Español   7th grado

   Thank you for taking time to review what your child is learning in his or her Spanish class. You can play an integral role in your child’s acquisition of Spanish by staying informed of what is being taught in class and supporting language learning at home.

Realidades, your child’s Spanish textbook, is designed to promote both writing and oral communication. Each theme-based chapter includes vocabulary in context, grammar, and cultural lessons. Also included are pronunciation exercises, detailed language studies, and ways to recognize and use Spanish outside of the classroom.

   Upon completion of this chapter, your child will be able to:

• Greet people
• Introduce themselves to others
• Begin using numbers, tell time, and talk about things related to the calendar
• Talk about things in the classroom
• Describe weather conditions and identify seasons

  Also, your child will explore:

• The correct way to address adults
• The different uses of the word “you”
• The correct use of punctuation and accent marks

   Additional help is available online at www.PHSchool.com by using the Web Codes in the Student Edition or the Practice Workbook.

   Check it Out! Have your child use the new vocabulary from this chapter to write a dialogue where two people greet each other and discuss the weather. The have him or her explain the dialogue to you in English.

                                                         Sincerely, Ms. Sapoznik

   Spanish 8th grade

Para empezar: Mis amigos y yo, la escuela, la comida, los pasatiempos...

   Thank you for taking the time to review what your child is learning in his or her Spanish class. You can play an integral role in your child’s acquisition of Spanish by staying informed of what is being taught in class and supporting language learning at home.

   Your child’s Spanish textbook, Realidades B, is designed to promote both written and oral communication. Each theme-based chapter includes vocabulary in context, grammar, and cultural lessons. Also included are pronunciation exercises, detailed language studies, and ways to recognize and use Spanish outside of the classroom.

   We are reviewing:

• Leisure activities and expressions for likes and dislikes
• Vocabulary used to talk about school schedule, classroom objects, foods and beverages, locations and places in the community
• Ask other what they like to do
• Ask and tell who is doing an action

Also, we will review and explore:

• Infinitives, adjectives, and subject pronouns
• Asking questions

Realidades helps with the development of reading, writing, and speaking skills through the use of strategies, process speaking, and process writing.

    Additional help is available at www.PHSchool.com by using the Web Codes in the student Edition or the Practice Workbook.

                                                      Sincerely,

                                                                   Ms. Sapoznik