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