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| 9/01/10 |
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Level 1A, Level 1B and Comparative Cultures |
All classes will have quizzes tomorrow over material covered during this week. Please feel free to ask your child what he/she is studying. |
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| 8/30/10 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Today we will start German. We will be working on this language for the next two weeks. |
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| 8/30/10 |
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Level 1A - week of 8/30 |
This week we will be working on greetings and goodbyes. We will also learn how to introduce ourselves in Spanish. |
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| 8/30/10 |
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Level 1B - week of 8/30 |
This week we will be reviewing dates, including days of the week and months. We will also work on the alphabet and the verb SER. Accents and punctuation marks will be covered near the end of the week. |
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| 8/26/10 |
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Friday fire drill |
Level 1A classes will have a puzzle to complete on Friday. One of the 7th grade classes will be shortened due to a fire drill. |
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| 8/26/10 |
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Comparative Cultures |
We will finish up our Spanish studies in the next couple of days. There will be a quiz over numbers1-20 and a short conversation to memorize before we move on to the next language. |
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| 8/23/10 |
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Student responsibilties |
Beginning the second week of school, students will be expected to arrive to class on time with all proper materials. The first week of school typically allows students the opportunity to get organized and to design a routine that will allow them to move about the school efficiently and effectively. Please encourage your student to establish a daily routine that will allow them to fully benefit from classroom instruction and discussion. |
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| 8/23/10 |
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Level 1A - week of 8/23 |
This week students will work on greetings and questions/answers about how they feel. There will be a quiz over this material near the end of the week. |
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| 8/23/10 |
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Level 1B - week of 8/23 |
This week students will continue to review Chapter 1 and its contents. Greeting and goodbyes, as well as questions regarding where one lives will be covered. There will be an assessment over this material as well. |
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| 8/23/10 |
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Comp. Cultures - week of 8/23 |
Students will be working on numbers 1-20 in Spanish, as well as colors. There will be assessments over this material during the week. |
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| 8/18/10 |
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Welcome to the 2010-2011 school year! |
This week students will be getting settled and beginning to work on Spanish material. All classes will have a short quiz on Thursday to start the year. |
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| 5/21/10 |
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Last post of the Year! |
Due to a busy schedule full of end-of-the-year activities, this will be our last post for the school year. Please check your child's grades on powerschool for accuracy. All textbooks and workbooks must be returned to Mr. Benbow in good condition to avoid fines. Thank you for all of your hard work this year, students! Have a great summer! |
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| 5/19/10 |
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Comparative Cultures |
The last two weeks of school we will be studying French. Students will have several quizzes covering French culture and basic conversational phrases, including colors and numbers. |
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| 5/19/10 |
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Level 1A |
Students will be reviewing Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 this week. The last week of school we will be going over missing work and checking-in textbooks and workbooks. |
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| 5/19/10 |
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Level 1B |
Students will have their Level 1 final this week. Next week we will be collecting workbooks and textbooks. |
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| 5/13/10 |
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Mr. Benbow absent this morning. |
Review day for all Level 1B classes. Level 1A classes continue with the film "Selena." Comparative Cultures begins final conversational work with Spanish. Next week will begin French. |
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| 5/11/10 |
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Level 1A |
Students should have completed their Chapter 3 test by now. We will be watching a movie for the next couple of days. Mr. Benbow will be at a meeting on Thursday morning, so those classes will have a substitute. |
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| 5/11/10 |
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Level 1B |
This week, students will be preparing for the Chapter 6 abbreviated Test on Friday. The final will follow some time next week. It will cover material from Chapters 1-5. I hope to complete the final before the end of next week, as the 8th grade Six Flags field trip is next Friday, and most 8th grade students will be absent that day. |
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| 5/11/10 |
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Comparative Cultures |
We will be having a quiz over the colors and numbers 1-10 in Spanish on Wednesday of this week. We will complete our Spanish studies by Friday and move on to French for the last two weeks of school. |
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| 5/10/10 |
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Level 1A |
Students will complete their Chapter 3 test early on this week. There will be a speaking test and a paragraph writing test on Monday and Tuesday consecutively. Following the test, we will have an overall review of our progress this year in order to prepare students for Level 1B next year. |
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| 5/10/10 |
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Level 1B |
Students will complete Chapter 6 this week. We would like to begin our final by the end of this week. The final will cover Chapters 1-6. |
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| 5/05/10 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Students will have a quiz tomorrow over Spanish culture and history. |
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| 5/05/10 |
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Level 1A |
Students will be playing a review game tomorrow for the Chapter 3 Test. The test was postponed until Friday, due to numerous field trips. |
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| 5/05/10 |
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Level 1B |
Today students learned about direct object pronouns and their placement in Spanish sentences. |
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| 5/04/10 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Students will finish with Spanish culture Wednesday. There will be a quiz on Thursday over the material. |
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| 5/04/10 |
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Level 1B |
There were many student absences today, so we did not cover any new material. Students who were absent today will take the quiz tomorrow. |
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| 5/04/10 |
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Level 1A |
Students will be finishing review for the Chapter 3 test. The test will begin on Thursday, at the earliest. |
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| 5/03/10 |
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Level 1A |
We will finish Chapter 3 by the middle of the week. The Chapter 3 test will be on Thursday. We will finish all three sections of the test by next Monday. |
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| 5/03/10 |
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Level 1B |
Students will complete Chapter 6 by next week. The final exam for Level 1B will be May 10th at the earliest, with a possible delay of a couple of days depending on the pace of our review. |
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| 5/03/10 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Today our students began studying Spanish. We will continue our Spanish studies for the next two weeks. There will be a Spanish culture quiz on Wednesday. |
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| 4/30/10 |
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Mr. Benbow will return to school today. |
All classes will continue with activities begun during Mr. Benbow's absence. Next Monday, students will move into new material in their respective chapters. Final exams and quizzes will be moved back a few days to make up for Mr. Benbow's time away from school. Thank you for your understanding. |
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| 4/29/10 |
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Mr. Benbow is still recovering from strep throat. |
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| 4/28/10 |
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Mr. Benbow has been diagnosed with strep throat. He will be absent from school again today. |
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| 4/27/10 |
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Mr. Benbow is out sick today. |
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| 4/26/10 |
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Level 1A |
This week students will finish up material from Chapter 3. This includes weather expressions using the verb HACER and the verbs NEVAR and LLOVER. This will be the last chapter we cover this year. There will be a Chapter 3 test near the end of next week. Once this test is completed, we will watch a film and then begin a total review of chapters 1-3 for the last couple of weeks of the school year. |
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| 4/26/10 |
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Level 1B |
