World Languages
Week of October 19, 2026
Spanish Language and Culture (Mr. Fontalvo, Ms. Gonzalez)
Last week, students completed their Term Writing Summative Assessment and wrapped up Hispanic Heritage Month with exciting activities exploring Hispanic culture! Throughout our celebration, students learned about famous Hispanic figures, important landmarks across Spanish-speaking countries, cultural celebrations, and traditional music from around the Hispanic world.
Next week, students will learn how to tell time in Spanish and continue strengthening their language skills through fun, engaging, and interactive classroom activities.
We are proud of our students' hard work and enthusiasm as they continue their Spanish-learning journey!
Spanish I (Mr. Donaldson, Ms. Cuffee)
Looking ahead to Week 9, students will continue to focus on practicing directions through in-class activities.
To retake a summative in which a student scored 69% or below, they must complete a summative retake review. All retakes and makeup assignments must be scheduled in advance. Thursday, October 29, the last day of the term, is the last day for retakes (only one retake per assignment), makeup work (-10% if after excused absence deadline) or to turn in missing work not turned in on time (-10%) given between September 24 and October 29. For Profe. Donaldson, students can use the form at the top of his Canvas page. For Sra. Cuffee, students must use the format she provided to send her a message on Canvas.
Spanish II (Ms. Wooten, Ms. Henderson, Mr. Almanza)
Spanish Humanities, grade 6 (Ms. Balestra)
This past week we prepared for our Summative by looking at each text individually and seeing how it relates (or does not relate) to our life. Students took a Summative on Thursday or Friday (depending on their field trip day). On the day they were not on a field trip, students worked on the past tense in Spanish.
Next week students will take a Summative to show their understanding of expressing themselves in the past tense.
French Language & Culture (Ms. Bullock, Mr. Almanza)
Last week, students had the opportunity to show what they know on our writing summative. This week, students will reviewing concepts based on class needs. This is also an opportunity for students to strengthen their areas of weakness. Language learning is cumulative, so everything we learn builds on a foundation! A weak foundation makes learning difficult. A strong foundation helps students soar.
The easiest way to learn French is to practice a little every day. Encourage your student to review regularly! Madame Bullock's students can use Match or online flashcards to review. (For data privacy, students do NOT need a quizlet account to practice!)
French I (Ms. Balestra, Mr. Osei)
This past week students learned new vocabulary, put all of the material together, and showed their mastery on a Writing Summative.
Next week students will take a Listening Summative on Thursday. We are practicing in class and everyone should feel ready.
French II (Dr. Mbayu & Mr. Osei)
French II – Unit 1: Qui suis-je ?Students explored personality traits and strengthened their adjective agreement skills. They learned descriptive adjectives, listened to interviews about friends, and wrote paragraphs describing their best friend. Roleplay games encouraged guessing personalities, while reflections centered on choosing the correct adjective forms.
Chinese (Ms. Liang)
Grade 6
Last week our students learned stroke order, pinyin and numbers. We also learned how to ask and answer dates and each other’s birthday in Chinese. Students sing happy birthday songs in class! We had so much fun learning Chinese. Next week we will work on summative assessment and start learning lesson 3 School Supplies. We are excited to see their progress as they build their foundational communication skills in Chinese.
Grade 7
Our students will have an oral presentation next Tuesday describing their daily schedules and a written summative assessment on Lesson II Time and Activities. We will learn Lesson 3 My house. We are excited to see their progress as they build their speaking and writing skills in Chinese.
Grade 8
Last week our students continued exploring how to describe popular cities in China, plan vacation itineraries, decide activities for summer breaks and explain why. Students will prepare for the speaking summative assessment on Dream China Trip project next week and one written summative assessment the following week. We are excited to see their progress as they build their presentational speaking skills in Chinese. 2027 China Trip registration starts！