SPANISH I DAILY ASSIGNMENTS EL 20 DE FEBRERO– 24 DE FEBRERO EL LUNES: word of the day: pico  beak; New info. on how to say DATES in Spanish; If absent, download the TWO powerpoints under the “Downloads and Handouts” link on the school website and copy the info. into your notebook. No assignment. EL MARTES: word of the day: náufrago  shipwrecked; reviewed yesterday’s info., talked about Saints’ Days and then learned about the Days of the Week. If absent, download the Powerpoint under the “Downloads and Handouts” link on the school website and copy the notes into your notebook. No assignment. Be sure to know how to spell months and days for the test on Friday! EL MIÉRCOLES: word of the day: mantel  table cloth; in-class review of days of the week and time – tomorrow more review with months as well. No assignment for 4th and 6th hours ; 1st hour – pick up assignment from Ms. Knott if absent EL JUEVES: word of the day: quitanieves  snowplow; reviewed days/dates/time/etc. for tomorrow’s test; Pick up assignment from Ms. Knott if absent; W.O.D. quiz is also tomorrow! EL VIERNES: word of the day: paga  allowance; W.O.D. quiz and Month/Day test – make up before/after school if absent; Monday you will have the 2nd part of the test, reading a calendar and a class schedule and answering questions about each. EL 13-17 DE FEBRERO: EL LUNES: Word of the day: conducir  to drive; began a new unit on TIME TELLING in Spanish. Download the notes and copy them into your notebook if you were absent; you may need to come in for more of an explanation if absent; Assignment: Write the following times in complete sentences in Spanish: 1. 6:23

2. 10:12

3. 1:35 4. 12:49 5. 9:31

6. 7:30 7. 4:03 8. 3:45

EL MARTES: word of the day: roncar  to snore; more time telling in class today. Get notes over the new information (download in the “Handouts/Downloads” link) and copy them into your notebook. Download worksheet in the same location. Worksheet due THURSDAY. EL MIÉRCOLES:

No School!

EL JUEVES: word of the day: plano  flat; worksheet due today; reviewed time with in-class, hands-on activity. Tomorrow is your TIME TEST! Please study! (also W.O.D. quiz) EL VIERNES:word of the day: quirífano  operating room; W.O.D. quiz and Time Test today – make up before/after school if absent; No assignment. EL 6 DE FEBRERO– 10 DE FEBRERO EL LUNES: word of the day: tubular  bicycle tire; Ch. 3 worksheets due today; Ch. 3 part 2 vocab. quiz today – make up before/after school if absent; Then Chapter 4 Vocab. Log on to Edmodo in order to get the words- copy them into your notebook and define and show Ms. Knott your work to receive credit, then read chapter 4 for tomorrow. EL MARTES: word of the day: trompada  punch/thump; read and discussed all of chapter 4; 1st and 4th hour worked on pronunciation (6th hour, later this week); Tomorrow: True/False and Dictation over ch. 4 EL MIÉRCOLES: word of the day: imperio  empire; Chapter 4 True/False and Dictation today – make up before/after school if absent; No assignment. EL JUEVES: word of the day: juez  judge; Began working on Chapter 4 worksheets today – pick up from Ms. Knott if absent; Study for tomorrow’s Word of the Day and Vocab. quizze! Worksheets are due at the end of the hour tomorrow.