Students will finish the first half of Chapter 6 this week. We will continue with the second half of the chapter and plan to have our final in about two weeks. The focus of this week will be the stem changing verbs PROBAR, PODER, and PREFERIR. |
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| 4/26/10 |
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Comparative Cultures |
This week we will finish our German studies. The next language we will look at is Spanish. Most likely, we will finish the wek going over some Spanish history and culture. |
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| 4/21/10 |
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All classes |
Quizzes scheduled for Friday have been moved up to Thursday due to student field trips and Mr. Benbow's absence on Friday afternoon. Thank you for your understanding. |
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| 4/19/10 |
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Comparative Cultures |
The next few days we will be working on German numbers 1-10 and colors. Students will have a quiz over this material by the end of the week. |
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| 4/19/10 |
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Level 1A |
Many students will miss at least one class this week due to a grade level field trip. We will be working on weather terms this week. There will be a quiz over this material tentatively scheduled for Friday. |
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| 4/19/10 |
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Level 1B |
Students will be learning several new stem changing verbs this week. We will hopefully get to the middle of Chapter 6 by the end of the week. We are scheduled to finish Chapter 6 by the end of next week, or sometime soon after. |
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| 4/15/10 |
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Level 1A and 1B Quizzes today |
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| 4/15/10 |
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Comparative Cultures |
There will be a quiz over German culture and history tomorrow, Friday. Students have taken notes over the past three days to prepare for the quiz. |
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| 4/13/10 |
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Level 1B |
This week we will be working on foods, place settings, and other cooking utensils. We will also discuss the difference between SER and ESTAR. |
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| 4/13/10 |
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Comparative Cultures |
This week students will begin studying German. We will cover some basic German culture and history with a quiz on Thursday or Friday. |
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| 4/12/10 |
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Level 1A |
Students are beginning to learn the conjugations for regular -AR verbs. |
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| 4/09/10 |
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Level 1A - Field Trip |
All Level 1A classes will be attending a Latin American Music and Dance Festival today, with lunch to follow at Chevy's Mexican Restaurant. |
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| 4/09/10 |
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Level 1B |
Students will be completing make-up work for the end of the grading period. There will be a substitute for 4th hour, as Mr. Benbow will be on a field trip with the Level 1A classes. The last (6th) grading period begins next Monday. |
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| 4/09/10 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Students will be finishing up French today. A new six-week rotation in Computers will begin for these students on Monday. |
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| 4/05/10 |
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MAP TESTING |
This week classes will cover limited material as we are MAP testing. Level 1A will cover Vocabulary Part II of Chapter 3. Level 1B will cover Vocabulary I from Chapter 6. Comparative Cultures will work on French numbers and colors. |
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| 3/31/10 |
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Comparative Cultures |
This week we will be starting French. We will cover culture and history in the beginning of the week, with a short quiz on Thursday. |
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| 3/30/10 |
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MAP Testing |
Takes place March 30th & 31st, as well as April 6th & 7th. Students will be on a modified schedule these days. They will only have four class periods, instead of the regular eight period day. |
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| 3/30/10 |
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Level 1B |
We will be watching a movie about the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda this week. |
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| 3/30/10 |
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Level 1A |
Students will be starting the second half of chapter three this week. Due to the modified schedule, we will move at a slower pace than usual. |
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| 3/23/10 |
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Level 1A |
Today and tomorrow we will be reviewing material from the first half of Chapter 3. There will be a quiz on Thursday over the vocabulary and grammar points. |
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| 3/23/10 |
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Level 1B |
Today and tomorrow we will finish our review of the Chapter 5 test. There will be a test-retake/quiz over some Chapter 5 material on Thursday, as many students did not do well on a specific portion of the Chapter 5 test. |
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| 3/23/10 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Students will finish Spanish this Thursday. There is a quiz tomorrow, Wednesday, over the colors in Spanish. |
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| 3/22/10 |
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Level 1B |
This week we will be reviewing our Chapter 5 test material. There will be a quiz on Thursday covering some of this information, as many students struggled on portions of the test and need additional practice. |
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| 3/22/10 |
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Level 1A |
This week we will learn the verb QUERER. This brings us to the mid-point of Chapter 3. We have another half of a chapter to finish before the end of the year. We will also have a total review of Chapters 1, 2, and 3 at the end of the year, in May. |
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| 3/22/10 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Students will finish Spanish this week. We will be working on numbers 1-10 and then colors. We will finish up the week with a little conversation work. |
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| 3/12/10 |
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HAPPY SPRING BREAK |
See you again on March 22nd! |
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| 3/08/10 |
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Level 1A |
This week we will be covering the use of pronouns after prepositions. This will be the only subject we cover this week, as it is a short week for conferences. |
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| 3/08/10 |
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Level 1B |
This week will be completing the Chapter 5 Test. Monday will be the standard test, Tuesday and Wednesday the speaking and free-writing portion of the test. The test should be completed by Thursday. |
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| 3/08/10 |
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Comparative Cultures |
This week we will be covering Spanish culture and history. There will be a quiz over the information on Thursday. |
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| 3/05/10 |
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Level 1A |
Today we will be playing a review game over the first part of Chapter 3. |
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| 3/05/10 |
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Level 1B |
Today is the final day to review for our Chapter 5 test on Monday. |
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| 3/05/10 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Today will be our last day of German. Next week, we will begin Spanish on Monday. |
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| 3/03/10 |
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Level 1A |
Because of a large band field trip, we will be reviewing wheat was covered yesterday in class. Many students were absent. |
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| 3/03/10 |
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Level 1B |
Students will finish Chapter 5 material today. The next two days will be review, with a chapter test to follow next Monday, March 8th. |
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| 3/03/10 |
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Comparative Cultures |
We will have a quiz over German numbers 1-10 today. We will also finish colors in German. Thursday and Friday will be used to develop short conversations to present out loud in front of the class in German. Next week we will begin our second language in the six-week rotation. |
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| 3/02/10 |
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Level 1A |
Students will continue working with GUSTAR + INFINITIVES today. |
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| 3/02/10 |
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Level 1B |
The last grammar point of Chapter 5 is the use of TOCAR and PARECER. Next week, we will have a chapter test beginning on MONDAY, MARCH 8TH. Students should be reviewing Chapter 5 material throughout this week. |
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| 3/02/10 |
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Comparative Cultures |
We will be finishing drawings to help us learn the numbers and colors in German. There will be a quiz over the numbers 1-10, in German, on Wednesday. |
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| 3/01/10 |
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Level 1A |
We will start the week by working with the verb GUSTAR + infinivitives. |
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| 3/01/10 |
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Level 1B |
