April 21, 2014
Dear Parents,
I hope
everyone had a very relaxing and fun break!
The end
of the year is quickly approaching us and I would like to remind everyone that,
although there are only a couple weeks left of school, there is still much work
to do. It is important that your child comes to school every day with a good
night sleep, a water bottle filled with water, and a healthy snack and lunch.
On Wednesday, April 23rd Chiminike
has invited lower elementary to go and watch a puppet show. The show will be
presented by the”Center for Puppetry Arts” from Atlanta Georgia. This company
has been touring around the states and other countries for 34 years teaching
children valuable life lessons.
Please send in 30 Lempiras to cover the transportation fee.
Mid-term reports will be sent home this week. Please read, sign and return the reports. If you would like to schedule a confernce, and I did not request one please let me know.
This week, your child will be
inquiring into the following:
Language
Arts
Phonics- This
week I will not be introducing new words. Your child will be reviewing older
words through various chants and activities.
Reading-This
week the students will be focusing on Poetry by Shel Silverstein. We will be
reading different poems, discussing the author’s purpose, creating mental
images and creating illustrations for Shel Silverstein poem entitled Cuttin’ Kate.
Writing- The
class will be writing a personal narrative about their vacation.
Math-The
class wil continue working on Chapter 11. We will Review addition
strategies, and learn about related facts and fact families.
Social Studies- The
class will be inquiring into how society depends on our environment and the
importance of taking care of our resources.
B,15 B, 16,
B,17, B18
Homework
Tuesday
Reading-Read
for at least 10 minutes and fill out the reading log
Math- Review
addition strategies worksheet
Reading- Cause
/ Effect Activity
Wednesday
Reading-Read
for at least 10 minutes and fill out the reading log.
Math-Making
A Table worksheet
Espanol- Activity
Thursday
Reading-Read
for at least 10 minutes and fill out the reading log.
Math-Related
Facts worksheet
Working With
Words- fill in the blank worksheet
*There is no spelling challenge on Friday, April 5th.
Here are some School
Announcements:
Midterm Reports will go home
THIS FRIDAY.
DPTO Movie Time! – This
Sunday, April 27 the DPTO will be showing Rio2 at the Novacentro Cinema. Please
contact the DPTO officers if you would like to purchase tickets.
DISCOVERY GOES GREEN -
APRIL / EARTH MONTH- CELEBRATION
Month-Long Activities:
-
Recycling Drive- Teachers should highly promote paper, glass, aluminum, and
plastic recycling. Students should bring materials from home, as well.
The class with the greatest amount of pounds/student will win a prize at the
end of the month. Environmental Science students will collect the
materials from the homeroom classrooms twice a week.
-
Green Day- Each Friday wear green to celebrate and help us remember to take
“green actions.”
-
Increasing our green space- In line with Discovery’s month long effort to “go
green,” on Friday, April 25, Discovery students will have an opportunity to
“green” our campus by planting bushes around the school. Discovery families can
sponsor a bush for only L400. This will include the plant, soil
,fertilizer, and other materials need for the planting. Students can have the
joy and experience of watching their bush grow over the years that they are
here at Discovery. If you wish to sponsor a bush, please send L400 cash to your
child’s homeroom teacher by Thursday, April 24th
SPANISH WEEK – The Spanish
department has the honor to announce that the students and teachers will
be involved in a series of activities during the week of April 23 to
April 28 such as: making sawdust carpets, drama, characterizations, language
contests (“Bombas”, proverbs and tongue twisters, quick search and acrostics),
living statues, Latin American writers wax museum and tri-folds, door
decorations, guests writers Rolando Kattán and Eduardo Sandoval. All these
activities will be carried out to celebrate the Spanish week and to help our
students improve their Spanish language skills.
Some of the activities will
take place during class time and others will be presented to students, teachers
and parents who are our special guests.
This is the program to be
developed:
1. Inauguration assembly ---
Wednesday 23rd at 8:00 AM all school to the gym.
2. Recital of poems and
acrostics breakfast……Friday 25th at 8:00 AM Kindergarten and
first grade.
3. Wax Museum
Exhibition….Monday 28th at 1:20-2:30 (Follow the Schedule
below)
2 A & B (1:20) 3 A
& B (1:30) 4 A &B (1:40) 6 A &
B(1:50)
7 & 8 (2:00)
9 & 11 (2:10) 10 A & B - 12
(2:20)
4. Closure..……………….Monday 28th at
2:30-3:00 all school to the gym
DISCOVERY IDOL - The time is
here! Auditions will be held on Wednesday, April 23 in the music room. The
secondary will audition during lunch at 11:45 a.m. The elementary will audition
during recess at 12:45 p.m. Please come ready to sing or dance your heart out
for the judges. The winners will be announced on Thursday, April 24 and the
performance will take place on Thursday, May 1, at 10:15 a.m.
DPTO NEWS – The DPTO wishes
to share the following dates for the activities that will take place before the
end of the school year. Please mark your calendars, and support our DPTO by
attending these events! More information will be provided as we get closer to
the dates.
April 27 - Movie at the
Cinema! (Rio 2)
May 10 - Carnival and Fun Run
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