EL VIERNES: word of the day: maniático  fussy: W.O.D. and Vocab. Quiz today – make up before/after school if absent; Then finished worksheets from Chapter 4 – due at the end of the hour. EL 30 DE ENERO – 3 DE FEBRERO EL LUNES: word of the day: unir  to join; new vocabulary for chaptet 3 today. Find this vocabulary on the Edmodo page, copy it into your notebook and define and then follow the directions for the assignment given at the end of the powerpoint. You will be quzzed over the first 17 words on Friday (Feb. 3) and the second 17 words on Monday (Feb. 6). EL MARTES: word of the day: maña  skill; discussed through page 13 of your book; Assignment: list all s/he/it verbs from page 11 EL MIÉRCOLES: word of the day: prometido  engaged; Freshmen on field trip – study hall today. Be ready to get back into Chapter 3 tomorrow! EL JUEVES: word of the day: detonar  to explode; discussed all of chapter 3 today in class and learned about showing possession in Spanish – download the notes and copy them into your notebook. Tomorrow: Ch. 3.1 vocab. quiz and W.O.D. quiz. Remember that Monday you will have 3.2 vocab quiz!! EL VIERNES: word of the day: pastar  to graze; W.O.D. & Vocab. quiz (1st part of chapter 3) today – make up before/after school if absent; Then worked on Chapter 3 worksheets in class – due Monday. Pick up worksheets from Ms. Knott if absent. Remember that the Chapter 3 part 2 vocab quiz is on Monday!! EL 23-27 DE ENERO: EL LUNES: word of the day: oca  goose; New concept today: GUSTAR  to like; Download and copy TWO pages of notes into your notebook if absent; No assignment (bring crayons/colored pencils/markers tomorrow if you have your own that you’d like to use for a project – if not, you can use what Ms. Knott has available.

EL MARTES: word of the day: vianda  lunch box; reviewed yesterday’s lesson on GUSTAR and Indirect Object Pronouns; Then began working on project that is due on Friday. If absent, you will need to come in before/after school so Ms. Knott can explain. Friday you will present your project to the class (after W.O.D. quiz). EL MIÉRCOLES: word of the day: porfiar  to argue; project work day today – if you don’t’ think 30 min. tomorrow will be enough time to finish, TAKE IT HOME! EL JUEVES: word of the day: montera  bullfighter’s hat; watched short QUACK! video today, then used the remaining time to work on your Me Gusta books. Books are due tomorrow. You will read your book to the class after tomorrow’s word of the day quiz. Please be prepared! EL VIERNES: word of the day: padrino  godfather; W.O.D.quiz – make up before/after school if absent; Then presentations of your project. No assignment. Be sure to bring your POBRE ANA book on Monday – we’ll be startnig chapter 3! EL 16-20 DE ENERO EL LUNES: Word of the day: traer  to bring; Took the 2nd part of the Ch. 1 Vocab quiz today (make up before/after school if absent), then did Chapter 2 Vocabulary. If absent, you will need to log on to Edmodo to get the vocab. and follow the directions to receive credit. When finished with the vocab., read pp. 6 & 7 for Tuesday. 6th hour: dictation from last week was completed also – make up before/after school if absent; EL MARTES: word of the day: avispa  wasp; discussed and read aloud, all of chapter 1. Be sure that you have read the entire chapter if you were absent – if you need to come in before/after school to get clarification on the chapter, please do so! No assignment. EL MIÉRCOLES: word of the day: brotar  to sprout; Reviewed Chapter 1 with a Spanish Q & A session, then ch. 1 speaking activity. If absent, you need to do the following: Go to page 8 in your book. Record yourself reading the first full

paragraph (begins with “Cuando” and ends with “comida”) with the Sound Recorder on your computer. Save it and then send it to Ms. Knott as an attachment in an email. Tomorrow we will do True/False and Dictation over Ch. 1. EL JUEVES: word of the day: gruñir  to growl; Ch. 2 Q & A session again today, then true/false and dictation over chapter 2 – make up before/after school if absent; W.O.D. and Vocab quizzes tomorrow! Please study! EL VIERNES: word of the day: sirena  mermaid; (Ms. Knott absent today)Word of the Day quiz and Ch. 2 Vocab quiz today – make up before/after school if absent; then chapter 2 worksheets, due Monday. Pick up worksheets from Ms. Knott if absent.

