miercoles, el once de abril

Today we went practiced telling time, and then introduced new vocabulary (verbs) and new concepts that students will need to complete their Cuaderno packet for this chapter, pages. 43-48.

Verbs:
comprar- to buy
descansar- to rest
estar- to be (temporarily, such as location or emotion/mood/feelings)
terminar- to end
tomar- to take/eat/drink
vender- to sell
visitar- to visit

To do the Cuaderno packet, use the following pages in the textbook:
Cuaderno pg. 43 & 44, use vocab page 143, and pg 124-125 for context
Cuaderno pg. 45, the verb "ir", use Grammar box pg. 130
Cuaderno pg. 46, Telling time, use pg 132
Cuaderno pg. 47, Estar, use page 134
Cuaderno pg. 48, Question words: use page 135,

Homework: Complete the whole packet, using the vocabulary page if needed on page 143.

viernes, el 30 de marzo

Today we practiced school locations and reviewed snack words. We learned the verb "Ir= to go", see below, and also how to tell time. Ir is explained on page 130 of the textbook, and Telling Time is on page 132. You will probably need these pages, as well as the vocabulary page on page 143.

Ir= to go
Yo voy- I go
tu vas- you go
el/ella/usted va- he/she/you formal goes
nosotros vamos- we go
ellos/ellas/ustedes van- they/you all go

Homework, due our next class, Friday, April 13th due to field trip to SF:
1. Cuaderno packet, pages 43-46. USE THE TEXTBOOK TO HELP YOU.
2. Learn the vocabulary as you go, when you don't know a work, memorize it!! We're ramping up for the end of the year.

miercoles, el 28 de marzo

Today we practiced our new words, which were Snack words:

el agua- water
la fruta- fruit
la hamburguesa- hamburger
la merienda- snack
las papas fritas- french fries
el refresco- soda
la torta- sandwhich
el vaso de... jugo- a glass of... juice (agua, refresco, jugo de fruta, etc.)

and also some locations around school:
la cafeteria- cafeteria
la biblioteca- library
el auditorio- auditorium
la oficina- office
la piscina- swimming pool
el gymnasio- the gym/gymnasium

Homework due today was to draw the snack foods, a visual dictionary. There is no new homework because we were missing so many students this morning.

miercoles, el 14 de marzo

Today we went through page 120, Activity 7, and students who were here got it done with help from me.

Homework:
1. page 120, Activity 7
2. Vocab Quiz Friday, 3/23, all the words on page 121 (MEMORIZE THEM!!)

viernes, el 9 de marzo

Friday we reviewed the homework due today, and reviewed the whole chapter because next week is crazy with field trips, days off etc.

Homework:
1. Pg. 120 Activity 7, write 3/4 page on your classes (doesn't only have to be on your favorite class).

2. Vocab Quiz on Friday, 3/23, all of the words on page 121.

miercoles, el 7 de marzo

Today we worked on Hay Que and Tener Que, and started "El Estudiante Ideal" poster. Students were to create an ideal student, like the example on page 112. We'll present them in class on Friday. Our workbook packets (Cuaderno) were finished and collected.

Homework: pg. 119, activities 2,3, and 4.

viernes, el 2 de marzo

Today we worked on the homework as we had only a few students in class. We learned about Hay Que and Tener Que together.
p. 113 is the lesson you'll need to do Tener Que and Hay Que.

Homework: p. 113 in the textbook, activity 15, and page 114, activities 16 and 18.

miercoles, el 29 de febrero

Wednesday we took a quiz on verb conjugations and meanings, which most students didn't do very well on. We practiced statements of frequency around the room.

Homework: Cuaderno,pg. 39 and 40, using the book, page 121 (and pg. 113 for the lesson on Hay Que and Tener Que, a new grammar concept.)

miercoles, el 15 de febrero, -ar verb endings and -ar verbs

Today we learned new -ar ending verbs, mostly to do with school and education. We then reviewed verb conjugations and practiced with a Verb Practice sheet.

Verbos:
ayudar- help
buscar- to look for
contestar- to answer
entrar (a/en)- to enter
esperar- to wait
llegar- to arrive
llevar- to wear
necesitar- to need
pasar- to pass/pass by
usar- to use
ensenar- to teach
escuchar- to listen
hablar- to talk
mirar- to look/watch
preparar- to prepare
sacar (una buena nota)- to get (a good grade)

Verb Conjugations for -ar ending verbs:
yo (I)---------------- -o
tu (you, familiar)---- -as

el (he, Juan, Sr. Juarez)}
ella (she, Maria) }----- -a
Usted (you formal) }

nosotros (we, Maria y yo) -amos

ellos (they, masculine; Juan y Jose)}
ellas (they, feminine; Maria y Ana) } ---- -an
ustedes (you plural/you all, Marta y tu)}


Homework: Verb Practice Sheet #2, handed out in class.

miercoles, el 1 de febrero

Today in class we worked and played with the vocabulary for parts of the classroom. Our next class is next Friday, 2/10, because of the High School Exit Exam for 10th graders on Wednesday, the 8th.

Parts of the Classroom Vocab:
el maestro ... the teacher
el estudiante... the student
la mesa... the table
la silla... the seat
la calculadora... the calculator
el escritorio... the teacher/big desk
la puerta.... the door
la ventana... the window
el pizzaron... the chalkboard/whiteboard
la mochila... the backpack
la tiza... the chalk
el lapiz... the pencil
las tijeras... the scissors
el borrador... the eraser
la cinta... the tape
el libro... the book
el papel... the paper
la pluma... the pen
la carpeta... the binder
la computadora... the computer
la grabadora... the stapler
la pantalla.... the screen
el teclado... the keyboard
el raton... the mouse
la impresora... the printer



Homework: Draw and label our classroom, use each vocabulary word at least once.

Past homework that many still need to do: Go onto the following website, listent to a few native speakers in the videos at a few different levels. Write down what you understood, how it felt to listen to someone so fluent, if you could get the gist of what they were saying, etc.

http://www.laits.utexas.edu/spe/index.html