Español 384 septiembre 2015
Señora Hee Aula 6160
Goodwin House 617.559.6555
Email: [email protected]
Website: srahee.weebly.com
¡Bienvenidos a la clase de español, nivel 4!
Queridos estudiantes, (Dear Students),
I am happy to welcome you back to South and hope that you all enjoyed a fun and refreshing summer. Even though those two months seemed to pass way too quickly, and I didn’t accomplish half as much as I had intended, I know that my family and I racked up a bunch of good memories. I hope it was the same for you.
I am excited to be back teaching this level 4 course again. It has been a few years since I’ve taught it, but I do remember how much we will get to do together this year, including learning some pretty big and important concepts, especially if you hope to reach any level of fluency someday. This will not be an easy course for you, academically, but I hope you will find it fun, interesting, and engaging. Some of you I already know from past years, and some of you are new to me. My favorite part of the school year is getting to know new faces and personalities, and I hope that we can establish a good rapport that will carry us through the school year.
Like all of the Spanish courses you’ve probably taken, we will be using the four skills of language acquisition: reading, writing, listening, and speaking in Spanish. You will have plenty of opportunities to practice, both individually and in small groups. I hope that you are ready to take some risks, to challenge yourself and your classmates, and to help make our class go smoothly.
After these initial weeks, I will try to speak Spanish most of the time in class. If you don’t understand everything that’s going on, try not to get too frustrated. It is important to recognize that a certain level of frustration is what actually leads to learning – in all subjects. As odd as it sounds, when you struggle with something, you often learn it better than if it just came to you. I’m not trying to “lose you” by staying in Spanish, but truthfully, you will have little hope of learning Spanish if you don’t get to hear it for most of the class, at the very least. If you are having serious doubts, come speak to me in a J Block.
The textbook for this course is Realidades – yes, the same one you probably used last year. We will pick up where you left off, with Chapter 5. We will use the accompanying workbook/WAVA, which you should still have from last year. If you no longer have your copy or need to purchase a new one for whatever reason, you can buy one; I’ll get back to you with a price. Checks can be made out to Newton Public Schools. (Cash is also accepted, but discouraged for security reasons.) Please locate your workbook or bring in money as soon as possible, as we will begin using them soon.
I like to think that my class expectations are obvious, but in a nutshell:
• Come prepared. Have a pen/pencil, your homework, and a place to take notes.
• Homework is part of your grade. I do not accept late homework.
• Stay focused in class. Do not distract me, your classmates, or yourself. Be courteous.
• Be on time.
• No cell phones (or texting) in class unless we’re doing an activity that requires them. If this becomes a problem, I will find a way to solve it, but I’d rather not have to.
• Be respectful of me and my time, as well as of your peers and their time. If you don’t want to be in this class, don’t be. We have no language requirement at South.
• Reach out to me via email or Engrade if you know you’ll be absent, if you have questions, or if you need help with anything. Come to J-Blocks, too.
An unexcused absence on the day of a test or quiz will result in an automatic zero and a call to your Housemaster.
Your grades will be calculated as follows: tests (30%), quizzes (20%), behavior/proper participation in class (20%), compositions/projects (20%), homework (10%).
I hope that we can all enjoy ourselves this year while also working hard and learning a lot.
¡Buena suerte y vámonos!
Señora Hee Aula 6160
Goodwin House 617.559.6555
Email: [email protected]
Website: srahee.weebly.com
¡Bienvenidos a la clase de español, nivel 4!
Queridos estudiantes, (Dear Students),
I am happy to welcome you back to South and hope that you all enjoyed a fun and refreshing summer. Even though those two months seemed to pass way too quickly, and I didn’t accomplish half as much as I had intended, I know that my family and I racked up a bunch of good memories. I hope it was the same for you.
I am excited to be back teaching this level 4 course again. It has been a few years since I’ve taught it, but I do remember how much we will get to do together this year, including learning some pretty big and important concepts, especially if you hope to reach any level of fluency someday. This will not be an easy course for you, academically, but I hope you will find it fun, interesting, and engaging. Some of you I already know from past years, and some of you are new to me. My favorite part of the school year is getting to know new faces and personalities, and I hope that we can establish a good rapport that will carry us through the school year.
Like all of the Spanish courses you’ve probably taken, we will be using the four skills of language acquisition: reading, writing, listening, and speaking in Spanish. You will have plenty of opportunities to practice, both individually and in small groups. I hope that you are ready to take some risks, to challenge yourself and your classmates, and to help make our class go smoothly.
After these initial weeks, I will try to speak Spanish most of the time in class. If you don’t understand everything that’s going on, try not to get too frustrated. It is important to recognize that a certain level of frustration is what actually leads to learning – in all subjects. As odd as it sounds, when you struggle with something, you often learn it better than if it just came to you. I’m not trying to “lose you” by staying in Spanish, but truthfully, you will have little hope of learning Spanish if you don’t get to hear it for most of the class, at the very least. If you are having serious doubts, come speak to me in a J Block.
The textbook for this course is Realidades – yes, the same one you probably used last year. We will pick up where you left off, with Chapter 5. We will use the accompanying workbook/WAVA, which you should still have from last year. If you no longer have your copy or need to purchase a new one for whatever reason, you can buy one; I’ll get back to you with a price. Checks can be made out to Newton Public Schools. (Cash is also accepted, but discouraged for security reasons.) Please locate your workbook or bring in money as soon as possible, as we will begin using them soon.
I like to think that my class expectations are obvious, but in a nutshell:
• Come prepared. Have a pen/pencil, your homework, and a place to take notes.
• Homework is part of your grade. I do not accept late homework.
• Stay focused in class. Do not distract me, your classmates, or yourself. Be courteous.
• Be on time.
• No cell phones (or texting) in class unless we’re doing an activity that requires them. If this becomes a problem, I will find a way to solve it, but I’d rather not have to.
• Be respectful of me and my time, as well as of your peers and their time. If you don’t want to be in this class, don’t be. We have no language requirement at South.
• Reach out to me via email or Engrade if you know you’ll be absent, if you have questions, or if you need help with anything. Come to J-Blocks, too.
An unexcused absence on the day of a test or quiz will result in an automatic zero and a call to your Housemaster.
Your grades will be calculated as follows: tests (30%), quizzes (20%), behavior/proper participation in class (20%), compositions/projects (20%), homework (10%).
I hope that we can all enjoy ourselves this year while also working hard and learning a lot.
¡Buena suerte y vámonos!