Guten Tag

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Frau Trimmer

• Guten Tag!
• und
• Willkommen!

Frau Trimmer and Franziska Massat (exchange
student at SGHS in 2001-02) in Konstanz at
Franzis Abiball.
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Electronic Portfolio

• About Me
• Experience
• Class Info
• Class Webpage

• PowerPoint Games
• German Club
• Travel Tips
• Trimmer Trivia Qs

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About Me

• Grew up in Monett, MO (Southwest MO)
• Ich bin Einzelkind (only child)
• Married 28 years
• Husband teachers history and coaches
• Have 3 dogs (Indy, Kai, and Miss T) and 1 cat
  (Shiloh)
• Hobbies include travel, dog-walking, and Tai-Chi
• Lieblingsessen Schokolade!

GSS Abitall These are three of my 2000-2001
eighth graders at their Abiball on June 24, 2006.
Everybody went out to the terrace to watch the
World Cup soccer game between Germany and Poland
during breaks in the program.
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Resume/Experience

• Earned Bachelors Degrees (BA/BSE) and Masters
  Degree from NEMO (now called Truman University)
• Have been teaching for 26 years, 16 of which are
  at SGHS and SGMS
• Taught one year in Konstanz, Germany
• Currently teaching Middle School German Culture
  and History, and High School German I, II, III,
  and IV
• Currently sponsoring German Club

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About German Classes

• All middle school foreign language classes are
  one semester in length. These courses
  concentrate on culture or history.
• All four levels of high school German are college
  prep courses.
• German IV is a double-weighted class.

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My Class Webpage

• Click here to view my class webpage
• or click here to view the German Club page
• The class webpage includes
• my email address and course information
• links for each class
• links for student resources

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PowerPoint Games

• Click here to go to Academic Raceway 500
• Click here to go to SpellItCorrectly
• Click here to go to Who Wants to be a Gewinner?
  (modified from Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

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German Club Activities

• SGHS Homecoming Parade
• Tee Shirts
• Fall Fundraisers
• Field Trips
• Adopt-a-Family
• Language Competition(s)

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Travel Tips

• Book flights well in advance in order to get the
  best prices.
• Apply for a passport at least 6 weeks before you
  want to do international traveling. Right now,
  getting a passport is VERY DIFFICULT!
• You wont be sorry if you check the weather
  forecast for your destination before you pack.

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TrimmerTriviaQs

• What is the longest river in Europe?
• A. Seine
• B. Rhine
• C. Elbe
• D. Danube
• E. Volga

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Thanks for watching.

• Goodbye (some choices in German are)
• Bis Bald or
• Bis später or
• Tschüss or
• Tschau or
• Auf Wiedersehen

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