NEWSLETTER MARCH 26-30, 2012

NEWSLETTER WEEK: March 26 - 30, 2012

One more week for Easter Break!

This is what we will cover this week: 

SPELLING: Family Words (Family Relationships).  Spelling test Friday! 

MATH: Multiplication & Division.

R/W: Students begin to study the genre of Mystery and work as detectives to solve different cases.  Review Nouns & Verbs. 

SOCIAL STUDIES: Students begin their Economics Unit by Classifying Wants & Needs.

DOL (Daily Oral Language): Self correct sentences.

FLAT STANLEY PROJECT:  Our Flat friends fly to the U.S.A. THIS week!

REMINDERS:

HALF DAY WEDNESDAY

PLEASE REMEMBER Wednesday is an early dismissal day for the students at 11:45 a.m. - Professional Development Wednesday for teachers. 


REPORT CARD ENVELOPES 

Please send the Report Card envelopes signed as soon as you can. If a parent would like to set up a time to meet for a conference, please let us know this week.


EASTER CELEBRATION, FRIDAY, MARCH 30

Ms. Amy Robertson has kindly offered to host this celebration.
The Easter Committee: Mr.Lucas and Lily Liu,  Katya, Elmy, Francis, Deborah and Amy  have planned lots of wonderful surprises for the children. 

Students need to  bring at least (10) ten clean unbroken egg shells, by Tuesday 27th at the latest. The way to do this is by opening two small holes on each end of the egg and then blow through one of the ends to empty it. Do not boil the eggs.  The eggs will be painted in class for an egg hunt and sent to Ms. Amy Robertson on Wednesday. 

On that day students will create a traditional sawdust carpet, have lunch together and play water games. Please have your child bring their swimming suit, towel and insect repellent.

The children will be leaving from school at 9:45 a.m. The activity is likely to last until 2:30 p.m. You can pick your child at Amy’s house or if your child needs transportation on the way back, Ms. Amy will gladly give your child a ride back to school.

The Committee is asking parents to send money to cover the cost of the sawdust and a portion of the food; the rest will be covered by the families of the Easter Committee. The fees are as follows:

Cost per Student ..................................................Lps.80.00 each
Cost per Parent  ...................................................Lps.45.00 each
Cost per Sibling ....................................................Lps.40.00 each

Parents are welcome to stay and enjoy the day, and those with preschool/nursery siblings are welcome to bring them when they finish at midday! 

Please send in the permission slip signed and the field trip money by Wednesday 28th at the latest.

Please remember that Fridays are SCHOOL PRIDE DAY at Discovery, and we invite our second grade students to use a Discovery School shirt on Fridays to show that we are all proud members of the Discovery School community. The new t-shirts and polos are now on sale in the Finance Office.


GUIDANCE LESSONS   

"Sometimes we feel good, and sometimes we feel bad. Both kinds of feelings are normal. Of course, we all enjoy good feelings. But when we don't like the way we are feeling, sometimes we don't know what to do about it." 

--"Dealing With Feelings," 

by Dr. Eric Dlugokinski

Our school guidance counselor, Mrs. Ivonne Casco, has begun to meet with our 2nd graders to talk about how fear and other feelings are normal, and that appropriate sharing of our feelings is healthy.  Your child is involved in learning-activities designed to develop good character and empower them to make good choices for themselves. 

Here are some things you can do at home to support the lessons: 

• Ask your child to tell you about the weekly lessons and what he or she learned from it. 
• When your child behaves emotionally, don't overreact. Your calmness is the best model. When your child calms down, talk about the feelings and discuss appropriate ways of dealing with them.
• Affirm to your child that strong feelings are normal, that we all have them and must learn to deal with them. It is part of growing up.
• Encourage new or unfamiliar activities. Confidence is a product of successful experiences; applaud the little victories.

ARRIVAL TO SCHOOL – We would like to remind all parents and students that the first bell rings at 7:55 a.m. The second bell rings at 8:00 a.m. By this time, all students should be in their classrooms ready for instructions. If your child is late, he/she misses important information and disrupts the rest of his/her classmates.

EASTER/SPRING BREAK -  Spring Break is just around the corner!  No classes from April 2 - 10.  Classes will resume on Wednesday, April 11th.  Enjoy a well deserved vacation time! 

Have a nice week!

Ms. Muriel & Ms. Elena Borjas

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LANDFORM PROJECTS!

