Spanish 1-2 work on Places Project

Students in Dr. Jacobson's Spanish 1-2 class are working on developing a presentation where each student describes 5 places, including the activities available, the weather during each season and how one can get to each place. The presentations will include pictures of one identified place with captions describing each photo.

ASL students show competency in skits

Mrs. Redelings' ASL 2 students are putting their language skills to work in fun and creative skits. In these skits, students apply the vocabulary and grammar that they have learned over the past year and also show just how imaginative and talented they are. Go ASL 2 students! :)

Ricitos de Oro (Goldlilocks) presented to preschoolers!

Dr. Jacobson's students presented a 'reader's theatre' dual language production of Goldilocks and the Three Bears/Ricitos de Oro y Los Tres Osos to Mrs. Hillman's preschool students. Students also used the Spanish translation of the story to enhance reading comprehension through question/answer response activities.

Fantasy Scrap Books Project in Spanish 5-6

Señor Lawhead's Spanish 5-6 classes are working on chronicling a fantasy life with an autobiography and compiling a photo album/scrapbook.  They can choose to be anything that their imaginations can envision.  Students don't even have to be human!  The project reinforces the major gramatical units of the year:  Imperfect vs. Preterite, Perfect Tenses and Subjunctive.  It's also a fun activity to close out the year!

Pétanque!

French students in Madame Leidhoff's and Madame Frederickson's classes recently learned about "boules," a kind of lawn bowling widely-played in the south of France. The lesson culminated in a 3-day championship with a team from each class competing. In the final match, the French 3-4 girls won, with the French 5-6 boys as runners-up.

Japanese Currency and Food!

Mr. Blackwelder's Japanese 1-2 classes are learning about Japanese currency, conversion rates, and how to order food at a fast food restaurant. Have you ever thought about why it's a common situation for a person to be walking around with over $300 in cash in their wallet or purse in Japan?

Japanese 3-4 and 5-6 are studying about food:  Japanese tastes, seasonings and aesthetics.  Japanese 3-4 are beginning work on recipes and food preparation while Japanese 5-6 studies the history of the bentou "Japanese lunch box"

World (and out-of-this world) travel for ASL students!

Mrs. Redelings' ASL 2 students are going to the Bahamas, Paris, Greece, Italy, and not to mention, the moon, among other places...on their dream vacations! Students are using a variety of vocabulary in this latest presentation, including signs about travel, time, money, food, and people, to tell about their dream trips.

"Libro de Problemas" helps teach Subjunctive mood

Mr. Stanko's Spanish 5-6 class has just learned about a new mood in Spanish: the subjunctive.  To reinforce this often difficult new mood, students are making a "libro de problemas" in which students offer solutions, using the subjunctive, to workplace and personal problems.  We have already started to share some of the problems and solution with each other and it has been very interesting to see the solutions students come up with.

Beacoup d'activités for French students!

Madame Leidhoff's French 3-4 students are learning about the prehistoric art drawing of the caves of Lascaux, France.

French 1-2 are beginning their autobiography project.

Honors and AP students are gearing up for the exams. They have worked on vocabulary of the automobile, the commerce that surrounds it, traffic and cultural differences in procuring a driver’s license.

Spanish 5-6 Entrevista Project Video

Mr. Lawhead's classes are featured in this 10 minute video that shows the interview project from beginning to successful conclusion.