Students will review negation using NADIE, NUNCA, TAMPOCO, and NADA. Tuesday, we will start our last grammar point for the chapter: the verbs TOCAR and PARECER. There will be a chapter 5 test on Monday, March 8th. We hope to finish the test before spring break. |
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| 3/01/10 |
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Comparative Cultures |
We will continue working in German numbers and also on colors. We will finish our German studies on Friday. |
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| 2/25/10 |
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Level 1B |
We are working on the final grammar points from Chapter 5. There will be a quiz on Friday. |
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| 2/25/10 |
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Level 1A |
We have a quiz on Friday over the vocabulary from Chapter 3 Part 1. |
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| 2/24/10 |
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Comparative Cultures |
There will be a quiz over German culture and history on Thursday. We will be playing a review game on Friday. We may also start with German numbers on Friday. |
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| 2/23/10 |
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Level 1B |
Today we began talking about the verb ESTAR and its uses with various prepositional phrases having to do with location. |
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| 2/23/10 |
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Level 1A |
Today we began Chapter 3 with a discussion about the history and culture of Texas. |
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| 2/23/10 |
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Comparative Cultures |
German history and culture was the focus of today's class. |
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| 2/22/10 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Today we begin a new six-week rotation. Our first language will be German. |
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| 2/22/10 |
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Level 1A |
Students will begin Chapter 3 today. |
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| 2/22/10 |
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Level 1B |
We will begin the second half of Chapter 5 today. Our first grammar points from the second part of Chapter 5 will be covered beginning on Tuesday. |
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| 2/19/10 |
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END OF FOURTH GRADING PERIOD |
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| 2/17/10 |
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Level 1B |
Today we will have a quiz over stem changing verbs. Thursday and Friday we will not be covering any new material. 8th graders will be at the high school tomorrow and Mr. Benbow will be absent on Friday. |
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| 2/17/10 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Thursday there will be a quiz over the colors in Spanish. We will also be covering short conversations in Spanish on our last day together for the grading period. Mr. Benbow will be absent on Friday. |
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| 2/16/10 |
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Level 1B |
Today we will begin the second half of Chapter 5 of our text. We are expected to get to the end of Chapter 6 by the end of the year. This leaves us with about a chapter and a half to complete in the next two grading periods. |
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| 2/16/10 |
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Level 1A |
We completed our Chapter Two test today. The next three days we will be watching a movie entitled LA MISMA LUNA ( Under the Same Moon). This movie will last until the end of the week. |
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| 2/16/10 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Today we began numbers in Spanish. There will be a quiz over Latin American culture tomrrow, February 17th. |
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| 2/11/10 |
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Level 1A TEST - Chapter Two |
This test begins today and will last through next Tuesday. Remember, there is no school on Monday. |
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| 2/11/10 |
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Level 1B |
We have reached the half-way point in Chapter 5. Level 1B students are expected to complete Chapter 6 before entering Level 2 at the high school. |
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| 2/10/10 |
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Level 1A Test postponed to Thursday |
Level 1A Test over Chapter 2 will be on Thursday, not Wednesday, due to our SNOW DAY. |
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| 2/10/10 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Students will be reviewing Spanish and Latin American culture through the end of the week. Their will be a quiz on Friday over this material. |
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| 2/10/10 |
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Level 1B |
We will be reviewing stem changing verbs with I->IE , U->UE, and O->UE formations. We will have a quiz over these verbs at the end of the week. |
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| 2/09/10 |
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SNOW DAY!!! |
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| 2/08/10 |
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Ms. Dalton will review with 1st, 2nd, and 6th hours today. TEST WEDNESDAY |
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| 2/08/10 |
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Level 1B and Comparative Cultures |
There will be puzzles to complete today. Mr. Benbow is at home with his son, who is sick. |
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| 2/05/10 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Today we beginning Spanish. |
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| 2/01/10 |
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Mr. Benbow will be absent today. |
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| 1/27/10 |
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Level 1A |
Students will be finishing up Chapter 2 content. There will be a test on February 10th. Next week wil be spent reviewing for the test. |
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| 1/27/10 |
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Level 1B |
Students are continuting to work in Chapter 5. In addtion to family vocabulary, we will be working with GUSTAR and possessive adjectives. |
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| 1/26/10 |
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Mr. Benbow has a meeting today at the Learning Center. He will be absent. |
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| 1/25/10 |
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Level 1B |
Students are working on family vocabulary. |
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| 1/25/10 |
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Level 1A |
Review of definite articles and the use of the verb GUSTAR. |
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| 1/25/10 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Today we are beginning French. |
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| 1/22/10 |
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All students will have quizzes today |
Since today is a half-day, all students will have short quizzes to review what they have learned over the past week. |
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| 1/20/10 |
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Level 1B |
Vocabulary from the first part of Chapter 5 will be presented today. |
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| 1/20/10 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Students will be introduced to colors in German today. |
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| 1/20/10 |
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Mr. Benbow is on the Hidden Valley ski field trip today. |
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| 1/19/10 |
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Level 1A |
Students will begin studying definite articles today. |
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| 1/14/10 |
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Mr. Benbow is out sick again today |
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| 1/13/10 |
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Mr. Benbow out sick today |
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| 1/12/10 |
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Level 1A |
Students will be continuing work in Chapter 2 of the textbook this week. There will be a quiz over new material at the beginning of next week. |
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| 1/12/10 |
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Level 1B |
We will begin Chapter 5 of the text this week. There will be an introduction to Chile on Tuesday, with a review of new material coming a the beginning of next week. |
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| 1/12/10 |
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Comparative Cultures |
We are continuing German this week. We will cover numbers and possibly begin colors in German by Thursday. |
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| 1/05/10 |
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All Spanish Classes |
Review of material covered immediately before break will be covered during the first four days back at school in January. This applies to all levels of Spanish students, both 1A and 1B. |
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| 1/05/10 |
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New 6th grade explo |
Welcome new 6th grade explo students. |
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| 12/15/09 |
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TESTING - Level 1A and Level 1B |
From Tuesday 12/15 through Thursday 11/17. |
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| 12/14/09 |
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Level 1A and 1B |
Test practice and preview for Tuesday. |
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| 12/14/09 |
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Testing |
We will be testing for the next three days and Level 1A and Level 1B. |
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| 12/14/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
