Policies and Procedures

Welcome to Spanish Class

¡Bienvenidos a la clase de español!

Multiple Select

What is NOT a way you should enter the classroom?

• While other students are still exiting

• Calmly and quietly

• After the previous class has exited

• With all bathroom and water needs taken care of during passing time

• With all materials needed for class

Coming in to class

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Fill up water bottles and go to the bathroom between classes!

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Wait until the previous class has left.

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Walk in the door calmly and walk calmly, directly to your desk.
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You should be sitting or standing at your assigned seat.

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Get out your iPad and a pencil!

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Complete the Starter right away.

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You might have a couple of minutes to look at the plan and
activities for today or to work on an assignment before we start.

Multiple Select

What SHOULD/CAN you do during Song Time? Check all that apply.

• Pay attention to the song

• Enjoy and learn from the song

• Play games

• Talk to people

• Work on the Starter, Duolingo or other Spanish work

Song Time!

●We listen to a song every day!

●The songs are educational, but also fun!

●During song time, you should:
○Listen to and enjoy the song

○Learn things from the song

○Use the time to prepare yourself for class

●You can also:
○Work on your Starter, Duolingo, or other Spanish assignments

●You should NOT:
○Have conversations or do activities not related to Spanish class
(games)

Multiple Choice

What is NOT a goal of Spanish class?

• Read and write in Spanish

• Understand spoken Spanish

• Learn Spanish culture

• Speak Spanish

• Learn how to have a proper siesta (nap)

Overall Goal of Spanish Class

●Students will gain proficiency in the reading, writing, speaking, and
listening comprehension of the Spanish language.

●Students will gain knowledge and understanding of Spanish culture.

Multiple Choice

How much Spanish will you (hopefully) know by the end of the semester?

• I'll be totally fluent.

• I'll know just a bunch of words and maybe a sentence.

• I'll be able to understand and talk in sentences or a paragraph about certain topics.

• I won't learn any Spanish. This is German class.

How much Spanish will I know?

●Think of a marathon runner...

●Think of a baby learning English…

●Your goal is to be like a Spanish-speaking toddler.

FSI research indicates that it takes 480 hours to reach basic fluency
in “easy” languages, and 720 hours for harder languages.

If we put in 10 hours a day to learn a language, then basic fluency in the easy languages should take 48 days

Multiple Choice

Which supply is NOT needed for Spanish class?

• Charged iPad

• Pen/pencil

• Paper

• A physical Spanish-English dictionary

• Headphones (only when allowed)

Supplies Needed for Spanish

●Charged iPad

●Headphones (only when allowed)

●Spanish Folder

●Pen/pencil

●Paper

●Spanishdict.com

Match

Match the percentage to the grade categories.

• Participation

• Practice

• Summative Assessments

10%

40%

50%

• 10%

• 40%

• 50%

Categorize

Options (6)

Starters

In class participation activities

Assignments

Duolingo

Quizzes/Tests

Projects

Organize these activities into the correct grade categories

Participation

Practice

Summative

Grade Breakdown

10% Participation (Starters, etc)
40% Practice (Assignments, Activities, etc)
50% Summative Assessments (Quizzes, Projects, Presentations,
etc)

Multiple Choice

Can you redo assignments and quizzes?

• Yes, always (might require extra practice first)

• Yes, if you ask very nicely

• Yes, if you buy your teacher a gift

• No, never.

• Only if you earned between 20-60%

Retakes and Redos

Redos of assignments are also always allowed.
Steps for Redos:
1. See your grade in Skyward and decide that

you want a better grade.

2. Redo/fix the assignment. Make sure to ask

for help when you need it!

3. Re-submit the assignment and email me

that you redid it.

Multiple Choice

There will be a starter for you to complete at the start of class almost every day. True or False: Starters count towards your grade.

• True. Starters count towards your grade.

• False. Starters DO NOT count towards your grade.

Multiple Choice

How many attempts do you have on the Starter?

• Only 1

• At least 2

• At least 5

• Unlimited

Starters

●Starters do count for points! Make sure you complete them to the
best of your ability!

●You always have 2 attempts on the Starter.

●We discuss the Starter every day, including the correct answers.
○You should complete the second attempt WHILE or AFTER we discuss
the Starter.

●Think of the Starters as little “What I Know” checks.

Starters make up approximately 10% of your grade.

Multiple Choice

There will be a lot of homework to do at home from Spanish class.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Where can you find due dates of assignments? Check all that apply.

• In Schoology

• In Skyward

• On the front/back board

• On the daily agenda

• In the weekly newsletter

Homework

●My goal is that you rarely have work to complete outside of school.
○You should finish most activities during class, or sometimes with a little
extra time outside of class.

