Please remember that this week is very short. Monday and Tuesday are normal academic days. Wednesday is an earlier release day than normal: we release at 11:30. Next week is also a shortened week for 7-8 because of Team Building. Please remember that all forms are due by October 1, that is this Wednesday.
Due to the shortened week, we will not be learning new vocabulary or structures this week. We will, however, have our regularly scheduled reading, writing and story times.
On a related note, we have had three free writes so far this year. These free writes are not graded for grammatical or spelling accuracy. They are solely graded on student fluency in getting their thoughts on paper in a limited time (using Spanish, obviously.) The free writes have not been graded so far. The reason for this is that I used the first three essays to create a baseline for each student. In the future, each student will be graded solely against him/herself. I am proud to say that the average essay has increased by more than 27 words in three weeks! Many of these essays are amazingly creative.