This week we will be learning Spanish colors and numbers 1-10. There wll be a quiz over Spanish American culture on Tuesday. |
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| 12/11/09 |
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Level 1A and 1B - Study Guides |
Today ALL Spanish Level 1A and 1B students will be preparing study guides for quizzes that are coming up on Tuesday of next week. |
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| 12/11/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
We will continue today with Spanish American culture studies. Beginning next week, students will begin to learn numbers 1-10 and basic colors in Spanish. |
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| 12/08/09 |
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Level 1B |
This week students will be finishing Chapter 4. We will have a test over the entire chapter on Tuesday, December 15th. This gives the students one entire week to review for the test, without introducing any additional, new material. |
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| 12/08/09 |
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Level 1A |
Students will be reviewing vocabulary from Chapter 2 Section 2 on Wednesday and Thursday of this week. There will be a quiz over all of the material covered so far in chapter 4 on the 15th of December. Students have been aware of this assessment for several days now. |
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| 12/07/09 |
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Comparative Cutlures |
We will finish up our German studies on Tuesday. Starting Wednesday, Spanish will be our final language study for the grading period. |
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| 12/03/09 |
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Level 1A |
Today and tomorrow students will continue to work on conjugating the verb SER. We will also practice subject verb agreement with gender and number. Questions words and how questions are formed in Spanish will also be discussed. |
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| 12/03/09 |
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Level 1B |
The immediate future tense will be the focus of our next couple of classes. This involves the use of the verb IR as a helping verb. Students will have classwork/homework that deals with constructing sentences in the immediate future tense. |
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| 12/03/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Students will have a quiz on the numbers 1-10 in German tomorrow. We will also start studying colors in German today. We will finish German next week Tuesday and begin Spanish on Wednesday. |
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| 12/02/09 |
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ALL CLASSES - Mr. Benbow absent |
Mr. Benbow will be on a field trip today with the Gold Level students at the City Museum. All classes will have work to complete with the substitute. |
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| 12/01/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Today we began looking at the numbers 1-10 in German. There will be a quiz over German culture on Thursday. |
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| 12/01/09 |
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Level 1A |
Students were introduced to the numbers 50-100 today in Spanish. We also reviewed material from the first part of Chapter 2. |
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| 12/01/09 |
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Level 1B |
Students were given work to complete covering the concept of invitations, including the acceptance and refusal of such. |
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| 11/30/09 |
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Level 1A |
Today students reviewed a quiz they completed before Thanksgiving Break. Tomorrow, we will continue with Chapter 2. Before Winter Break, there will be another more extensive quiz over the material from the first half of Chapter 2, plus the vocabulary from the second half of Chapter 2. All students have been made aware of this bigger quiz. It will most likely take place around December 14th or so. |
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| 11/30/09 |
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Level 1B |
Students corrected a homework assignment that was given before Thanksgiving Break. Tomorrow, they will continue with Chapter 4, moving on to invitations and the formation of the immediate future tense. Chapter 4 will be completed prior to Winter Break. There will be a Chapter Exam around the 14th of December or so. I will keep students posted on the exact date as we progress through the chapter. |
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| 11/30/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
We completed our study of German culture and history today. There will be a short quiz over the information covered on Wednesday. Starting Tuesday, we will be learning the numbers 1-20 in German. There will most likely be a quiz over the numbers by the end of the week. |
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| 11/24/09 |
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING BREAK!!! |
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| 11/23/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Today we will begin German. |
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| 11/23/09 |
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Level 1B |
Students will be reviewing material from the beginning of Section 2 of Chapter 4. They will have a small quiz on school locations on Tuesday. |
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| 11/23/09 |
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Level 1A |
There will be a big quiz over the first half of Chapter 2 on Tuesday. This quiz will count almost as much as a test, so I have reminded students to keep studying and reviewing every night. |
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| 11/20/09 |
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Game Day!!! |
All students will be reviewing material and playing educational games today. |
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| 11/18/09 |
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Level 1B |
Today students had a quiz on the movie they saw at the film festival yesterday. Tomorrow, we will begin reviewing for the Chapter 4 Part One quiz that will take place next week on Monday. |
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| 11/18/09 |
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Level 1A |
Today we reviewed questions having to do with age and birthdays. There were many absences due to field trips, so we did not cover new material. |
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| 11/18/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Students continued to study colors in French. Everyone designed an illustration board to help them remember the colors. |
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| 11/17/09 |
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Level 1B Field Trip |
Level 1B students will attend the St. Louis International Film Festival today at Plaza Frontenac. Please, no t-shirts or jeans, as this is a formal event. We will also be having lunch at Chevy's Mexican Restaurant in Olivette prior to the movie screening. |
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| 11/17/09 |
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Field Trip - No new material |
Today there will be no new material taught. Because of the field trip for Level 1B, students in other classes will only be completing vocabulary puzzles with the substitute. |
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| 11/16/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Today we will be learning the numbers 1-10 in French. |
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| 11/16/09 |
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Level 1A |
Students will be learning about the questions "How old are you?" and "When is your birthday?" in Spanish. They will also learn how to reply to these questions. |
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| 11/16/09 |
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Level 1B |
Today we talked about the expectations for our field trip tomorrow. We also reviewed a worksheet that covered the verbs TENER and VENIR. |
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| 11/13/09 |
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Game Day! |
Today all classes will be playing educational games to review recently covered material. |
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| 11/12/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Today students will be taking a quiz over French culture and geography. |
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| 11/12/09 |
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Level 1A |
There will be a quiz today over adjectives relating to physical descriptions as well as personality traits. |
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| 11/12/09 |
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Level 1B |
A quiz retake today will be offered during breakfast only for the verbs TENER and VENIR. We will also be starting a review packet for the first half of Chapter 4. |
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| 11/11/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Today we'll finish our intro to French culture. Tomorrow will be our first quiz. |
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| 11/11/09 |
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Level 1A |
Today we will be reviewing adjectives that describe people. We will also be talking about gender agreement. |
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| 11/11/09 |
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Level 1B |
Students will be taking a quiz over the verbs TENER and VENIR. |
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| 11/10/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Today we will begin French. |
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| 11/10/09 |
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Level 1B |
Many students will be out on a field trip today. For that reason, we will not be covering any new material. There will be a quiz on Wednesday covering the verbs TENER and VENIR. |
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| 11/10/09 |
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Level 1A |
Today we will be discussing different adjectives that describe people. We will also talk about the importance of gender and number when making adjectives and the nouns they modify agree. |
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| 11/09/09 |
