La Maestra-The Teacher

NOMBRE: Sra. Spicer (www.sraspicer.com)

ESCUELA: Round Rock High School

CLASE: Spanish 2

TELÉFONO DE ESCUELA: 512-464-6274


Acerca de La Maestra

To All My Students and Their Parents:
May your Thanksgiving Break be Safe and Enjoyable!
Sincerely, 
Sra. Spicer

FYI:  http://www.sraspicer.com/span/SP2%20Enhancements/SP2%20Enhancements%
20Unit%202/SraSpicerSPIIEnhancementsUnit2.htm
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Dear Parents,
I had the task of moving from my original classroom to a portable on a short 
notice.  So I had to pack and move over the weekend.  There were a few snags 
such as no internet, gradespeed, etc.  I hope to update gradespeed as soon as 
possible.  Your children are enjoying their new classroom since it is bigger 
than the classroom they were in.  Any move takes a little getting use to but 
they are great troopers.  Thank you for your understanding and patience!  
Sincerely, Sra. Spicer

Course objectives:
To teach the Spanish language through reading, speaking, listening, and 
writing. As well as through the study of Spanish grammar and literature. 

MATERIALS 
Students need loose leaf paper, (no spirals!), a pen and pencil, a 2 inch 3-
ring binder, and a Spanish/English dictionary. Students should keep their 
binder orderly at all times. Students also need a composition bound notebook 
for journaling.  Students are advised to keep everything that is returned to 
them, as they will have a notebook grade once per six weeks!  
NOTEBOOKS 
Notebooks will be taken up for a grade once per six weeks. The notebook is 
counted as a test grade and is averaged in with the test grades. It is 
designed to help those students that are having difficulty on tests.  In the 
notebook, the student will provide (in the order required) Guided Practice 
Assignments, Practice Workbook Assignments, Notes, Handouts, Homework 
assignments.  If a student has failed to complete certain homework 
assignments, he/she is given a chance to do them and turn them in the 
notebook, just for the notebook grade. So there is no excuse for a poor 
notebook grade. It's very simple to do, if a student will just do the work 
and keep track of his/her things! 
WORKBOOKS
Workbooks are provided by the teacher and will be completed in class.  
However, if a student is absent, these sheets are to be done as part of their 
homework.   For each new lesson learned, the students will complete one or 
two of the sheets and will have them completed at the end of the chapter. 
These sheets are very important because they are a great study source for a 
chapter test!!!   Students are allowed to keep them to study and will turn 
them in on each test day. They are taken as homework grades. 
AUDIO / VIDEO
(Part of homework grade)  Students will be listening to audio segments and 
watching certain video segments related to the chapter's vocabulary and 
grammar. There will be worksheets provided during these times. Students are 
graded on their participation and effort here, not on perfection!  When a 
student is absent, there is no need to make up these items, they are simply 
omitted. 

Grading Policy:
Tests              40%
Quizzes            30%
Dailywork          20%
Homework           10%


Tutorials:
Tuesday, 8:15 to 8:45, Thursday, 4:15 to 5:00.  Tutorials also by 
appointment.

Make-Up Work: All make-up work is the responsibility of the student.
It is the responsibility of the student to 
make arrangements with the teacher to take missed quizzes or tests after 
school within 3 days of their absence otherwise it will be marked with a 
grade of zero.

Extra help:
Further instructions will be given in class.
www.conjugemous.com
www.phschool.com
Other useful links on the Links page of my website.
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                       INSTRUCTIONS FOR TESTS ON QUIA.

QUIA ACTIVITY WEB SITE ENTRY PROCEDURE
Go to the http://TeacherWeb.com/TX/RoundRockHighSchool/SraSpicer 
and then left click on Enlaces (arrow).
Scroll down until the specific activity for the Quia web site link is 
found in the web address.  

After the specific activity has been selected, a pop up will appear as 
follows:
This activity requires you to log in.
Please enter your Quia username followed by class group code and password.
Using no spaces and lowercase letters only, enter your Quia roster ID and 
Quia group identification 349.
IE: firstnamelastname349

The next block will be the password entry area.  Using in case letters only 
use lowercase again and no blank spaces in the password.  Now enter your 
individual student password into this block.
IE: 000000
Time Limit Note: The activity is timed, which starts as soon as you select 
Start now.

Next click on START NOW
Quiz Not Available Note: If you get a Quiz not available note. 
The calendar date for taking the quiz has expired or you have run out of 
activity attempts.
Activity Completion Note: 
At the completion of the activity being taken select SUBMIT NOW.

La Misión Para La Clase

I have confidence in everyone's ability to make this year a successful one.  
You are in high school now and with it, comes a lot of responsibility. Hope 
you will take advantage of the links I have set up for further learning and 
advancement in your education. I also have an additional website that 
contains all my powerpoints and videos to help your quest in learning 
spanish.  Please talk to me since these require passwords.  
Thanks for stopping by my website.  See you in class! 
Sra. Spicer