Hello! My name is Inge Totah, and this will be my sixth year teaching at Key Academy Charter School. I am delighted to have your son/daughter in my Arabic class. Your son/ daughter is enrolled in a class that comes with high expectations and continuous assessment which requires a good deal of effort. Every day we will spend time perfecting the four skills necessary for learning a foreign language: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.  Since learning a foreign language is a new skill, students should expect to work hard in this class; students should be prepared to study on their own as well as complete the daily homework. We will follow a pace as specified in our curriculum guide.  Such pacing requires that every student keeps up with the daily classwork and homework, participates in class every day, and learns the vocabulary and grammar each night to prepare for the next day’s class, participates in class every day. Every day in class students will be required to speak in Arabic not English, so it is important to stay in the target language throughout each class.  To emphasize the importance of speaking Arabic, Students will receive a grade based on the amount of Arabic you use to communicate with others and with me in this class.

Communication Information:

If you or your parents ever need to get in touch with me, feel free to email me at [email protected]

Subject objectives:

- Students engage in conversations and correspondence in Arabic to provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.

- Students understand and interpret written and spoken Arabic on a variety of topics.

- Students present information, concepts, and ideas in Arabic to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.

- Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the various cultures of the Arab world.

-Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through Arabic.

- Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons between Arabic and their own.

  Required Materials for class

• White Board,  notebook, Pencils, Dry Erase Markers , homework folder

Expectations and Rules for my class

1. Be on time at the beginning of the day and after lunch or recess breaks.
2. Come prepared with supplies and completed homework.
3. Be kind, polite, and courteous to others.
4. Keep your hands and feet to yourself.
5. Be respectfulof classmates, teachers, and property.
6. Listen to the teacher and classmates, and follow directions.
7. Work hard, and always do your best.
8. Be safe
9. Raise your hand when you would like to speak in class or if you need to leave the classroom for any reason (e.g., going to the bathroom, etc.)
10. Obey all school rules

 كن في الوقت المحدد في بداية اليوم وبعد الغداء أو الاستراحة.

  تأتي مستعد للصف بالادوات المدرسية اللازمة   والواجب المنزلي.

  كن لطيفًا ومهذبًا مع الآخرين.

 احتفظ بيديك وقدميك لنفسك.

 كن محترمًا لزملاء الدراسة والمعلمين  .

  استمع إلى المعلم واتبع التعليمات.

  اعمل بجد وابذل قصارى جهدك دائمًا.

  ارفع يدك عندما تريد التحدث في الفصل أو إذا كنت بحاجة إلى مغادرة الفصل لأي سبب (على سبيل المثال ، الذهاب إلى الحمام ، وما إلى ذلك)

   الالتزام بجميع قواعد المدرسة

 Assessments:

• Unit test will be assigned at the end of each unit.
• Spelling quiz will be assigned weekly
• Pop quiz will take place on random days.
• Homework will be given to the students as packets showing everyday homework, the students should bring it daily to be checked then the packets will be collected on Friday of each week.

Grading Policy:

Homework 30 % Class work 30% Tests 20%, Participation 20%

Consequences:

 Students who do not follow the rules and procedures of the classroom will face some or all of the following consequences.

• Verbal warning
• Administrative referral, phone call home, possible parent conference,