EL 9 – 13 DE ENERO EL LUNES: Word of the day: sestén  support; began reading “Pobre Ana” today. Copy the words down from the powerpoint that is posted on Edmodo.com. These words should be labeled CHAPTER 1, put in your Spanish notebook and should NOT be torn out. Define these words with the glossary of your “Pobre Ana” book. If you do not have your book yet, pick one up from Ms. Knott. Show your definitions to Ms. Knott to receive 10 points. You will be quizzes over the 1st 13 words on Friday and the last 12 on Monday. Assignment: read pp. 1 & 2. EL MARTES: word of the day: pimienta  black pepper; went over all of chapter 1 as a class today – be sure to have a good idea of what is going on. If not, you will need to come in and talk to Ms. Knott to go over the chapter. Assignment: on page 3 of you book, make a list of ALL of the verbs that are in the “s/he/it” form, even listing the repeats. You should come up with 33 total words. EL MIÉRCOLES: word of the day: miedoso  fearful; We did two listening activities in class today: dictation (Practice only) and chapter 1 True/False (graded). Make up before/after school if absent (Ms. Knott is unavailable Thurs

morning). Tomorrow you will have GRADED dictation. Make sure you review your vocab. words. EL JUEVES: word of the day: lata  can (noun); Chapter 1 dictation today (no 6th hour dictation – Ms. Knott absent), then Chapter 1 worksheets during class. Pick up worksheets from Ms. Knott if absent; Make up dictation before/after school if absent; Worksheets are due TOMORROW at the end of the hour – you will have time to finish them after your W.O.D. and Ch.1 Vocab. quiz. EL VIERNES: word of the day: mugriento  filthy; W.O.D. quiz and Ch. 1 Vocab. quiz (make up before/after school if absent); then continued working on the worksheets you were given yesterday – due at the end of the hour today; 6th hour: Monday you will start with the 2nd half of your Ch. 1 Vocab quiz, then we will do Ch. 1 dictation. Please be prepared EL 2-6 DE ENERO EL LUNES: NO SCHOOL EL MARTES: NO SCHOOL EL MIÉRCOLES: Reviewed 1st semester verbs/parts of speech/etc.; then got new vocabulary (chapter 3, story 1) – download and copy into your notebook. Quiz will be on Friday. No assignment. EL JUEVES: reviewed vocabulary today – remember that tomorrow you have a vocab. quiz!!! Then read a story in class and did a short assignment that you will need to pick up from Ms. Knott if you were absent. EL VIERNES: Word of the day: sorpresa  surprise; Chapter 3 Story 1 Vocab. quiz today – make up before/after school if absent; then D.O.L. in class. No assignment. EL 12-16 DE DICIEMBRE: EL LUNES: Word of the day: pago  payment; Review of Tener and Ir today, and their formulas. Tomorrow: Estar and Ser; ar/er/ir verbs and boot verb review.

See the schedule for the week in the Handouts/Downloads link on the school website. EL MARTES: Word of the day: navaja  razor; More review today: Ser vs. Estar, then ar/er/ir endings. Tomorrow: boot verb review and Ch. 1 Vocab. review. No assignment. EL MIÉRCOLES: Word of the day: al fin y al cabo  after all ; More review today (querer) and discussed what is on your final. Download the file in handouts/downloads link. EL JUEVES: word of the day: aguja  needle; Reviewed ch. 1 and 2 vocab. today, practiced listening activity for the final exam. Tomorrow: review game over ch. 1 & 2 Vocab. and W.O.D. quiz. Please study! EL VIERNES: LAST word of the day quiz today! – Make up before/after school if absent; Review game for final exam today – we will finish on Monday. No assignment. EL 5-9 DE DICIEMBRE: EL LUNES: Word of the day: hormiga  ant; New vocabulary from Chapter 2, Story 3 today (quiz will be Wednesday); Reviewed Indirect Obj. Pronouns, then read story aloud. Assignment: pick up from Ms. Knott – unavailable for download. EL MARTES: Word of the day: compartir to share; in-class Q & A about yesterday’s story, then vocab. review for tomorrow’s Ch. 2 Story 3 Vocab. quiz. No assignment. EL MIÉRCOLES: Word of the day: lazo  tie/ bond; 2.3 Vocab. Quiz – make up before/after school if absent; New vocabulary today (Chapter 2, Story 4) – download and copy into your notebook. Assignment: pick up from Ms. Knott if absent. EL JUEVES: Word of the day: manada  herd/pack; Ms. Knott absent today. Assignment: Chapter 2 worksheet during class. This will be due at the end of the