ISLAND

DESERT

PLATEAU

VOLCANO

PENINSULA

LAKE

Newsletter March 19-23, 2012

NEWSLETTER WEEK: March 19 - 23, 2012

Oop! One more quarter to go here!

This is what we will cover this week: 

SPELLING: Homophones: Words that sound alike. Spelling test Friday! 

MATH: Multiplication. Equal groups.

R/W:  Wrap up verbs, nouns, pronouns and adjectives unit. Journal writing. Pop a balloon to write a poem.

 FLAT STANLEY PROJECT:  Our Flat friends are flying to U.S.A. this week!

SOCIAL STUDIES: Wrap up- Finish our landforms and bodies of water project.

DOL (Daily Oral Language): Self correct sentences.

HERE ARE A FEW REMINDERS:

We want to thank all those parents who accompanied us to Finca Loma Linda in Santa Lucia:  Ms.Yolinda Zúniga, Mary Ann Seday, Deborah Chibonga, Amy Robertson, Sandra Noguera and Emelie Weitnauer, Ms. Balbina, Ms. Ana Garcia and Ms. Jessica Antúnez.

March 23 REPORT CARDS- Half Day- Conferences. This is an early dismissal day (PM Schedule). The children will leave school at 11:45 a.m. If a conference has not been called for but you would still like to meet with a teacher, please contact the school.

March 30, Easter Celebration- Ms. Amy Robertson has kindly offered to host it. The Easter Committee: Mr.Lucas and Lily Liu,  Katya, Elmy, Francis, Deborah and Amy  have planned lots of wonderful surprises for the children. We need the children to  bring at least (10) ten clean unbroken egg shells. The way to do it is by opening two small holes on each end of the egg and then blow through one of the ends to empty it. Do not boil the eggs.

The eggs will be painted in class for an egg hunt. We will create a traditional sawdust carpet. Have lunch together and play some water games. Please have your child bring their swimming suit, towel and insect repellent.

The children will be leaving from school at 9:45 a.m. The activity is likely to last until 2:30 p.m. You can pick your child at Amy’s house or if your child needs transportation on the way back, Ms. Amy will gladly give your child a ride back to school.

The Committee is asking parents to send money to cover the cost of the sawdust and a portion of the food; the rest will be covered by the families of the Easter Committee. The fees are as follows:


Cost per Student ..................................................Lps.80.00 each
Cost per Parent  ...................................................Lps.45.00 each
Cost per Sibling ....................................................Lps.40.00 each

We are looking for parents to assist in the transportation of the children. Parents will be welcome to stay and enjoy the day, and those with preschool/nursery siblings are welcome to bring them when they finish at midday.

So far we have parents that have offered to help with  the transportation: David and Yudia Alvarado, Emelie Weitnauer, Ana García, Deborah Chibonga and Lucas.


A note for your information and signature will be going home today.

ARRIVAL TO SCHOOL – We would like to remind all parents and students that the first bell rings at 7:55 a.m. The second bell rings at 8:00 a.m. By this time, all students should be in their classrooms ready for instructions. If your child is late, he/she misses important information and disrupts the rest of his/her classmates.

JUNIORS TO CAYOS COCHINOS- Our Junior class of 2012 will visit Cayos Cochinos during the last week of  March. They will visit and work with the public school of Cayo Mayor, which suffers of poor resources and scarcity. As responsible citizens we are determined to provide these students with the necessary materials. For this reason, we are requesting your donations of the following school materials (new or used): Markers, pencils, crayons, notebooks, colors, sharpeners, etc. Thank you for your generosity.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Have a nice week!

Ms. Muriel & Ms. Elena 

Newsletter March 12-15, 2012

NEWSLETTER WEEK: March 12-15, 2012

The end of the third quarter is here!

This is what we will cover this week:

SPELLING: The “S” sound. Spelling test Thursday!

MATH: Math Review: Adding 2-3 digit numbers with and without regrouping, Adding and subtracting with a zero in between.

R/W:  Review of verbs, nouns, pronouns and adjectives. Journal writing. Pop a balloon to write a poem.

**FLAT STANLEY PROJECT:  Please see attached link to Flat Stanley letter for details. The only homework for the whole week is the Flat Stanley project. Deadline Monday 26, 2012.

SOCIAL STUDIES: Landforms and bodies of water project

DOL (Daily Oral Language): Self correct sentences.

