Junio

                   ¡Saludos del departamento de español!

Well, here we are looking at summer vacation just around the corner!  The students have worked very hard all year in preparation for their Spanish final exams.  The exams were designed to assess achievement Speaking, Writing, Reading, and Listening Comprehension.

All Level I students and some 8^th-grade students will be taking the Spanish proficiency exam on Monday, June 22, 2009, at 8:00 AM.  The Level III (Regents) students must sit for the Spanish Comprehensive exam on Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at 8:00 AM.  The Level II students will also have a final exam, but it is given during the last week of classes during their Spanish class.

 Although many of us may be on vacation at various times during the summer, please do not hesitate to continue to contact us through the school’s e-mail (Sroberts@buffaloschools.org, Akwaiters@buffaloschools.org, Nmonge@buffaloschools.org).  We will monitor our e-mails throughout the summer vacation.

For those students taking Spanish next year, below is a breakdown of supplies that should be purchased for the various levels:

Spanish 8         3-ring notebook

                        Loose-leaf paper

                        Pens, pencils

Coloring pencils (crayons), glue (supplies for projects)

Level 1 3-ring notebook, folder with pockets and clasps

                        Loose-leaf paper

                        Pens, pencils

                        Coloring pencils (crayons), glue (supplies for projects)

Level 2 3-ring notebook, folder with pockets and clasps

                        Loose-leaf paper

                        Pens, pencils

                        Coloring pencils (crayons), glue (supplies for projects)

Level 3 3-ring notebook, folder with pockets and clasps

                        Loose-leaf paper

                        Pens, pencils

                        Coloring pencils (crayons), glue (supplies for projects)

                        Paperback Spanish-English dictionary

Level 4 3-ring notebook, folder with pockets and clasps

                        Loose-leaf paper

                        Pens, pencils

                        Coloring pencils (crayons), glue (supplies for projects)

                        Paperback Spanish-English dictionary

The following is a list of some of our very hard-working students who did exceptionally well during the third quarter:

Señorita Monge’s Students

Level II            Shalymar Perez, Noele Gardner, Natasha Frazier, Joshua Grabowski,

                        Shekinah Johnson, Brittany Snead, Danielle Simmons, Danielle Oyler,

                        Maya Osby

8^th Grade          Alexis Anderson, Dymone Barnwell, Ashton Graham, Isashal Arroyo,

                        Jamellia Love, Valerie Ortiz, Erika Richardson, Deja Sawyers,

                        Leslie Concepción, Nephtaly Torres

Señora Roberts’ Students

Level II            Brandi Alexander, Noelle Beenau, Angela Braun, Gary Cunningham, Kali          Havernick, Michelle Hayes, Chaz Middlebrooks, Bianca Morris, Adrianna   

                        Rolling, Kayla Wise, Lauren Wojtulski

Level III           Christian Casillas, Jamiah Mootry, Savion Mingo, Amanda Peete, Brianna

                        Vasquez, James McDonald, Maggie Mullen, Latina Sell, Ceara Stitt,

                        Breya Walker, Adrianna White

Level IV           Brandi Banks, Ashley Mitchell, Monika Wiggiins.

Señor Waiters’ Students

Level I              Amanda Tardi, Alexis Dimico, Levester Rose, Isabella Luciano,

                        Brianna Ross, Conner Graham, Keyra Medina, Samantha Luque,

                        Chukena Wilson, Samantha Thoms

8^th Grade          Diamond Cole, Marissa Smith, Raina Rodriguez, Monique   McBride,

                        Mary López, Alexa Ramierz, Marshay Terry, Naomi Yanik

            Special recognition needs to go out to Ashley Mitchell, Brandi Banks, and Lela Williams for taking the AP Spanish exam.  It is a very lengthy and difficult exam and is the equivalent of a third-year college level course.

We hope everyone has a very enjoyable and safe summer vacation.  Remember, practice speaking Spanish whenever you can.  It’s fun, and you will be surprised how much you can really say and understand if you start to use it more often.