Spanish II - Appropriate Level Letter to Parents

TIGARD HIGH SCHOOL
9000 SW DURHAM RD
TIGARD, OR 97224


Dear Parents/Guardians:

Your student is enrolled in Spanish II here at Tigard High School. I always hope all of my students are successful in their language studies and I would like to share some suggestions based on my more than twenty-five years of teaching experience.

Although technically a grade of “D” in the two quarters of Spanish I is a prerequisite to continue on to Spanish II, please be aware that those students who have earned “D’s” find Spanish II extremely difficult. So that students may be successful, it is recommended by the THS Foreign Language Department that students who continue to the next level of study have earned at least a “C” in the previous level.

Also, please know that it is common for students to feel some insecurity at the beginning of each new higher level of study. This “level shock” is natural and it has to do with the typical learning process, but it may be that your student will find that she/he needs to spend some extra review time at the beginning of the course to refresh her/his skills. Know that I am happy to work with students after school. Most students find that Spanish II moves at a much faster pace than Spanish I and they need to spend time outside of class studying new vocabulary and grammatical structures to do well.

I recommend the “four daily habits of success” for any language student: (1) Drill new vocabulary and grammar (2) Review previously tested vocabulary and grammar (3) Review that day’s homework corrections and class notes and (4) Do any written assignments due for the next class. You may check my website, www.thurberbrown.blogspot.com for the daily class activities and assignments.

Should you ever have any questions, please contact me:
email ; classroom phone: 503.431.5563;
home phone: 503.981.0073 (message says “Ron and Catie Brown”).

I’m looking forward to working with your student and getting to know you.

Best regards,
Catie Thurber-Brown

Catie Thurber-Brown _________________________/_______
Foreign Language Department Parent/Guardian Signature date
Tigard High School
9000 SW Durham Rd. _________________________________
Tigard, OR. 97224 Printed name of student