Team Louis (Cava's Christie Louis' Class): World Language Elective

Dear CAVA Parent,

As we approach the end of the year, I will be ordering your student’s new courses for next year. I wanted to offer some clarification regarding the World Language programs that will be offered during the 13/14 school year. This information will assist you in making the determination as to which course your student should be enrolled in next year. Please email me by 4:30 PM on Friday, May 31 indicating one of the following:

ü Yes, I want my student to continue with World Language for next year. Our current course is _________, and my student is ____% of the way through this program.

ü Yes, I want my student to continue with World Language for next year. We would like to switch to the ________ language program.

ü No, I want my student to have Music instead of World language for next year (if your student has previously worked in a music course with CAVA, please let me know which course it was).

ü My student is currently enrolled in a Music course, but would like to switch to World language for next year. If so, which language would you like your child to be enrolled in?

ü My student will continue taking Music.

When considering a World Language course for next year, please use the following as a guide:

-- Is your student at 75% or beyond in their current WL course?

If yes, do you wish to continue with the next course, or would you like to switch to Music?

If not, do you wish to continue in the current course in the fall or choose to switch to Music? If you choose to continue with the same course, please note the program will reset and you will need to start from the beginning or, for elementary students, please make a note as to where your student left off and begin at that point when school resumes. Middle School students will not be able to pick up where they left off, as there are changes being made to all Middle School World Language courses for the 13/14 school year.

-- Is the student going to be a 3rd grader or above?

If not, we do not recommend the WL program – it is recommended for students in grades 3-8.

Please be aware that this course is not self-paced. There are 180 lessons that should be completed in the course of one school year.

The courses offered for next year are as follows:

Elementary Courses (Grades 3-5):
Spanish Yr 1 & Yr 2
French Yr 1 & Yr 2
German Yr 1 & Yr 2
Latin Yr 1

Middle School Courses (Grades 6-8)
MS Spanish Yr 1 & Yr 2
MS French Yr 1 & Yr 2
MS German Yr 1 & Yr 2