Home Page About Our School Staff Email Links Calendar FAQ News and Notes PTA Service-Learning Supply List School Store Extra-Curricular   Activities Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Art Music Exploratory Team World Language Physical Education   Guidance Library Special Education Webmasters Hereford Recreation		el Flamenco   Contact Information   Subjects   Teachers  E-Mail  Spanish  Mrs. Blevins    French/Spanish  Mrs. Medwin  mmedwin@bcps.org  Spanish  Mrs. Holloway  kholloway@bcps.org  Spanish  Mrs. Letra  mletra@bcps.org  Spanish   Mrs. Barr   mmirkin@bcps.org      The Goals of the World Language Teachers are: to enable students to comprehend common expressions and structures used in everyday situations. to enable students to participate in verbal exchanges on familiar topics to develop the ability to use the target language. to provide students with the tools necessary for comprehending essential information in short written materials. to provide students with the tools for writing to convey personal and factual information. to assist students in the learning of geography and cultural heritage in order to develop an appreciation of the individuals who speak the target language.  Major Curriculum Areas:  1. Greetings & Farewells/Introductions  2. Francophone/Hispanic Countries  3. Activities/Pastimes/Sports  4. School Subjects/Classroom Objects/Time  5. Shopping/Foreign Currency  6. Weather/Seasons  7. Calender/Holidays  8. Food/Meals/At the Market/At the Cafe  9. Places to Go/Recreation  10. Family/Pets  11. Clothes  12. Vacation Time  Long Term Student Projects:  1. Unit assignments(posters, travel brochures, meus, family albums, etc.)  2. Group skits  3. Special presentations  4. Research Spanish-speaking countries   5. Research Paris monuments and places of interest  Suggested Strategies for Studying: *Flashcards -     English -> French     English -> Spanish     Verb conjugations *Teaching a younger sibling *A little bit every night is better than two hours the night before a test/quiz. *schoolnotes.com has direct links to the textbook web-sites with practiceactivities for each unit of study.  Textbooks: Allez, Viens! (French) Paso a Paso (Spanish) Vive la France!