tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56174812586637405402024-03-13T14:55:54.089-07:00LanguageladyThis is a blog about Deb Laskarzewski's French and Spanish classes.Deb Laskarzewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09731023014062923748noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617481258663740540.post-63508945655022285762009-12-12T16:25:00.000-08:002009-12-15T13:50:25.779-08:00You Tube Spanish practiceClick on the following links to view some You Tube videos and songs that we have been practicing in class!<br /><br /><strong>Frosty the Snowman- Mi Hombre de Nieve</strong><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8sESUMaLl2o&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8sESUMaLl2o&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><strong>Los Paises Hispanos</strong> Thanks to Sophie for finding this!<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6v95FATsydI&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6v95FATsydI&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/06w7aTSKNmM&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/06w7aTSKNmM&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Deb Laskarzewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09731023014062923748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617481258663740540.post-79230864041989600742009-12-11T14:42:00.000-08:002009-12-11T14:45:15.939-08:00Verb artAs the students are learning to discuss their interests in Spanish, they have created pictures illustrating what each verb means. Can you guess what these verbs mean in English? <br />(Would the famous illustrators please step forward... come on in and <em>autograph</em> your work on our blog)!Deb Laskarzewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09731023014062923748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617481258663740540.post-38678340016365128382009-12-11T12:31:00.000-08:002009-12-11T14:50:30.425-08:00Slide Show - Day of the DeadAt the top of the blog is a slide show of many of the Spanish students during our Day of the Dead celebrations. We had food (much of which was homemade), and beverages, and we listened to music. Each student made a skeleton craft and we practiced puppet show conversations. Please have a family conversation about the meaning and importance of the Day of the Dead in Mexico. Thank you to those families who helped with cooking, baking, or providing any items for our celebrations!Deb Laskarzewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09731023014062923748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617481258663740540.post-64623832346326728802009-12-04T09:58:00.000-08:002009-12-14T13:59:26.246-08:00What we're doing in Spanish class by: AlizaWe have been working on Adopt A Country. Each person is assigned a country that is Spanish Speaking. All of the countries are either in Central or South America. We have just finished creating our maps of our country. We watched a movie on some of the countries in Central and South America. Some of them were Mexico, Guatemela and Ecuador. We have also contiued our study on weather and some activities.Deb Laskarzewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09731023014062923748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617481258663740540.post-13534728973498569692009-11-16T13:26:00.000-08:002009-11-16T13:33:19.120-08:00French pen palsThe advanced French class has begun e-mailing with their French pen pals. They have received a letter, and have written back beautiful letters. These letters take a lot of work on the part of the students, but they are communicating to real people, and we are able to make a lot of cultural connections. Samples will be posted soon!Deb Laskarzewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09731023014062923748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617481258663740540.post-50510280610395881352009-11-07T19:21:00.000-08:002009-11-07T19:29:07.481-08:00VFLA Poster Contest updateCongratulations to Williston Central School's own Mary Rutenbeck and Emi Borch for tying for first place in the state for the Middle School category of the Vermont Foreign Language Association's Poster contest! There were so many wonderful entries from our school alone. I was very proud of all the students who took the time to submit an entry. There were several of our entries that I'm sure were very carefully considered in the judging. Mary and Emi will be honored in February at the State House in Montpelier in a ceremony with the Governor. I will get to tag along with Mary and her parents, as well as Michele Choiniere (Emi's teacher). We are delighted to accompany such creative and talented students. I will be posting some pictures of some of the other posters soon. Mary and Emi's posters were kept by the judges for now, as they will be made into notecards and sold. I hope that the girls will remember us when they are rich and famous!Deb Laskarzewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09731023014062923748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617481258663740540.post-74243309354355560032009-10-19T08:44:00.000-07:002009-10-19T10:28:37.799-07:00alfabeto songHere are videos of the beginning Spanish classes performing the Alfabeto March Song. Period 1 (Full