Spanish Class
6 - 8 Parents Letter

Dear Parents and Guardians:

¡Bienvenidos!  My name is Megan Ciccarello and I will be your child’s Spanish teacher this year. We are beginning an exciting journey together as your child learns more about other languages and cultures around the world. The Spanish program for grades 6-8 is centered around a communicative approach that incorporates the four main language skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing that are used in everyday life.  Your child will receive Spanish instruction twice a week in one 50 minute session and one 30 minute session, totaling 80 minutes per week.  In order to supplement the work we do in class, students will be required to complete homework assignments and periodic projects, so please check our class blog at www.spanishgoodshepherd.wordpress.com for updates.  Topics that will be covered in this year’s curriculum include:

• Greetings and salutations
• Courtesy expressions
• Dates, seasons, and the calendar
• Exchanging personal information
• Objects and people in the classroom
• School subjects
• Describing people and things
• School supplies
• Colors
• Clothing
• Shopping
• Modes of transportation
• Expressing personal feelings and opinions
• Describing personal actions and those of others
• Numbers to 1,000,000
• Cultural practices, traditions, and holidays in Spanish-speaking countries
• Telling time

Learning a second language is an exciting opportunity that is very useful in today’s diverse world.  My goals this year for your child include helping him or her to develop vocabulary and knowledge of key phrases in the Spanish language and to help him or her to appreciate cultural differences between our culture and those of Spanish-speaking countries around the world. I have attached the specific supply list for your child’s class. Please have these supplies ready for our first class, which will occur during the week of September 2.
If you need to contact me for any reason, please do not hesitate to do so.  You can either call the school at (310) 275-8601 and leave me a message or email me at Spanish@goodshepherdbeverlyhills.com and I will respond as quickly as possible.  Thank you very much and I look forward to working with you and your child!

Sincerely,

Miss Megan Ciccarello