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Level 1B |
Today we will continue work on Chapter 4. We will be reviewing the verbs TENER and VENIR, as well as new vocabulary from the chapter. |
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| 11/09/09 |
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Level 1A |
We will begin Chapter 2 of our text today. We will continue to work on this chapter for most of the 3rd and 4th grading periods. |
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| 11/09/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Today a new group of students begins their six-week explo rotation. We will begin studying French tomorrow and will continue for two weeks. Class rules will also be reviewed today. |
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| 11/05/09 |
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End of Grading Period 2 |
Today all classes will be finishing up any make-up work for the second grading period. The third grading period will begin on Monday, Novermber 9th. |
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| 11/02/09 |
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Level 1B |
This week we will be finishing our masks for Dia de los Muertos.. Students will finish any make-up work, as the end of the grading period is on Thursday. We will also continue working in Chapter 4 of the text. |
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| 11/02/09 |
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Level 1A |
We will finish the film MAD HOT BALLROOM on Monday. Following the movie, we will review our last chapter test. We will also view a short video that accompanies Chapter 1. All make-up work is due Thursday, as it is the end of the second grading period. |
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| 11/02/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
There will be a quiz on French numbers 1-20 on Monday. Numbers 1-10 must be spelled correctly, while 11-20 must simply be recognized. We will finish our explo rotation this Thursday. Students will move to a new class next week when they return from the three-day weekend. |
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| 10/28/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Students are continuing with French. We will have a quiz today over French culture. Following the quiz, we will continue work on French conversations and numbers. |
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| 10/27/09 |
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Level 1A |
We will be watching the documentary "Mad Hot Ballroom" this week. |
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| 10/26/09 |
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Level 1B |
We will be making masks for Dia de los Muertos this week. |
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| 10/26/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
This week we are beginning French. |
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| 10/22/09 |
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Level 1A |
We will complete our Chapter 1 Test over the next three days |
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| 10/21/09 |
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Level 1A |
Final review day for Chapter 1 test. |
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| 10/21/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
No class today because of Track and Field. |
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| 10/21/09 |
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Level 1B |
We are beginning Chapter 4 vocabulary today. These words involve school supplies and academic subject areas. |
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| 10/20/09 |
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Mr. Benbow is out sick today |
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| 10/19/09 |
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Level 1A |
Students are finishing review for the Chapter 1 Test. It will be on Thursday and Friday. |
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| 10/19/09 |
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Level 1B |
Students will begin Chapter 4 today. This chapter's geographic focus is on Costa Rica. |
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| 10/19/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Today we will have a quiz on the numbers 1-20 in Spanish. |
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| 10/14/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Today we are beginning to study Spanish numbers. We just completed a culture quiz over our Spanish language text introductory unit. |
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| 10/14/09 |
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Level 1B |
Today we will continue viewing THE MATADOR. We will finish the film tomorrow. Our next chapter will be chapter four. We wil begin that unit on Monday, October18th. |
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| 10/14/09 |
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Level 1A |
We are beginning to review for our Chpater 1 test. It will be next week starting Wednesday and continuing through Friday. Students should be reviewing over the weekend. |
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| 10/12/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
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| 10/12/09 |
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Level 1A |
Today we'll finish up the days of the week and months. Next we will be working on the letters of the Spanish alphabet and pronunciation. |
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| 10/12/09 |
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Level 1B |
For the next four days, students will be viewing and studying the film MATADOR. It is a documentary film about a young, successful, Spanish bullfighter. The film explores the history, traditions, passion and controversy surrounding the contemporary, professional bullfighting culture in Spain and other countries around the world. |
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| 10/09/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
We will be finishing up German this week and beginning Spanish next week. |
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| 10/09/09 |
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Level 1B |
We are finishing Chapter 3 review and will begin our movie next week some time. |
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| 10/08/09 |
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Level 1A |
Stuents will be covering dates and days of the week today. We will have a quiz over telling time tomorrow. |
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| 10/07/09 |
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Level 1B |
We will begin Chapter 3 review today. Students are to return permission slips as soon as possible so that we may watch a Spanish language film before Thanksgiving break. |
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| 10/07/09 |
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Level 1A |
Students continue to work with numbers and telling time. Today is 7th grade track and field, so our lesson will be short and simple for the morning classes. We will probably play some games and review in the morning, since afternoon classes will not meet as they will be outside competing. |
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| 10/07/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Today we will work on our greetings in German. We will have a colors quiz on Thursday. Students will have to recognize the colors while listening, but will not have to memorize spelling. |
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| 10/06/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
We will have a quiz today over the numbers 1-20 in German. Spelling is required for 1-10 only. |
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| 10/06/09 |
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Level 1A |
Today students will be reviewing how to ask about phone numbers. We will also be working with numbers 1-50 in Spanish. |
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| 10/06/09 |
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Level 1B |
There is a quiz today over Chapter 2 of the text. This is our second chapter review quiz of the year. We will finish our Chapter 3 review by the end of the second grading period, and then move on to new material in Chapter 4 by Thanksgiving break. |
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| 10/05/09 |
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Mr. Benbow at a conference today. |
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| 10/01/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Thursday, we will begin studying German numbers up to 20. Early next week, we will have a quiz 1-10 (spelled) and 11-20 (heard). |
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| 10/01/09 |
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Track and Field Day Canceled - 7th grade |
Today we will not be covering any new material as it is 7th grade track and field day.
***We reviewed numbers today*** |
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| 10/01/09 |
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Level 1B |
Today students will be reviewing material from Chapter 2. We will be having a quiz over the entire chapter early next week. |
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| 9/29/09 |
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Mr. Benbow out sick today |
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| 9/29/09 |
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Level 1B |
Review of Chapter 2 Section two vocabulary and grammar will lead to a quiz on Thursday. Wednesday, 8th grade students will have Track and Field, so we will not have any new material that day to cover. |
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| 9/28/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Today we have finished our discussion of German Culture. There will be a quiz on Wednesday over this material. |
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| 9/28/09 |
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Level 1A |
Students will be practicing numbers 1-50 by using different games and activities. There will be a quiz on numbers 1-50 on Wednesday. Students need to know how to spell numbers 1-10 in Spanish and be able to count to 50. |
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| 9/25/09 |
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Short-day schedule |
Today students will be released at 12:50. All classes will be shortened to approximately 25 minutes and will consist of games and review. |
