Dear Fifth and Sixth Grade Parents,
     Students have an assignment due on Friday, October 10th.  They have done this assignment last year, so it is something they are capable of doing.  I asked students to write an original dialogue in Spanish based on the two dialogues they have already presented this semester.  I am asking students to use the two dialogues as a guide.  They may simply change the names and countries and cities mentioned in the dialogue, or change the names of the students to other names.  My goal here is to have the students become familiar with greetings, questions, nationalities, countries, and cities in Spanish.  For example, the previous dialogue was between three students from Mexico, Spain, and The United States.
Students all have notebooks in which they keep their hand-outs and class lessons.  I passed out extra dialogues in class on Friday.  One or two students asked for a duplicate.  I would like  you to encourage your child to be responsible for maintaining his or her folder.  All handouts need to be kept for use in future assignments.  Accepting responsibility for one's assignments is a very important study skill which has been shown to assist students in achieving their academic goals.  I need your help in this matter.  Of course, I can continue to distribute extra copies, but I feel that I am not encouraging students to be responsible in doing so.  Thank you for your support and interest in our Spanish Language Program.
               Srta. Linda