Nursery News December 15-17

Dear Parents,This week we will be discussing *Christmas*. We will be making Christmas Crafts and reading stories related to this holiday. Some of the stories that we will be looking at are the following: It Was the Night Before Christmas, and, Get Well Santa.
 In Math we will continue to learn about circles, and the students will look for circles around the school.
They will also learn about toys, and they will write a letter to Santa asking for their favorite toy.
Please refer to our previous blog post to practice the vocabulary for circle and toys.
We wish you and your family a wonderful holiday and a happy new year. Hope to see you back on Wednesday January 7, 2015 
Please visit the links provided below to study the concepts that we are currently learning.
It Was the Night Before Christmas
The Shapes Song
Announcements

XMAS BASKETS - Please help us thank our maintenance and support personnel by contributing to their Xmas baskets. There is still time to send canned gods, instant soups, cookies and crackers, or anything else that does not require refrigeration.  Please send these items no later than Monday, December 15^th. Your cooperation will be deeply appreciated. 

Nursery News December 8-12

Dear parents this week the students will lean to identify and name the Circle shape and the words: Plate, wheel, cookie, pizza, and, bubble.

They will also learn about toys and they will learn the following vocabulary: ball, blocks, racing car, scooter, robot, and, doll.

We will read the story "Corduroy" by Don Freeman. 

For Show and tell on Thursday, please have your child bring his/her favorite toy to school. 

Please visit the links provided below to study the concepts that we are currently learning.

Circle Song

Corduroy

Teddy Bear song

Shapes Game
Announcements:

SONGFEST – Please mark your calendars for this Friday, December 12. Our students’ performances will begin at 5:30 p.m.

XMAS BASKETS - Christmas is the season to open our hearts and share with those around us that need it most. It has been a tradition at Discovery School for students to come together and contribute in assembling baskets of goods for our support personnel.  We are asking for your cooperation in sending the following:

Nursery/PKinder and 6^th grade students       1 5-lb bag of beans

Kinder and 7^th grade students                                   1 5 lb bag of rice

1^st grade and 8^th grade students                    1 5-lb bag of sugar

2^nd grade and 9^th grade students                    1 bottle or 2 bags of oil, 2 boxes of margarine, OR

3 lbs of lard

3^rd grade and 10^th grade students                  1 4lb-bag of MASECA

4^th grade and 11^th grade students                  3 lbs of spaghetti (six packages) OR 1 bag of coffee

5^th grade and 12^th grade students                  4 packages of tomato paste

Please feel free to send any additional goodies that you want to share with our devoted staff, such as canned goods, instant soups, cookies and crackers, or anything else that does not require refrigeration.  Please send these items no later than Monday, December 15^th. Your cooperation will be deeply appreciated.

SWEATERS AND JACKETS – Children often tend to misplace their jackets and sweaters during this cold season. We ask parents, teachers and students to take any clothing item they find to Ms. Carolina (Lost and Found box located in the main office).

Nursery News December 1-5

                               

Dear Parents.

December 17 marks the end of the second quarter for this reason during this week we will evaluate your child's progress in school.

Please remember to review with your child the concepts and vocabulary learned. 

We encourage you to refer to last week's post when reviewing with your child at home, also take advantage of using the links that have been provided in the course of this quarter.Your involvement is very valuable to your child's success in school.

The content to be evaluated is the following:

Identify and name the colors: Purple, black, brown, white,and, gray.

Your child should be able to name the vocabulary for each color and for the following themes:

Body Parts: Eyes, nose, mouth, ears, head, arms, legs, hands,feet, and , fingers.

Five Senses: See, hear, taste, touch, and, smell.

Food: Bread, milk, cereal, pancakes, chicken, broccoli, corn, tomato, pineappple, and, watermelon.

