1. Open House 2012-2013 Las Clases de Español Kings Mountain High School

2. Table of Contents My Expectations of Students Materials Required by Level Spanish I Spanish III Spanish II Spanish IV Grading Scale Activities Planned for 2012-2013 1 st Semester2 nd Semester Parent Information My Contact Information Adiós

3. My Expectations for your Student Be serious, yet have fun learning and improving upon Spanish skills Study at least 15 minutes daily not including homework time Class participation includes oral and written expression All make-up work is to be completed within 5 school days of absence

4. Materials Required 1.A 2-inch, three-ring binder (No spirals) 2.10 Dividers 3.Pencils or ink pens ( no neon colors ) 4.Loose-leaf notebook paper 5.Spanish-English Dictionaries (Spanish III and IV only)

5. Grading Scale Homework10% Quizzes20% Language Lab15% Class Participation30% A. Materials B. Input C. Homework prep Tests and Projects25% 100%

6. Points Scale A 100-93 B 92-85 C 84-77 D 76-70 F below 69 Students must have a C average in order to continue to the next level See grade scale breakdown on page 10 of Student Handbook

7. Activities Planned for 2012-2013 Noche Latina: First semester Practice: November 5 th – 9 th Mandatory Practice: Saturday, November 10, 2012 from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm Sunday, November 11, 2012 from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm Show: Nov.13 th at 6:00 pm **Students should arrive at 5:00 pm (More info to follow)

8. Tutoring Weekly after school tutoring Tuesdays (Shirey - Rm. 109) Wednesdays (Bedford – Rm. 108) Thursdays (Canipe – Rm. 111) from 3:20 - 4:00 pm Special tutoring during exam weeks (midterm & final)

9. Parent and Student Information Progress Reports are distributed every 3 weeks Please return all progress reports signed by the parent no later than 1 week after they are received. (counts as homework grade) Report cards are distributed every nine weeks See student handbook for more details on school year, dates, and expectations or log onto : www.clevelandcountyschools.org

10. My Contact Information Susan L. Canipe E-mail: slcanipe@clevelandcountyschools.org slcanipe@clevelandcountyschools.org Telephone: 704-476-8000 ext. 3153 FAX 704-734-1723 Planning time: 1 st period 8:00 – 9:30 am

11. Adiós y ten un año maravilloso.