days of the absence. Notes received after this deadline will result in the absence being unexcused.
Students who are not passing the course, will receive their current grade for the semester.
Students must be present for 60 minutes to be considered present in a class.
Teachers, Coaches and Club Sponsors will notify faculty and staff of any need for a student to miss class to attend sporting events, field trips, etc.
Tardy Policy
Students are expected to arrive to school and to class on time. Tardiness is defined as not being inside the assigned classroom when the tardy bell rings. When the tardy bell rings teachers will close their doors. Hall sweeps will be conducted. Teachers will mark tardy students
Tardiness will be excused for the following reasons:
• Late bus
• Illness substantiated by a written excuse from a doctor or dentist
• Official legal document
• Circumstances approved by the principal or designee
Cumulative unexcused tardies will be dealt with in the following manner:
Subsequent offenses could result in loss of driving privileges, OSS, loss of extra-curricular activities, and other consequences deemed appropriate by school administration.
1st offense: Warning
2nd offense: Warning
3rd offense: Warning
4th offense: Warning
5th offense: Period ISS
6th offense: Period ISS
7th offense: 1 day ISS and loss of driving privileges for 5 school days
8th offense: 1 or more days ISS and loss of driving privileges for 10 school days. The attendance clerk will be informed to develop an Attendance Intervention Plan (AIP) if appropriate.
Subsequent offenses could result in loss of driving privileges, OSS, loss of extra-curricular activities, recommendation, and other consequences deemed appropriate by school administration.
According to NHCS Board Policy 4316, The board believes that responsibility for the dress and grooming of a student rests primarily with the student and his or her parents or guardians and that appropriate dress and grooming contribute to a productive learning environment. The board expects students to give proper attention to personal cleanliness and to wear clothes that are suitable for the school activities in which they participate.
The board respects students’ rights to express themselves in the way they dress in accordance with the dress and grooming standards established in this policy. The board recognizes that clothes are not gender specific.
A. Minimum Dress and Grooming Standards
The board requires that student appearance and clothing comply with the following standards. Enforcement must reasonably accommodate clothing or accessories worn by students as an expression of sincerely held religious beliefs or by students with disabilities.
1. Students must wear clothing that includes both a shirt with pants or a skirt, or the equivalent (for example, a dress or a shirt with shorts), and shoes with a solid sole.
2. Headgear, including hats, hoodies, and caps, are not allowed.
3. Upper clothing must cover the chest, from armpit to armpit, and the torso. Straps are required.
4. Lower clothing, specifically dresses and skirts, must extend to the mid-thigh. Shorts or pants must not reveal undergarments or buttocks. Holes/designs in lower clothing must meet the above criteria.
5. Sunglasses may not be worn inside the building.
6. Clothing and accessories must be suitable for all scheduled classroom activities, including activities in physical education courses, science labs, and shop classes, and other activities where unique hazards exist or specialized attire or safety gear is required.
Additionally, students are prohibited from wearing, carrying or displaying any clothing or accessories that:
1. Depict, imply, advertise, or advocate unlawful violence or other illegal conduct, or the use of alcohol, tobacco, marijuana, or other controlled substances.
2. Display or imply vulgar, lewd, or obscene language or images. Clothing and accessories may not depict or imply pornography, nudity, or sexual acts.
3. Endanger student or staff safety.
4. Are prohibited under policy 4328, Gang-Related Activity, or any other provision of the Code of Student Conduct; or
5. Create a substantial disruption of the educational process or operations of the school.
Administrators and teachers may authorize individual students to use wireless communication devices for personal purposes when there is a reasonable need for such communication. Teachers and administrators may authorize individual students to use the devices for instructional purposes, provided that they supervise the students during such use. If students are using their wireless communication devices to access the Internet during the school day, they must do so through the school’s wireless network.
Student use of electronic devices shall be limited to non-instructional time. These devices should be turned off during instruction, unless the teacher has indicated in the lesson plans that the devices will be used for instructional purposes that day or at the discretion of the teacher. Students not following this policy will receive a referral for insubordination.
Ashley High School Grading Practices
Updated 3/2/17
The faculty and staff of Ashley High School will grade students according to the following categories:
Practice 40%
Graded activities to teach curriculum standards during the learning process.
Performance 60%
Student’s demonstration of mastery of curriculum standards
Teachers will determine the weight of specific sub-categories within Practice and Performance in order to adapt to their specific curriculum and teaching style.