Announcements:

XMAS BASKETS - Christmas is the season to open our hearts and share with those around us that need it most. It has been a tradition at Discovery School for students to come together and contribute in assembling baskets of goods for our support personnel.  We are asking for your cooperation in sending the following:

Nursery/PKinder and 6th grade students       1 5-lb bag of beans

Kinder and 7th grade students                       1 5 lb bag of rice

1st grade and 8th grade students                   1 5-lb bag of sugar

2nd grade and 9th grade students                 1 bottle or 2 bags of oil, 2 boxes of margarine, OR

                                                                                3 lbs of lard

3rd grade and 10th grade students                1 4lb-bag of MASECA

4th grade and 11th grade students                3 lbs of spaghetti (six packages) OR 1 bag of coffee

5th grade and 12th grade students                4 packages of tomato paste

Please feel free to send any additional goodies that you want to share with our devoted staff, such as canned goods, instant soups, cookies and crackers, or anything else that does not require refrigeration.  Please send these items no later than Monday, December 15th. Your cooperation will be deeply appreciated.

NPH GIVING TREE - Nuestro Pequeños Hermanos (NPH) is an international organization that takes in abandoned and orphaned children, providing a home, education, and love.  Here in Honduras, the NPH organization provides for over 500 children in at large ranch near La Venta and home in Tegucigalpa for severely handicapped children.   While many children at the ranch have aunts, uncles, or grandparents that come to visit them and can provide some Christmas gifts, some children at a ranch have no family to visit.  It is these children, whom we would like to provide for this Christmas.   On the second floor of the secondary building, a NPH Giving Tree will be set up.   If you wish to participate, choose a paper tree that has a child’s information about his/her sizefor shoes or socks.  Purchase the new item and return it to Mrs. Agurcia’s Room (Rm. 7) by Friday, December 5th, with the tree tag taped to it.  As well, there are tree tags for basic food items that will be donated to the orphanage.  Cash donations will also be accepted to provide shoes and socks for children whose tags were not selected.  Thank you for giving this Christmas!

If more information about NPH’s work in Honduras, please visit http://www.nph-honduras.org/   and watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYC2A5njQTk   .

DPTO FAMILY BINGO NIGHT – The DPTO will be hosting fun filled BINGO evening for Discovery families and friends on Friday, December 5. Incredible prizes (i.e. air tickets to Roatan and Miami, a stay in a beach resort in El Salvador, paintings, A LED TV, and much more!) are in store for those who attend! Food and drinks will be available for purchase. Don’t miss out on this opportunity! Tickets are only L100!

Nursery news November 24-26

Dear parents.
During this week the students will be learning about Thanksgiving Day celebration. They will learn the meaning of the word Thankful and we will make a class thankful tree.
I sent a note in your child´s backpack to inform you about our Thanksgiving day celebration.
All parents are welcome to participate in this celebration.

Please visit the following links.
I Am Thankful Song

Our Songfest is around the corner and the nursery students will be performing the song The Lion Sleeps Tonight.  

Please have your child wear a safari outfit or animal print clothes for this event which will take place on December 12th at 5:30 p.m.

School News

MIDTERM –Midterm Progress reports were sent home last Friday. If you would like a conference with a teacher, and one has not been requested, please call the school to set up an appointment at your earliest convenience.

DPTO FAMILY BINGO NIGHT – The DPTO will be hosting fun filled BINGO evening for Discovery families and friends on Friday, December 5. Incredible prizes  (i.e. air tickets to Roatan and Miami, a family stay in a beach resort in El Salvador, paintings, and much more!) are in store for those who attend! Food and drinks will be available for purchase. Don’t miss out on this opportunity! Tickets are only L100!

BOOK DONATION – Amor Fe y Esperanza (AFE) is an organization located on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa that has been rescuing children from the garbage dump and breaking the cycle of poverty in their lives. AFE is in the process of furnishing its library. We are asking for any new or used Spanish books (children’s books, novels, nonfiction, encyclopedias etc.) you might have and that you would like to donate to the AFE library.  These books can be brought and given to your homeroom teacher.  If you would like more information about AFE, please visit their website at www.afehonduras.org

SONG FEST – Please mark your calendars for this year’s Song Fest. There has been a change in time! The performances will begin at 5:30 p.m.

Nursery News November 17-21

Dear parents: This week the students will learn about Fruits and vegetables, they will learn the following words: Corn, tomato, broccoli, lettuce, pineapple, and, watermelon.

They will learn to identify and name the color white and the words: Snowman, polar bear, snowflake, egg, and, cloud.

We will read the story "Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What do you Hear? by Bill Martin Jr., pictures by Eric Carle. 

