All Middle Cluster students will receive a Pass/Fail grade for Spanish. Students in grades 3 and 4 will have a Sonrisas Spanish workbook! The workbooks will be kept for 2 years. Students will start using them in 3rd and continue with the same book in 4th grade. Please cover the workbooks with contact paper as they are flimsy and need to last for two years! Students will also start taking Spanish notes in 3rd grade. I keep all notebooks and workbooks over the summer so they are reused!
Fifth grade students' lessons will use an online Spanish text and a workbook. The book series is called Spanish is Fun A. They will use this series in the upper cluster as well. They will also be required to take notes and receive a pass/fail grade.
In addition to individual cluster lessons we will incorporate "travel" during the third trimester curriculum. Students will visit a Spanish speaking country and learn about the culture including geography, food, religion, music, art, and more! Last year we "traveled" to Mexico. This year's destination is to be determined!
THERE IS NO SNOW DAY WORK FOR SPANISH STUDENTS IN THE MIDDLE CLUSTER.