HOLA
Have a nice summer!
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You can e-mail me at: dibam@pcsb.org
WELCOME TO ALL MY NEW STUDENTS!
All Spanish I and II students at Countryside High School are using the Spanish textbook Expresate. These textbooks cost 62.20 each. Keep them safe! You need to cover them with a paper bookcover or an XL stretchy fabric bookcover. At CHS, you will also be getting two workbooks: the red workbook "Actvidades" and the NEW workbook "Vocabulario y Gramatica." We may also use the other workbook, "Cuentos y Cultura."
COURSE OUTLINE
SPANISH I - We will be learning geography, culture, vocabulary and grammar regarding the following topics:
CH 1: Spain, greetings and good-byes, pronouns, verb ser (to be - description), numbers 0-31, telling time, days of weeks, months of year, alphabet.
CH 2: Puerto Rico, adjectives used to describe friends, numbers 32-100, verb ser (to be), gender and adjective agreement, "Me gusta" (likes and dislikes), interrogatives (question words).
CH 2-3: -ar ending verbs.
CH 3: Texas, sports and leisure activities, verb gustar (to like), verbs querer (to want), ir (to go) and jugar (to play a sport), weather expressions.
CH 4: Costa Rica, school supplies, classes, indefinite articles, verbs tener (to have) and venir (to come), school events and places, ir + a - three-part-future (going to).
CH 4-5: -er and -ir ending verbs.
CH 5: Chile, family members, more adjectives, possessive adjectives, stem-changing verbs, rooms in the house, furniture, chores, places where people live, verb estar (to be - location, health, emotion), negative words, verbs tocar (to play an instrument) and "Me parece" (it seems to me).
SPANISH II - We will be learning geography, culture, vocabulary and grammar regarding the following topics:
CH 6: Mexico, food, restaurant vocabulary, table settings, difference between verbs ser and estar, restaurant verbs pedir (to order), traer (to bring), servir (to serve), verbs preferir (to prefer), poder (to be able to, can), probar (to taste), direct object pronouns, affirmative informal commands.
CH 7: Argentina, daily routine, personal items, parts of the body, reflexive verbs, telling how you feel, healthful advice, verbs estar, sentirse (to feel) and tener, negative informal commands, reflexive pronouns.
CH 8: Florida, clothing, colors, cuesta (it costs), hundred, thousand, million, demonstrative adjectives, comparisons and superlatives, "me queda" (it fits me), stores.
CH 8-9: Preterite past tense of -ar-er-ir verbs.
CH 9: Dominican Republic, holidays, holiday activities, verb pensar (to think), party foods, party activities, verb conocer (to know a person or a place).
CH 9-10: Present progressive tense of -ar-er-ir verbs.
CH 10: Peru, airport, travel terms, preterite spelling change in the yo form with verbs ending in -car (que), -gar (gue) and -zar (ce), preterite of verb hacer (to make, do), vacation activities, transportation, irregular informal commands.
If you'd like to see what kinds of words you will be learning in Spanish I and II this year, scroll down to the bottom and click on any game called EXPRESATE Vocabulary.
SPANISH HONOR SOCIETY
Our next meeting will be the first Friday of September 2008 in Room K-9. Dues are $20 payable to CHS at the front office - See the bookkeeper. May 30th was our induction ceremony. Congratulations!
If you are in Spanish III or above, with a 3.5 average or higher in Spanish and 3.0 overall GPA, we would love to see you. Dues are $20.
This is the only site where you can find up-to-date info on our meetings and on upcoming Hispanic events. If you need to e-mail me about anything, contact me at dibam@pcsb.org and I'll answer you directly.
FLAMENCO SHOWS AT SPANISH RESTAURANTS
CEVICHE TAPAS BAR - 10 Beach Drive, St. Petersburg (near Bay Walk), 727-209-2302, over 100 hot and cold tapas (small dishes from N-NE Spain) $3-11 and entrees $7-24, outside on the front porch and inside dining; Over 21 Flamenco Bar: Tues-Wed-Thurs 9 pm flamenco guitarists, Fri-Sat 8 pm flamenco guitarists and 11 pm live flamenco band/packed crowd on the dance floor; last Thurs of the month 9 pm flamenco dancers.
COLUMBIA RESTAURANT - 2117 East 7th Avenue, Tampa (Ybor City), 813-248-4961, Cuban and Spanish food, from salads to expensive entrees, inside dining, fountain in center patio, beautiful old Spanish tile and Don Quijote/Sancho Panza tiled pictures throughout; Two Flamenco Shows nightly (except Sunday) $6 cover charge, Early Show: 5:30, 6:00, 6:30; Main Show: 8:30-9:00 pm.
RECIPES
Easy Rice Pudding - Arroz con leche
Half gallon whole milk, 2 teaspoons vanilla, 1 quart cooked Chinese white rice, 1 cup sugar. Bring milk to a boil in a smooth stainless steel pot (not a Teflon pot!). Add vanilla. Pour in rice slowly. Pour in sugar. Reduce to low and stir constantly, for about an hour, until it thickens. Pour into serving dishes or one large serving bowl. Powder with cinnamon. Refrigerate.
