Week 4: August 14-18

 In ASL I, ASL II, Spanish I, Spanish II
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Hello Families. Today is our fall sports kickoff and a spirit day here at San Tan. There are volleyball games and a football scrimmage, a bounce house, games and food cooked by culinary students.

On Saturday, October 21st we are pleased to announce our Electives Showcase! This is an evening event that is listed in the syllabus for each electives class. Students in the Spanish classes will be singing, dancing and setting up a photo booth. ASL students will be signing some songs. and the students in dance, yoga and choir will also be performing. Miss Tomasek’s students will be displaying their amazing artwork and Mr. Ramos will be leading his advanced culinary and bakery students in providing world class hors d’ oeuvres! This is a marvelous opportunity to witness first hand what your child is learning in the classroom and see the progress that they are making this year. Preparation and learning for the Electives Showcase is tied to the curriculum being taught in class and to the World Language Standards. As this is performance based students are required to attend. Again, think Family Fun Night! The fun will begin at 5:00 pm with hors d’ oeuvres and interactive entertainment (statuettes, photo booth, mariachi music, small groups etc.) and then the program will begin at 6 p.m.

ASL 1: This week in class students are finishing up their written assignments called ASL: A Brief History. They also completed Lesson 2 in ASL University. Next week, they will have another written assignment and work on Lesson 3. They will also be learning how to sign the National Anthem in preparation for the Electives Showcase on October 21st.

ASL 2: This week in class students completed country sentences 11-15 and Lesson 33 in ASL University. They also watched a couple of segments of ASL news in order to become more proficient with the receptive side of the language. Next week students will complete more country sentences and lesson 34. They will also be learning how to sign the National Anthem in preparation for the Electives Showcase on October 21st.

Spanish 1: This week in class students reviewed for the upcoming chapter exam, practicing some previously learned concept. They also learned some fun facts about Argentina and learned a song called De Dónde Es. Next week students will complete the chapter exam and begin learning vocabulary and grammar for the new chapter. They will also be dancing in preparation for the Electives Showcase on October 21st.

Spanish 2: This week in class students learned about the present progressive in Spanish which is equivalent to -ing in English. We use the present progressive in Spanish to say that we are doing things in that moment. The -ar verbs have and -ando ending and the -er and -ir verbs have either an -iendo ending or a -yendo ending. These are used with a conjugated estar verb. Next week students will be reviewing for their chapter exam and will be learning a song for the Electives Showcase on October 21st.