hour tomorrow. Chapter 2, Story 4 Vocab and W.O.D. quizzes tomorrow, then you will have the rest of the time to finish your worksheet. EL VIERNES: word of the day: lograr  to achieve; W.O.D. quiz and Ch. 2 Story 4 Vocab. quiz – make up before/after school if absent; then finished the worksheets that were assigned yesterday – due at the end of the hour today. No assignment. EL 28 DE NOVIEMBRE – 2 DE DICIEMBRE: EL LUNES: Word of the day: gabinete  cabinet; new vocabulary from Chapter 2 Story 1 vocabulary (quiz will be on Wednesday) and new verb, QUERER. Copy the notes (download) into your notebook – be ready for a ‘possible’ pop quiz over the verb QUERER tomorrow! Assignment: pick it up from Ms. Knott – unavailable to download. EL MARTES: **Anyone who brings a minimum of 8 cans to the food drive will get 10 Extra Credit Points for their Spanish final exam!!** Word of the day: hamaca  hammock; vocab. review; short quiz over QUERER – make up before/after school if absent; read yesterday’s story aloud in class. No assignment. EL MIÉRCOLES: Word of the day: huir to flee/run away; Ch. 2, Story 1 Vocab. quiz – make up before/after school if absent; New vocabulary and notes for Ch. 2, Story 2 today – copy them down in to your notebook (look in the ‘handouts/downloads); Assignment: pick up from Ms. Knott if absent; Ch. 2, story 2 Vocab. quiz will be on Friday. EL JUEVES: Word of the day: frontera  border; reviewed vocab; read yesterday’s story aloud and discussed; Reading assignment: Read from the beginning of the story until word “deja.” , which is about 8 total lines. You will need to read this aloud, using “Sound Recorder” on your computer. You need to email your recording to Ms. Knott by Monday, BEFORE the start of your class. When saving, name the file with your first name, last name and Spanish.

Example: JohnSmithSpanish. Vocab. and Word of the day quizzes are tomorrow! Study! EL VIERNES: word of the day: fallar  to fail; Word of the day and vocab. quizzes – make up before/after school if absent; Remember that your speaking is due MONDAY, but the time your class starts! EL 21-25 DE NOVIEMBRE EL LUNES: Word of the day: colgar  to hang up; reviewed –ar, -er, -ir verbs, then took short, fill-in-the-blank quiz – make up before/after school if absent; Then reviewed irregular verbs and added a new formula: ir + a + infinitive (to be going to do something). No assignment. EL MARTES: Word of the day: convivir  to live with; reviewed yesterday’s new formula, then began writing assignment about what you are going to do this weekend. Use the formulas “ir + a infinitive/place”. 3 sentences must be in the “yo” form; 3 must be in the “él/ella” form; 3 must be in the “nosotros” form; 2 of the 9 must be negative, telling that you/someone is NOT going somewhere or going to do something. Working on rough draft in class day. Final draft will be due at the end of the hour tomorrow. Study for tomorrow’s Word of the Day quiz – only 3 words! EL MIÉRCOLES: Word of the day: derretir  to melt; Word of the day quiz – make up before/after school if absent; worked on final draft that we started yesterday. This will now be due on MONDAY, at the beginning of the hour. EL JUEVES: No school EL VIERNES: No school EL 14-18 DE NOVIEMBRE: EL LUNES: Word of the day: esparcir  to spread; learned about –AR verb conjugations today and got a new list of verbs. Download the list of verbs from Edmodo and copy them and their definitions into your notebook. You will have a

