Vocabulary for Parent-Teacher Conferences

I'm very happy that so many students responded to our community partner's need for help. Our students' language skills will help Central High School's Latino parents better communicate with the teachers during the parent-teacher conferences next week. Central's secretary will contact the students directly to schedule times with them.

Here is some vocabulary help for students.
Materias. School subjects are "materias" NOT "sujetos." You should remember subjects from your intro Spanish courses, but here are some reminders: historia, matemáticas, inglés, física, química, biología, educación física, etc.

General vocabulary. Notas = grades; aprobar = to pass; suspender = to fail; conducta, comportamiento = behavior.

Topics. Ms. Citraro offers the following advice:
"The topics and vocabulary that would come up are about the subjects at school. For example:

• no ha entregado las tareas
• tiene que tomar el examen otra vez
• habla mucho en clase
• falta mucho a mi clase
• tiene que pedirme ayuda si la necesita
• existe ayuda despues del colegio en la biblioteca
• tiene que tener sus apuntes organizados
• es muy buena estudiante."
  

Hopefully this information will help you feel better prepared for your role in the parent-teacher conferences.

Ann