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BIENVENIDOSALMUNDODELESPANOUWELCOMETOTHESPANISHWORLDISpanishIIMrs.SofoMynameisSenoritaSotoandIwillbeyourchild'sSpanishteacher.Iwantedtotakethisopportunitytointroducemyselfandtoinvolveyouinmyclass.IwouldliketogiveyouanoverviewofhowIwillbeteachingthisclassalongwithmyexpectations.
ThetextwewillbeusinginthisclassisEnEspafiol.Thestudentswillalsohaveaworkbookforwhichtheywillberesponsible.Thecostforreplacementforthetextbookis$49.00andthecosttoreplacetheworkbookis$
CourseObjectives:UseofSpanishforcommunication.ThiscoursestressestheessentialsofSpanishanditistoenablethestudentto:
a)developspeakingabilityandwritingskills.
b)useSpanishgrammarandvocabularyappropriately.
c)increasestudent'sreadingsskillsTheclassroutine:.Studentsshouldbeinclassontime..Whenstudentsarriveinclasstheyshouldsitdownandgetstartedonthewarm-upactivity.
Grading:.GradesaretobedeterminedusingapointsystemandfollowtheFairfaxCountygradingscale.Theyarebasedonthefollowing:
1.Testsandprojects-35%
2.Quizzes-25%
3.Homework-10%
4.Oralwork-30%
Oralworkmayincludeclassparticipation,oralquizzes/presentationsanduseofSpanish.
FinalGradeDetermination:Apercentageaveragebetweenthefourquarterswillbeusedtodetermineyourfinalgradeusingthe4-pointscale..Studentswillhaveadailyparticipationgrade.MyexpectationisthattheydonotuseEnglishintheclassandthattheycometoclasswithalltheirsuppliesincludingtheirhomework..
StudentswillalsobetestedthroughPALS.TheywillhaveonePALStesteachquarterandPALSwillmakeuphalfoftheirfinalgrade.Theirfinalwillconsistof50%multiplechoice,
25%PALSoral,25%PALSwritten.
Iwillkeepthestudents'gradescurrentthroughouttheyearforyourreviewsothatyoucanmonitoryourchild'sprogressreport.PleaseInformmeofchangestoyoure-mailaddressandphonenumberthroughouttheyearsoIcancontinuetoprovideyouwithupdates.

Feelfreetocontactmeatanytime.E-mailisthemosteffectivewaytocontactme;
however,ifyouwishtocall,youmayleaveamessagewiththesecretariesandtheywillputitinmymailbox.Pleasenotemycontactinformationinyoure-mailaccountandinyourphonebook.
SenoritaSotoPhone:(703)313-3700MyE-mailaddressiscsoto@fcDs.eduIwillbecheckingmyE-Maildailyandwillrespondtomesssageswithin24hours.
IdoexpectstudentstohavealltheirsuppliesfortheclassbyMonday,September13,2004.Inadditiontothebelowlist,Isuggestbuyingapencilbag,whichcanattachtoa3-ringbindertoholdthecoloredpencils,gluestick,whiteboardmarker,andscissors.
SUDDlvlist:.3-ringnotebookwithpaper(studentscansharethenotebookwithanotherclass)
.AspiralnotebookforSpanishONLY.Coloredpencilscontainingthefollowingcolors:white,black,gray,purple,blue,
green,yellow,orange,pink,red,andbrown.
.Dryerasemarker(blueorblack).1pocketSpanishdictionary(lookforthemattheDollarShop,Wal-mart,Borders,
etc.)
.severalpacksofindexcardswithholes(regularsize)
.Oneringtoconnectnotecards------------
PleasefilloutcutoffandreturnthestudentinformationslipbelowandreturnitnolaterthanFriday,September10,2004.
STUDENTINFORMATIONSLIPStudentname(pleaseprint)Studente-mailaccountParentname(pleaseprint)Parente-mailaccountHomephonenumberWorkphonenumberIunderstandthatthisisahighschoolcreditclasswithhighschoolexpectationsandthatstudentswilbeaccountableformaintaininggoodbehaviorandgradesinthisprogram.
IwillhavetheschoolsuppliesbyMonday,September13,2004.AnyquestionsIhavearewrittenbelow.
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