WLA Monthly Newsletter
October Edition 2023
"Creating Global Citizens"
Welcome to our WLA monthly newsletter. We hope you enjoy this month's news and highlights. If you have any questions or concerns regarding specifics in your child's classroom, please feel free to contact your teacher at the following:
World Language Teachers
Mme Lopez
- naomi.lopez@ocps.net
- ext 5122302
Sra. Morales
- lillian.morales@ocps.net
- ext 5122338
Sra. Miguez
- sughey.miguezchirinos@ocps.net
- ext 5122339
Two-Way Dual Language Teachers
Sra. Ramos
- lauranette.ramosrobles@ocps.net
- ext 5122305
Sra. Rios
- judimar.rios@ocps.net
- ext 5122326
Magnet Coordinator
Sra. Ramos
- lauranette.ramosrobles@ocps.net
- ext 5122305
👕WLA Shirts👕
We recommend ALL students to purchase the Academy shirt. We use them on Fridays to show school spirit and use them for special occasion such as field trips. 8th graders will need it for their WLA end of the year trip and chaperones will need it also. The design is the same. Once purchased you can use it always!
WAYS TO HELP YOUR CHILD WITH THE SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION
There are so many ways to help your child at home even if you are not fluent in the target language they are learning. Here are some tips for doing so:
- ask what they learned in class
- review their vocabulary or class notes with them for 5-10 minutes daily.
- listen to music in the target language.
- watch Television or movies in the target language.
- speak the target language if possible at home.
- flashcards with vocabulary
- label items in the house in the target language.
- use free digital platforms like Duolingo for 5 minutes a day.
WHAT ARE WE DOING THIS MONTH?
World Language Academies
🌎SPANISH ACADEMY🌎
Spanish 1(6th) Sra. Morales- We are about to start lesson 2 named En la clase
The students will be able to:
-Talk about his classes
-Discuss everyday activities
-Ask questions in Spanish
-Describe the location of people and things.
Also work with the ar verbs
Also working with a project – Hispanic heritage month
Spanish 2 (7th) (Sra. Morales) We started with La comida
The students will be able to:
-Order food in a restaurant
- Talk about and describe food
The student are working with a project for the Hispanic Heritage month – project done in 10/17/23
Spanish 2 (8th)(Sra. Miguez)-We started with the theme of La comida
The students will be able to:
food terms
meal-related words
- Fruits and vegetables native to the Americas
- Spanish chef Ferran Adria
- preterite of stem-changing verbs
- double object pronouns
- comparisons
- superlatives
- expressing and supporting opinions
- writing a restaurant review
- a television commercial for Sopas Roa, a colombian brand of package soups.a video about Latin food in the U.S
- cultural,geographic, and historical information about Guatemala.
Projects
- Spanish food truck project.
This project will allow students to practice their written Spanish by creating a food
truck menu in Spanish.
- Food in Spanish Speaking Country Field Trip.
Students will explore food and culture around the world! They will read, see pictures and watch short videos of Spanish Speaking Countries.
🌎FRENCH ACADEMY🌎
French 1(6th)-The students are learning vocabulary words on descriptive adjectives and nationalities. They will also be learning on the French fashion. For Grammar, they will also learn the subject pronouns, the verb “être” and adjective agreement.
French 2 (7th/8th)-The students are reviewing on the passé composé, imparfait, the expressions that signal past tense and the verb “vivre” (to live). They will also learn vocabulary words on “Les tâches ménagères” house chores. They will read article on how French people live and answer questions.
TWO WAY DUAL LANGUAGE ACADEMY
🌎español🌎
sexto grado(6)- students are working on the classification of words (agudas, llanas, esdrújulas, etc..) to improve writing. Students will begin practicing for Academy night very soon.
séptimo grado(7)-students began working with the writing components of Spanish. This will allow them to improve their writing when integrating it to the daily class activities.
octavo grado AP(8)-we have begun working on our Interpersonal writing-email reply. Students will complete a total of 6 emails in which they will reply in regard of the 6 curricular themes of the AP framework. They will also begin practicing for Academy Night very soon.
🧪ciencias/Science🔬
7mo-Students are working on connecting their knowledge regarding severe weather and the earth's layers.
8vo- Students are working on energy and waves.
📸Picture Time!📸
✨The Spanish and Two- Way Dual Language Academies celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month.✨
Thank you to Mrs. Corbus from our Winter Garden City Hall Public Service Department for allowing us visit the Hispanic Heritage Arts Exhibition
Pink it out! Supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Day
World Language Academy Pride
We are very proud of Matias Parra López. He represented is country Venezuela in the VENEZUELA NATIONAL WKC TEAM. Matias Parra is Ranked Nº 1 in the most important Martial Arts league NASKA (North American Sport Karate Association) in his division Point Sparring.
TWDL school since 2007
Lakeview was recognized by the OCPS Multilingual Department with a banner stating the year it established its first Two-Way Dual Language Program in 2007, being the first Middle school in OCPS at that moment.
📆 DATES TO REMEMBER📆
October
- 10-27-Student Holiday-No school
- 10-30-Volleyball Game
- 10-30-8th grade World's Finest Chocolate Fundraiser starts
November
- 11-1-Volleyball Game
- 11-8-Volleyball Game
- 11-10-Academy Night!
- 11-10-SHA Project Christmas Child box due
- 11-13- Volleyball Game
- 11-15- Volleyball Game
- 11-15-SHA Meeting
- 11-20/11-24-Thanksgiving Break- No school
- 11-29-French Club meeting