Tue, 22 May 2012 07:36:35 -0800WeeblyMon, 22 Aug 2011 18:04:42 -0800http://www.sralenord.com/3/post/2011/08/back-to-school.htmlDear Parents,

I hope your student had a great first day back to school or is looking forward to leaving the nest for college very soon. I just wanted to send you a note to let you know that I will begin posting messages to my new set of parents soon, so please feel free to unsubscribe to this blog when you have a chance.

I wish you the very best for you and your students for this new school year.

Happy BTS,

Sra. Lenord ]]>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:06:42 -0800http://www.sralenord.com/3/post/2011/04/new-website-name.htmlHello parents,

I just wanted to let you know that my website's name has changed because I decided to purchase the domain. The good news is that it is a super easy name: www.sralenord.com. So, if your kiddo can't figure out why they can't find me, this is why. I will be letting them know the Monday after Easter.

Enjoy the holiday,
Sra. Lenord ]]>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:22:08 -0800http://www.sralenord.com/3/post/2011/04/unit-10.htmlGood morning parents,

I just wanted to let you know that I just posted lots of study materials online for the vocabulary and other concepts we will study during this unit!

Have a wonderful day,
Sra.  Lenord ]]>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:00:09 -0800http://www.sralenord.com/3/post/2011/04/unit-10-what-parents-need-to-know.htmlDear Parents,

I hope you are finding this blog helpful. Being that the end of the year is approaching, I would still love to hear what you've thought about it so far. I appreciate those of you who have commented already. Your input really helps me know how to best serve you. 

This week, Wednesday specifically, we are starting the last unit of the year. I've just posted a calendar mapping out the next 4 weeks and am working on another page that includes all the details for the remainder of the year. You should be able to access everything before the end of this week. There aren't any homework assignments yet, but I am tweaking them to make sure they give your students the best practice possible. 

This unit is the most challenging of the year because we will be learning to use two tenses at the same time that have very similar meanings. Please be advised that the best way for your students to be successful is to learn the conjugations of each tense really well and to know the key words that signal each of the tenses. I will be posting lots of study resources in the next day or two.

The unit assessment will be interpersonal. This means that they will be having a conversation with someone else in Spanish. They will discuss a trip and all that happened. We will be working day by day to learn all the pieces of this conversation to make sure they can perform on assessment day. It will be recorded as well. I will post the rubric in the DOCS section of the site so you can see the criteria I will use to grade them.

Please let me know if there is anything else you might have questions about. Have a great week!

Sra. Lenord ]]>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:30:17 -0800http://www.sralenord.com/3/post/2011/04/slight-calendar-change.htmlDear Parents,

As the calendar stated, I've been out for a couple days on a Student Council trip. Originally I planned to have the unit assessment this Thursday, but I want to get a feel for where the students are right now and catch up a little with them tomorrow. That being said, I am moving the assessment back one day to Friday. I am sure everyone will appreciate the little bit of extra time to prepare.

Also, I have a correction to make. The calendar I put together states that the end of the 3 weeks is this Friday. The correct date is April 15. I think I wrote that down that way because it would be the last opportunity to get the assessment in comfortably prior to TAKS week. So, the 8th is really the end of our unit, but not the grading period. My apologies for the miscommunication.

I hope you are all enjoying the pretty spring weather and not suffering like I am due to the pollen. Take care and contact me if you need to.

Sra. Lenord ]]>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 21:00:55 -0800http://www.sralenord.com/3/post/2011/03/3rd-nine-weeks-report-card-grades.htmlDear Parents,

All grades are posted and finalized. Please note that these grades include all extra credit as well. Please feel free to contact me if you have questions.

Happy Monday,
Sra. Lenord ]]>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:16:46 -0800http://www.sralenord.com/3/post/2011/03/change-in-lesson-plans-today.htmlThis is just a little FYI that my students asked me for more practice using different kinds of pronouns, so I made a quick assignment to give them today that wasn't a part of the original calendar.

If for any reason your child is absent, you can find it posted on the HOMEWORK tab.

Happy weekend,
Sra. Lenord ]]>Thu, 24 Mar 2011 20:48:12 -0800http://www.sralenord.com/3/post/2011/03/post-title-click-and-type-to-edit.htmlDear parents,

One of the reasons why I started my own class web page is to make posting information, resources and homework as easy to access for you, but easy for me to manage as well. Finding the perfect formula that meets both of those needs hasn't been easy either. I think I may have found a way to do it that I would like for you to try out. I have created a new HOMEWORK tab on my web page. You can take a look at it by clicking on this link. 

Please take a minute to look at it and let me know if you find it easy to use. If you find any problems or have comments or suggestions, you can email me or post a comment to the blog here.

Thanks so much for your help,
Sra. Lenord
]]>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:07:08 -0800http://www.sralenord.com/3/post/2011/03/introduction-to-unit-9-what-parents-should-know.htmlHola parents,

I just wanted to take a minute to share with you what's going on in class right now.

Today, we started a new unit. It is Unit 9 - Buying Souvenirs. This is an important unit because we will be reviewing the past tense and getting ready for the most challenging of all units and the last unit of the year, Unit 10. Because this is a unit that has little new information to teach, but reviews many concepts we've studied in the past, I am encouraging your students to take advantage of its familiarity and do well on all of their assignments, quizzes, etc. That way, when we get to Unit 10 which is more challenging, they will have a nice cushion in the gradebook to help offset any hardships they have with that material.

I have posted all the study resources on the STUDY page for this unit and have uploaded important documents the students might need to reprint on the DOCS page under UNIT 9. If you haven't already, please familiarize yourself with the organization of this site to better help your child from home.

Thanks so much for taking time to read this blog. I hope it helps you help your student!

Adios,
Sra. Lenord ]]>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:57:56 -0800http://www.sralenord.com/3/post/2011/03/first-post.htmlDear parents,

I am going to try out a parent blog in hopes that I can share with you any important information that you might need in order to help your student from home. The beauty of this blog is that you can subscribe to it so that anytime I post something here you receive an email telling you all about what is happening in Spanish 2.

Please take a moment to subscribe to this blog and let me know if you think of any information you would like to  hear more about here.

As always, you are welcome to email me with any questions or comments you might have. I am happy to help.

Buen día,
Sra. Lenord ]]>