Señor Lawhead's Spanish 5-6 classes finish up their unit by learning informal (tú) commands and parts of the body. Malissa follows what "Simón dice" (Simon says) and touches her nose.
The students in Mr. Blackwelder's Japanese 3-4 class are being ushered into a world of hyper-consumerism and department store shopping, Japanese-style. From the polite banter used between shop clerks and customers, to the design of a mini-department store which will spring to life in Rm 250 next Wednesday, students are learning about the many aspects of shopping culture in Japan. Listen carefully on Wednesday for the familiar department store call: "IKAGA DESU KA??"
Sr. McVeigh's Spanish 7-8 students are finishing a mini-unit on Argentine history and culture. They're taking on the role of an Argentinian citizen in 1983 giving their opinions about "La Guerra Sucia." AP Spanish students have been working frenetically to practice the writing portion of the AP exam. The countdown to May 8th has begun!
Madame Leidhoff and the entire World Languages Department would like to acknowledge and congratulate these students selected for the French National Honor Society! Félicitations!
Señor McVeigh's 5-6 students are starting to prepare for the Mock Job Interview project coming up this Spring. They are researching potential careers and will complete their first essay next week. Spanish 7-8 students are working on grammar review and a cultural lesson involving Human Rights, Evita Perón, and The Dirty War in Argentina. Next week, they will see excerpts from the movie "La Historia Oficial." AP Spanish students have begun the second semester with AP Exam practice drills. The test is rapidly approaching and practice makes perfect!
Aligning with the current lesson, Profe Bañuelos' Spanish 3-4 class broke down the lyrics of two songs by Venezuelen recording artist Carlos Baute: "Colgando En Tus Manos" (Hanging In Your Hands) and "Me Quiero Casar Contigo" (I Want To Marry You). Also, Colombian international star/recording artist Shakira's birthday was recognized and honored on February 2.
Madame Leidhoff's students of second-year French learned of the miraculous caves of Lascaux near the village of Montignac and their astounding discovery by three boys and their dog, Robot, in 1940. These prehistoric representations are visited by tourist throughout the world. Students learned vocabulary via projections of the cavernous art as well as practice the past tenses an story telling.
The World Languages Department welcomes Miss Janelle Gans to Scripps Ranch High School. Miss Gans teaches ASL 3-4 & 5-6 and is a graduate not only of CSU Chico but of Scripps Ranch High School as well! With "voices off", Miss Gans has students already hard at work in the new semester. Welcome Miss Gans!
Mrs. Redeling's ASL 2 students started the new semester hard work and fun! Students worked in groups to determine which signs were verb pairs, verb-noun pairs, and verb pairs with nouns. Later in the week, students played a new game called Sign Volleyball Spike in which students have to identify signs from the opposing team in less than three seconds!
Students in Ms. Ranzolin's Spanish 3-4 class have been busy working on and sharing their presentations on Argentina in which they studied different aspects of the country. Students in Spanish 5-6 are busy working on a skit about a debate for mayor of their city. They will performing the skit to the class next week, and we are excited to see what they came up with! Students in 1-2 worked on their family tree this week, in which they got to practice using their vocabulary about families and relationships.
