Shepard World Language- Feb 2016
¡Hola y bienvenidos! Bonjour et bienvenue!
6th grade Spanish classes are...
8th grade Spanish classes are...
To help your student study, you can ask them to describe what you are currently wearing or ask them what they plan to wear (including colors and prices). Over the course of a few weeks, students should progress from short phrases to full sentences.
7th Grade Spanish classes are...
In order to help with Spanish feel free to learn the question words song and sing along with your student (Link to question words song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDY3V3OuMEs). You can also ask them to give you directions to places when you are out and about in town.
Change in homework policy 6th, 7th & 8th grade French
8th grade French classes are...
On May 3rd we have a field trip to the Art Institute of Chicago to see the Impressionist exhibit. To finish off the year we will be reading a short novel called "Pauvre Anne," about a 16 year old girl from New York who travels to Belgium and learns that her problems in life are not so different from others'.
7th grade French classes are...
6th grade French classes are...
saying how much they like or don't like a specific activity or thing using adverbs (a little, a lot) and recognizing feminine and masculine nouns--the essense of learning French (pure memorization). We will then be learning about how to answer the question "Qu'est-ce que tu préfères?" concerning sports and leisure activities.
Translation to joke: What is the star that's closest to the earth?