¡Viva la clase de español!
Long Live Spanish! Welcome to the world of Spanish!
Welcome to the world of Spanish! I am your child's Spanish teacher, Señora Rebecca R. Weimar
I would like to welcome you to my class flyer for Spanish I and II for the spring of 2016. I am a 34 year veteran of the classroom, a 24-year veteran of Harlem High School and am planning on retiring this spring but that will not change any of the excitement and work we plan to do the rest of this academic year, I can assure you!
If your child experiences some challenges when working on his Spanish, here is a great website I suggest for further tutorial help: www.studyspanish.com It is great.
Also, if your child wants to keep his Spanish skills sharp over the summer, may I recommend a great APP for the Smartphone- Duolingo. It is a wonderful way to keep the skills fresh and ready to go once school starts again next fall. You may even want to try it. You could work on it with your kids. You can also learn lots of other languages. I have tried it to learn Portuguese and it is awesome!
Here are some interesting facts about language learning.
¡Hola! Soy Señora R. Weimar y soy profesora de español. ¡ Bienvenidos a la clase de español!
I look forward to hearing from you and helping your child get the most out of his Spanish learning as we finish up the school year. My goal is to make sure your child has what he needs in order to move on to the next level of Spanish study.
I welcome any and all communication with me. You can email me at rweimar@ccboe.net or call the school- 706-556-5980; my planning period is between the hours of 9:30 - 10:20 am.
Your child should have two logons with regards to work in my classroom- a Remind logon to receive texts reminding them about important events, tests, quizzes, projects and so forth. The other is to log on to Edmodo to view the videos we see in class as many times as they wish. We also use other technology in the classroom but I am a firm believer in good old-fashioned study using some low-tech techniques like flash cards, taking and reviewing notes and so forth.
Benefits of learning another language
Did you know that if you can speak more than one language, the onset of any age-related memory issues ( dementia, Alzheimer's, etc.) can be SIGNIFICANTLY delayed. In other words, learning another language keeps your mind young!
Did you know that learning another language can help you in many ways? Research has shown that students who know another language do better on the verbal portion of the SAT and are better communicators in general. It is those "soft-skills" that can make the difference in the world of work, after school.