test over the definitions on Friday (along with –ER and –IR verbs.) If absent, you will have to get the assignment from Ms. Knott. EL MARTES: Word of the day: araña  spider; More verb conujations today – received a list of –ER verbs today (find them on Edmodo and copy them into your notebook – they will also be on Friday’s quiz), and learned the –ER verb chart. If absent, you will have to get the assignment from Ms. Knott. EL MIÉRCOLES: Word of the day: afeitarse  to shave; Verb review; then learned the –IR verb conjugation chart and four new verbs: vivir: to live; escribir: to write; decidir: to decide; recibir: to receive; Copy them into your notebook. They will also be on Friday’s quiz. Assignment: conjugate and define the new verbs from today. EL JUEVES: word of the day : cárcel  jail; Review worksheet today during class. This will be due at the END of class tomorrow. You’ll have time to work on it after your W.O.D. and Infinitive Quiz. Please study!! EL VIERNES: word of the day: bahía  bay; W.O.D. quiz and Infinitive quiz on Edmodo today. Make up before/after school if absent. No assignment, other than to review your charts for Monday’s Fill-in-the-blank quiz. EL 7-11 DE NOVIEMBRE EL LUNES: Word of the day: muebles  furniture; new verb today: IR; download the notes and copy into your notebook – you will learn more verbs this week and have a quiz/test over ALL of them on Friday! Please come and talk to Ms. Knott if you are having problems understanding conjugations – you NEED to be able to do this as a Spanish 1 student! EL MARTES: Word of the day: lienzo  canvas; reviewed yesterday’s new verb, as well as SER and TENER. Reviewed formula for IR and got a new formula for TENER. New verb ESTAR was introduced. If absent, you will need to get notes from someone. Friday you will have a quiz over all 4 verbs, as well as the 2 formulas – start studying your charts! No assignment.

EL MIÉRCOLES: Word of the day: ferrocarril  railroad; reviewed Estar with a “Quack” video, then reviewed IR and TENER and their formulas. More review tomorrow for Friday’s test! EL JUEVES: Word of the day: hinchado  swollen; reviewed Ser with a “Quack” video, then reviewed Ir, Tener and Estar for tomorrow’s test. Word of the day quiz and Verb Test tomorrow! EL VIERNES: word of the day: echar de menos  to miss; word of the day and Conjugation test today – make up before/after school if absent. No assignment. EL 31 DE OCTUBRE – 4 DE NOVIEMBRE EL LUNES: Word of the day: medio ambiente  environment; Ms. Knott absent today, so no test! Your Reading/Writing/Listening portions of the test have been moved to Tuesday and the speaking portion has been moved to Wednesday. Today’s activity : watch a video on the Mexican holiday, The Day of the Dead, and take notes. Make up video if absent. Study for your test!! EL MARTES: word of the day: paja  straw; Chapter 1 test today – make up before/after school if absent; speaking test tomorrow! STUDY! The rest of the week we will be focusing on verb conjugations, with a short conjugation quiz on Friday. EL MIÉRCOLES: Word of the day: orgullo  pride; speaking test today – make up before/after school if absent; then reviewed verb conjugations. No assignment. EL JUEVES: word of the day: jefe  boss; talked about Day of the Dead and altars today; then discussed tomorrow’s quiz (download notes, as to what is on tomorrow’s quiz) and introduced new verb TENER (on 2nd page of today’s download). Word of the day and conjugation quiz tomorrow! EL VIERNES: Word of the day: inundación  flood; word of the day and conjugation quizzes today – make up before/after school if absent; No assignment. EL 24-28 DE OCTUBRE:

EL LUNES: Word of the day: riqueza  wealth; Chapter 1, Story 4 vocabulary today – download and copy into your notebook if absent today; Your vocab. quiz will be on Wednesday, Oct. 26. No assignment. EL MARTES: word of the day: melocotón peach; reviewed yesterday’s vocab;, then talked about verb conjugations – get notes from someone – unavailable for download. Read short story in class, assignment is to complete the activity on the story/worksheet – pick up from Ms. Knott if absent. Study for tomorrow’s vocab. quiz! EL MIÉRCOLES: word of the day: ola  wave (in the water); Ch. 1 Story 4 Vocab. quiz and Chapter 1 listening activity in class today. Make up both either before or after school if absent; Then reviewed conjugating – get notes from someone. No assignment, other than to study for Word of the Day quiz. EL JUEVES: Word of the day: molina  windmill; Word of the day quiz – make up before/after school if absent; then discussed Monday’s test (Reading/Writing/Listening sections) and Tuesday’s test (speaking portion). Then worked on worksheet in class – worksheet is due on Monday. Study your vocab. for your test!! EL VIERNES: No School!! EL 17-21 DE OCTUBRE: EL LUNES: Word of the day: suprimir  to do away with; we had a speaker today, talking to us about Costa Rica. Assignment: Costa Rica internet research: Download the worksheet AND map for your assignment – due to Ms. Knott by 3:45 tomorrow. EL MARTES: Word of the day: rey  king; yesterday’s internet is due by 3:45 today! New vocabulary words today from Chapter 1, Story 3 and questions words. Download and copy into your notebook if absent. The Story 3 Vocab. will be quizzed over on THURSDAY and the questions words will be quizzed over on FRIDAY. Friday you will have a word bank. No assignment.

EL MIÉRCOLES: word of the day: mito  myth; reviewed vocabulary from chapter 1 story 3 today – quiz tomorrow. More question word review also – that quiz will be on Friday. No assignment. EL JUEVES: word of the day: etiqueta  label; took vocab. quiz today – make up before/after school if absent; Then read a short story (pick up from Ms. Knott – unavailable to download) and reviewed the question words for tomorrow’s quiz. No assignment, other that STUDY for question word quiz and word of the day quiz. EL VIERNES: Word of the day: ceder  yield; word of the day and Question word quizzes today – make up before/after school if absent. No assignment. El 10-14 DE OCTUBRE: EL LUNES: Word of the day: volar  to fly; Word of the day quiz today – make up before/after school if absent; new vocabulary today – download and copy into your notebook if absent. The quiz over these words will be on WEDNESDAY, OCT. 12!! The quiz will ONL Y be over the original blue vocab words/phrases written on the board and in the downloaded notes – the red is the plural that was discussed. No assignment, but be ready for a POSSIBLE pop quiz on one or more of the vocab. phrases I gave today…. EL MARTES: Word of the day: encargado  in charge; in-class vocabulary review today, read story aloud and then answered true/false questions over the story – unavailable to download, so pick up from Ms. Knott if absent. Vocab. quiz tomorrow! EL MIÉRCOLES: Word of the day: deuda  debt; vocab. quiz today – make up before/after school if absent; new vocab. today (chapter 1 story 2)- download and copy into your notebook if absent – this quiz will be on Friday, Oct. 14. Assignment: write a short story, in Spanish, using at least 4 vocab. words/phrases from Story 1 and 4 from Story 2. If you did not get finished today, you will have about 10 minutes at the beginning of class tomorrow.

EL JUEVES: Word of the day: ganado  cattle; reviewed vocabulary for tomorrow’s vocab. quiz (word of the day quiz tomorrow also!); read story aloud and then answered the questions about the story – unavailable to download, so pick up from Ms. Knott if absent; Study for tomorrow! EL VIERNES: Word of the day: extranjero  foreigner; Word of the Day and Vocab. quizzes today – make up before/after school if absent. Then we logged on to www.underwoodschools.edmodo.com and joined the Spanish 1 Edmodo group. Please do this if you were absent. The code is p3e7vu EL 3-7 DE OCTUBRE: EL LUNES: Word of the day: sierra  saw (noun); last day to review for tomorrow’s country/capital test; Filed last week’s quizzes/worksheets and tested out gmail to be sure that you can receive email from me for tomorrow’s test. Please check that you received an email from me, as a test email for tomorrow. Study! EL MARTES: Word of the day: sueño  dream; country/capital/locations quiz today – no assignment. FYI: this week’s Word of the Day quiz will be taken on MONDAY, Oct. 10, instead of this Friday. There will be no additional words, just the original 4 words. EL MIÉRCOLES: Word of the day: fiebre  fever; catch up day for those who still needed to finish yesterday’s test; discussed Mexico internet activity and Mexico City. No assignment. EL JUEVES: No School! EL VIERNES: Word of the day: cenizas  ashes; Ms. Knott is at a conference today (learning new stuff for the Spanish classroom!!). If absent, you will need to come in to make up a video and take notes over it. No assignment. Today’s Word of the Day quiz was moved to Monday, Oct. 10. Study! EL 26-30 DE SEPTIEMBRE:

EL LUNES: Word of the day: sobrevivir  to survive; began learning Spanishspeaking countries and their capitals today – test will be Monday, Oct. 3. If absent download the list and copy them into your notebook and tomorrow you can pick up maps from Ms. Knott. No assignment. EL MARTES: Word of the day: portero  goalie; Reviewed countries, capitals and country locations. Please review outside of class! Make flashcards with capitals and countries; go to Google and find an outline map of Europe, Central America, The Caribbean or South America – take a practice test! Official test is Monday! EL MIÉRCOLES: Word of the day: camarero  waiter; Reviewed countries and capitals again today. Test is now tentative for Monday. If there is a conflict on Monday in which most students will be gone (funeral), then the test will be moved to Tuesday to accommodate those students. Details to follow, hopefully tomorrow. No assignment. EL JUEVES: word of the day: anuncio  announcement; Reviewed countries/capitals today. Test over countries and capitals is officially on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4. Word of the Day quiz tomorrow. No assignment. EL VIERNES: Word of the day: queso  cheese; Word of the day quiz today – make up before/after school if absent; No assignment. EL 19-23 DE SEPTIEMBRE: EL LUNES: Word of the day: ejército  army; introduction to definite and indefinite articles – download the notes if absent and copy into your notebook; if you don’t understand after TOMORROW’S class period, you will need to come in before or after school for help. Pick up assignment from Ms. Knott if absent. EL MARTES: word of the day: borrar  to erase; article worksheet due today; reviewed articles all class period ; be prepared for an article quiz on Friday. You must: be able to fill in the Def. and Indef. Charts; know the Masc. and Fem. Noun endings; know how to make a noun plural; know the two ways in which nouns

and articles must agree; be able to write the correct def. or indef. Article for the given noun. No assignment. EL MIÉRCOLES: Laptop Day – No class EL JUEVES: Word of the day: riesgo  risk; Reviewed articles for tomorrow’s quiz; practiced with articles at www.studyspanish.com – Review at home! Study for word of the day and article quiz! EL VIERNES: word of the day  talón  heel; word of the day and article quizzes today – make up before/after school if absent; D.O.L. on the board, as a class. No assignment. EL 12-16 DE SEPTIEMBRE: EL LUNES: WORD OF THE DAY: alcalde  mayor; Reviewed school supply vocabulary, then got 4 new vocab. words/phrases (download and copy into your notebook if absent.). Quiz over the 4 new phrases will be on Friday, after your Word of the Day quiz. No assignment. EL MARTES: word of the day: diario  newspaper; reviewed school supplies and prepared for tomorrow’s listening activity. Study your definitions from last Friday, as well as yesterday’s 4 vocab. words – you’ll need them on tomorrow’s activity! EL MIÉRCOLES: word of the day: aceite  oil; Listening activity today – make up before/after school if absent; then vocab. review and introduced 2nd person plural verbs – get notes from someone if absent; No assignment, EL JUEVES: word of the day: travesura  prank; finished working on your Mexico internet research packet today – if not finished, you will be allowed approx. 10 minutes to work tomorrow, AFTER your word of the day and vocab. quizzes. STUDY!!! EL VIERNES: word of the day: maltratar  mistreat; word of the day and vocab. quizzes today – make up before/after school if absent; finished working on