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| 9/24/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
New students arrive today for their second explo rotation. They will be with Mr. Benbow for the next six weeks (second grading period). |
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| 9/24/09 |
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Rachel's Challenge Assembly |
Today all students will attend a "Rachel's Challenge" assembly. Sixth graders will have their first explo class and seventh graders will begin studying numbers 1-30 in Spanish. Eight graders will not have any new material as the assembly will take up most of their class time. |
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| 9/23/09 |
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Mr. Benbow will miss 7th and 8th hour today |
Mr. Benbow has PBIS training today from 1-3pm. He will miss his 7th and 8th hour classes. |
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| 9/22/09 |
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Make-up day |
Students in all classes will be reviewing and making up any missing assignments today. The end of the first grading period will be this Wednesday, September 23rd. |
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| 9/21/09 |
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Test Day |
Today all classes will have tests reviewing material from the first grading period. Final six-week grades should be available by Wednesday. Thursday is the beginning of the 2nd six-week grading period |
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| 9/21/09 |
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Mr. Benbow absent Wednesday afternoon |
Mr. Benbow will have a meeting to attend outside of the building on Wednesday afternoon. He will miss his 6th , 7th and 8th hour classes. |
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| 9/21/09 |
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Rachels' Challenge Assembly |
Rachel's Challenge is a new character education program at Heights. Our kick-off assembly is on Thursday during school, with a special parent program to follow in the evening at 7pm. Hope to see you there! |
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| 9/18/09 |
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Review day! |
All classes will have quizzes or tests on Monday. Level 1A and 1B Spanish will have grading period finals. Sixth graders will have a quiz over German numbers 1-20. Spelling is important for 1-10 but not necessary for 11-20. |
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| 9/16/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
We will begin learning German numbers 1-20 today. I will not be in class on Friday, September 18th. We will continue with German until the end of the grading period on Wednesday, September 23rd. |
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| 9/16/09 |
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Level 1A |
Tomorrow we will begin reviewing for our Grading Period final on September 21st. The final will cover material from the first half of Chapter 1 in the textbook. |
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| 9/16/09 |
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Level 1B |
We did not cover any new information today as NWEA testing caused excessive absences in both classes. We will go over material tomorrow that will be on the Grading Period final next Monday. |
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| 9/15/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
We will have a test over German cultural information tomorrow. |
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| 9/14/09 |
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Level 1A |
Students are beginning to study subject pronouns in Spanish. We are also reviewing the importance of identifying subjects and verbs in sentences, both in English and in Spanish. |
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| 9/14/09 |
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Level 1B |
We are reviewing the concept of agreement between nouns and adjectives in both gender and number. |
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| 9/14/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
We are beginning our study of the German language today. |
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| 9/11/09 |
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Special Event!!! |
We will have a Special Guest Speaker today in all clases. Amir Jafarian, a former Pattonville Heights student, just returned from a semester abroad of study in Sevilla, SPAIN through his university. He will be sharing some photos and answering questions from all classes. Thank you, Amir, for taking the time to talk to our students!!! |
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| 9/10/09 |
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Mr. Benbow Absent Today |
Mr. Benbow will absent today. He will return tomorrow. |
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| 9/08/09 |
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Level 1A |
We are beginning to study subjects and verbs and how their structure in Spanish compares to that in English. |
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| 9/08/09 |
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Level 1B |
Students are beginning to review Chapter 2. This chapter is centered around the culture of Puerto Rico and the use of adjectives with masculine/feminine forms. |
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| 9/08/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
The sixth graders are finishing numbers from 1-20 in French. We will have a spelling quiz on the numbers 1-10 tomorrow, Wednesday. We are also looking at colors in French and will finish the week with a short conversation using French greetings, introductions, and goodbyes. |
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| 9/03/09 |
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Enjoy the holiday weekend! |
Students will have a four day holiday beginning 9/3 at 3pm and ending at 8am on Tuesday, 9/8. Enjoy the four day weekend! |
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| 9/01/09 |
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Level 1A |
This week we have covered introductions, asking and giving names, and greetings/goodbyes. We will have a quiz on Thursday, the last day of the week for students. |
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| 9/01/09 |
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Level 1B |
This week we will be finishing up review of Chapter 1. There will be a quiz on Thursday with the verb SER, subject pronouns, punctuation and accents. |
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| 9/01/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
This week we will begin French. We will be studying French for the next two weeks, with a quiz at the end of each week. |
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| 8/27/09 |
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Level 1A and 1B - Quizzes postponed until Monday |
Because of fund-raising activities, quizzes will be postponed until Monday. |
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| 8/25/09 |
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Level 1A |
This week we will be covering how to ask someone's name and how to ask who someone is. We will have a quiz over this information on Friday. |
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| 8/25/09 |
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Level 1B |
We will be covering numbers, dates, months, and days of the week this week. There will be a quiz on Friday over this material. |
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| 8/25/09 |
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6th grade |
This week we will be continuing with numbers in Spanish. We will also cover colors and short conversations introducing ourselves. There will be a quiz on Friday over all of our Spanish material. |
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| 8/24/09 |
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Mr. Benbow out. Son is sick. |
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| 8/21/09 |
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First quizzes of the year |
All classes will have their first quizzes of the year. Please ask your son or daughter what they will quizzed on Friday. Each class/level has different responsibilities. |
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| 8/20/09 |
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OPEN HOUSE TONIGHT! |
Please attend open house tonight. I will be sharing my plans for the year for all students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. Next week we will begin a normal class routine. Regular updates will be provided on class progress through this website. Thank you for your support! I look forward to meeting you at Open House! |
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| 8/17/09 |
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First Week of School |
This week we will be handing out textbooks to all classes and creating seat assignments. All classes will have quizzes on Friday, August 21st. These quizzes will cover introductory material in each respective grade level. PLEASE ATTEND OPEN HOUSE ON AUGUST 20th. I look forward to meeting all of you! |
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| 8/13/09 |
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Welcome to the 2009-2010 School Year! |
Students and parents will be able to follow regular updates through this webpage that may include topics of study, homework assignments, test notices, and other general information. I look forward to working together with all of my students and their families. Let's have a great year!!! |
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| 8/13/09 |
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Class rules and needs |
Today and tomorrow we will be reviewing classroom expectations. Students are expected to come to class with three main ideas in mind: 1) be respectful: treat others the way you would wish to be treated, be courteous, patient, and understanding, 2) be responsible: take care of your own problems, don't worry about what others are doing, make good decisions and be honest, 3) be ready: have proper materials, be on time, and focus on instruction.
As far as materials are concerned, students must have at least two pencils with erasers, three sheets of paper, and their textbook for every class. Workbooks will be kept in the classroom, so students will often not need to take these items home.
Students who do not bring required items to class will initially lose privileges and may eventually lose extra credit points.
All textbooks must have book covers by the second full week of school.
