7/8 Spanish 1Nicole Toth

¡BIENVENIDOS! WELCOM

E!

ABOUT ME

•7th year at BCS

•Bachelor’s degree in

Spanish and Master’s Degree

in Curriculum and Teaching,

both from MSU •Married 5 years to Chad, a

real estate agent for Coldwell

Banker Schultz and the

Director of Marketing for

Bruttell Roofing.

•Live in Oxford with our 16

month old son, Tyler

•Another son on the way on

Nov. 22.

MATERNITY LEAVE

•Have made a recommendation,

but am waiting for principals to

interview/hire someone

•Should be gone between

Thanksgiving and Winter Break,

give or take a week each side

•Will train with my long-term

sub – your kids will be in good

hands!

SPANISH AT BCS

Why Only Spanish at BCS?Hispanics - 15 percent of our country’s

total population, the largest race minorityGrowing at a rate of 3.4% per yearBy 2050, the Hispanic population expected

to be over 24%By focusing on one language 3-8, students

get the opportunity to advance farther in Spanish than at the other schoolsMany students take Spanish 3 as a Freshman and continue on throughout high school, ending as Seniors in the comparable-to-college level class, Hispanic Perspectives

7/8 PACING SCHEDULE

Spanish 1b+ Spanish 2a/b

Students Who Take this Course

•Incoming 7th graders

•8th graders new to BCS

who have not taken

much Spanish

•8th graders who need to

repeat

•Incoming 8th graders

•8th graders new to BCS

who have taken enough

Spanish before

General Progression

•7th graders – Spanish 2

at BCS

•8th graders – HS Spanish

2A

•8th graders that perform

at a high level – HS

Spanish 3A

•8th graders that perform

at a passing/below

passing level – HS

Spanish 2B

SPANISH 1•Our curriculum is based on the National Standards

for Foreign Language, which encompasses the 5 C’s of

Modern Language Education:

• Communications – Understanding and producing the

language

• Cultures – Practices, products and perspectives of

Hispanic countries

• Comparisons – comparing Spanish language and

Hispanic cultures to English/US

• Connections – integrating with other curriculum areas

• Communities – using Spanish beyond school setting

SPANISH 1

•Book• En español 1B by McDougal Littell

•Grade Weight

Percentages• Assignments – 45%

• Quizzes/Tests – 45%

• PEP

(Preparation/Effort/Participation)

– 45%

SPANISH 1

•Work/Late Work• Many times, if a student has an

overall low grade in Spanish, it is due

to missing/late work

• Shift of focus – Spanish 1 is a CORE

academic class, not a Co-Curriculur.

Students should expect to get as

much work to do here as in other Core

classes.

• I accept late homework, but it goes

down by 25% each week it is late.

SPANISH 1

•Quizzes/Tests

• Approx. 2-3 Vocabulary Quizzes

per quarter of 50-75+ words

• Approx. 2 Unit Tests per

quarter consisting of Listening,

Reading, Writing, Speaking and

Grammar sections

SPANISH 1•PEP

(Preparation/Effort/Participation)

• 10% of grade is based on PEP

• PEP Rubric includes these

categories:

Preparation and Effort

Participation

Class Presence Individual Participation

Academic Preparedness Partner/Group Participation

Accepting Constructive Criticism

Spanish-speaking Participation

Respect Towards Others

Openness to Learn

CLASS RESOURCES

My Website:

www.bcstoth.wordpress.com Located here:

Digital Copy of Tonight’s Information (Course Outline/PEP Rubric, This Power Point)

Daily Class Schedule Hand-outs

Helpful Links My Contact Information (also see handout)

CLASS RESOURCES

PowerSchoolhttps://powerschool.birmingham.k12.mi.us/public/

Your Child’s Grades at your Fingertips!

Log-in after Oct. 5

Replaces paper copies of Progress

Reports

CLASS RESOURCES

Helpful External Resources:

www.studyspanish.com

Take-Home Tutor CD-Rom

(see handout)

CLASS TRIP:4TH ANNUAL FIESTA

LATINA TRIP TO CHICAGO!

CLASS TRIP:4TH ANNUAL FIESTA

LATINA TRIP TO CHICAGO!

•MARCH 4 – 5, 2010•SAME PRICE as last year -

$337

•Look for more information

soon!

CLASS TRIP:NEXT YEAR (2011) –

SAN ANTONIO,

TEXAS•Week of February Break

•$1100-1300

•Look for more information

during 2nd semester!

HERE’S TO AN EXCITING YEAR FOR

YOUR STUDENTS!

Thank you for coming!