8th grade Weather Video

Here is a video from our 8th grade Weather forecast projects! Everyone did a great job!

7th grade Home Remedies Project

7th graders have been learning about health/illnesses/body parts in Spanish class. This week we introduced a project about home remedies. Home remedies are very common Each student is to talk with their parents, grandparents, friends about a home remedy that they can talk about and present on. This does not have to be something complex, for example my mom had me drink a glass of water upside down whenever I got the hiccups. Or, when I couldn't fall alseep at night she would have me drink a glass of warm milk. I am sure that if you do some "digging" you will be able to come up with something. Then we will create a presentation all in Spanish on your own home remedy! But you need to have an idea for a home remedy by Wed, Nov 30th (for Drenth's class) or Fri, Dec 2nd (for Greidanus's class).

La Clase de Fobias Reading

8th graders please use this recording of the "Clase de Fobias" story to help you read the story and answer the questions that go with it.

8th grade QUIZ

8th graders have a quiz either this week Thursday or Friday (Nov 17th-18th). The quiz will cover the vocabulary from p43 (household things) and the verb ESTAR (see notes). There are two games on quia that will help you prepare for the quiz. Click on the links below to get to them!

http://www.quia.com/rr/848779.html

http://www.quia.com/jg/2347315.html

Spanish Phrase of the Week Nov. 14th

Spanish Phrase of the Week, November 14^th, 2011

In the next week or so many of us will be eating a LOT of food! Here are some helpful “eating” phrases when speaking Spanish, maybe you could even use one or two at the Thanksgiving dinner table!

Esa estaba absolutamente deliciosa (Eh-sah eh-stah-bah ab-sow-loo-tah-ment-eh day-lee-see-oh-sah) English: That was absolutely delicious!

¿Me pasas __________, por favor?(may pah-sahs pour fah-vore?) English: Please pass the __

¡Huele riquísimo! (Way-lay ree-key-see-mo)

English: Smells delicious!

7th grade Vocabulary QUIZ

7th graders have a vocabulary quiz this week Wed or Friday (depending on their class). It is covering the body parts vocabulary list, which can be found on pg.1 of their Spanish binder, Unit II packet. It will also be on the "ritmo"... a chant that we learned in class. Please study at home with your notes and/or use the following link to practice on QUIA :)

http://www.quia.com/jg/2130655.html

Spanish Phrase of the Week Nov 14th

Spanish Phrase for November 14^th, 2011

To let someone know that you are just kidding in English you might say, “I’m just pulling your leg”. There is a similar phrase in Spanish only it translates to I’m just pulling your hair (pelo).

Te estoy tomando el pelo (Tay eh-stoy toe-mahn-doe ehl pay-lo)

English: I’m just kidding!