○The due dates in Schoology are accurate!

●If you have homework often: are you doing your part during class to
get your work done?

Multiple Select

What should you do if you’re absent from class? Check all that apply.

• Interrupt the lesson to talk to the teacher about what was missed

• Find a good time to ask the teacher about what was missed

• Check Schoology for missed activities

• Complete missed work promptly (1 day per day absent)

Absent?

●If you were absent, make sure to ask what you missed and what
you need to make up.
○Look back at the Schoology folder too!

○You will need to make up any assignments, unless that’s not possible,
according to the teacher.

○Starters count for points, so make sure you do that too!

●You have one school day for each school day missed to make up
your work.
○For example, if you missed 3 days of school, you have 3 school days to
make up that work.

Multiple Choice

Oh no! A missing assignment! Now I have a 0% for this assignment! When must missing assignments be turned in by in order to receive credit for it for SPANISH class?

• The next day

• By the end of the marking period

• By the next test

• Within 10 days

Multiple Choice

How much credit can be earned on LATE assignments?

• 0%

• 50%

• 75%

• 100%

Late/Missing Assignments

●Any activity not turned in on time will result in a 0 on it.

●However, students can still complete the activity to earn up to 75%.
○75% is MUCH better than 0%!

●Here’s what to do when you have a missing/late assignment:
○Complete the assignment. Get help if you need it!

○Submit the assignment on Schoology.

○Email the teacher with a screenshot of the assignment or the
assignment as an attachment.

●I take missing assignments throughout the whole marking period.

Multiple Choice

During the school day, your phone should be...

• in your pocket

• in your locker

• in your binder

• anywhere, it doesn't matter

Multiple Select

During the school day, listening devices (headphones, earbuds, AirPods, etc) ...

Check all that apply.

• should only be used when specifically allowed by the teacher

• can be used at any time

• can just sit in/over your ears

• should be out of sight unless allowed

• are your responsibility to keep track of and use responsibly

Multiple Select

What is NOT something you should be doing with your iPad? Check all that apply.

• Playing games

• Googling random things

• Sending emails all the time to your friends and family

• Homework

• Learning

Other Policies - Phones + iPads

●Cellphones
○Phones must remain inside students’ lockers
and should be OFF during class.

○If you use your phone during class, I may take it or
you might have to take it to the office for a parent to
pick up.

●iPads
○You will use your iPad daily in this class. Please be
sure to bring a charged iPad to class every day.

○iPads are a privilege to have and use. Students
should use iPads appropriately during class

(by

staying on task, being mindful of volume, etc.).

○Using an iPad inappropriately during class could
result in a loss of privileges.

Multiple Select

When is a good time to use the bathroom?

Check all that apply.

• Before class

• Individual work time (if necessary)

• Song/Calendar time

  (if necessary)

• Group and Partner Activities

• Instructions

Multiple Choice

What is NOT part of the process of going to the bathroom?

• Ask for permission at a ‘good’ time.

• Create a pass.

• Leave the pass open at my desk or your desk.

• Wash your hands. Come back into class quietly.

• Take extra laps and talk with friends

Other Policies - Bathroom/Breaks

●Do your best to take a break between classes, but I know it doesn’t always work out.

●The best times to take a bathroom/other break are at the beginning of class during
song/calendar or during individual work time.

●A bad time to take a break is during instructions and partner/group activities .

●Do not overuse or abuse break times. You have a limited amount of passes!

●To use the bathroom,
○Ask for permission at a ‘good’ time.

○If granted permission, create a pass.

○Leave the pass open at my desk or your desk.

○Go straight to the bathroom. Do your business quickly.

○Wash your hands. Come back into class quietly.

Multiple Select

Is food allowed in class?

• Yes, all food is allowed at any time.

• Some foods are allowed at certain times.

• Food is allowed if I ask nicely.

• No, food is not allowed, except in certain circumstances.

Multiple Choice

Are drinks allowed in class?

• Water is the only beverage allowed (except for special situations)

• All beverages are allowed at all times.

• Coffee is allowed if I bring some to share with Ms. Weiss.

• No drinks of any kind are allowed.

Other Policies - Food/Drink in Class

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Food is not allowed in class, except in certain situations.

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If food is allowed, the food cannot not leave a mess or become a
distraction.

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Water is the only beverages allowed in class, except in special
situations.

Multiple Select

What is something that should be done at the end of class?

Check all that apply.

• Wait to pack up until the teacher says so.

• Clean up your area.

• Push in your chair.

• Wait by your tables until dismissal.

• Line up at the door.

End of Class

●Don’t call it quits early!

●When it’s time, finish what we’re doing.

●Pack up your things.

●Wait by your table until dismissal.