WELCOME TO SPANISH 1-2
Jose Romero
Room C248
[email protected]
Topics Covered for Spring Achievement and Grading
Units 5,6,7 & 8 from the book Policies
Absences/Tardies
Unit 5: La rutina
1. Celebrations
2. Telling where someone is or
Excused Absences
coming from (venir) It is your responsibility to get makeup
3. Present tense to indicate future. work from me or a classmate. You will
have homework almost every day.
Unit 6: Mi casa es su casa The weekly agenda is posted on Canvas
each Monday morning. If you are sick or
1. Telling what someone says (decir) have a planned absence, please use this
2. Expressing wishes with querer or as a reference for what will be covered in
gustar. class.
3. The kitchen You have the number of days that you are
4. Expressing obligations with tener absent plus one to turn in your work.
and deber. If you have make-up quizzes, tests or
other work that must be supervised, you
Unit 7: Las diversiones de todo el año will need to see me to schedule a time to
make them up.
1. Verbs that require special You have one week maximum from the
accentuations. time of your absence to complete any
2. Dar and poner. make-up tests or quizzes. If you
3. Describing people. habitually miss tests or quizzes, you will
4. Using present progressive. be required to make it up the day you
return to class.
Unit 8: La rutina diaria If you are absent on the day of a
classroom presentation, it must be
1. Chores. excused or you will not be given an
2. Direct and Indirect pronouns. opportunity to present your project.
3. Making comparisons. If a quiz is announced (I usually give a
4. Present tense of oir and traer. week’s notice or more) before the time
5. Preterite of dar and estar. you are absent, you may be required to
6. Present tense of ar verbs. take it as scheduled.
If there is any reason you are missing
class often, you need to communicate
with me.
Unexcused Absences Tarea/Homework
Any absences that are not excused by the Homework will be stamped on a calendar
front office are considered unexcused. given to each student. Scores will be
If absence is unexcused, no credit will be entered in the grade book each month. If
given for homework. the calendar is lost, credit will not be
given for the lost stamps from that period
Tardy Policy of time.
When homework is assigned from the
book, you will need to complete it online
by the due date to receive credit.
Late, incomplete or improperly done work
will not be stamped/given credit.
The student will have the homework
available on their desk with their calendar
at the beginning of class. If the
assignment or calendar is not available
when I circulate or by the end of my
circulation of class, credit will not be
given. This is to facilitate an efficient
homework checking system.
All students are expected to be inside the
classroom at the time the bell rings. There is time Classroom Behavior
between classes for restroom breaks and getting
to class. If you enter the classroom after the bell RESPECT YOURSELF
without a pass, you are considered tardy.
Participate – everyone makes mistakes.
You must have a pass to be admitted late. Do your best – bring your materials, pens,
notebook, stamp sheet (calendar) and be
You must see me for handouts, prepared.
assignments, etc. before the next class!!! Be honest. Trust is only build through
honesty.
Ask for help, privately if you need to.
GRADES ARE WEIGHTED Arrange for help before school, after school
or during Ac Lab.
70% TESTS/QUIZZES/PROJECTS DO NOT LET YOURSELF FALL BEHIND.
20% HOMEWORK/CLASSWORK Use your class time wisely – You’ll have
10% PARTICIPATION more free time outside of school.
SYNERGY CALCULATES GRADES
Do your grooming and makeup outside of
SCORES ARE NOT CURVED. SYNERGY
class.
IS SET UP TO ROUND TO THE WHOLE
Follow the dress code. It will be enforced.
NUMBER.
Don’t take it personally!
CLASSROOM PROCEDURES
THE GRADING SCALE
You will have 3-5 minutes at the beginning of
A = 90-100% D = 60-69% the hour to work on bell work/diarios. Begin
this as soon as you sit down in your seat and
B = 80-89% F = 0-59
have your materials out and ready for class.
C = 70-79% All bell work/diarios must be kept together in
your binder. You must date each entry and
copy the prompts from the board in order
to receive credit. Answer only = Zero
credit! Your bell work is meant to be another Positive Consequences
study guide for tests and quizzes, so it is
essential to have all of the complete entries. Points earned are at the teacher’s discretion on
There will be announced and unannounced the following expectations:
bell work quizzes throughout the school
Extra participation points.
year.
No hats or sunglasses are to be worn inside Praise.
the classroom. Choice of seating.
Sharpening pencils/throwing away trash – Positive notes for parents.
Please take care of these things prior to
class, after class or during independent work
time. Please do not disrupt class to ask to do
these things!
If/when you finish a class work assignment
early, please take out a book and read
quietly. It is not nap time or social time.
Go to the bathroom before class and make
sure you are back BEFORE the bell rings.
You will be given 3 emergency passes per
quarter. These can be used to leave class in
an emergency or dire need. Being present in CLASSROOM RULES
class is very important, if you leave class,
you will be missing valuable class time. Any 1. Be respectful of everyone and everything in
passes remaining at the end of the quarter this classroom.
will receive extra credit in the participation 2. Arrive on time and be ready to work when
category. the bell rings.
Cooperative learning – When doing partner 3. Raise your hand if you have a question,
or group work, please speak quietly. If seats answer or need to get up from your seat.
need to be moved, please do so quickly and
4. The teacher dismisses the students, not the
quietly. Allow each member to contribute,
and respect each member’s contribution. bell.
This class is dependent on listening. If you 5. Be on time
are texting, chatting with a neighbor, taking a 6. Have all materials out and ready to work
siesta (nap), or are off task, you create a 7. Follow directions
situation where I have to stop teaching and 8. Be on task and complete all tasks.
wait for you. This is unacceptable. 9. Speak in Spanish when asked to.
Extra Credit – There are a few opportunities 10. Keep electronic devices and cellphones
throughout the year to earn extra credit. If inside backpacks (unless needed for class
there is an extra credit assignment, it will be activity)
available to the entire class. Extra credit is 11. Always respect everyone and everything.
NEVER accepted late. 12. Work well with others.
CLASSROOM SUPPLIES 13. Have educational honesty and integrity
(DON’T LIE OR CHEAT).
These items are necessary to help you be organized 14. Keep food, gum, drinks, hats and
and successful in Spanish: sunglasses in backpacks.
o 3 ring binder
o Dividers
o Lined paper/Notebook
o Markers or Colored Pencils
o Highlighter
o Pen/Pencil
DISCIPLINE PLAN LANGUAGE LAB/iPADS/NETBOOKS
The following progressive discipline plan will be We will be using a language lab as well as
followed when students do not follow established iPads/Netbooks in class on a regular basis. You will
rules and/or behave inappropriately. need to sign a user agreement before you are able to
1. Teacher-student conference use any of these. I will provide this to you prior to the
2. Teacher contact with parent/guardian by first time we visit the language lab or use the
phone or e-mail iPads/Netbooks. Please be respectful to all property
as all students need access to it in many different
3. Teacher’s detention
4. Parent-Teacher conference classes each day. If you misuse or break a computer,
5. Referral to Counselor iPad or netbook, you will be responsible for that
device.
6. Referral to Administration/Dean of Discipline