House)<br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzmhdPPRFVcfFE-b3euLspLw7s3FevfYhSO7gev6WFqq-OyRcLzrHN3J_aEmqVVC-CiYChEPnNxASfi_s1b_Q' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />Period 2 (Full House / Harbor House)<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw6P5ry2hCHQG9sJF7jLQQ1irwrgDwKO1eVd6_xTHbkuS92LeH26QD-R08MpzEyBSXbR_70MJxQBT23lGVsSw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />Period 3 (Meeting House / Harbor House)<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyRMGYoOLSdjuG1HI4s8wfOgHOFqq7NEIROLkGkV8649VzOkJKU3RHUP29lq5j89QtlqzCBFrq566xsc54avQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br />Period (Swift House / Voyager House)<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzL66uydRBT0lN4-huTlx5XoMQz5J3yHLmNXqa35wlxUw6pR09H7gFvKQ3CugC-EBBFGsozJwlQg3z_aQC8kA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Deb Laskarzewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09731023014062923748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617481258663740540.post-66903335739287956662009-10-08T08:39:00.000-07:002009-10-08T08:40:11.452-07:00Bienvenidos a la clase de espanol!Welcome to the 2009-2010 school year! We will have so much fun in introductory Spanish. Throughout the year I will update our blog with pictures, brief unit descriptions, practice games, study tips and more. I invite you to contact me with your questions, comments, or feedback as often as you'd like.<br />I can't wait to meet all of the students. !Hasta pronto!Deb Laskarzewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09731023014062923748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617481258663740540.post-70768996151922239482009-10-08T08:37:00.000-07:002009-10-08T08:42:35.165-07:00Bienvenue a la classe de francais!Welcome to Advanced French! We will be doing so many fun activities this year. Advanced students will learn to use their language skills in increasingly creative and more sophisticated ways. We will be doing free writes (with snacks!), read a real book in French, do many hands on projects, and so much more... Stay tuned and stay in touch! I can't wait to see all of the students once again.<br />A mercredi!Deb Laskarzewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09731023014062923748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617481258663740540.post-74462000241512844282009-10-08T08:28:00.000-07:002009-10-08T08:31:40.814-07:00Spanish Days and Months Game<p align='center'><code><iframe scrolling='no' src='http://classtools.net/widgets/quiz_9/yU25H.htm?400?300' width='408' height='320' frameborder=0></iframe></code><p align='center'><a href='http://classtools.net/widgets/quiz_9/yU25H.htm'>Click here for full screen version</a></p>Deb Laskarzewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09731023014062923748noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5617481258663740540.post-34747984747354831732009-09-29T10:52:00.000-07:002009-09-29T11:22:50.899-07:00VFLA Poster contest<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_26yHzdcZwUk/SsJPGAOfmgI/AAAAAAAAACI/Le2wtXrCIUo/s1600-h/pirateplay2008+025.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_26yHzdcZwUk/SsJPGAOfmgI/AAAAAAAAACI/Le2wtXrCIUo/s320/pirateplay2008+025.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386955068847135234" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_26yHzdcZwUk/SsJO-DMqzXI/AAAAAAAAACA/Xh1TK8VdV1w/s1600-h/pirateplay2008+002.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 302px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_26yHzdcZwUk/SsJO-DMqzXI/AAAAAAAAACA/Xh1TK8VdV1w/s320/pirateplay2008+002.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386954932205833586" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_26yHzdcZwUk/SsJO2Kv-e3I/AAAAAAAAAB4/-T-5uYmhelc/s1600-h/pirateplay2008+020.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_26yHzdcZwUk/SsJO2Kv-e3I/AAAAAAAAAB4/-T-5uYmhelc/s320/pirateplay2008+020.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386954796794018674" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_26yHzdcZwUk/SsJOiY17vkI/AAAAAAAAABw/nXOauBsPcOQ/s1600-h/pirateplay2008+019.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 314px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_26yHzdcZwUk/SsJOiY17vkI/AAAAAAAAABw/nXOauBsPcOQ/s320/pirateplay2008+019.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386954456979717698" /></a><br />This year the Vermont Foreign Language Association's annual poster contest theme is "Communicate Globally. Connect Locally." All of my beginning Spanish students had the option of making a mini-poster for class, or a larger poster to submit for judging in the contest. My advanced French students were given the option to participate for extra credit. So far, the work that I have received has been wonderful! We have some very talented artists among us, but just as importantly, we have so many creative and original higher level thinkers.<br />Last year Mary Rutenbeck and Jack Workman from Williston won honorable mention awards for their entries. They were honored in a ceremony at the State house in Montpelier with Governor Douglas! From what I've seen so far this year, WCS should have some students in the running once again! Stay tuned. Winners will be announced at the VFLA convention in October.Deb Laskarzewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09731023014062923748noreply@blogger.com0