2013-2014 Spanish One: with Mr.

Empey
empespen@d91.k12.id.us
Website: www.mrempey.weebly.com
CLASSROOM EXEC!A!"O#S A#$ OL"C"ES
Q & A
What supplies do I need?
"% is no% re&uired bu% recommended %'(% s%uden%s '()e.
*A p(ir o+ scissors
*$ry er(se m(rkers ,bl(ck-blue-.reen-red/
*!'ree rin.ed binder wi%' p(per.
*se% o+ mul%icolored 'i.'li.'%ers
"+ you0re +eelin. c'(ri%(ble " could use %'ese in %'e cl(ssroom (s well
Does it really take seven years to learn a language?
Ac%u(lly1 se)en ye(rs is (n ()er(.e. "% c(n %(ke up %o %en ye(rs (nd you c(n do i% &uicker %'(n se)en ye(rs by doin. more on your own1 usin. %'e
l(n.u(.e w'en possible1 (nd %r()elin. %o Sp(nis' spe(kin. coun%ries wi%' %'e .o(l %o use %'e l(n.u(.e. So don0% be discour(.ed i+ you (ren0%
w'ere you %'ink you s'ould be1 bec(use you prob(bly (re w'ere you s'ould be. "% is ( process.
What is the best way to learn a language?
"npu%1 inpu%1 inpu%. "% is like pro.r(mmin. ( compu%er. "n order +or i% %o work1 someone '(s %o pu% %'e in+orm(%ion inside your 'e(d. S%udies
s'ow %'(% hearing compre'ensible inpu% in ( new l(n.u(.e1 %'en spe(kin. i% %'en re(din. (nd wri%e i% is bes%.
What will the grade book look like?
Assi.nmen% !i%les2 3ere you will see w'(% %ype o+ (ssi.nmen% i% w(s.
1.Daily Engagement 3!"# is b(sed on your (%%en%ion1 e++or%1 (nd (%%i%ude.
2.Assessment Homework / Projets 1!"# (re collec%ed 'omework %'(% will be .r(ded (nd used %o pro)ide +eedb(ck (bou% s%uden%s
unders%(ndin. o+ %'e con%en%.
3.!nit E"ams and #ui$$es 40"# (re on.oin. (ssessmen%s o+ %'e s%uden%s unders%(ndin. o+ %'e con%en%.
4.End o% &orse E"am ' 10"# is .i)en (% %'e end o+ e(c' %rimes%er %o (ssess w'(% '(s been le(rned %'rou.'ou% %'e en%ire%y o+ %'e course.
C(%e.ories2 4e (re workin. %ow(rds mee%in. s%(nd(rds se% #(%ion(lly ,AC!5L/ +or (ll w'o s%udy +orei.n l(n.u(.e. E(c' Assi.nmen% en%ered
will %ie %o (% le(s% one s%(nd(rd.
1.$%mm&ni'ati%n ,(ea)ing* Writing* +istening & ,n)erstan)ing* Spea-ing ./&en'y/2 Communic(%e in Sp(nis'. ,967*987/ o+
en%ered (c%i)i%ies +(ll under communic(%ion/
2.$&/t&re: 9(in knowled.e (nd unders%(ndin. o+ o%'er cul%ures.
3.$%nne'ti%ns: :se Sp(nis' %o connec% wi%' o%'er sc'ool sub;ec%s.
4.$%mparis%ns: $e)elop "nsi.'% in%o %'e n(%ure o+ L(n.u(.e (nd Cul%ure.
5.$%mm&nities: (r%icip(%e in Mul%ilin.u(l Communi%ies (% 3ome < Around %'e 4orld.
===" (lso +ollow %'e dis%ric% m(nd(%ed curriculum (s ou%lined.
What is di%%erent about how you give a grade?
0ai/y Engagement
"+ you were %o w(lk in%o my cl(ssroom (nd s%(y +or (n 'our1 you would +ind %'(% we work +rom bell %o bell doin. ( )(rie%y o+ (c%i)i%ies %'(% +ocus
on becomin. pro+icien% in unders%(ndin.1 spe(kin.1 re(din.1 (nd wri%in. Sp(nis'. "n (n e++or% %o pro)ide +eedb(ck (nd .i)e ( .r(de +or (ll o+
%'ese (c%i)i%ies we +ocus ( lo% on bein. en.(.ed in w'(% we (re le(rnin.. " .i)e %'e poin%s1 be+ore %'ey (re e)er e(rned> A% %'e be.innin. o+ e(c'
!rimes%er " en%er (ll 186 poin%s +or %'(% !rimes%er. ?y doin. %'is1 " (m (ssumin. %'(% you will be in cl(ss1 re(dy %o p(r%icip(%e1 (nd (c%i)ely
en.(.ed in e(c' lesson. !'(% me(ns you will start wi%' (n @AA in your Daily engagement.
