Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Unidad de Empezar: Día 3 - miércoles, el 30 de agosto

 ¡Aquí está la presentación que usamos de hoy!

Today in class, we...

  • Created equity cards with our Spanish names
    • Every student wrote the SPANISH name he or she chose for himself on a white piece of paper.
    • Then, every student wrote his or her SPANISH first name and his or her last name on a colored note card for Profe Katy
  • Person Bingo!
    • Please READ OVER the squares in the bingo to find ones that apply to you!!!
    • We practiced “¿Te gusta?” y “me gusta”  
    • Then, we got up and asked!!
      • We guessed like this: 
        • “¿Te gusta  __say thing here__?” 
      • The person can answer “Sí, me gusta __thing here__” or 
        • “No, no me gusta ___thing here__”.  
  • Finally, we got BINDERS!!!
    • Make sure you...
      • Chose one with NO NAME ON IT/not in the TAPED OFF section (so you don’t choose someone else’s)
      • Considered the SIZE you will need; is this your last year of Spanish?   Do you intend to take Spanish for two years in high school, or possibly three or four (take a thicker binder)?
    • REMEMBER: THESE BINDERS WILL STAY HERE!!  
      • Please don’t keep anything in these that you need with you -- they will stay in the classroom!
      • In addition, they will stay WITH YOU EVERY YEAR you stay in SPANISH from now on!!!!
      • So, if you still have them and can find them, you can keep your old Spanish notes in here!
¡Nos vemos mañana!!

La tarea, or the HOMEWORK:  Get the back page of the syllabus signed by a parent/guardian, and bring it back!!

Unidad de Empezar: Día 2 - el martes, 29 de agosto

 ¡Aquí está la presentación que usamos de hoy!

Today in class, we...
  • Calentamiento: "Brain Dump" to let Ms. Williams know approximately what we remember, as well as how to best support us in Spanish class.
  • Turned in the SOBRE TODO YO Survey.
    • Every student answered questions about him or herself, his or her interests, and let Ms. Williams know a little bit about him or herself.
  • Did a SYLLABUS SCAVENGER HUNT!
  • And finally, we did an NEWS exit ticket, and told Profe Katy what we: 
    • Need to know _________________
      • What information do you need to know to be successful at Edison this year? 
    • Stance or Suggestion _____________________________
      • What are your opinions about different aspects of school/class OR you can offer a suggestion to the teachers/staff at the school 
    • Excited about ___________________________________
      • What are you most excited about for this school year? 
    • Worried about _______________________________
      • What worries you the most about starting this school year? Balancing a job with school? Grades? Friendships? Relationships with teachers/staff? 
¡Nos vemos mañana!!
La tarea, or the HOMEWORK:  Get the back page of the syllabus signed by a parent/guardian, and bring it back!!

Monday, August 28, 2017

¡Nuestro primer día de español 2!

Hola, y ¡bienvenidos a la clase de español!  ¡Aquí está la presentación que usamos de hoy!


Today in class, we...
  • Filled out the SOBRE TODO YO Survey.
    • Every student answered questions about him or herself, his or her interests, and let Ms. Williams know a little bit about him or herself.
  • Chose Spanish names from the yellow sheet!
    • Here is a link to that sheet if you did not get one!
    • We chose names so we can use these cognates, or the Spanish equivalents of our given names, to keep speaking in Spanish whenever we can!
  • We learned the ¡aplausos de atención!
    • The 5 clap rhythm = hands free, mouths closed, eyes on me, and brain ready to listen!
  • We checked out the CLASS BLOG!
    • WOAH, it’s our class blog!
    • If you're ever sick, need to catch up, or just want to review, you can always check out the blog, with links to what we did that day.
    • The homework should always be linked here, as well as on the Portal!
    • Write down the URL/web address in your planner:  edisonesp2.blogspot.com/

    • La tarea, or the HOMEWORK:  Fill out the SOBRE TODO YO Survey completely.

La tarea, or the HOMEWORK:  Fill out the SOBRE TODO YO Survey completely.

Make sure to bring it back, completed tomorrow!



¡Nos vemos mañana!!

¡Gracias por leer todo!  ¡Chócamela!


Monday, June 19, 2017

¡Hola! from Profe Kati

¡Bienvenidos a la clase de español!
Welcome to Spanish class!
أهلا بك
Ku soo dhowaada!!
Miigwech!

Hello, everyone!
As a transplant from Wisconsin via Argentina, Taiwan, New Mexico, and California, I’ve gotten the chance to learn from lots of different populations of students, and I’m so excited to get to share those experiences with you all -- and learn from you, as well!!   

Though I went to undergrad at UW-Madison for English and Spanish literature, I ended up falling in love with teaching during my year in Taipei, Taiwan, so I came back to the states and pursued a Masters degree in teaching from the University of New Mexico. I have been teaching for 9 years, and have been learning and speaking Spanish for over 15 years.   I’ve had the chance to live in Argentina and the Dominican Republic, and have been lucky enough to visit over 10 other Spanish-speaking countries, including Spain!
This will by my third year here in Minneapolis, and I’m so excited to be a part of the Tommie team.  ¡Vamos Tommies - viva el azul y dorado!   Go Tommies!  Long live the blue gold!
With any comments, questions, suggestions, or ideas, please feel free to contact me!

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Looking forward to having a super fantastic school year!!

¡Gracias por leer todo!  ¡Chócamela!