NEWSLETTER WEEK: April 11 - 13, 2012
 

WELCOME BACK!  We hope you all had a wonderful Semana Santa break, and have recharged your batteries for this last leg of the school year.

 

This week will be a short one, and this is what will be covered:

SPELLING: No Spelling List/Test this week.

MATH: Review Multiplication, Division and Fact Families.

R/W: Students will be divided into Reading Detective Clubs as we continue to study the genre of Mystery by working as detectives to solve different cases.  This week, the students will fill out a Planning a Mystery Worksheet as their prewriting activity for a mystery story! 

 

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

DOL (Daily Oral Language): Self correct sentences.

REMINDERS: 

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. 


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.

DPTO SPONSORED DENTAL HYGIENE TALK FOR ELEMENTARY – Our DPTO has lined up dental hygene talks for all Elementary Students this Friday, April 13. During this talk, dental professionals will bring attention to the rising rate in childhood cavities and their prevention. It is important that we pay close attention to our dental health and that of our children. After Friday, your children will be very motivated to brush their teeth 3 times a day!

NEW DISCOVERY SCHOOL T-SHIRTS & POLOS – The new "Home of the Wolves" t-shirts and polos are now available for purchase in our Finance office.  T-shirts are sold for $7 (L140) and polos for $13 (L250).  With every shirt sold, we are contributing to the Choir in their effort to raise funds for their San Francisco trip this summer.  Let's pitch in and build our school pride by wearing the Discovery School shirt on Friday!

AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES – After School Activities will be starting the second week after Spring break!  (April 16 - 20)

DPTO FAMILY NIGHT – The DPTO has begun working on the preparations for our annual Family Night, which will take place on Friday, April 20.  We hope you can join us for a Fun Filled Night of games, activities and a Choir Sponsored BINGO!  See you then!  


Have a nice week!

Mrs. Elena & Ms. Muriel