Dear
Parents,
I hope you enjoyed your weekend!
There
will be no school this coming Friday,
October 24th, since we are having our Student Led Conferences.
In your child’s folder this MONDAY, Oct. 20th, I will be sending you
the time to come to your conference. If you have any questions or problems, please
contact me, so we can meet at another time.
All the parents are invited to stay and partake in the annual U.N. Day celebrations here at school starting at 8:30 a.m, on Wednesday, Oct. 29. This is a very fun and exciting day for all, where parents and children get together to learn about new cultures. The grade 1 students created a U.N. cartoon and wrote an informational piece about what they learned about the United Nations. They are displayed in the office, make sure to stop by and check it out. This is also a half day. All students will be going home at 11:45 a.m.
This week
your child will be inquiring into the following:
Language Arts
Word Wall- This week your child will be reviewing all the
Word Wall words with various chants and activities.
Spelling words: my, than, first, water,
been,
Reading- Your child will continue learning how to retell information in
his/her own words. We are learning about the U.N,
UNICEF,
UNESCO, and the WFP. Students are really excited with all this information.
Writing- Your child will be writing an informational piece about the
United Nations.
Math- This week your child will begin Chapter 3 and learn about addition
strategies such as counting on, adding doubles, and adding in any order.
Vocabulary:
Count on, doubles, doubles +1, doubles
-1, make a ten.
IXL: B.20, B.21, D.10, D.13, D.14
Homework
Monday
Reading: Read
for 10 minutes and fill in the reading log.
Math: Practice
book pg. 39 and 41
Tuesday
Reading: Read
for 10 minutes and fill in the reading log.
Math: Practice
book pg. 45
Wednesday
Reading: Read
for 10 minutes and fill in the reading log.
Math: Practice
book pg. 47
Thursday
Reading: Read
for 10 minutes and fill in the reading log.
Math:
Practice book pg. 49
FLU SEASON AND VACCINATION - Flu
season is here. For any families who are interested, we have arranged with
Mandofer (pharmaceutical company) to come to the school campus and give flu
vaccines on October 24 when parents and students will be here for conferences.
Where:
Discovery School Gym
When: Friday, October 24, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m.
Cost: L.238 for each vaccine
Payment: Cash and credit cards only, at
time of vaccination
Vaccine: Fluarix, manufactured by Glaxo-SmithKline
(Descriptive literature for the vaccine is attached in Spanish.)
SENIORS’ BAKE SALE - The
Senior class will have a bake sale on Wednesday, October 22 during snack and
lunch recess.
SCHOOL'S POLO SHIRTS - The
Senior class will be selling a limited edition of the school's polo shirts. The
cost will be Lps. 250. Shirts will be available on Friday, October 24 during
Conferences. All funds will be towards their mandatory Social Work. Do not miss
this great opportunity to buy your shirt at a great price. There will be
limited availability of sizes; therefore shirts will be sold on a first come
first serve basis.
PLEASE
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
•Our U.N.
Day Celebration will take place on Wednesday,
October 29. If you want to set a country up, or contribute with the
organization, please let the DPTO know.
•There will be no school on October 30 and
31 in compliance to Congress’ decree for mowing the holidays this month. Classes
will resume on November 3.
REMINDERS:
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