Señora  Fendt                            

I truly believe that each and every student has the capability to learn a World Language.  Once the desire and the effort are present, the sky's the limit!!

I have been teaching here at Hartford Union High School for the past 16 years.  I have had the opportunity to work, not only in the Spanish department, but also in the CA$H and School Within a School areas.  I have been assistant coach to the girl's basketball team, a cheerleading advisor, a class advisor, a SAP co-advisor, a Student Counsel advisor, just to name a few of my non-teaching activities.  For the past year, I have had the unique opportunity of teaching pre-school Spanish to 3 to 5 year olds at the Recreation Department.  I also had a wonderful experience substituting in the Counseling office for a semester!

I graduated from Carroll College in 1989 with a major in Spanish and minors in Secondary Education and English.  Carroll did a wonderful job of "getting me out" in four years, as well as preparing me for interviewing.  Due to my good experiences there, I was able to find a teaching job immediately upon graduation.  Since then, I have earned  my Master's degree in Education through Aurora University.  I have had the opportunity to travel to Spain and Colombia, and truly feel like a life-long learner!  I am the single parent of a wonderful little boy (who, yes, knows a bit of Spanish already!), I do some crafting in my limited spare time and I run for fun!                    

Some of my long-term goals are:

              * to incorporate more technology into my classes

              * to give all students the opportunity to succeed in Spanish

                              * to visit the pyramids of Mexico

I hope that this page has given you a bit of an insight.....if you would like to contact me directly, my e-mail address is: lisa.fendt@huhs.org  My phone number is 673 8950, extension 289.  I look forward to hearing from you and working with your son or daughter.

If your son or daughter is currently in Spanish 1, some of the areas we'll be covering are: 

*greetings and goodbyes

*school supplies and classes

*regular and irregular verbs

*weather, seasons, months and days

*numbers and time

*family members and household chores

If your son or daughter is currently in Spanish 2, some of the areas we'll be covering are:

*a thorough review of Spanish 1

*places to go out and ways to accept and decline (politely!) invitations  

*food, restaurant 'etiquette' and money exchanges

*clothing and prices

*regular and irregular verbs

*body parts and health

*introduction to the past tense