The daily routine and reflexive verbs. Sp 3-4 benchmark.

Señora Trott's Spanish 3-4 classes are learning how to describe their daily routine using reflexive verbs. Students will be participating in a district benchmark project where they describe their "Typical Day" from the first moment when they wake up until the last thing they do at night. Students will create photo posters
illustrating their daily lives and then describe their day without using any written prompts.

Argentine "Soccer Gods"

Profe Bañuelos' Spanish 3-4 class is learning about one important detail of Argentine culture: their extreme passion of soccer (fútbol). Something that Profe Bañuelos witnessed first-hand when he attended 3 Argentina games at the 2010 FIFA World Cup last summer in South Africa.  Two Argentine "soccer gods" include Diego Maradona and Lionel Messi (pictured).  

Spanish 5-6 students prepare for mock-job interviews

Spanish 5-6 students in Mr. McViegh, Mr. Stanko and Mr. Lawhead's classes are diving head-first into the Job Interview projects. The students have completed the career quizzes and have begun writing the essay and researching the career of their choice. The mock-job interviews will take place on March 30 and 31. 

French 1-2 complete benchmarks

Madame Leidhoff's students of first year French performed their benchmarks on discussing their school schedules, activities and daily lives for 2-3 minutes.

Argentina, a new cultural focus for Spanish 3-4

Mr. Stanko's Spanish 3-4 classes will learn a little bit about the cultural focus of the new unit for semester 2: Argentina. Students will also create a mini cultural project to share with the class.

Spanish 1 students read and analyze culture

Dr. Jacobson's Spanish 1 classes read about Spanish speakers from diverse countries and analyzed cultural traditions and values. Students' presentations during final exams demonstrated comprehension and critical analysis of text.

World Languages preparing for final exams!

World Languages students and their teachers are busily preparing for final exams this coming week on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.  Be sure that your son/daughter gets a good night's sleep and eats well!  The pressure and stress will be over soon!

French students prepare 3-course meal for family

Madame Leidhoff's French 3-4 students are cooking a three-course French meal for their families as a cultural project. Students learned about the changes in food sources when the French emigrated to Quebec. Some students are preparing Canadian and North African dishes.

"To be" or not "to be"? STOP the ELF!

Profe Bañuelos's Spanish 1-2 students created creative anti-elf artwork of "STOP the ELF." "STOP the ELF" is an acronym for them to differentiate the two different ways to say and use "to be" in Spanish: #1 Ser  #2 Estar.

French 1-2 presents Little Red Riding Hood to Pre-school!

Madame Leidhoff's French 1-2 (in full costume) presented Little Red Riding Hood to pre-schoolers in the library.  What fun!  As soon as pictures are ready, they'll be posted.