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Qr 1, Week #8

Announcement will be posted here. 

What Students are Working on During this Week  

(Qr 1, Week #8, October 06- October 10, 2025)

Current Curriculum 

All units and lots of other extra resources are posted on your child's Google Classroom 

Please check your child's Google Classroom to learn about our current content and its related materials, as well as assessments. Follow the same title for the quarter # and the date of the week number on Google Classroom. All resources related to the current unit are also on your child's Google Classroom. 

Unit Names for All Grades: Please access your child's Google Classroom to find the full content of these units listed below: 

Kindergarten: Unit 1:  Greetings and Alphabet ا-ص

1st Grade:  Unit 1:  Pets and Animals (Part 3) as well as Alphabet Reading Practice (ا-خ)

2nd Grade: Unit 1 (B): School Rooms (Part 1)

3rd Grade: Unit 1: Shopping for School Supplies (Part 4)

4th Grade: Unit 1: My School Schedule (Part 4)

5th Grade:  Review Unit 2; (Part 2). This is for the preparation for the STAMP Test that will be taken in March 2026

6th Grade:  Unit 1: Sports and Pastime (Part 4)

7th Grade:  Unit 1:  What I do in my House (Part 4)

8th Grade Unit 2: Review; (Part 3). This is for the preparation for the STAMP Test that will be taken in March 2026

Grading Policy on the Gardebook, Grades 3-8 only:

 Miscellaneous  (10%): Participation, homework, in-class formative assessment worksheets, and/or independent work during the Asynchronous classes for students. (Worksheets, written or oral practice assignments, etc.) 

Summative Assessments (90%): These include quizzes, performance tasks,  projects, etc. We are using SBG for all 3rd-8th-grade students. Each of the following assessments is considered a summative assessment that will happen 2 times throughout the quarter. 

SBG Interpretive Assessments 30%

SBG Interpersonal Assessments 30% 

SBG Presentational Assessments 30%

WL late work policy (for grades 3-8)

 Late work will be accepted under the following conditions: 

Ø  Interpersonal Mode Assessments: No makeups/redos unless the student was absent or had extenuating circumstances. Makeups are to be scheduled with the teacher. If the student does not participate in the interpersonal mode assessment after multiple attempts and/or modifications (ie, there is nothing to grade), then the student will receive a zero in the Gradebook, and the parent will be notified.

Ø  Presentational Mode Assessments: For absences or extenuating circumstances, students will be allowed up to one week scheduled with the teacher to complete the written assignment or present to the class. If a student arrives on the presentation day with nothing prepared, then a grade of zero will be zero until the presentation is completed. The highest grade earned on a late presentation is 89.

Ø  Interpretive Mode Assessments: If absent, the student will be allowed up to one week to make up the assessment. Retakes will be at the discretion of the teacher, depending on the assignment.

Ø  In-Class Work: Any in-class work that is not completed within the timeframe set by the teacher should be completed at home and returned the following class day.

Ø  No extra credit assignments.

Ø   For grades 4-8, it is your responsibility to find out what assignments/quizzes were missed during an absence. Check with your partners *before* consulting me.

Ø  If you have an excused absence, you have the same number of days absent to turn in your work. 

Ø  In case of a long-term absence, it is the students' and parents’ responsibility to meet with the teacher as soon as possible in order to arrange a plan for submitting missed assignments.  

Ø  All missed quizzes and homework will be taken upon return from the absence. You will be asked to arrange a time to make up quizzes during your language period.

How can I help my child learn the Arabic content of the week? 

Parents/Guardians Support and Monitor Progress

1- Monitor that your child is following the plan step by step for the reading and writing plan.

2- Encourage your child to say all the daily learned letters or even sing the alphabet song to you.

3- You may test his /her knowledge of the alphabet by printing these flashcards and asking him/her to say the letter on the flashcard. Make sure no English is written on flashcards:

https://www.totcards.com/free-arabic-alphabet-flashcards.html

Or you can even watch him/her doing this Quizlet Letters self-check activity:   https://quizlet.com/260339913/arabic-alphabet-flash-cards/

4- Assure that s/he uses the book to trace the letters or the set of letters he is working on.

Current Content Plan for your child; otherwise, what we are learning in our class:        

1- Take your Arabic packet home every day. Spend 10-15 minutes practicing the current vocabulary daily.

2- Complete any missing assignments at home to be on track to finish things online.

3- Ask immediately when you need help.

4- Practice reading the sentence related to every part of the unit as soon as we start each part of the unit.

5- When we do the reading portion of each part of the unit, please be encouraged to raise your hand to try to read. Participate in speaking activities by raising your hand to try. You won’t lose anything to try, but you might earn Falcon bucks.  

6- Email if you need any help with any assignment.       

Google Classroom:

 All updates and announcements will be added to this page as well as emailed and inserted on my LaSalle II web page. Parents are more than welcome to join our Google Classroom pages. All class assignments will be listed on the Google Classroom page as well as the weekly lesson plan. 

All new students have a special learning plan designed to help them catch up with their peers. The New Students Learning Plan is posted on your child's Google Classroom. 

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Arabic Webpage Access:

Please keep a link to the Arabic web page saved to your browser to access all information directly and follow our announcements:

https://sites.google.com/cps.edu/arabic/home

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Useful Apps to help you proceed with your Arabic assignments in class and/or when absent:

• Google Classroom, where to find all assignments and practice materials. Click here to learn how to use this app

• How to turn in an assignment on your Google Classroom: Click here to learn about it. 

• How to answer a question in Google Classroom. Click here to learn how

• Google Meet, where we will be holding our live meeting every other week for each grade level.  Click here to learn how to use this app

• PearDeck, an interactive app to help promote interpersonal skills for students.  Click here to learn how to use this app

• Jamboard, an interactive app to help promote interpersonal skills for students.  Click here to learn how to use this app

• Edpuzzle, where you will do your cultural activities. If the app doesn't work, please use the attached link on the stream front page to do your activity.  Click here to learn how to use this app 

• Kami, to do your worksheets online if you don't have access to a printer at home. You may turn in your assignment directly after you finish it. I will grade it and return it to you.  Click here to learn how to use this app

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Other Resources 

Language Resources for Extra Practice

Click here for extra language resources online. -nma

Language Packet

https://sites.google.com/cps.edu/l2-wl-resources/home

Grading Policy:

https://docs.google.com/a/cps.edu/document/d/150lBYcmZdXRckw-SZZmbnaEhrG7jXxKo9POIEZeNQeQ/edit?usp=sharing 

Our Grading Scale and Points weight for grades 6-8 is attached below. (Grading Scale and Points)

Our Curriculum Map and daily Arabic language class schedule for the 2025-26 school year, all grades, can be found on the Arabic Class Syllabus. The Syllabus is attached below.

UPDATES:

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This is such a great source for a full Arabic curriculum: Please copy the URL and then paste it into your browser. 

http://www.goethe-verlag.com/book2/EN/ENAR/ENAR002.HTM 

Alphabet Resources:

§  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ANIoxAxruys

§  http://www.omniglot.com/writing/arabic.htm

§  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5g6QS67UsmQ&feature=related

Recommended

Resources for K-1 and all new students.

http://yemenlinks.com/Theme/Arabic_Resources

General Language Curriculum Maps

A curriculum map is a document explaining what we plan to teach. Please keep in mind that the process of curriculum mapping is always a work in progress. We will revisit, review, and revise the maps based on the needs of our students. We hope you will use these maps as an informative tool for your child’s language-learning experience at LaSalle II. Please contact your child's teacher if you have any questions about the content. Please click here to view our world language curriculum maps. 

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