1. La Clase de Español Señorita Donahue Please take your child’s folder and take a look at his/her work! Your children make me proud! La Clase de Español Señorita Donahue Please take your child’s folder and take a look at his/her work! Your children make me proud! Back to School Night William Annin Middle School El 24 de septiembre de 2013

2. Education Background Master’s degree in Foreign Language Education Spanish Bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University. Studied abroad in Salamanca, Spain at Universidad de Salamanca; visited Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and Mexico 8 th year in Bernards Township *Fun fact: Decided to become a Spanish teacher in 7 th grade!

3. Textbooks: In-Class: Realidades At home “textbook”: PHSuccessnet.com PHSuccessnet.com 8th Grade

4. What will my child learn in 8 th grade Spanish? 6 th/ and 7th grade review: SER, ESTAR, GUSTAR, IR; personality descriptions; locations of classroom items; -AR, -ER, -IR verbs in infinitives and present tense; subject pronouns and personal pronouns; adjective and verb agreement Making sure that the students have mastered what was taught using different activities

5. Units Covered: Unit 8/9 (blue text) 2/3 (purple text) Unit 2/3: You and Your Community- Daily routines Preparing for school/special events Clothing Shopping Reflexive Verbs in present/past tenses Demonstrative Adjectives Getting around town- directions, what you do in various places around town. Commands Present Progressive Past tense, stem changing verbs, verb structures Irregular present tense verbs and irregular present tense verbs

6. Homework: Reinforcement of daily school activities Given almost every night No more than 20 minutes Many assignments ONLINE! –PHSuccessnet.com –My Website

7. Grading: TAC - (Online grading system) Updated every two weeks (usually Fridays) Weekly Assessments - (oral and written) quizzes, tests, projects, skits, roll-play, etc. Projects - graded for neatness, completion of all elements Final grade is based on Total Points System Total Points System at the end of the year

8. Website Information: Notes and other class related information (Assessments, announcements, etc.) Homework Helpful Links Availability for extra help: Wednesday 7:00-7:20 in room 113 and Friday 2:30- 2:50 in room 317

9. Si hay preguntas... CDonahue@bernardsboe.com Muchas gracias por su atención Si hay preguntas... CDonahue@bernardsboe.com Muchas gracias por su atención CDonahue@bernardsboe.com