How do the points work?
5or e(c' !rimes%er " .i)e %ne h&n)re) an) 1i1ty p%ints %ow(rd @$(ily En.(.emen%A. 5eel +ree %o con%(c% me (ny%ime %o discuss w'(% is
'(ppenin. wi%' %'is por%ion o+ your .r(de @$(ily En.(.emen%A !'is is B87 o+ %'e %o%(l .r(de. Cou lose 16 poin%s i+ %'e recei)e (
2p3game4pagame is a 1%rm 1i//e) %&t by a st&)ent when y%& ha5e /%st p%ints an)6%r a&t%mati'/y entere) int% the gra)e b%%-#
How do you lose points?
Arri)in. /ate or le()in. e(rly. ,More %'(n %en minu%es is (n (bsence/ -3 p%ints
,nprepare) +or cl(ss. ,encil1 p(per1 e%c/. . -! p%ints
7%t '%mp/eting ( 'omework (ssi.nmen%. -10 p%ints
Espaol Uno
O11 tas- beha5i%r. -10 p%ints
$e// ph%ne %&t %r &se) in '/ass.*5irs% O++ense2 -1! p%ints* *Second O++ense2 -!0 p%ints* *!'ird O++ense (nd beyond2 -100 p%ints.
ER !R"MES!ER ,in o%'er words i+ you '()e used your p'one %'ree %imes wi%'in ( cl(ss you will lose ( %o%(l o+ 166 poin%s1 (nd +or %'e D
%'

)iol(%ion you will lose (ll %'e d(ily en.(.emen% poin%s/
O"#!S 5OR CELL 3O#E "# CLASS $A789 E:E( ?E EAR#E$ ?ACE. 3()in. %'(% s(id %'ere will be %imes w'en we use elec%ronic
de)ices +or le(rnin. bu% %'ey (re only %o be used in cl(ss (s direc%ed.
How an points be earned bak?'other than ell phone violations(
!(lk %o me in order %o e(rn b(ck poin%s you need %o (ppro)e (c%i)i%ies wi%' me.
!'ere (re oppor%uni%ies %o e(rn poin%s b(ck. Some o+ %'em (reF
9oin. %o websi%e mrempey.weeb/y.'%m (nd see w'(% resources (re ()(il(ble (nd %'en you mus% cre(%e e)idence %'(% you le(rned. "
encour(.e e(c' s%uden% %o %e(c' %'eir +(mily (nd +riends w'(% %'ey (re le(rnin. in cl(ss or %o use i% in some w(y in %'e communi%y demons%r(%in.
%'(% you (re usin. Sp(nis' ou%side o+ %'e cl(ssroom c(n 'elp you e(rn b(ck poin%s.
What are the behavior e"petations %or eah student?
1.$%me (ea)y 9% +earn G ?e se(%ed by %'e %ime %'e bell +inis'es rin.in.. " eHpec% %'(% my s%uden%s come %o cl(ss e(c' d(y wi%' %'e
necess(ry (%%i%ude (nd m(%eri(ls1 (s well (s 'omework comple%ed (nd re(dy +or submission. Le(rnin. be.ins w'en once %'e s%uden%
en%ers %'e cl(ssroom. $O #O! %(lk w'ile " (m %(lkin..
2.(emain Seate) ,nti/ 0ismisse) G S%uden%s (re #O! %o crowd (round %'e en%ry (re( o+ %'e cl(ssroom. !'e bell does no% dismiss
s%uden%s (nd s%uden%s do no% dismiss %'emsel)es (s " will be dismissin. %'em.
3.7O E/e'tr%ni' 0e5i'es G !'is re+ers %o (ny ob;ec% wi%' (n O#-O55 swi%c'1 (nd includes 'e(dp'ones (nd-or spe(kers ,i.e. Cell 'ones1
"*O$S1 e%c/. !'e only eHcep%ion is (n approved (c%i)i%y1 suc' (s ( Sp(nis' %o En.lis' %r(nsl(%or or usin. &uiIle%. 5irs% w(rnin. is
now1 issued in wri%in. (nd will be recei)ed )erb(lly on %'e +irs% d(y o+ %'e %rimes%er.