For Show and tell on Thursday, please have your child bring one fruit and one vegetable that we will use to prepare a fruit salad and a green salad. 

Please visit the links provided below to study the concepts that we are currently learning.

Snowflake, Little Snowflake

Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What do you Hear?

Learn About The Color White.

Please Read This Important Information.

MIDTERM –Midterm Progress reports will be sent home next Friday, November 21. If you would like a conference with a teacher, and one has not been requested, please call the school to set up an appointment.

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR – The School’s Community Service Club's will host a Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, November 22, Get your early Christmas shopping done! Spread the word with your family and friends!

FUNDACION ABRIGO – Once again, Discovery School support Fundacion Abrigo in their mission to lodge families from the rural areas who come to Hospital Escuela. WE are asking our school families to send 1 gallon of in the disinfectant per family, and to send it in by Friday, November 21. What a wonderful way to show our gratitude for what we have – to share what we have with those in need!

DPTO FAMILY BINGO NIGHT – The DPTO will be hosting fun filled BINGO evening for Discovery families and friends on Friday, December 5. Incredible prizes are in store for those who attend! Food and drinks will be available for purchase. Don’t miss out on this opportunity! Tickets are only L100!

BOOK DONATION - Amor Fe y Esperanza (AFE) is an organization located on the outskirts of Tegucigalpa that has been rescuing children from the garbage dump and breaking the cycle of poverty in their lives. AFE is in the process of furnishing its library. We are asking for any new or used Spanish books (children’s books, novels, nonfiction, encyclopedias etc.) you might have and that you would like to donate to the AFE library.  These books can be brought and given to your homeroom teacher.  If you would like more information about AFE, please visit their website at www.afehonduras.org

Nursery News November 10-14

Dear Parents.
During this week the students will learn the color gray and the words. Rock, mouse, elephant,squirrel, and,gray whale.

They will learn about Food and the words. Cereal, bread, pancake, milk, and, chicken.
We will read the book:The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carl.
For show and tell on Thursday the students need to bring an empty cereal box. The students will say the name of their cereal.
Please visit the links provided below to study the concepts that we are currently learning.
Grey Squirrel Nursery Rhyme
Do you Like Apples?
The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Please Read This Important Information

MIDTERM – This Friday, November 14 marks the midpoint of the second quarter. Midterm Progress reports will be sent home next Friday, November 21.

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR – The School’s Community Service Club's will host a Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, November 22, Get your early Christmas shopping done! Spread the word with your family and friends!

FUNDACION ABRIGO – Once again, Discovery School support Fundacion Abrigo in their mission to lodge families from the rural areas who come to Hospital Escuela. We are asking our school families to send 1 gallon of in the disinfectant per family, and to send it in by Friday, November 21. What a wonderful way to show our gratitude for what we have – to share what we have with those in need!

SCHOOL CAFETERIA – Ms. Sheyla McCaul wants to remind parents to visit the cafeteria’s blog http://wolvescafeteria.blogspot.com/ to check out the delicious and nutritious menu that is available for our students (and parents!). The cafeteria will be offering a spectacular Thanksgiving menu for the classroom Thanksgiving celebrations, and for families to enjoy at home. 

Nursery News November 3-7

Dear parents: This week the students will learn about the five senses, they will do several experiments to learn how each sense works. The vocabulary for this unit is the following; See, hear,  touch, smell, and, taste.

They will learn to identify and name the color brown and the words: Bear, mud, log, potato, and, chocolate.

We will read the story "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see? by Eric Carl.

For Show and tell on Thursday,  please have your child bring a musical instrument, if you don´t have one find any object around the house that makes a sound, e.g. wooden sticks, can filled with beans, etc. Be creative

Please visit the links provided below to study the concepts that we are currently learning.

Nursery News October 27-29

Dear  Parents.

This week the nursery students will review the concepts learned last week.

We will have two important events:

Book Character Day will take place on Tuesday, October 28^th.  Your child can wear a costume on this day. All the lower elementary students will be having a costume parade starting at 8:15. We will also be Trick o treating on this day around our area. Each child needs to bring in one bag of candy. You can choose any soft candy, chocolates, gummy bears, lollipops etc. but they need to come Individually wrapped.

