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Hola Estudiantes y Padres!
BIENVENIDO!
I am delighted that your child is in my Spanish class this year.  With your encouragement, your child will participate in and enjoy many exciting and rewarding experiences this marking period.

Since lifelong success depends in part on learning to make responsible choices, I have developed a classroom contract/discipline plan that guides every student to make good decisions about his or her behavior.  Your child deserves the most positive educational climate possible for his or her growth and I know that together we will make a difference in this process.

THIS WEEK IN SPANISH
6th n/a
7th Cinco de Mayo 8th Cinco de Mayo

***Parents: Students can practice everything we do in class by visiting the textbook web site: www.pasoapaso.com.  (see the link in my favorites #1).  We use Paso a Paso 1 in the middle school.

Also, I recommend www.studyspanish.com for anyone who wants extra practice.  (See the link in my favorites) Enjoy!

8th Grade culture Points Project:
25 Points                                                 *Watch a Spanish movie w/English subtitles.
*Complete a Spanish webquest. Print out your answers and give the website.
* Create a Spanish comic book.
*Prepare a Spanish meal for your family.   Bring in a signed note and a photo.
*Learn a song and record yourself on CD.
*Select a Spanish music artist.
Write a summary about his/her life
In your own words (Do not cut and
paste information from the Internet)
and bring in music for the class to hear

                 30 Points
  *Create an original Spanish
Board game on poster board.
  (Include rules and pieces).
* Teach the class a Spanish song.
*Draw and color a poster-sized map of Spain.
*Make a poster for a Spanish Region
    w/facts & photos. Include major
   cities, rivers, mountains
*Go to a Spanish restaurant (not Taco Bell).
Bring in a signed and dated note
from the waiter/waitress.
*Create a 6 sided travel brochure
for a Hispanic country. (Include info
about food, tourist attractions,
lodging, pricing, etc.)
*Teach someone some Spanish.
Record a 10 minute lesson.

    20 pts.
*Read & summarize an article
about Spanish current events. (Staple
the article to your summary.)

*Write a poem in Spanish or about
   Spanish or something Spanish
      Do not use a translator

* Watch a Spanish TV show.  Write a summary of what happened.

         100 pts.
* Attend a concert, play, or opera.
Bring in a souvenir or playbook
for Mrs. Pruszinski.

* Visit an art museum that features
Hispanic artists.  Bring back your ticket and a photo or postcard for Mrs. Pruszinski

Choose any combination of projects that equals atleast 100 points.  All projects must be on Spanish culture.  All summaries must be atleast 65 of your words.

7th Grade Scavenger Hunt
Spanish Scavenger Hunt
How many things of Spanish origin can you find in your community? Follow these easy steps and let the fun begin!
Look in supermarkets, libraries, newspapers, and magazines.
Put a check mark next to each item you find.  Each is worth 10 points for a total of 100 points.  Attach all of the findings to this paper

1. a picture of a Spanish-speaking person in history
2. a signature from a Spanish-speaking person
3. a news article about a country where people speak Spanish
4. the names and pictures of three famous Hispanics and what they are famous for (for example, a TV personality, an athlete, and an author)
5. the name and address of an organization in your community that uses Spanish (bonus points for a signature from someone who works there).
6. a picture of a fruit that originally came from a Latin American country
7. a picture of a vegetable that originally came from a Latin American country
8. a postage stamp or a copy of a postage stamp from a Spanish-language country
9. two state names that come from Spanish and a copy of a map highlighting their location
10. a coin or monetary bill from Spain or from a Latin American country  (or a picture of one if you can’t find a real one)

6th Grade La Plaza Project
1.  Tell the name, date of birth, city/country, job, accomplishments and dates and history of the country during the lifetime of the person you were assigned.
Include an illustration either printed out, photocopied or drawn (no stick figures)

1. Francisco Franco
2. Gabriela Mistral
3. El Greco
4. Simon Bolivar
5. Portfirio Diaz
6. Moctezuma
7. Joan Miro
8. Francisco de Goya
9. Hernan Cortes
10. El Rey Juan Carlos
11. Benito Juarez
12. Jose Marti
13. Ponce de Leon
14. Francisco de Coronado
15. Diego Velazquez
16. Gabriel Garcia Marquez
17. Miguel de Cervantes
18. Dalvador Dali

2. Find out what each punto de intres is and where it is located:
1. El museo del prado
2. El palicio de las bellas Artes
3. El Morro
4. El Alcazar
5. El Parque Chapultepec
6. Machu Piccu
7. El Museo Nacional de Antroplologia
8. El Parque de Retiro
9. La Alhambra
10. La Quebrada
11. Chichen Itza
12. Lago Titicaca
13. Los Pirineos
14. El Volcan Poas
15. El Zocalo

3.  Find the history and the significance to the country for the punto de intres you were assigned.  Include an illustration.

The foreign language dept. will be hosting THE CULTURE CLUB afterschool on Thursdays from 2:35 pm to 4:00 pm.  Any student interested in participating needs to return a signed permission slip a.s.a.p. We will be participating in many hands-on cultural and sevice activities!