Ms. Potasznik teaches French I and Spanish I at Woodrow Wilson High School. She is from Dallas and graduated from UTA. Students are expected to follow classroom procedures like raising their hand to speak and stacking work neatly. Electronics, food, drinks and phones are not allowed. Students are responsible for their textbook and bringing required materials every day. The class will focus on learning a new language, culture, and building success through hard work.

1. À Bienvenue À La Fran çais I Bienvenidos À Espa ñ ol I Ms. POTASZNIK WOODROW WILSON HIGH SCHOOL FRENCH I OR Spanish I

2. WHO IS Ms. POTASZNIK? Dallas born and raised Graduate of UTA Experienced Teacher Traveler Delta Zeta sorority Alum Vegetarian Reader Pursuing a Masters degree

3. My Favorite: Place: Caen (Normandie) Food: Gelato Movies: Moulin Rouge, Amelie Band: The Killers

4. PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES Review Syllabus Need a pencil? You can borrow one only in exchange for your Woodrow ID

5. In class… Question  Raise your hand. Turning in work  This is done by table. Make sure everyone’s papers face the same way and are in nice, neat stacks. During testing  There is absolutely no talking. More on this during testing days. Off limits: my desk, any electronics, locked cabinets and the windows. If you need to borrow something (stapler etc.) or open a window, ASK ME. Otherwise no dice.

6. No food. No drink. No cell phone. Do you want to have your phone taken up until the end of the day? Do you want to pay $15 to get it back? Do you want bugs in your stuff?

7. Regarding your workload Extra-curricular activities are your choice. Academic success is required by the school. Homework in this class is minimal. Most assignments are due in class. Irrelevant talking is a sure path to low grades. Projects and tests will require preparation outside the classroom. As you will see on next slide, you are responsible for your textbook in class and at home. If it is too heavy to lug around, GET A LOCKER. Use it.

8. MATERIALS Listed in your syllabus. Check them off as you get them. 1.5” binder: white with a WINDOW. A dictionary to English. The bigger, the better. Pens and pencils, college ruled paper Your textbook You and you alone are responsible for the textbook you are assigned. If they are lost, you will be forced (not by me) to pay for them. They are extremely expensive. ALL OF THIS IS TO BE BROUGHT EVERY DAY

9. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED 501 French Verbs 501 Spanish Verbs

10. WHAT WILL YOU BE DOING THIS YEAR? LEARNING A NEW LANGUAGE SPEAKING A NEW LANGUAGE LEARNING ABOUT A NEW CULTURE LEARNING ABOUT YOURSELF BEING SUCCESSFUL WORKING HARD ENJOYING LEARNING MAKING NEW FRIENDS

11. Please Recycle All paper can go in the recycling box Everything else in the trash NOTHING in your desk or on the floor.