Welcome to a new school year and Spanish I!  Squishy (our class mascot) and I have been waiting for the students to arrive and they are finally here!  It's been a great first week and we're looking forward to listening, speaking, reading, and writing Spanish with all our students.

Want to know what we're going to learn this year?  Check out the Para los padres page for the welcome letter and curriculum:

• 7th Grade Welcome Letter
• 7th Grade Curriculum
• 8th Grade Welcome Letter
• 8th Grade Curriculum.

Also, take a minute to review the various pages on this website, starting with the page that introduces me, Sra. Espitia!  Across the various pages, you'll find documents and resources for learning the Spanish language and the cultures that speak Spanish.

Have a question not answered on the website?  Contact me via the website or my email at deborah_espitia@hcpss.org.

Hasta pronto,
Sra. E.

Welcome to Spanish I and the first day of class!  

I'm looking forward to this new school year and the opportunity to get to know each of my students.  I love everything about the Spanish language and the cultures that speak the language.  And I hope to instill that passion for the language in my students.  It's not enough to just take a language for the credit or so that it looks good on a future transcript.  It's important that everyone have the opportunity to develop proficiency in English and at least one other world language.  To be multilingual offers so many advantages - not the least of which is increased understanding of our neighbors near and far.  So, I hope the students are ready to read, write, speak, and understand when spoken to as we immerse ourselves in the Spanish language and its cultures!