HERE ARE A FEW REMINDERS:

March 15  End of the Third Quarter and 2nd GRADE FIELDTRIP –  Finca Loma Linda, located  between km8-9, Santa Lucia.

 The contribution to cover for fuel expenses and entrance fee is Lps.50.00. Any parent who is willing to come along is more than welcome as long as he or she provides for his or her own transportation. Parents don’t need to pay anything. Every child is to ride the school bus.

Please have your child wear their Discovery School shirt.

We plan to leave school at 8:45 a.m. and be back before 11:30 a.m. We want to thank all those parents who have already signed up for this activity: Ms.Yolinda Zúniga, Mary Ann Seday, Deborah Chibonga, Amy Robertson, Sandra Noguera and Emelie Weitnauer.

The Elementary Student Council is inviting for their first activity this Thursday, March 15, during snack and lunch recesses. They will be selling charamuscas (frozen juice in plastic bags), have arm wrestling (grades k to 2 will always win!) There will be surprises for the winners: bubbles, stickers, pencils, erasers, etc. Also two girls from 5th grade wrote a book "My Teacher is an Alien" and they are thinking about selling their book on that day.  Please have your child bring 10  Lempiras to participate in the activities and 20 additional Lempiras in case they want to buy the book.

ARRIVAL TO SCHOOL – We would like to remind all parents and students that the first bell rings at 7:55 a.m. The second bell rings at 8:00 a.m. By this time, all students should be in their classrooms ready for instructions. If your child is late, he/she misses important information and disrupts the rest of his/her classmates.

March 16  Holiday- No School

March 23  Half Day- Conferences

Easter Celebration is coming up on March 30, 2012. Ms. Amy Robertson has kindly offered to host it. The Easter Committee has planned lots of wonderful surprises for the children. We need the children to start bringing at least (10) ten clean unbroken egg shells. The way to do it is by opening two small holes on each end of the egg and then blow through one of the ends to empty it. Do not boil the eggs. More information will be going home the next week.

JUNIORS TO CAYOS COCHINOS- Our Junior class of 2012 will visit Cayos Cochinos during the last week of  March. We will visit and work with the public school of Cayo Mayor, which suffers of poor resources and scarcity. As responsible citizens we are determined to provide these students with the necessary materials. For this reason, we are requesting your donations of the following school materials (new or used): Markers, pencils, crayons, notebooks, colors, sharpeners, etc. Thank you for your generosity.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Have a nice week!

Ms. Muriel & Ms. Elena

Newsletter March 5-9, 2012

NEWSLETTER WEEK: March 5-9, 2012

Here we are March!

This is what we will cover this week:

SPELLING: The SL and SP sound. Spelling test Friday!

MATH: Review of time and different types of charts. Math Test Thursday.

R/W: Poetry. Artistic Response Project: Painting of a text. Journaling. Synonyms and antonyms.

READ ALOUD: Flat Stanley  by James Brown.

SOCIAL STUDIES: Construct a map and present it. Landforms.

DOL (Daily Oral Language): Self correct sentences.

HERE ARE A FEW REMINDERS:

2^ND GRADE PICTURE DAY

Individual student and class pictures will be taken this Tuesday, March 6 and Wednesday, March 7  in the following schedules:

2-A      2:10 – 3:00 p.m.          Tuesday, March 6

            2-B      8:00 – 8:50 a.m.          Wednesday, March 7

Please have your child wear a colorful shirt or dress.

March 15  End of the Third Quarter and 2nd GRADE FIELDTRIP –  Finca Loma Linda, located  between km8-9, Santa Lucia.

 The contribution to cover for fuel expenses and entrance fee is Lps.50.00. Any parent who is willing to come along is more than welcome as long as he or she provides for his or her own transportation. Parents don’t need to pay anything. Every child is to ride the school bus.

Please have your child wear their Discovery School shirt.

We plan to leave school at 8:30 a.m. and be back before 11:30 a.m. We want to thank all those parents who have already signed up for this activity: Ms.Yolinda Zúniga, Mary Ann Seday, Deborah Chibonga, Amy Robertson and Emelie Weitnauer.

March 16  Holiday- No School

March 23  Half Day- Conferences


** ARRIVAL TO SCHOOL - We would like to remind all parents and students that the first bell rings at 7:55 a.m. The second bell rings at 8:00 a.m. By this time, all students should be in their classrooms ready for instructions. If your child is late, he/she misses important information and disrupts the rest of his classmates.

Have a wonderful week!

Ms. Muriel & Ms. Elena