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Welcome Back to School! Calhoun Middle School An International Baccalaureate School August 24, 2012

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Welcome Back to School! . Calhoun Middle School An International Baccalaureate School August 24, 2012 . WE ARE COUGAR PROUD! . Welcome to Mr. Muñiz’s 6 & 7 Grade French and Spanish Class. Presentation Contents. About me What is IB and the Middle Years Program? - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Welcome Back to School! Calhoun Middle School

An International Baccalaureate SchoolAugust 24, 2012

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WE ARE COUGAR PROUD!

• Welcome to Mr. Muñiz’s • 6 & 7 Grade French and • Spanish Class

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Presentation Contents

About meWhat is IB and the Middle Years Program? What curriculum we cover this yearSupplies needed this yearPoliciesHow to contact me

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About Me…My wife

GriseldaMy children

Daughters-Margarita, Marisol and Genèvieve

Son-AlejandroOur pet

Cat-TiggerB.A. from New Mexico

State University

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What is International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme

(IB- MYP) ? The MYP is:• For students aged 11 to 16• A framework of academic

challenge• 8 subject groups, plus personal

project in the final year. At CMS kids choose French or Spanish

• Taught in any language

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What we cover in this class• 6th grade covers Unité 1-2: introductions,

Alphabet, Numbers, greetings, farewells, holidays, dates, weather, colors, commands, questions

• 7th grade covers Unité 1-4: includes 6th grade, time, present tense conjugation, culture, home and school vocabulary, adjectives, feminine and masculine nouns, être, adjective agreement, infinitive verbs, likes and dislikes, interrogatives, negation, avoir and faire and expressions.

• 8th grade covers Unité 5-8: includes 7th grade, descriptions, family, geographical verbage, dwellings, future plans, immediate future tense, Paris, readings, shopping, adornments, -ir verbs, money, finite past tense , food

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Classroom Supplies Needed This Year:

• 3-ring binder • Black/blue pens• Notebook paper• Supplies for masque project • (end of April, beginning of May)

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My grading and homework policy• Grade Distribution:25% - Quizzes (always on Fridays)25% - Binder/Projects40% - Oral Participation10% - Homework/Classwork**Students are allowed to turn in late work until the second to last week of the six weeks. Rule also applies for make-up quizzes.

• Make-up quizzes are only given before and after school.

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How to Contact Me…• Mr. Muñiz-CMS Teacher• 709 Congress St.• Denton, TX 76201• (940) 369-2409• [email protected]