4.(espe't $/assr%%m ;r%perty G ALL proper%y wi%'in %'e cl(ssroom is %o be %re(%ed wi%' respec%. !'is includes s%uden%1 %e(c'er (nd
sc'ool proper%y1 don0% misuse sc'ool supplies1 or %(ke %'em.
5.<&i/) a ;%siti5e +earning En5ir%nment G " 'ope %'(% ALL s%uden%s +eel com+or%(ble %(kin. risks in my cl(ssroom. " +eel s%ron.ly %'(%
s%uden%s w'o (llow +or mis%(kes (llow +or en'(nced le(rnin.. 5oul l(n.u(.e (nd pro+(ni%y (re (bsolu%ely #O! %oler(%ed1 (nd (
pgame or two will be (ssi.ned +or )iol(%ors. le(se (llow +or op%im(l le(rnin. condi%ions1 (nd %'is includes bein. (ble %o l(u.' (%
onesel+. Alw(ys be posi%i)e.
6.$%mp/aining G " belie)e %'(% ( posi%i)e (%%i%ude is necess(ry +or success. "+ +or (ny re(son (ny one s%uden% compl(ins1 w'ines e%c.
(bou% (ny %ype o+ (ssi.nmen%1 %'e (ssi.nmen% will be doubled +or %'e w'ole cl(ss.
7.9ests an) =&i>>es *%'ere (re only %wo rules
1/ $on0% +re(k*ou% 2/ $on0% c'e(%
Do you aept late work?
"+ " (ssi.n some%'in.1 " eHpec% i% %o be done. " c(n0% see i+ we (re mee%in. s%(nd(rds i+ " '()e Ieroes in %'e .r(de book. " won0% .i)e +ull credi%1
bu% you will +inis' e(c' (ssi.nmen%. ,1 d(y l(%e or no% bein. prep(red (% %ime o+ due d(%eJm(H. o+ 7K81 2 d(ys l(%eJm(H. o+ L671 B or more
d(ys l(%eJm(H. o+ 7D6/
S%uden%s '()e two days once you re%urn %o m(ke up (ny missed &uiI or %es%.,unless (bsen% +or (n eH%ended period o+ %ime wi%' eHcused (bsences/
Any other poliies I should know about?
*All dis%ric% (nd sc'ool policies (pply2 See dis%ric% websi%e +or de%(ils.*!'is includes .r(din. sc(le (nd discipline.
*?a// passes: Mus% le()e your n(me c(rd on my desk1 " will s%(mp i% (nd simply pick i% up w'en you .e% b(ck. Only one s%uden% m(y le()e (% (
%ime. Only three p(sses per !rimes%er. ,Ces " (m re(son(ble i+ %'ere is (n emer.ency you m(y s%ill .o +or ( loss o+ 8 $.E. poin%s/
*" (m under %'e (ssump%ion %'(% i+ you (re %(kin. %'is cl(ss you (re coll(.e bound so " (m .oin. %o do my bes% %o prep(re you +or %'(% eHperience.
*On occ(sion %'e cl(ss )iews %(s%e+ul mo)ies (nd mo)ie clips rel(%ed %o %'e curriculum %'(% '()e ( r(%in. %'(% will ne)er eHceed 9. ,:su(lly
$isney/
*" spli% %ime (% Skyline 3i.' Sc'ool in %'e mornin.1 (nd in %'e (+%ernoon " (m (% "d('o 5(lls 3i.' Sc'ool. "+ s%uden%s need eH%r( 'elp " (m (%
skyline be+ore sc'ool1 (nd "d('o 5(lls (+%er sc'ool.
*4e (re lookin. +orw(rd %o %'is upcomin. ye(r (nd belie)e %'(% i% will be +un +or e)eryone in)ol)ed. #o m(%%er %'e siIe o+ %'e .roup1 e(c'
s%uden% will recei)e %'e indi)idu(l (%%en%ion %'(% 'e or s'e deser)es. le(se do no% 'esi%(%e %o con%(c% me (% (ny %ime s'ould %'ere be (ny
&ues%ions.