Week 17 November 25th-29th

November 25,2013

Dear Parents,

Just a reminder, there is no school on Monday, November 25th. 
Parents you will receive communication from the school at around 6:00 pm on Monday evening November 25,concerning school for the remainder of the week, or at least for Tuesday.

My cell phone number is 9990-2698 , please update my contact information (I had a different number at the beginning of the year). 

Just a few reminders;

• Wednesday November 27th, is a half day. Early dismissal at 11:45.

Thursday 28th and Friday 29th No School, Thanksgiving Holiday.

Progress reports were sent home last Friday. please sign and return them as soon as possible. If I have requested a conference with you , or you would like to schedule a conference please note that I am available at 7:30 am Mon. -Fri., or at 2:45 Mon. - Fri. Just send me a note letting me know the day and time you will be in.

This week your child will be inquiring into the following:

Language Arts

•  Working With Words: No new words for this week. We will be reviewing past word lists through various chants and activities.

• Reading: We will read the First Thanksgiving. The students will be recalling main events and connecting the text to self.

• Writing: The students will write a Friendly Letter.

Math: We will continue with Geometry

Science: We will continue investigating temperature

     

IXL: K9 & K12, C8 & E6

Monday: 

Language: Nouns Worksheet

Math: Choose an Operation Worksheet

Tuesday:

Working With Words: i_e and i as y Worksheet

Math: IXL.

Wednesday:

Handwriting booklet letters Cc and Dd

MIDTERM REPORTS – Midterm reports were issued last Friday, November 22. These should be signed by parents and returned to the teacher as soon as possible. If you would like a conference and one was not requested by the teacher, please call the school to set up an appointment.  

 

MINI CHRISTAMS BAZAAR – Our school DPTO is organizing an early shopping opportunity for our families on December 5 and 6. The event will last all school day long! Come and support our DPTO and take advantage of the great items that will be on sale at terrific prices!!!!

 

SONGFEST – In order to avoid the late afternoon and early evening traffic congestion, the School’s annual Songfest will be held on Friday, December 13 at 1:30 p.m. Parents are welcome to come and have lunch with our students before the performances. There will be a sale of food, baked goods and drinks. 

 

PREPARATION FOR SONG FEST - In preparation for our Songfest, we are asking parents who have spare Christmas decorations which they would like to share with us for the stage presentation taking place on December.13, to please send them to your child's homeroom teacher next week.We will take good care of them and return them by Monday, December 16. Anticipated thanks for your unconditional support in all of our school activities.

 

CHRISTMAS GIVING TREE:  Nuestro Pequeños Hermanos (NPH) is an international organization that takes in abandoned and orphaned children, providing a home and education.  Here in Honduras, the NPH organization provides for over 500 children in a large ranch near La Venta and home in Tegucigalpa for severely handicapped children.   While many children at the ranch have aunts, uncles, or grandparents that come to visit them and can provide some Christmas gifts, some children at a ranch have no family to visit.  It is these children for whom we would like to provide this Christmas.   On the second floor of the secondary building, an NPH Giving Tree will be set up.   Choose a paper tree that has a child’s information about his/her size for shoes or socks.  Purchase the new item and return it to Mrs. Agurcia’s Room (Rm. 7) by Tuesday, December 10, with the tree tag taped to it.  As well, there are tree tags for basic food items that will be donated to the orphanage.  Cash donations will also be accepted to provide shoes and socks for children whose tags were not selected.  Thank you for giving this Christmas!  If more information about NPH’s work in Honduras, please visit http://www.nph-honduras.org/. 

 

FUNDACION ABRIGO - Discovery School, in solidarity with FUNDACION ABRIGO ( A foundation that provides lodging for families from outside Tegucigalpa who bring patients to Hospital Escuela), is asking our school community’s collaboration. If you would like to participate and help this organization, please send a donation of 1 gallon of disinfectant per family by Friday, December 6. Your contribution will be greatly appreciated!