Thank you for your understanding. |
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| 5/29/09 |
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SCHOOL CARNIVAL |
Today all students will participate in the School Carnival. There are no regularly scheduled classes. Students will either be in a core area or at the carnival, depending on time of day and/or grade level. |
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| 5/26/09 |
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Book collection |
Textbooks will be collected this week. Any fines will be distributed by Friday. 8th graders will have their workbooks sent to the high school. |
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| 5/26/09 |
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ALL CLASSES |
This week, students will have the opportunity to gain insight into a variety of cultures by watching several videos that deal with a variety historical, political, and contemporary family issues. Level 1A and 1B Spanish will watch videos in Spanish, while comparative cultures will be watching videos in French. |
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| 5/18/09 |
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Level 1B - FINAL |
The Level 1B final will take place this week. The test will occupy at least 3, if not 4 class periods. WE should be finished by Thursday, the 21st. |
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| 5/18/09 |
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Level 1A |
This week we will be reviewing Chapter 3. We will have two quizzes and a make-up/game day on Friday, the 22nd. |
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| 5/18/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
We will be continuing with French this week. We will cover numbers 1-10, colors, and introductions. |
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| 5/11/09 |
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Level 1B - Review for Final - ALL WEEK |
Level 1B will be reviewing for the Level 1 Final. The final will take place next week. |
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| 5/11/09 |
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Review for Level 1A - Chapter 2 - ALL WEEK |
This week Level 1A students will be reviewing material from Chapter 2 of their text |
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| 5/11/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
We will be starting French this Wednesday. Monday and Tuesday we will be reviewing a map of Western Europe to determine the location of many of the countries we are studying. |
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| 5/08/09 |
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Normal class schedule resumes |
Mr. Benbow has been out the last two days. Today, we wil be getting back into the regular class schedule as we review for the end of the year. |
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| 5/08/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Students will be learning German colors beginning today and continuing on into next week. |
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| 5/07/09 |
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Mr. Benbow at District Meeting |
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| 5/06/09 |
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Mr. Benbow absent |
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| 5/04/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Students are learning to count to ten in German. |
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| 5/04/09 |
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Level 1A - Review |
Review of Chapter 1, section 2. |
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| 5/04/09 |
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Level 1B |
Chapter 6 - conjugating the verbs PEDIR and SERVIR |
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| 4/30/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Quiz on Friday over German culture. |
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| 4/30/09 |
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Visiting lecturer on Easter Island |
Ms. Moellering, our speech pathologist, is giving a lecture today on Easter Island to the Level 1B students. She visited the Island over Spring Break this year. |
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| 4/30/09 |
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Level 1A - Review |
Level 1A is continuing a review of material covered in Chapter One. We will be playing a review game on Friday. |
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| 4/28/09 |
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Movies complete |
Level 1A and 1B have completed their movies. We will begin review for Level 1A on Tuesday. Level 1B will begin work on Chapter 6 on Wednesday. |
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| 4/28/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
We will have a quiz over Central America on Wednesday. Starting on Thursday, we will begin work on German. |
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| 4/24/09 |
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Mr. Benbow absent today |
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| 4/23/09 |
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Movies for Level 1A and 1B |
We wil be watching the movie BABE in Spanish in Level 1A and the movie BELLA in Spanish Level 1B. The movies will take at least three days to complete. |
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| 4/23/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
We will be working on colors in Spanish for th next couple if days. There will be a quiz over colors on Monday. |
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| 4/21/09 |
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1A & 1B Chapter Testing Ends |
Level 1A and 1B testing for their respective chapters ends tomorrow. |
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| 4/21/09 |
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Quiz tomorrow - Comparative Cultures |
There is a quiz tomorrow on numbers in Comparative Cultures. |
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| 4/17/09 |
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Testing for Level 1A and Level 1B |
Today we will have chapter tests in both classes. These tests will continue until the middle of next week and will include a short answer, oral, written, and listening components. |
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| 4/14/09 |
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Mr. Benbow out sick |
Ms. Roseberry, our student teacher, will be covering Mr. Benbow's classes for the next two days. |
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| 4/13/09 |
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Level 1A and 1B Testing Announced for April 17th |
Level 1A and Level 1B Spanish will both have chapter tests on Friday, April 17th. Level 1A will be covering chapter 3 and Level 1B will be covering Chapter 5. |
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| 4/13/09 |
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New 6th grade Comparative Cultures class |
Welcome to the new Comparative Cultures class! This will be the last explo rotation of the year. |
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| 4/09/09 |
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End of 5th grading period. |
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| 4/07/09 |
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Level 1A, 1B, and Comparative Cultures |
All students will be reviewing missing work for the fifth grading period tomorrow. |
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| 4/03/09 |
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Level 1A |
We are working on the verbs JUGAR and IR. Map testing will conclude next week on Thursday. |
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| 4/03/09 |
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Level 1B |
Students are working on house plans and vocabulary related to rooms and furniture around the house. |
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| 4/03/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Students are learning about French culture and geography. Starting today, we will be working on numbers in French. |
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| 3/31/09 |
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MAP Testing |
For the next three days, we will be MAP testing with a shortened afternoon schedule. |
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| 3/30/09 |
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Level 1A |
Today students will be working on conjugating regular -AR verbs. |
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| 3/30/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
We wil be beginnning French today in the 6th grade explo. |
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| 3/30/09 |
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Level 1B |
Students will be working on the diffeences between SER and ESTAR today. |
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| 3/27/09 |
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1/2 day schedule today |
We will follow a half-day schedule with a basketball tournament in the afternoon today. |
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| 3/26/09 |
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Mr. Benbow - ABSENT |
Mr. Benbow will not be in class today. He has technology training. |
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| 3/24/09 |
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Level 1A |
Students will be finishing the first half of Chapter 3 this week. New vocabulary from part 2 of the chapter will be introduced by the end of the week. |
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| 3/24/09 |
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Level 1B |
By the end of the week, students will be beginning the second part of Chapter 5. We plan on finishing the chapter before the end of the fifth grading period. |
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| 3/24/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Ms. Roseberry (student teacher) is continuing to work with students on German vocabulary, numbers, and greetings. We will be finishing our six week class rotation with two weeks of French starting next week. |
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| 3/23/09 |
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Welcome Back from Spring Break! |
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| 3/10/09 |
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Level 1A |
Students will be studying stress pronouns following prepostitions as well as the verb QUERER this week. |
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| 3/10/09 |
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Level 1B |
Students in Level 1B will be studying possessive adjectives and verbs that stem change from O -> UE this week. |
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| 3/09/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Students are beginning German today with Ms. Roseberry, our student teacher. They will be studying German culture and language for the next two weeks. |
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| 3/09/09 |
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Parent Conferences this week |
This week will have two shortened days and no school on Friday. We will resume a a regular schedule after break, with the exception of MAP testing days that wil begin at the end of this month. |
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| 3/06/09 |
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Level 1B - Family Quiz |
Level 1B will have a quiz over the names of family relatives in Spanish. |
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| 3/05/09 |
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Comparative Cultures - Quiz |
Quiz over Central America and the Caribbean on Thursday. Quiz on South America is Friday. |
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| 3/04/09 |
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Level 1B quiz Friday |
Quiz Friday on family relations. |
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| 3/03/09 |
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Mr. Benbow out sick. |
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| 3/03/09 |
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Level 1A Quiz Wednesday |
