You may e-mail me anytime at: marianne.didonato@browardschools.com
WELCOME TO MRS. DI DONATO'S FRENCH & SPANISH CLASSES. IN BOTH FRENCH I AND SPANISH I THE STUDENTS WILL LEARN THE FOUR BASIC SKILLS OF A FOREIGN LANGUAGE: LISTENING, SPEAKING, READING, AND WRITING. THE STUDENTS WILL ALSO STUDY THE PEOPLE AND CULTURE OF BOTH FRENCH AND SPANISH-SPEAKING COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD. STUDENTS WILL ALSO ENHANCE THEIR LEARNING THROUGH INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY.
FRENCH I TEXT - DISCOVERING FRENCH NOUVEAU By McDougal Littell
SPANISH I TEXT - ¡EXPRESATE! By Holt , Rinehart and Winston
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS FOR BOTH FRENCH I AND SPANISH I STUDENTS.
SUGGESTED SUPPLIES FOR CLASS:
1. Workbook ( supplied by the teacher )
2. Three-ring binder with lined paper and 5 dividers (MUST ONLY be used for foreign language class)
3. Pen
GRADING:
The following components will account for the student's quarterly grade
1. Tests - 25%
2. Quizzes - 25%
3. Homework - 25%
4. Orals /Participation in class - 25%
POLICIES:
1. All school policies in the student handbook will apply in class.
2. Make-up work is the student's responsibility. If a student is in class when an assignment is given, it is due at the time of his return to class. If a student is in class when a test, quiz, or project date is announced, he is responsible for taking the test or quiz on the assigned date unless new material was taught while he was absent. If a student has an excused absent on the day of a test or quiz, he will have two days for each day absent to make-up the work. If a student is in IS, he is responsible for all assignments for that day.
3. Extra help days and make-up days will be posted at the beginning of each week on the whiteboard in the back of my room ( #557). They will also be posted on my web site. I am usually available in the mornings from 7:00 - 7:30 unless I have a meeting.
4. Students will comply with the class rules that are posted in my room.
5. Students will follow the Knight's Code which is posted in my classroom.
Please print the following contract agreement, fill it out, and return it to Mrs. DiDonato by Monday, August 25th. Students who do so will receive BONUS POINTS.
We have read Mrs. DiDonato's expectations and we agree to comply with them.
Student's Name (print clearly) __________________________________________ Period _________
Student's Signature ________________________________________________________
Parent or Guardian's Full Name ________________________________________________
Parent or Guardian's Signature ________________________________________________
Home Phone ______________________________
Work Phone ______________________________
Parent's Cell Phone (0ptional)__________________________________________
Parent's e-mail _____________________________________________________
