1b School To Home Connection

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Realidades

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School-to-Home Connection

Dear Parent or Guardian, The theme of our current unit is Tu día escolar (Your school day). This chapter is called ¿Qué haces después de las clases? (What do you do after school?). Upon completion of this chapter students will be able to: • talk about extracurricular activities • compare people and things • say what people know or what they know how to do; say what people are familiar with • talk about knowing people • understand cultural perspectives on extracurricular activities Students will also explore: • turning verbs into nouns Our textbook, Realidades, helps with the development of reading, writing, and speaking skills through the use of strategies, process speaking, and process writing. In this chapter, students will: • read a Web page about a dance school • write about extracurricular activities Remember that additional help is available online at www.PHSchool.com by using the Web Codes in the Student Edition or in the Practice Workbook. Check it out! At the end of the chapter, have your child talk about the extracurricular activities he or she is or wants to be involved in. If he or she is already involved in any, have him or her tell you since when.

Sincerely,

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