1. ¡BIENVENIDOS! A LA CLASE DE ESPA Ñ OL CON S RA. B ROOKS

2. Graduation Requirements New York State requires a minimum of 1 High School Credit in a Foreign Language Must pass a high school FL course or Pass the Second Language Proficiency Exam in June ESM recommends that all students complete a Regents sequence in a Foreign Language

3. SPANISH 1 Checkpoint A according to the NY State Syllabus Communication is the main focus Speaking Listening Reading Writing Basic communicative vocabulary for real life situations A little Grammar Explore a variety of different cultural topics

4. GRADING POLICY Homework& Classwork Participation 30% Quizzes 30% Tests 40%

5. STUDYING Vocabulary should be studied every night! 5 words a night for 10 – 15 minutes Encourage your children to get the information out of their notebooks and do something with it. Have them: Teach you or a sibling Draw & label pictures Make flashcards Create games, mnemonic devices, songs, etc… Recognize the Spanish used right here in their own communities. (TV, Radio, Newspapers, Ads, etc…)

6. HELPFUL RESOURCES Afterschool Tuesday – Thursday Mornings by appointment mbrooks@esmschools.org http://www.esmschools.org/webpages/mbrooks http://descubre1.vhlcentral.com/ http://conjuguemos.com/home/index.ht ml http://studyspanish.com/ Do NOT use http://freetranslation.com/http://freetranslation.com/

7. ¡GRACIAS!