1. La Clase de Español Señorita Donahue Back to School Night William Annin Middle School el 19 de septiembre de 2013

2. Education Background Master’s degree in Foreign Language Education from Rutgers University Spanish Bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University. Studied abroad in Salamanca, Spain at Universidad de Salamanca. Visited Spain, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Mexico 9 th year in Bernards Township! *Fun Fact: Decided to become a Spanish teacher in 7 th grade!

3. Textbooks: In-Class: Realidades A At home “textbook”: PHSuccessnet.comPHSuccessnet.com Username and password: btsfirstnamelastname (all lower case) bts123456 (student I.D. #) Spanish 1A

4. What will my child learn in Spanish 1A? *Greetings/Ways to say goodbye –Formal and informal –Introductions *Time/Date/Numbers *Spelling and letters *Weather conditions and seasons *Likes and dislikes *Activities and adjectives *Location words *School schedule and items *Food *Ways to maintain health *Ways to describe food *Places to go in the community

5. Homework: Reinforcement of daily school activities. Given almost every night, No more than 15 minutes. No late homework accepted for partial credit. Many assignments ONLINE! –PHSuccessnet.com –My Website –Please note that if for any reason you are having computer difficulty and your child is unable to complete an assignment, the student MUST provide a SIGNED note from his/her parent. If given a note, the student will have an extra day to complete the assignment, to give him/her time to use the computer lab, library, etc.

6. Grading: HAC - (Online grading system) Updated every two weeks (usually Fridays). Weekly Assessments - (oral and written) quizzes, tests, projects, class work. Final grade is based on Total Points System Total Points System at the end of the quarter.

7. Website Information: Notes and other class related information (Assessments, announcements, etc.) Homework Helpful Links Availability for extra help on Monday 2:30-2:50, Room 115. Please have student come with specific questions.

8. Academic Integrity Academic integrity in the World Language classroom: Plagiarism of any kind is not tolerated. This includes: Copying homework, answers to tests and quizzes Saying an assignment was completed by oneself, when it was not Using “cheat sheets”, writing notes on hands, desks, etc. Having an older sibling, friend, tutor, family member, etc. make drastic changes to an assignment (i.e. using unfamiliar verb tenses) Using online translators (Please note: online dictionaries are acceptable) Speaking about an assessment to students who have the class later in the day Guidance counselors and parents will be contacted in the event of any issues of academic integrity.

9. What should my child do if he/she is absent? Absences: It is the student’s responsibility to complete missed assignments due to illness, band lesson, etc. Students will have as many days as they are absent to make up the missed assignments. Students can get missed handouts from our classroom folders upon returning to school. Please consult my Oncourse website daily for homework assignments.

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