National Foreign Language Standards

EGF Senior High German classes follow the five national standards in foreign language. If you have any questions about these standards, please feel free to contact me.

Communication
Communicate in Language Other Than English
Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotion, and exchange opinions.
Standard 1.2: Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an uadience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.

Cultures
Gain Knowledge and Understanding of Other Cultures
Standard 2.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.
Standard 2.2: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and perspectives of the culture studied.

Connections
Connect with Other Disciplines and Acquire Information
Standard 3.1: Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language.
Standard 3.2: Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are only available through the foreign language and its culture.

Comparisons
Develop Insight into the Nature of Language and Culture
Standard 4.1: Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the language studied and their own.
Standard 4.2: Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the cultures studied and their own.

Communities
Participate in Multilingual Communities at Home and Around the World
Standard 5.1: Students use the language both within and beyond their school setting.
Standard 5.2: Students show evidence of becoming life-long learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.

Getting Ready For School

I've been busy over the last two weeks getting ready for my students. The classroom will look a little different-we had the carpet removed. The room is very bright now. Plus, I roll around really good on my chair. New bulletin boards have been put. I've been busy printing out materials for the first week of school. I'm so excited to see so many students back again-welcome back German 2, 3 &4. German 1 this year looks great-so many new students. I'm very excited to get to know you all of you.

Well, one month of summer has gone by and it is finally getting hot. No new information on the German trip. There are currently 10 students signed up. Unfortunately we didn't win the free trips. Darn. I'm starting to think about this fall already. I hope everyone has a wonderful 4th of July weekend. Have fun & Stay safe.
Frau S.

German trip 2009

Getting ready to leave for the Minneapolis.
Kaille, Kendra, Ellen, Matt, Gabe, Kree, Me, Kate, Laura, Chelsey, Randi.

Missing from the pic: Leah, Alli, Whitney.




















The girls in Austria. Don't we all look awake after traveling for two days!!

Top to bottom:
Kate, Kree, Ellen, Chelsey, Laura, Kendra
Alli, Leah, Kaillee, Randi, Me

Missing from the pic: Matt, Gabe, Whitney















At the hotel in Munich.

From back to front:

Gabe, Alli, Matt, Randi, Kendra, Kree, Leah, Whitney, Chelsey, Ellen, Me, Laura, Kate, Kaillee.















At Marienplatz in Munich.

From front to back:
Kaillee, Alli, Kree, Laura, Leah, Ellen, Randi, Me, Whitney, Kendra, Matt, Chelsey, Kate, Gabe
















Along the river in Lucerne Switzerland.

Kree, Ellen, Kate, Gabe, Alli, Chelsey, Kaillee, Laura, Randi, Leah, Kendra, Matt, Me, Whitney
















At the Rhine Falls on the border of Germany & Switzerland.

Alli, Chelsey, Kree, Leah, Randi, Laura, Matt, Kaillee, Kendra, Kate, Gabe, Ellen

Missing from the pic: Whitney
















Getting ready for the long trip home.

Thomas-our tour guide
Laura, Alli, Chelsey, Kree, Kate, Kaillee, Whitney, Matt, Randi, Kendra, Gabe, Leah

Missing from pic: Ellen-she was on her way to Norway.