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de la Señora Mason !

I am very Happy to be teaching your child Spanish this year. I am looking forward to a fun and successful school year. This is my first year at Ichabod Crane Middle School, but it is my 30th year teaching Spanish and French. I have taught 6th grade to college level classes of both languages in the last 30 years. I was born in Argentina and I grew up in Puerto Rico and Norwich NY area. I graduated from SUNY Cortland for my bachelors and SUNY Oneonta for my masters. I was recently living in the Rochester area then moved to Albany. I have 2 grown children a young lady and a young gentleman. I love sports, I participated in swimming my whole life and Track in college. Since starting teaching I have been a soccer, softball, swim and track coach. I have coached throwers for indoor and outdoor track for the past 7 years. I studied abroad in Salamanca, Spain and have traveled to the Ecuador, Mexico, France, Spain and throughout South America and the Caribbean. I love traveling, going to the beach, singing, making art, visiting museums, sewing, crafting and cooking international dishes. I also love walking my 3 rescue dogs, hanging out with my old lady rescue cat .

Spanish classes are going to be fun and interactive classes. You will participate in a variety of activities to learn Spanish including singing, raps or chants, projects, skits and games, all designed to help you develop your listening , reading, writing and speaking skills.

6th/ 7th Grade Spanish- During 6th grade Spanish you will learn a wide variety of vocabulary to develop a foundation for your Spanish. The topics that are covered are: greetings, colors, numbers, alphabet, adjectives, weather, clothing, food, conjugating, family, school, hobbies, activities, sports, food, restaurant and more.

8th Grade Spanish- In 8th grade you will continue to develop your language proficiency skills while learning more vocabulary topics. Such as: health, body parts, city and shopping, professions, giving directions, house, chores, travel, transportation and entertainment including movies, TV and concerts.

Classroom Expectations

• Students are responsible for being prepared with their materials and homework every day
• Materials include 2" 3 ring binder, with tabs, loose leaf paper, agenda and homework
• Demonstrate respect for their peers and teacher, to create an environment everyone feels comfortable in to learn
• Bring a positive attitude and try your best
• PARTICIPATE - in all activities, they are created to help you learn

Classroom Procedure

• Homework is written on the front white board on the right hand side next to the date
• The warm-up activity is on the smart notebook on board- you need to be in your seat and working on it when the bell rings
• If you have a music lesson or appointment during class please see me first to get the work you will miss
  • Miss a test or quiz please see me to reschedule ASAP
• Google Translate-is not accepted and will not be graded, the assignment will need to be re-done.

Homework and Missing Assignments Policy

• Homework will be assigned 2-3 times a week and they will vary.
• Incomplete or late homework- you have until Friday to make up the assignment. If you fail to do so you will receive a zero until you come after-school to complete it.
• If you miss class for a legal absence (lessons, field trips ect) you will have until the end of the week to make up work.

Feel free to contact me with any questions at:

Email: mmason@ichabodcrane. org or Google Voice: (518) 417-1520