NOMBRE:
Sra. Susana Clark
ESCUELA:
St. James Academy
CLASE:
Espanol, classes 7 y 8
TELEFONO DE ESCUELA:
(858) 755-1777
September 2011
Dear Junior High Parents,
For those of you that don't know me, my name is Susan Clark. This is my 5th
year teaching Junior High Spanish at Saint James Academy,and my twelfth year
at the school. I have two children who attended SJA from K-8th and they are
both currently enrolled at Cathedral Catholic High School. The students will
have Spanish on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday mornings.
As a former student, I can appreciate the challenges and excitement of
learning a foreign language. My high school Spanish teacher once made a point
of impressing upon our class that knowing Spanish would be a valuable asset in
the future. Fortunately, I developed an aptitude and love for
the Spanish language and continued my studies throughout college. I graduated
with a degree in Spanish from Gonzaga University.
In this new millinneium, Spanish is quickly becoming a necessary tool that our
children will need for future success. I'm hopeful that my time as a student
living in Spain, in addition to my years of experience as a bilingual health
educator, and teacher, will be assets to your children.
The text and workbook that we use is entitled Paso a Paso by Prentice Hall
publishers. In addition to these books, we will also be using bilingual
materials published by Scholastic News. Students will have frequent exposure
to reading, writing, and conversation in the classroom. The ENLACES/Links section
of my website has been updated to include flashcards,games and quizzes,to help reinforce
material that has been taught in the classroom. It will be imperative
that students check the website for homework,quizzes and tests. (refer to the
icon /backpack "la tarea"). Since there are only an average of fifteen grades
accumulated per quarter, it's important that everyone completes assignments on
time. Late assignments will not be accepted.
The following breakdown will apply to grades: Homework 25%, Classwork 10%,
Quizzes 25% and Tests 40%. These grades will be weighed equally with other
subjects in considering a student's qualification for Honor Roll. I look
forward to working with your children and sharing my love of the
language and culture with them.
Sincerely,
Susan Clark
