domingo, 30 de noviembre de 2014

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!



viernes, 21 de noviembre de 2014

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.




viernes, 14 de noviembre de 2014

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.
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


viernes, 7 de noviembre de 2014

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.