S panis

spanish

 

Spanish 

Class

Mrs. Margaret Barrio

mbarrio@stgabriel.net


Education Experience Biography
Homework Other Assignments Other Links


Education:   
  • Eastern Michigan University: B.A.-Spanish, English,  Teacher Certification
  • University of Malaga (Spain): Spanish Philology
  • University of Navarra (Spain): Journalism Studies
  • University of Toledo (Ohio):  M.A. - Spanish Linguistics and Literature
  • State of Michigan Professional Teacher Certification grades 6-12 Spanish/English
  • State of Kentucky Professional Teacher Certification Spanish Pre-K-12
Experience  
  • 2008-present- Spanish teacher  grades K-8- St.  Gabriel the Archangel School
  • Ann Arbor Public Schools (Michigan)-Community Education After school Spanish         Enrichment Program, Grades 1-5
  • Ann Arbor Public Schools (Michigan)- Tappan Middle School, Grades 6-8
  • Bedford Public Schools (Michigan)- Bedford High School, Grades 9-12 Spanish
Biography:      
         As a  native speaker(bilingual) of Castilian Spanish,  I was raised and educated   the early years of my life in Spain.  Both of my parents are immigrants of Spain. They are from the provinces of Burgos and Leon which are located north of Madrid.  While living in Spain,  I attended Sierra Blanca Elementary School.  It is a Catholic school located in the beautiful region of Málaga, Costa del Sol  (Andalucía).  Upon graduating from high school,  I had the great opportunity of studying for two years at both the University of Málaga(Spain) and the University of Navarra(Spain) to pursue studies in Spanish language and literature.  

       After  moving back to the United States,  I spent the last sixteen years of my life in Michigan where my teaching career began.  I have had the opportunity to see students develop and grow both academically and socially at all levels during my combined nine years of teaching experience.

       I am married and have two children, James age 9 and Gabriel age 7.  We recently moved to Louisville in April of 2008.  When I have some free time, I cherish the time I spend with my husband James and the two boys.  As a family, we enjoy discovering the interesting places that the city of Louisville has to offer.      

Homework:   From week of March 8, 2010

Homework is available online as a courtesy and is given to students in class.  Students are responsible for homework even if it is not listed on the web.

   

    8th Grade   

                 due 3-15-10

Students are to write 5 sentences using "Yo como" +food vocabulary word and including

por la mañana,por la tarde and por la noche

i.e.  Yo como pan por la mañana.  

  7th grade-)    Due Tuesday 3-9-10.:  collage is due .  For 7 Ser due date is 3-10-10

6th grade:  due Thursday 3-11-10:  page 64 worksheet due.

5th grade: due Friday 3-12-10 page 52 of study guide "Conexión con Matemáticas"  Instructions were given in class a week and a half ago.

4th grade:  due Friday 3-12-10 page 51 of vocabulary due.  This must be written on separate piece of paper.  Spanish words of sport only must be written on one side of page and English definitions next to them.  Definitions are clearly understood by the picture alone.


4th grade:  all classes due Friday 2-26-10- Write out Spanish sports vocabulary words from page 50 (only)-- worksheet given in class.  Use a separate sheet of paper.  Write out sports verbs, as explained in class in Spanish, then write out English definitions.  If you have doubts about spelling of words in English use an English dictionary.  

For example   el tenis-tennis

Other Assignments:

Spanish Curriculum:

 St. Gabriel the Archangel School

2009-2010

Spanish Curriculum

Kindergarten
  • Greetings and introductions
  • Colors
  • Numbers
  • Sound/letter association
  • Days of the week
  • Months
  • Body parts
  • Animals (cognates)
  • Family members
  • Likes and dislikes

1st Grade

  • Greetings/introductions
  • Classroom directions
  • Colors
  • Numbers 1-20
  • Alphabet/vowels sounds
  • Calendar vocabulary
  • Seasons/weather
  • Body parts
  • Items of clothing
  • Family members
  • Animals
  • Likes/dislikes

2nd Grade

  • Greetings and introductions
  • Review concepts from previous years
  • Colors
  • Numbers 1-60
  • Reinforcement of alphabet
  • Vocabulary related to calendar
  • Seasons/weather
  • Body parts
  • Items of clothing
  • Family members
  • Animals
  • Food animals
  • Places in the community
  • Feelings


The content, structure, and pace of class may be modified based on teacher's discretion.  Assimilation of material on behalf of students is reflected in this judgment.

3rd Grade

  • Greetings and introductions
  • Classroom directions
  • Numbers 1-50
  • Telling time
  • Review of alphabet
  • Gender number agreement
  • Definite and indefinite articles
  • Adjectives
  • Some Spanish Holidays
  • Seasons/weather
  • Body parts
  • Clothing
  • Animals
  • Feelings and emotions
  • Occupations
The content, structure, and pace of class may be modified based on teacher's discretion.  Assimilation of material on behalf of students is reflected in this judgment.

4th Grade

  • Greetings and introductions
  • Recognizing directions
  • Numbers 1-100
  • Telling time
  • Review of alphabet
  • Gender number agreement
  • Definite and indefinite articles
  • Adjectives
  • Some Spanish Holidays
  • Simple sentence structures
  • Body parts
  • Clothing
  • Household items
  • Identifying feelings and emotions



The content, structure, and pace of class may be modified based on teacher's discretion.  Assimilation of material on behalf of students is reflected in this judgment.

5th Grade

  • Class subjects
  • Review previous skills
  • Numbers 1-1000
  • Gender number agreement in the four areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing
  • Recognize gender agreement in sentence structures
  • Possible introduction to present tense verbs
  • Interrogatives
  • Adjectives
  • Personal descriptions
  • Class subjects
  • States of being
The content, structure, and pace of class may be modified based on teacher's discretion.  Assimilation of material on behalf of students is reflected in this judgment.

6th Grade

  • Review previous skills
  • Gender and number agreement
  • Regular and irregular verbs
  • Present progressive tense
  • Personal descriptions
  • Locations
  • Expressing states of being
  • Pastimes
  • Creating simple sentence structures with -ar,-er, and -ir verbs
  • Question words
The content, structure, and pace of class may be modified based on teacher's discretion.  Assimilation of material on behalf of students is reflected in this judgment.

7th Grade

  • Gender and number agreement
  • Real-life functions vocabulary:  shopping, traveling, dining,
  • Present progressive to express future plans
  • Questions-asking and responding
  • Some reflexive verbs
  • Personal descriptions
  • Explaining a daily routine
  • Basic conversational expressions with some complex sentences structures
  • Continuous review of -ar, er.-ir verbs
The content, structure, and pace of class may be modified based on teacher's discretion.  Assimilation of material on behalf of students is reflected in this judgment.

8th Grade

  • Regular and irregular verbs (present, some past tense)
  • Writing paragraphs
  • Review previous skills
  • Demonstrative adjectives
  • Stem changing verbs
  • Interrogatives
  • Formal /informal commands
  • Reflexive verbs
  • Use of negatives in sentence structures
  • Expressing future plans with ir+a+infinitive
The content, structure, and pace of class may be modified based on teacher's discretion.  Assimilation of material on behalf of students is reflected in this judgment.

You may contact me via email, send a note with your child, or leave a message at the school office (239-5535).  I will respond to your message as soon as possible.

Mrs. Margaret Barrio -mbarrio@stgabriel.net