Verb vocabulary from Chapter 3 quiz Wednesday. |
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| 3/02/09 |
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Welcome Ms. Roseberry! |
Today we are welcoming Ms. Roseberry, our new student teacher from Washington University, to the Heights. |
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| 3/02/09 |
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Level 1B - New Chapter |
Level 1B students will begin Chapter 5 today. This chapter will be covered during the 5th grading period, with a chapter test at the end of the six weeks. |
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| 2/27/09 |
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Comparative Cultures |
Students in Comparative Cultures are learning colors in Spanish. There will be a quiz next week. |
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| 2/26/09 |
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Level 1A - Beginning Chapter 3 |
Level 1A students are begininning Chapter 3 today. This will be the final chapter to be covered for the school year. |
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| 2/25/09 |
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Hidden Valley Ski Area - Field Trip |
Mr. Benbow out all day on field trip. |
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| 2/24/09 |
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Level 1B - Under the Same Moon |
Students in Level 1B will be watching LA MISMA LUNA or "Under the Same Moon" for the next three days. |
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| 2/23/09 |
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Level 1A - Beginning Chapter 3 |
Today students will begin the last full chapter of the year from their book "Expresate." |
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| 2/23/09 |
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New Comparative Culture Class |
A new group of students will begin the six-week comparative culture class today. |
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| 2/19/09 |
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Level 1B Test Complete |
Chapter 4 Test has been completed |
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| 2/19/09 |
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Comparative Cultures - Quiz |
Quiz on French colors. This will be the last class with Mr. Benbow for this group. He will be absent Friday, February 20th. |
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| 2/17/09 |
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Movie Time - Level 1A |
Students in Level 1A will be watching a movie in Spanish for the next few days. |
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| 2/17/09 |
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Level 1B Test |
Chapter 4 Test will take place February 17th, 18th, and 19th. |
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| 2/17/09 |
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Comparative Cultures - Quiz |
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| 2/14/09 |
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Comparative Cultures - French |
Students in Comparative Cultures will finish their six-week course with French study for the last two weeks from February 9th through the 20th. |
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| 2/11/09 |
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Level 1A Test |
Chapter 2 Test will take place February 11th, 12th, and 13th. |
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| 2/10/09 |
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Test Preview - Level 1B |
Level 1 B students are finishing Chapter 4 and will have their chapter test on February 17, 18, and 19. |
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| 2/10/09 |
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Absence - 2/20 |
Mr. Benbow will be absent on February 20th for the morning session of the half-day schedule. |
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| 2/09/09 |
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Test Preview - Level 1A |
Level 1 A students are preapring for the Chapter 2 Test. It will take place on February 11, 12, and 13. |
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| 2/04/09 |
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Level 1A |
We are finishing Chapter 2 and learning how to use the possessive "DE". |
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| 2/04/09 |
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Level 1B |
We are into the second half of Chapter 4 working on the future tense. |
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| 2/02/09 |
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Chapter Tests Scheduled |
Level 1A will have a Chapter 2 Test next Wednesday, February 11th. Level 1B will have a Chapter 4 Test on February 17th. |
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| 2/02/09 |
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6th grade explo |
Comparative cultures will be starting German today |
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| 1/30/09 |
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Back to normal next week! |
This week we have lost a couple of days to snow, one day to a PDC workshop and the other remaining days to NWEA testing. Regular class schedules will resume on Monday, February 2nd. Thank you to all of the students for maintaining their focus over the past couple of weeks with the erratic scheduling! |
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| 1/27/09 |
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Snow day - No school |
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| 1/26/09 |
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Snow day - No school |
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| 1/23/09 |
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NWEA Cycle 2 has begun |
Testing Cycle 2 has begun for NWEA. Mr. Benbow will not be at school on the morning of the 26th. He will be moderating a discussion for new teachers at the Learning Center. |
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| 1/20/09 |
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Upcoming absences |
Mr. Benbow will be absent the following dates: 1/26 (am only), 1/28 (field trip), and 2/6 (wife's citizenship ceremony). Thank you for your understanding. |
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| 1/20/09 |
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NWEA Cycle 1 over |
Today is the last day of NWEA Cycle 1 testing. Beginning Thursday, students will begin Cycle 2 and will switch schedules in order to complete classwork/testing as appropriate. |
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| 1/16/09 |
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NO SCHOOL 1/16 and 1/19 - HAPPY M.L.K. DAY! |
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| 1/15/09 |
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Progress report - ALL CLASSES |
Spanish Level 1A students are finishing Chapter 2. Level 1B students are finishing Chapter 4. Comparative Culture students are finishing Spanish and will soon begin German. |
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| 1/13/09 |
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NWEA Testing to begin soon |
NWEA testing will take place soon at Heights. All modern language classes will take on a a slower pace during this time due to a modified schedule. Most classes will only meet every other day, on average, for the next two weeks. Please contact Mr. Benbow with any questions. |
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| 1/12/09 |
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World Languages Survey |
All 7th and 8th grade students completed a language survey today in order to better identify positive correlations between study habits and success in a foreign language. 6th grade students completed a Latin American geography quiz. Retakes will be tomorrow during breakfast. |
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| 1/09/09 |
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1st week back - HAPPY 2009! |
All classes have resumed work where they left off before break. Level 1A is starting the second half of Chapter 2 and Level 1B is beginning work in Chapter 4. I also have a new group of sixth graders for Comparative Cultures. Due to the short week and and a snow day, we will begin a normal shedule with daily updates next week. Thank you! |
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| 12/19/08 |
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Half-day schedule and Trivia - HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! |
Today we will run a half day schedule with a trivia tournament in the afternoon. HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY BREAK!!! |
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| 12/18/08 |
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ALL MAKE UP WORK IS DUE TODAY |
All make up work for Semester One grading period is due today. |
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| 12/17/08 |
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Movie Time |
Students in Level 1A and 1B will be watching a movie in Spanish for the next two days. No homework will be assigned. |
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| 12/17/08 |
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French vocabulary |
Comparative Cultures in 6th grade will be learning vocabulary that relates to the body. |
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| 12/15/08 |
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SNOW DAY |
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| 12/10/08 |
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French study |
Comparative Cultures will begin studying French today. This week we will cover geography, colors, annd numbers up to 10. There will be a quiz on Thursday over this material. |
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| 12/08/08 |
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Review for semester exams |
Level 1 A and 1B will be reviewing for Semester Exams Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Exams will all be administered on Thursday. |
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| 12/04/08 |
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SEMESTER EXAM DATES ANNOUNCED |
Level 1A will have a semester exam over Chapter 1 and the first half of Chapter 2 on December 11th. Level 1B will have a semester exam over Chapter 3 on December 11th, as well. There will not be a semester exam for 6th graders. |
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| 12/03/08 |
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Classwork |
Level 1A and 1B classes completed assignments in their workbooks. Most 7th graders will be on a field trip tomorrow, so the assignment will not be checked until Friday. 6th grade C.C. worked on German greetings and introductions. |
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| 12/02/08 |
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Mr. Benbow out sick again today. |
Students in Level 1A and 1B will be completing a wordsearch. Comparative Cultures will work with Mrs. Miller on a German assignment of her choosing. |
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| 12/01/08 |
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Mr. Benbow out sick today. |
Students in Level 1A and 1B watched the DVD Maricela. Comparative Cultures worked on a German worksheet. |
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| 11/25/08 |
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Classwork |
Level 1A and 1B vocab quizzes |
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| 11/24/08 |
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Classwork |
Level 1A and 1B created picture cutouts using chapter vocabulary.
Comparative Cultures was introduced to Germany and its geographic characteristics. |
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| 11/24/08 |
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homework |
Complete classroom assignment if not finished in class. |
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| 11/20/08 |
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homework |
Level 1A no homework
Level 1B workbook pages
Comparative Cultures - Spanish quiz on greetings and colors |
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| 11/13/08 |
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New Chapter |
Today we starting a new chapter in Level 1A Spanish. |
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