The main objective of this program is to enable students to attain a measurable degree of communicative competency and proficiency in each of the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Conversation will be stressed. Every effort will be made to present the language in an interesting and stimulating context so that the student’s experience in acquiring a second language will be an enjoyable one. Culture of the Hispanic world will be introduced throughout the program.

8th Grade

Spanish II – Elective with prerequisite of Spanish I every day of the week for 50 minutes.

7th Grade

Spanish I - Elective

Every day of the week for 45 minutes

6th Grade

Once per week for 45 minutes

The main objective for 6th graders is to improve conversation skills in preparation for the introduction of grammar and sentence construction in 7th & 8th grades.

Reinforce vocabulary and phrases that the student learned in earlier grades.
Survival conversations
Numbers 20 to 100
Vocabulary of body parts
Teach some Spanish culture

4th & 5th Grades

Grade 4 – Once per week for 25 minutes

Grade 5 - Twice per week for 25 minutes

The main objective of the program is to introduce students to the Spanish language and teach simple and common expressions.

Pronunciation of the alphabet
Numbers 1 – 20, days of the week, months, weather expression and the seasons of the year.
Colors
Expressions used in every day conversation
Greetings
Simple songs
One to four short conversations

Goals and Requirements for 7th and 8th Grade Classes

Materials Provided: The adopted text is " Buen Viaje!" from Glenco/McGraw-Hill with accompanying workbook, videos, quizzes, and tests.

Materials Needed: Besides the regularly required student supplies, each student in Spanish will be required to have a small Spanish/English dictionary and to maintain a folder of his/her work.

Additional Activities: To complement the course work, extra projects and events will take place throughout the year. These include oral and written reports, food fiestas, a restaurant field trip, Spanish skits, translations, and cultural videos.

Grading Policies: Grades are based on class participation, oral work, classwork, homework, quizzes, tests, and comenzando (beginning) activities. Homework is given four times a week. This includes memory work and studying notes.

Homework (30% of grade): Homework is always due at the start of the class the following day it is assigned, unless otherwise specified by the teacher. If homework is not turned in when it is due, the student can turn it in after school that day (3:00 PM), but the grade will go down one whole grade. If the student does not turn in

The assignment the day it is due, he/she MUST make up work and turn it in the next day and the student will get partial credit. If the student doesn't make up work the next day, he/she will receive zero for the assignment. The homework will be graded on correctness, completeness, legibility, and neatness. Each question that is not completed must have adequate work shown to demonstrate that a VALID ATTEMPT has been made by the student to answer the question to obtain partial credit.  Makeup work: It is the student's responsibility to obtain missed assignments and to complete them on time.  Makeup work is due within TWO school days of return to class from an excused absence. Not accepted after this period, unless special arrangements have been made.

Testing: There will be a quiz (20% of grade) or major test (25% of grade) given weekly. In addition, oral dialogue in Spanish will be required (20% of grade).

Comenzando (5% of grade): Short "beginning" activities daily, which review material and often lead into the lesson of the day. Daily grades are averaged into a weekly score and recorded.