January 27,2014
Dear Parents,
I hope everyone had a nice great weekend!
Your child will be taking his/her second MAP assessment
tomorrow, Monday, January 27th and his/her third one on Tuesday,
January 28th. The students will then have one more test left and
that will be next Tuesday, February 4th .Please make sure that your
child gets plenty of sleep, eats a healthy breakfast and comes to school with
water.
If your child has not started making his/her 100 Day of
School shirt/collections of things to wear, please have them start this week.
The 100 Days of School celebration is this Wednesday, January 30th, and we ask
that all children come dressed in their shirt or wearing 100 items. Your child
does not also need a lunch. This is also a half day. All students will be
dismissed at 11:45am.
We are still collecting American change. If you would like
to donate spare change, we would be very grateful.
This coming Tuesday and Wednesday we will be having birthday
celebrations during lunchtime and snack time. A pizza lunch, beverages and cake
will be provided for the students on Tuesday January 28th. 
Wednesday January 29th we will be having beverages and cake during snack
time.
This week your child will inquire into the following:
Language Arts
Working With Words- This week's words are very, after, things, our, and just. Your child will be learning
these words and reviewing older words through various chants and activities.
Reading-The class will continue reading Toad and Frog All Year. We will explore new vocabulary words, and
story comprehension.
Writing- Your child will be beginning
to write an informative narrative about their favorite toy (No electronic toys).
We will first learn about adjectives or “sparkling words” and how they make our
writing better. The students will work through the entire writing process;
brainstorming, mapping, rough draft, edit and revising, and final draft /
presenting to peers. The students will include a topic sentence, 4-6 sentences
(the body), and a closing sentence.
Math- The class will begin Chapter 8Place
Value. We will also continue to practice our skip counting. I will be asking
students this week to skip count by 2s, 5s, and 10s up to 120.
Science- This week's science class will be spent
investigating the properties of liquids.
A.7, I.1, I.3
Homework 
Monday
Reading-Read for at least 10 minutes and fill out the reading log.
-Compound Words activity
Math-Does It Belong worksheet
-Practice
skip counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s up to 120
Working With Words- Write Spelling words in Alphabetical Order
Tuesday
Reading-Read for at least 10 minutes and fill out the reading log.
Math- Tens & Ones worksheet
-Practice
skip counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s up to 100
Working With Words – Pronouns Crossword puzzle
Wednesday
Reading-Read for at least 10 minutes and fill out the reading log
Thursday
Reading-Read for at least 10 minutes and fill out the reading log.
Math-Writing Numbers in Expanded Form worksheets
Working With Words - Study for Friday's spelling challenge
Reminders
100 Days of School- Wednesday, January 29th
Early Dismissal- 11:45 am on Wednesday, January 29th
MAP TESTING – This is week two
of our second MAP testing session for this school year.
CHOIR PARENTS – On Monday,
February 3, at 3:15 p.m., there will be
a mandatory meeting in the school Library for parents of all Choir students
who are planning to travel to New York City in June 2014 to perform at the
prestigious Carnegie Hall. Information will be given concerning the trip and
payments needed, and Important decisions about the trip will be taken. We need at least one parent for each
Choir student to attend this meeting.
SCHOLASTIC BOOKS! - This month your
child(ren) will have the opportunity to purchase books through the
International Scholastic Book Clubs.
This is an optional activity offered by the school, in case you want to
motivate your child to read at home and to increase their own library. With your purchase, our library will
accumulate points to redeem for more books for the benefit of your children in
our school. Order forms and catalogues were sent home on Friday. The final date to purchase the books
online is February 10. The books will arrive at the school in
one single delivery, and we will distribute them to the students according to
their orders, approximately three weeks after the purchase due date. Please
email Ms. Marilis (mzambrana@discoveryschool.edu.hn
) if you have any questions.
FROM THE DPTO –
PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS – The DPTO has been working very hard
to organize the traditional Movie Event for Discovery School families. This
year, it will take place at NOVACENTRO on Sunday, February 9 at 11:00 a.m. for
the presentation of THE LEGO MOVIE
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