On Wednesday October 29, All the parents are invited to stay and participate in the annual U.N. Day celebrations here at school starting at 8:30 a.m.This is a very exciting day for all, where parents and children get together to learn about new cultures. 

Please Read This Important information;

       Our U.N. Day Celebration will take place on Wednesday, October 29. If you want to set a country up, or contribute with the organization, please let the DPTO know. 

·         There will be no school on October 30 and 31 in compliance to Congress’ decree for mowing the holidays this month.  Classes will resume on November 3

 BOOK CHARACTER DAY – Grades 2-5 will be dressing as their favorite book character on Friday, November 7. The third, fourth and fifth graders will be hosting a Talking Wax Museum during second period on that day. 

Nursery News October 20-24

 Dear parents: This week the students will learn about Parts of the body. they will learn the following words: Arm, hand, fingers, leg, feet,and, toes.

They will learn to identify and name the color black and the words: Bat, cat, night, spider, and, tire.

We will read the story "Clap your Hands" by Lorinda Bryan Caule

For Show and tell on Thursday,  please have your child bring a black toy animal. 

Please visit the links provided below to study the concepts that we are currently learning.

Click hereClap You Hands

Click hereThis is Me. Body Parts

Learn about the color black

Nursery News October 13-17

Dear parents, during this week we will cover the following:
Theme: Parts of the body. The children will learn the words: Head, eyes , nose, mouth, and ears.
The color purple and the words: Grape, egg plant, violet, plum, and, grape Popsicle.

We will read the story of the Gingerbread Man.
On Thursday, please have your child bring a purple item to school for Show and Tell.
Please visit this site to practice the Color Purple
Please visit this site to practice Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes

Important Information

KUDOS FOR CREATIVE INSTRUCTION – This Wednesday, October 15Ms. Marisela and Ms Norma will be sharing the digital stories that the third, fourth and fifth graders created on Storybird.com The final products will be shared with parents during our Student Led Conferences.

SCIENCE FAIR- Our Early Childhood and Elementary have begun working on their Science Fair projects. Grades K-2 will work on whole group projects with their teacher, grades 3-5 will complete a packet according to established deadlines, and will work on this project at home. Elementary parents need to keep in mind the deadlines that are established for each step of the project.

 SENIORS BAKE SALE - The Senior class will have a bake sale on Wednesday, October 22 during snack and lunch recess.

PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS-

·         Our Student Led Conferences will take place next Friday, October 24. Conferences for the first quarter are mandatory at Discovery School. Parents will be contacted this week.

·         Our U.N. Day Celebration will take place on Wednesday, October 29. If you want to set a country up, or contribute with the organization, please let the DPTO know. 

·         There will be no school on October 30 and 31 in compliance to Congress’ decree for mowing the holidays this month.  Classes will resume on November 3

Nursery News October 6-10

Dear Parents.
October 10 marks the end of the first quarter. During this week we will evaluate your child's progress in school.
Please remember to review with your child the concepts and vocabulary learned. 
We encourage you to refer to last week's post when reviewing with your child at home, also take advantage of using the links that have been provided in the course of this quarter.Your involvement is very valuable to your child's success in school.

The content to be evaluated is the following:
Identify and name the colors: red, yellow, green, orange, blue and pink.

Your child should be able to name the vocabulary for each color and for the following themes:

My School: chair, table, lunchbox, bathroom, paint, pencil, scissors, crayon, glue, marker
Honduras:Flag, map, deer, macaw, pine tree.
Family: mother, father, baby, brother, sister, grandmother, grandfather.

Important Announcements:

DPTO MEETING – There will be a DPTO meeting this Thursday, October 9 at 7:30 a.m. in the school cafeteria. All parents who want to help out in activities that benefit our school and children please come and join us!

HOLIDAYS – We want to remind parents that our October Holidays will be on Thursday and Friday, October 30 and 31.

For  Early Childhood and Elementary Only:

SCIENCE FAIR - Our Early Childhood and Elementary students will begin working on their Science Fair projects. Grades K-2 will work on whole group projects with their teacher, grades 3-5 will complete a packet according to established deadlines, and will work on this project at home.