 Spanish 1 Non-Native  Nassi and Levi Spanish * first years * Workbook * New Edition  Marble Notebook and plastic folder  Dictionary Spanish and English  Index cards  Pens (black or blue)

 Classroom Expectation  Be Respectful...of yourself, of others, of the school / classroom environment  Be Responsible...that means come to class on time; come to class prepared with books, notebook, writing implement and always do your homework.  Be in assigned seat with notebook, workbook, dictionary, and pen ready to work when bell rings.  Be attentive to begin class with a prayer.  Attendance will be taken for each class

 Bring a positive attitude to class.  Pay attention to what is happening in class.  Ask questions when you are confused about the lesson. Negative comments will NOT be tolerated.  Participate in all classroom activities.  Speak Spanish as much as possible. Watch Spanish TV even if you don’t understand what you are hearing for at least mins.

 Study. Memorize. Study. Everyday 10 mins. a day.  Notebooks are to be neat, well kept with no torn papers in it.  Complete all assignments to the best of your ability and hand them in on time.  You must participate in class.

 Pass all your tests and quizzes. Keep the test and handouts in your folder.  Date everything. Study hard!  Do everything in a timely fashion.  Raise your hand to ask or answer a question.  Study index cards on a daily bases so that you could be ready for tests and/or quizzes.

Student Evaluation:  Test – main chapter tests (To be signed by parent) Students will have a total of 3 to 4 Chapters per marking period that should be completed.  Class Participation  Homework Assignments (To be signed by parent)  Notebook (Composition Notebook) – Chapter outlines/ Chapter vocabulary. Grading system is composed of the following:  100% Test  100% Homework  100% Class Participation/Behavior  Meaning: All grades are equally important to one another. Note: All assignments will be posted on the Hayes Website-

 If absent on the day of a test, there will be one opportunity to make up the missing exam. Makeup exams will be given the next day the student returns to school. If the student fails to report for the makeup exam, the grade will be 55%. If this occurs a second time in the same marking period, the grade is zero!

 1 st Marking Period Ends October 17  2 nd Marking Period Ends November 23  3 rd Marking Period Ends January 20  The following chapters should be completed in preparation for the Mid-Term Exam  CHAPTER 1 Present Tense of –ar Verbs  CHAPTER 2 Present Tense of er-and –ir Verbs  CHAPTER 3 Present Tense of Stem-Changing Verbs  CHAPTER 4 Present Tense of Stem-Changing Verbs  CHAPTER 5 Present Tense of Stem-Changing Verbs

 CHAPTER 8 Ser and Estar  CHAPTER 17 Nouns and Articles  CHAPTER 19 Prepositions  CHAPTER 22 Numbers  CHAPTER 23 Times and Dates  CHAPTER 24 Interrogative  CHAPTER 26 Possession  (Note: They will not be given in order as seen above).  MID-YEAR EXAMS will be the week of January 23-27

 La Señal de la Cruz (Sign of the Cross)  En el nombre del Padre, y del Hijo, y del Espíritu Santo. ( The Name of the father son and Holy Spirit)  El Padre Nuestro (Our Father)  Padre nuestro que estás en los cielos, santificado sea tu nombre, venga a nuestros reino; hágase tu voluntad aquí en la tierra como en el cielo. Danos hoy nuestro pan de cada día, y perdona nuestras ofensas, como también nosotros perdonamos a los que nos ofenden; y no nos dejes caer en tentación; mas líbranos de mal. Amen.

 Our Father, Who is in heaven, Holy is Your Name; Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Amen.

 ¡Dios te salve María!  Llena eres de gracia, el Señor es contigo, bendita tú eres entre todas las mujeres, y bendito es el fruto de tu vientre, Jesús.  Santa María, Madre de Dios, ruega por nosotros pecadores ahora y en la hora de nuestra muerte. Amén.

 Hail Mary, full of grace. Our Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death. Amen.

Your projects will deal with the following countries get familiar with them.  Europe Spain - Madrid  Central America Guatemala - Guatemala City Honduras - Tegucigalpa El Salvador - San Salvador Nicaragua - Managua Costa Rica - San José Panama - Panama City  Caribbean Cuba - Havana Dominican Republic - Santo Domingo Puerto Rico - San Juan

 North America Mexico - Mexico City  South America Venezuela - Caracas Colombia - Bogotá Ecuador - Quito Peru - Lima Bolivia - 2 Capitals La Paz (Administrative) Sucre (Constitutional) Paraguay - Asunción Chile - Santiago Argentina - Buenos Aires Uruguay - Montevideo  Africa Equatorial Guinea – Malabo

 Always check the school website to see if I have an announcement to make or to check for your homework. If you wish to contact me you can use: Website-  Mail: 650 Grand Concourse Bronx, New York  Phone: Fax:  mmedina-

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