internet activity (4th & 6th hours) and 1st hour: in-class writing activity. No assignment, EL 5-9 DE SEPTIEMBRE EL LUNES: NO SCHOOL EL MARTES: Word of the day: taza  cup; project work day – booklet is due at the end of the hour tomorrow! Work on it at home if you think you will not have enough time to finish tomorrow. EL MIÉRCOLES: word of the day: hierro  iron; final day to work on your booklet – due at the end of the hour. No assignment. EL JUEVES: word of the day: voz  voice; worked with using Spanish dictionaries, talked about different kinds of nouns in Spanish and parts of speech. Assignment: define the list of words given in class. Pick up a list from Ms.Knott if absent. You will work on this in class today and tomorrow, as dictionaries cannot be taken out of the Spanish classroom. Study for tomorrow’s word of the day quiz! EL VIERNES: word of the day: jabón  soap; took word of the day quiz (make up before/after school if absent) and then finished defining definitions from yesterday. Due by the end of class today. No assignment. EL 29 DE AGOSTO – 2 DE SEPTIEMBRE EL LUNES: word of the day: alguien  someone; reviewed the alphabet, then took alphabet quiz. Make up before/after school if absent. No assignment. EL MARTES: word of the day: idioma  language; Introduced NUMBERS today. Download the handout if absent. Get assignment from Ms. Knott. EL MIÉRCOLES: word of the day: juzgar  to judge; reviewed numbers today – up to 999. Introduced colors. Download colors list from website if absent. Quiz over colors/numbers will be on Friday, 9/2. Start studying!!!

EL JUEVES: word of the day: derrotar  to defeat; Reviewed colors and numbers all hour long. Be prepared for both Word of the Day and Color/# Quizzes tomorrow! Bring crayons/colored pencils/markers if you have them, so we can start on a project. If you do not have anything to bring, that is fine – there are supplies in the classroom that you can use. EL VIERNES: word of the day: picotada  bite/sting; Word of the Day Quiz and Color/# Quiz today. Make up before/after school if absent. Then started working on color/number book project. Download guidelines if needed/absent. Project is due Wednesday, at the end of the hour. EL 22-26 DE AGOSTO EL LUNES: Word of the day: sal  salt; Essays due today – hand in tomorrow if absent; Reviewed questions from Friday; Learned Common Expressions and their English definitions (download if absent). Get definitions from someone if absent; Tomorrow I will check for your notebook and folder, as we did not get to it today. No assignment. EL MARTES: word of the day: helado  ice cream; Began working on conversations with partner(s). If absent, you have been assigned a group. You will be allowed to work for approx. 10 min. tomorrow on your conversations, then presentations will begin. Practice, practice, practice! EL MIÉRCOLES: word of the day: teclado  keyboard; conversation presentations today. Then learned the Spanish alphabet. Download a copy if you need it. No assignment. EL JUEVES: word of the day: mensaje  message; reviewed the alphabet today – Alphabet quiz will be MONDAY! Word of the Day quiz is tomorrow! Study! I will not be here tomorrow – assignment and word of the day are posted… EL VIERNES: word of the day: llamada  call; Work on the internet research activity given by the substitute. If absent, pick up a copy from Ms. Knott when you return – not available to download. Remember to study for your Alphabet quiz on Monday!

EL 15-19 DE AGOSTO EL LUNES:

No School – Teacher work day

EL MARTES: No School – Teacher work day EL MIÉRCOLES: No School – Teacher work day EL JUEVES: went over syllabus (available to download if needed); assignment: have your folder and notebook for Spanish ONLY by Monday, 8/22/11. You will receive a grade for this. EL VIERNES: word of the day: amor  love; Copy the word of the day into your planner in the space for Aug. 19. Discussed/learned the questions needed to leave the room… Download and copy into your notebook. Then discussed the Who, What, Why, Where and How of learning Spanish. Assignment: write a Onepage essay, in English, about your PAST, PRESENT and FUTURE experiences with the Spanish language. Due Monday, Aug. 22 at the beginning of class. Remember that your folder and notebook are also due on Monday.