Spanish

Bienvenidos a la clase de Español!

Señora Paglianti / spanish@stmaryeg.org

Dear SMV Parents and Guardians:

(8th grade parents- please also see the attached FAQ letter on the bottom of the page)

¡Saludos! I hope you all had a wonderful summer! I look forward to getting acquainted with my students and kicking off the new school year with new Spanish excitement!!

Along with cultural topics, some curriculum highlights first semester include:

6^th grade- greetings, numbers, Central American cultures and geography, dates, classroom commands and objects

7^th grade- adjectives, clothing, AR verbs, extended family, describing age, possessive

8^th grade- demonstratives, South American cultures and geography, SER vs. ESTAR, tener expressions, weather, hacer

Second semester we will be continuing through the curriculum and covering advanced topics and concepts while incorporating even more Latino and Spanish culture.

Please remember the materials your child will need for Spanish class are: binder and notebook just for Spanish use and a zip-loc bag for flashcard storage.

Please also remember that fluency takes many years of study and living abroad to develop, so be patient. Your child is learning Spanish "poquito a poco"-bit by bit! Because of the limited number of class days for Spanish and the developmental level of the students, we do not spend as much time on grammar, and reading and writing, as a traditional first year high school program. (Retention of grammar and vocabulary is much greater in a 5-day-a-week program.)

What you can do at home: In order to reinforce what your child learns in class, I ask that you review vocabulary with your child daily for a minimum of five minutes per day and that you encourage your child to share what he or she learns in Spanish with you on a regular basis.

I hope that you have a chance to look at the work we will be doing in class as their binders and activities are coming home!

Please remember that you are also welcome to contact me at spanish@stmaryeg.org to discuss your child’s Spanish progress or with further questions.

Thank you again for recognizing the importance of learning Spanish in today’s diversified world!

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6th Grade Objectives-

Quarter 1-

• Practice Spanish Alphabet and master pronunciation

• Learn Greeting vocabulary and how to greet each other en Español

• Learn 1-20

• Days of the week

• Master the Subject Pronouns

• Understand the verb SER and its uses with nationalities of Central America and the Caribbean.

• Learn the geography of Central America and the Caribbean.

• Review numbers and express age in Spanish

Quarter 2-

• Form the date correctly in Spanish

• Master numbers 1-30

• Review the months of the year

• Understand and respond to classroom commands

• Learn the usage of definite articles and gender

• Master classroom objects and making plurals

Quarter 3-

• Places in the community

• The verb "IR" and conjugations

• Review of subject pronouns

• Numbers 1-100

• Question words and usage

• Classroom questions and phrases

Quarter 4-

• School Subjects

• Likes and Dislikes with GUSTAR

• Extensive family vocabulary

• Expressing Age with TENER

• Subject pronoun review

• Animals and indefinite articles

7th Grade Objectives-

Quarter 1-

• Review subject pronouns, days of week, alphabet & relearn numbers 1-100

• Practice with indefinite articles both singular and plural

• Learn vocabulary on family along with conjugating verb tener to make short sentences.

• Review of SER, conjugation, & Family Tree project

• Adjectives and number & gender agreement

• Positive and Negative sentences

• Clothing and color agreement

• Definite and Indefinite article practice and review

Quarter 2-

• Introduction to AR verb conjugation

• Shopping vocabulary and questioning

• Extensive AR verb list and conjugation

• Extended Family vocabulary

• More practice with adjectives and agreement

• Question and answer practice with age and descriptions

• Utilize Possessive Adjectives correctly

Quarter 3-

• Extensive food vocabulary

• All forms and applications of GUSTAR

• Introduction to Demonstrative Adjectives

• Restaurant Vocabulary and phrases

• Review of definite and indefinite articles

• Introduction and practice with SER versus ESTAR

Quarter 4-

• South American geography and capitals

• South American nationalities and culture

• Review of SER

• Extensive practice with questioning

• Body vocabulary

• Tener expressions

8th Grade Objectives-

Quarter 1-

• Review of alphabet, days of the week, and more.

• Weather vocabulary with conjugation of hacer for short sentence writing and conversation

• AR, ER & IR verbs, how to conjugate and use in short sentences

• 3 minute skit project

• Latin American Research Paper with visual aid slides for presentation

• Introduction to Demonstrative Adjective

• Restaurant Vocabulary and phrases

• Review of definite and indefinite articles

• Introduction and practice with SER versus ESTAR

Quarter 2-

• South American geography and capitals

• South American nationalities and culture

• Review of SER

• Extensive practice with questioning

• Body vocabulary

• Tener Expressions

• Weather and HACER

Quarter 3-

• ER, IR verb conjugation

• Extensive practice using the Regular Present Tense AR, ER, IR verbs

• Saber vs. Conocer

• Telling Time

Quarter 4-

• Introduction to the Present Progressive (-ing)

• Expanding vocabulary using "Acabar de" and "Ir a"

• Tener review and Introduction to "Tener que"

• Chores vocabulary

• Hobbies, Likes and Dislikes

• Review of GUSTAR and usage