Cheesecake Flan - Flan de queso crema
Half cup sugar - use to carmelize, if desired, 1 can evaporated milk, 2 eight oz. packages cream cheese, 4 eggs, 1 cup sugar, 1 tsp. vanilla. Carmelize the half cup of sugar, if desired, by melting slowly in an 8 inch square pan. Blend other ingredients. Pour into the pan. Set pan in large baking pan containing 1 inch of water. Cook 1 hour at 350 degrees. Cool, cover, set in refrigerator.
SALVADOR DALI MUSEUM
On the water, near Baywalk in downtown St. Pete, this museum full of paintings by Spanish artist Salvador Dali is well worth the visit. So is the gift shop. Come in for a tour! 1000 Third Street South, St. Petersburg, 727-823-3767. Call to find out which night is half price, for tours in Spanish or for directions. www.salvadordalimuseum.org
PARENT CONNECT
What is this? It's a computerized system by which you can find out your current grades in all your classes.
How does it work? You go to the Parent Connect website www.parent.pinellas.k12.fl.us and click "register." You complete the Parent Info and the Student Info screen. You click "submit." It takes three workdays for the info to be verified.
Then what? Then a PARENT needs to bring a picture ID to the Guidance Department at CHS, see Pat Korcak, and get your user ID and password. This will allow you and your parents to view your grades and school information.
Why do I need it? Parent Connect is the way you can find out EXACTLY what kind of numerical grade you have. You can also see what tests you missed and need to make up (within a week). You can see how many days you've been absent.
SUMMER TRIP TO SALAMANCA, SPAIN
Living with a Spanish family, excursions, outings, studying, being immersed in the culture... If this is for you, you may be interested in spending the month of June in the old town of Salamanca, Spain!
Every year a group of about 20 St. Pete High School students spend the summer in Salamanca with host families. You are invited to join them.
If you'd like to see some photos I took of Salamanca this summer, scroll down to the very end of my website, click on "A Day in Salamanca" and you will know why everyone loves this Spanish town!
Call Spanish teachers Sandy Hammond 727-539-1550 or Gloria Munoz 727-525-3417 for more information, or e-mail Gloria Munoz at interclass@tampabay.rr.com
The 26 day trip to Spain includes 3 weeks of study in Salamanca with 3 hours daily of morning classes on language and culture, 4 days in Madrid. There are extra side trips to Avila, La Alberca, Peña de Francia, and Toledo. Price is $2,690 plus airfare.
Hope you can go next summer on the trip!
FINANCIAL AID FOR COLLEGE
Want to know about college scholarships, Federal Grants and Loans, Florida Bright Futures, Talented 20, Education Foundation, Scams, etc.? Contact the Pinellas County Schools Financial Aid Office at 727-588-6013.
SCHOOL SUPPLIES NEEDED:
paper bookcover (or XL stretchy fabric book cover) for your brand new Spanish textbook
Blue or black pen (Write in pen only!)
LATE TO CLASS?
If you are late to class without a pass, you MUST go to the Tardy Office and get a yellow slip.
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
To be able to communicate in Spanish!
GRADING SCALE:
A = 90-100, B = 80-89, C = 70-79, D = 60-69, F = 0-59
YOUR ASSESSMENT:
Geocultura Tests (Geography and Culture of Hispanic Countries)
Part 1 Vocabulary-Verb Tests
Part 2 Vocabulary-Verb Tests
Verb Tests
Essential Learnings Oral Assessment (Chapter Speaking Tests) (Pink Sheets)
Classwork/Homework: Expresate RED Actividades Workbook
Classwork/Homework: Expresate NEW Vocabulario y Gramatica Workbook
Class Participation Grade (you start out with 100 points; points are deducted for not having your Spanish textbook, not being on task, not attempting to answer a question at all, not going on the computer at the media center when we go, not participating in a class game)
CLASS RULES:
1. Be in your correct seat.
2. Be respectful.
3. Participate - Stay on task.
4. Bring your Spanish EXPRESATE textbook to class.
5. You get three bathroom passes every nine weeks.
6. You have ONE WEEK to come after school to take a test you were absent for.
CLASS PROCEDURES:
1. If I notice a problem, I'll speak to you directly about it.
2. If the problem continues, I'll contact home either via e-mail or phone.
3. If you are disrupting the class, I'll move you to the Quiet Zone.
4. If the problem persists, I'll send you up on a referral.
EXTRAS
DIBA DOLLARS - If you get a "In Diba We Trust" Diba Dollar taped to your test, that means you must have gotten 100. You can tape this Diba Dollar onto ANY workbook page that you are assigned, and it will count for full credit for that page, front and back.
PRIZES - If you win a game such as Candilandia, for instance, you can pick a prize from the Pirate Chest or prize drawers!
WANT SOME PRACTICE?
Go to our textbook's website: go.hrw.com, Keyword: EXP1 CH1, Online Edition
WANT EVEN MORE PRACTICE?
Click on one of the Chapter Games below!
