NAME:
Ms. Christine Podd
SCHOOL:
Friendswood Junior High
CLASS:
Spanish 1-B and 1-B Pre-AP
SCHOOL PHONE:
281-482-7818, ext 397
This will be my 15th yr. at the Junior High teaching Spanish and I am still
thrilled to be here! I graduated from Indiana University and earned my
Master's from Ball State University. I have taught
Spanish to 6th graders in Gary, Indiana, 4th grade in Flossmoor, Illinois,
7th & 8th grade SocialStudies in Woodbridge, England, 9th-12th grade Social
Studies and Spanish in Kaiserslautern, Germany and 9th-12th grade Social
Studies and Spanish in Dickinson, Tx. for a total of 39 years. The students
are absolutely the best part of my job and should that ever change, I promise
I will retire!.
Course descriptions: Each class is designed to enable students to
read, write, listen/interpret, and speak standard Latin-American Spanish
while also exposing students to the geography, history and culture of
various Spanish-speaking countries. It is the continuation of the course
started in 7th grade and will yield one high school credit when the
student successfully completes the two-year course. For Pre- Ap
students, it is the first step toward obtaining college credit with the
successful completion of the AP test taken in the 3rd-5th levels of
language study. Please note: Students NOT maintaining a 70+ ave by
December will be dropped from the course and will be enrolled in
whatever elective is available for Second Semester.
Thematic Vocabulary: Family and home, team sports, health and
medical practices, summer and winter activities, cultural diversions,
plane travel, personal routines, train travel and restaurant
experiences.
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Evaluation:
15% = Homework/practice
25% = Weekly participation
25% = Quizzes
35% = Tests / Projects
Absences / Late work: Students with excused absences have as many days to
make up work as they
are absent. They may make up participation points in the following day's
after school tutorial. On-time homework must be submitted at the beginning
of class. Ten points will be deducted from the Weekly Participation grade
for late work. Ten points will be deducted from the assignment submitted
later in the class period. Twenty points will be deducted from the assignment
if submitted by the following class period. Forty points will be deducted
from the assignment if submitted later than one class period. No late work
will be accepted after that unless completed after school in tutorials,
NO LATE WORK IS ACCEPTED IN PRE-AP CLASSES.
State law requires that a student be in attendance at least 90% of the time
that a class is offered. If a student does not meet the attendance
requirement, credit will be denied. Every 3 tardies that a student accrues
to a class will be recorded as an absence when determining
final exemptions and denial of credit. Students who are more than 10 minutes
late to any one lass will be considered absent.
Tutorials: Daily 3:50-4:20
Morning tutorials by previous arrangement
Contact: Conference time - Period 3 (10:45-11:35)
Phone: (281) 482-7818, ext. 397
E-Mail: cpodd@fisdk12.net
Practice website: spanish.glencoe.com (See Links page for more websites)
Rules: Each class will be following a social contract that it has agreed
to enforce. Students will also follow guidelines for being a C.A.R.E.F.U.L.
student.