September 7, 2015
Dear Parents,
I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend.
This Friday, September 11th, school will be having their Independence
Day celebrations starting at 9:00 am. We will begin the celebrations
by having a traditional Honduran breakfast in the classroom. A note
will be sent home asking you to help out with a certain food item (Some
students may not receive a note, don’t panic; you will be helping out for our
Book Character Celebration in October). We will be having breakfast
from 8-8:50 a.m.
This is a half day. Students will be going home at 11:45 am. Your
child does not need to bring in a snack for break or lunch that day. Your
child is encouraged to wear traditional Honduran clothing or jeans and white
shirt or the Honduran Soccer uniform. There
is no school this Monday, September 14th, and Tuesday, Sept. 15th. Classes
resume on Wednesday, Sept. 16th.
If you have any Honduran
souvenirs, maps, coins etc. please send them in with your child so we can
display them in our classroom.
This week, your child will inquire into the following:
Language Arts
Working With Words: Students will be reviewing all the word wall words we have studied
up to this point through various activities and chants. This week
the spelling challenge will be on Thursday, due to the short week.
New words are: she, do,
how, if
Reading- This week your child will be
reading a nonfiction text: Let’s Get To Know Honduras. Your child will
be using illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas
Vocabulary: independence,
country, border, department, capital, nation, heroes, country, soldier, flag,
emblem, stripe, citizen
Writing- Your
child will be writing an opinion piece in which they introduce the topic they
are writing about, supply a reason for the opinion and provide some sense of
closure.
Math- This week
your child will be learning how to solve vertical and horizontal addition problems
and solving problems by writing number sentences. There are IXL skills I have
added to the bottom of the blog. Your child is NOT required to do them.
However, it’s a wonderful way to get some extra practice.
Social Studies: We will be learning about Honduras’ national heroes
and symbols
IXL Skills for Chapter 1: B.1,
B.2, B.4, B.6, B.7, B.8, B.16
- Reading- read for 10 minutes and fill in the Reading Log
- Math- Complete The math addition sentence
Tuesday
- Reading- read for 10 minutes and fill in the Reading Log
- WWW: ABC
order
Wednesday
- Reading- read for 10 minutes and fill in the Reading Log
- Español- worksheet
- WWW: Study
for Spelling Challenge
Thursday
- Reading- read for 10 minutes and fill in the Reading Log
Wear Blue& White or typical Honduran outfit for tomorrow
Your child is encouraged to wear traditional Honduran clothing or jeans and white shirt or the Honduran Soccer uniform on Friday September 11th.
DESAYUNO TIPICO – We ask our parents to collaborate with our
teachers in the organization of each classroom’s Desayuno Tipico for Friday,
September 11. This will take place during first period (8:00-8:50 a.m.).
BRICKS4KIDZ – The first module for Bricks4kidz will begin on
Friday, September 18. Each module will have only 4 sessions, at a cost of
L1,000 per module. A Bricks4kidz representative will be in school on Friday,
September 11 for those of you who are interested in enrolling your child(ren).
For more information on Bricks4kidz please visit http://www.bricks4kidz.com/
CHANGES IN THE OCTOBER HOLIDAYS – We have received official word that a
decree was issued in Congress changing the October holidays to October 7, 8,
and 9 . We will be complying and
changing the holidays.
We understand that some families
may have purchased tickets for trips at the end of October, and we will be as
accommodating as possible in helping our students with missed work. If this is
the case, please contact the teachers and/or area coordinator to make the
arrangements for make up work and
content.
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Important Dates
Coming Up:
Tuesday, Sept 8 Mid Term
Wednesday, Sept. 9 Midterm grades on the server by
3:30 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 11 Independence Day Celebration
/ Early Dismissal 11:45 a.m.
Progress Reports sent home
Monday & Tuesday Honduran Independence Day Holiday
Sept 14 & 15
Tuesday, Sept 16 MAP Fall testing session
begins
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