Carta al Futuro

Students in Spanish 5-6 with Profe Bañuelos created a four page book to the future, written for their future grandchild to read it at their 18th birthday.  In it they described themselves, their current arch-enemy, what's going on in their life now, and what they see themselves doing in their mid-20s to 30s.  Students then shared aloud their books to each other in groups of four.  This student reads about his arch-rival Justin Bieber.

Students getting ready to show that they can SPEAK Spanish too!

Both Spanish 3-4 and Spanish 5-6 students in Señor Lawhead's classes took their Unit 1 vocabulary test on Friday.

In TPR/S, Spanish 5-6 has continued the mini-cuento:  ¡Basta, Chismosas! and Spanish 3-4 is working on:  No Queda Muy Lejos.  These mini-cuentos are helping students to prepare for their first oral testing which will be happening in the next couple of weeks.

Learning Descriptive Classifiers in ASL

In ASL 3 this week, Mrs. Redelings's students continued to solidify their understanding of descriptive classifiers by creating posters matching everyday objects with appropriate classifiers.

 

ASL 1 students discovered classifiers for the first time and how they can be used to describe hair and clothing.

Spanish students using on-oine websites to improve oral proficiency.

Dr. Jacobson's students practiced oral language speaking skills in the computer lab by responding to prompts presented through 'Spanishear' online technology.  Additionally, AP Spanish students are responding to prompts related to the challenges of migration on youth through Michigan State University's 'Conversations' website, providing learners an opportunity to record and listen to their individual speech production.  AP students are delivering individual presentations, comparing the causes and results of migration as related to the U.S and other Spanish speaking countries.

All students have engaged in rigorous study and testing of the present tense, examining stem-changing, spelling irregularities and accent mark placement of a wide array of both regular and irregular verbs.  Spanish 5-6 and 7-8 have worked to reinforce their fluency of expression through reading poetry, identifying rhymes, rhythm and various examples of figurative language.  Dr. Jacobson read aloud a poem she wrote titled 'Para los Aztecas,' regarding the arrival of Hernán Cortés to Veracruz on the eastern coast of Mexico.

Les étudiants français très occupés

Madame Leidhoff's students of first year French are practicing sentences using “er”verbs, and using this language to express their likes and dislikes.

Students of AP French are gearing up for a practice on the Persuasive Essay portion of the exam. 

Students of second and third year French will play the roles of “les grillots”,  in telling an African tale…. Ventre-Rond, a story from Madagascar about a brother and sister left behind by their parents. On their ventures, they meet an Ogre!

Progress Reports distributed last Friday!

Parents should know their student's current grade in World Languages classes with the distribution of progress reports on Friday, October 18.  Parents with questions or concerns should contact the teacher directly via telephone or e-mail.  This information can be found on the Scripps Ranch High School website.  Also, the Parent Portal is up and running so that parents can check their student's progressive regularly on-line. 

Back by popular demand...

After spending the weekend in México City, Profe Bañuelos returned to teach his Spanish 3-4 and 5-6 classes the song and dance of "Ay Si Te Beso" by Brazilian singer Michel Teló.  The lyrics use direct and indirect object pronouns.  Many students requested Profe to teach the song/dance again after using it last school year.

County Supervisor to speak to World Languages classes!

Dr. Jacobson has invited County Supervisor Dave Roberts to speak with World Languages classes on November 1st during 1st period.  He will be discussing the benefits of speaking a second language as related to trade and tourism in San Diego and sharing his recent experience with a Japanese delegation visiting San Diego.

Classical and Spanish guitar from Los Romeros in Spanish 5-6!

Señor Lawhead's Spanish 5-6 classes viewed the PBS documentary:  The Romeros: Royal Family of the Guitar.  Along with the history of this local classical guitar family comes the history of Spain and the Spanish guitar.  Great music and something different than what students normally hear!

"To be or not to be"? Ser vs. Estar!

Señora Trott's Spanish 1-2 classes are learning how to express what they like, what they like a lot
and what they do not like.  They will present their projects to the class on Friday using only a poster and no written notes.
Spanish 3-4 students have just completed a review of ser/estar and are currently working on stem changing verbs.  Their second project "Estrella" will begin next week.

¡Me Gusta Español!

Señorita Chen's Spanish 1-2 classes finished their chapter test last week and are now busy learning how to express their personal likes and dislikes in Spanish.

First Presentations of the Year in ASL!

 

Mrs. Redelings's ASL 3 students signed their first presentation of the year, Something Special. Part of the assignment was to bring in an object of personal significance to show the class.

Goal: Fluency, Creativity and Accuracy!

Señor Lawhead's Spanish 5-6 classes took a break from the drill-n-kill worksheet reviews for next week's test to hone their speaking skills in Spanish.  Students featured are looking at a drawing on the overhead projector and telling the story without notes.  Their goal: fluency, creativity and accuracy (in that order)!

Periódico Project in Spanish 5-6

Students in Ms. Ranzolin's Spanish 5-6 class will be sharing their "Periódico" project, where they showed their knowledge of the present and past tenses by writing articles for a student newspaper. Students in her 3-4 class have been working on describing different types of people.

Likes, Dislikes, Debates and Monuments in French!

Madame Leidhoff's tudents of Advanced French class competed in formal debates on topics they chose and researched.

Students of French 1-2 have begun the to express things they like and do not care for..

Students of French 3-4 are working hard on the study of the monuments of Paris.  They have chosen a monument and will present its history, architect, artist to the class next week.

Vivir mi Vida

In order to review the use of Ir + A + Infinitive Verb from Spanish 1-2, students in Spanish 3-4 with Profe Bañuelos listened and read the lyrics of the catchy salsa song Vivir Mi Vida by Marc Anthony.  Students then sang the chorus: "Voy a reír, voy a bailar, vivir mi vida lalalala. Voy a reír, voy a gozar, vivir mi vida lalalalá"