We will access classroom materials via Canvas. Each class has a team name that reflects a special dish of our many cultures. We're going to have lots of fun with this concept this year. Familiar with these dishes below? If not, look them up! They're all deliciosos!
New for Fall 2024
7th Grade 2nd Period - Team Paletas
7th Grade 3rd Period - Team Tostones
8th Grade 4th Period - Team Tres Leches
8th Grade 5th Period - Team Quesadillas
6th Grade 6th Period - Team Guacamole
6th Grade 7th Period - Team Tamales
Supplies - You will need the following:
A notebook (cuaderno) or binder for writing and learning new vocabulario, taking notes and doing in class assignments.
Your laptop (computadora) - Your WCPSS Chromebook is necessary for online assessments. You cannot take an assessment on your personal device.
A pencil (un lapiz) - work is not accepted in pen
Headphones (los audífonos)
A folder for printables
and occasionally we will use colored pencils or markers for creative activities. I suggest you have a pair of inexpensive headphones that you keep with you in your backpack daily. We value our listening activities and believe listening in our headphones is most optimal for language learning.
Our class structure follows the model of our World Languge Content standards and the 8th grade exit exam. Each component of language learning is reinforced and includes elements of formative and summative assessment.
Students enjoy passages in Spanish and answering context, vocab and grammar questions. Bilingual books are here for students enjoyment in our Biblioteca. Advanced or heritage speakers can enjoy more advanced level reading, fiction and nonfiction. We also have our bilingual magazine, Que Tal. Students enjoy timely news stories over current events, sports, technology, travel and business themes. We enjoy digital books as well.
Great vocab builds great conversations
Listening Cafe
Comic Strip in Spanish
Students prepare and record audio or video presenrarions in Spanish
Speaker to Speaker
We often record audio conversations and submit in Canvas as MP3s. Check out a couple of our 8th Graders, doing what they do best! Muy bien Carl y Santiago!
Students enjoy a game of fútbol, which is a quintessential part of our target cultures around the world.
Our students have listening activities each week in the site This is School, formerly This is Language. Student enjoy a variety of videos showcasing real students from all parts of the world, answering prompts just like theirs. The target vocabulary is reinforced and students have activities to help learn the grammar lessons attached to each video that correspond with our units. Have your student show you their This is School account on their Chromebooks today.