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:   

  • 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 with two children, James age 8 and Gabriel age 6, who currently attend St. Gabriel the Archangel School.  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.  I am looking forward to an exciting year here at St. Gabriel.   

Homework:   From week of December 8 through December 12 ,2008

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.

   3rd Grade:  

    4th Grade- due Jan. 9:  finish  small  Christmas  booklets

    5th Grade-  due 12-19-08: do cultural worksheets in complete sentences no. 6  and no. 7.

    6th Grade- due 12-18-08:  Do 5 questions posted on SmartBoard.  Answer according to the model.

    7th Grade- due 12-16-08:   page 15 worksheet

    8th Grade-  due 1-12-09  8-H:  do  wksht p.13 & wksht. p.17

8-F: do wksht.p15, 8-O:do wksht.p.15 and 13

  

Other Assignments:

Spanish Curriculum:

 St. Gabriel the Archangel School

2008-2009

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