Welcome to the 2025 – 2026 School Year. I look forward to helping the students acquire the Spanish language through reading, listening and writing.

5th Grade Spanish: This week the students will continue to celebrate the Hispanic culture for Hispanic Heritage month by learning about the contributions of Spanish speaking individuals. They’ll create a ‘Spanish-Speaking Countries’ flip book and learn the song ‘Los Paises Hispanos’ song.

6th Grade Spanish: This week the students will continue Unit 2 of  Vamos. This week the students will interpret a short informational text, learn the meaning of new vocabulary, interpret the meaning of vocabulary in context, and respond to personalized yes/no questions in Spanish. The core vocabulary are: hace (does/makes), tiene (has), son (are), and niños (children/kids) in addition to various cognates.

7th Grade Spanish: This week the students will continue Unit 1 of  Somos. They will translate simple stories, interpret new vocabulary in context, listen to a song and participate in a MovieTalk and writing about the scenes in Spanish. The core vocabulary is este es… / esta es… (this is), una persona (a person), un chico (a boy), una chica (a girl) and ¿cómo es? (how is she/he/they like) in addition to various cognates.

8th Grade Spanish: This week the students will start Unit 2 of  Somos. They will translate simple stories, interpret new vocabulary in context, listen to a song, and co-create a story in Spanish.  The core vocabulary are: camina (walks), corre (run) and vees (sees) in addition to various cognates.

MIDDLE SCHOOL COMPUTER CLASS
Over the next 3 weeks, students will learn how to think critically about AI and its impact. Through these lessons, students will understand what AI is and how it works, consider some of its potential benefits and risks and  Think critically about how we can be responsible and ethical users of AI