Dear Parents:
This week we will learn about:
Theme: My School
Vocabulary: chair, table, lunchbox, bathroom, paint, pencil, scissors,
crayon, glue, marker.
Concept: Color Red and the following words: strawberry, apple, cherry, firetruck, and ladybug.
On Wednesday the students will have ¨show and tell¨. Please have your child find a red object to
bring to school, place it inside a bag labeled with your
child´s name. Please make sure that your child learns the name of his/her show and tell object.
Thanks a lot for your involvement.
To practice the colors please click
here
Important Information:
GENERAL ASSEMBLY – Discovery School parents
are invited to attend the General Assembly that will take place this Saturday, August 24 from 9:00 to
11:00 a.m. in the School Cafeteria. Important matters such as a
suggested revision to our school calendar, budget information, an update on the
status of the Concrete Plant, Board committees and school-wide implications of
MAP data will be addressed. YOUR
ATTENDANCE IS CRUCIAL—we need a quorum of 1/3 of our parents (55 parents)
for the meeting to be considered a legal meeting of our school Association.
Please mark your calendars and plan on attending. **Believe
and Achieve Sports will be at the school to work with the children while
the parents are attending the meeting. **Coffee and juice will be provided.
CHOIR AUDITIONS – The Choir auditions will
take place on Wednesday, August 21 and Thursday, August 22 during Snack Recess
(9:45-10:10) in the music room.
Students from grades 1-12 who did not audition last year are invited to
audition. The students may sing a song of their preference acapella. Students
and parents are asked to commit to the whole year’s participation in Choir. Our
Choir has been invited and has accepted the invitation to perform at Carnegie
Hall in New York City next summer, and practices will be geared to
prepare the students for that prestigious event. A schedule of practices will
be provided this week. If you have questions, you can contact either Ms. Pamela
(pcruz@discoveryschool.edu.hn)
or Ms. Norma (nlopez@discoveryschool.edu.hn)
for more information.
MATH
REINFORCEMENT: IXL ACCOUNTS (for grades Kinder through 5 only) – Last year our teachers piloted the IXL Math
enrichment with our students. Because it was so successful and well received by
parents and students, the school has acquired a
subscription to IXL for all students in Grades KG-5.
This is an individualized on-line program that reinforces math skills across
the curriculum and is aligned to our Measures of Academic Progress (MAP)
assessment that we administer to all students in Grades KG-10 three times
during the school year. Teachers will post information in their weekly blogs
indicating what areas and how much time students should work on IXL during the
week. Parents are encouraged to support their children by checking the weekly
blogs and having their child complete the practices assigned by each teacher. If
you are unclear about any aspect of the IXL, please contact your child’s
teacher or the Area Administrator (Nora for KG – Grade 1 nsierra@discoveryschool.edu.hn
and Cristiana for Grades 2-5 cbanegas@discoveryschool.edu.hn.
SCHOOL CAFETERIA – for information on the
school cafeteria menu and services please visit
discoverycafeteria.blogspot.com
AFTER-SCHOOL SPORTS PROGRAM – Our first session of After-School Activities with Believe and Achieve
Sports started today. The sessions will run from 3:15 - 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday
and Wednesday, and 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon on Saturday for students from
Kindergarten up. During the sessions, students will rotate through different
sports, including soccer, basketball, frisbies, golf, American football, and
others. Focus is on helping students learn skills, practice teamwork, and have
fun, regardless of their current knowledge or skills!
·
TRANSPORTATION: The school will follow the
practice we have followed over the past several years and provide
transportation for the students at the end of the Tuesday and Wednesday
sessions in the main part of Tegucigalpa. We will not provide transportation to
the outlying areas, such as El Hatillo, Santa Lucia, and the airport. As in the
past, there will not be a nanny on the bus; however, the driver will make sure
all students are buckled up. We will not provide transportation to any area on
Saturday.
·
TRANSPORTATION FEE: Parents are asked to pay Lmp.100
per month for the bus services if their children are planning to use it on
Tuesday and Wednesday, and Lmp.60 per month if they are planning to use it for
only one of those days. That can be given to Carolina (Receptionist) or anyone
in the Finance Office.
·
SIGN-UP FOR SPORTS PROGRAM: Sign-up for the sports program
is with Mr. Eric Hamm directly. His phone number is 9599-2959. As this is a new
program, we may need to make adjustments as we go along, and we will keep you
informed of any changes. One thing that we will be considering is the traffic
at 5:00 p.m. and how long it takes us to get the students home after the
activities.
The school welcomes any suggestions
parents may have. If you have not had a chance
to sign up yet, please contact Ms. Paola Mena, Administrative Assistant, at dsoffice@discoveryschool.edu.hn,
2231-7790 or 9950-66924 to let us know of your interest.
·
At the current time we are
not planning to offer other activities during the first quarter, with the
exception of Choir. After we have assessed the Sports program, we will make a
decision if we will offer other activities starting in the second quarter. Choir
teachers will provide parents with a schedule of practices this week, but we
will attempt to schedule the Choir practices so they don’t interfere with the
Sports.
FROM THE
COUNSELOR’S OFFICE – Ms. Marilis, our Guidance and Career Counselor, will
begin working on group discussions/presentations with the sixth graders this
week. The topic they will focus on will be "Reinforcing Organizational and
Study Skills ".
ENROLLMENT DRIVE: The Board of Directors elected to repeat
the Enrollment Drive for the 2013-2014 school year, and the term will expire
soon.
1. PERIOD OF THE ENROLLMENT DRIVE: This opportunity is available until August
31, 2013, and is not retroactive.
2. CONDITIONS:
A. Discovery Parent must personally introduce
a potential new student and parents to Ms. Giles at the beginning of the
admission process (this must be someone who has not already requested
information on admission)
B. The school will follow the usual
admission process in determining whether the student will be admitted
C. The cash benefit will apply only if the
new student is actually admitted for the 2013-2014 school year.
3. CASH BENEFIT FOR DISCOVERY
SCHOOL PARENTS AND TEACHERS:
During the enrollment drive period, for
each new student that a family introduces to Ms. Giles and who is thereafter
admitted after meeting all of our admission requirements, the sponsoring parent
or teacher will receive a cash bonus in the amount of 5% of the tuition
(not capital fee) that the new student actually pays during the 2013-2014
school year.
4. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS: All new students are required to meet the
admission requirements that are already established. If a student applies and
is not admitted, no bonus will be paid.
5. ORGANIZATIONS: This offer applies to individuals who pay
their own tuition and does not apply to organizations.
6. UNFORESEEN COMPLICATIONS: The Board reserves the right to discontinue
the Enrollment Drive at any time if there are any unforeseen complications for
the school.
**NOTE:
If a class is or becomes full, Discovery School reserves the right to
put a new applicant on a waiting list. In that case, the bonus would not be
paid unless the child is admitted during the 2013-2014 school year.
