Week of August 30 - September 3, 2010

Dear Parents:

It is a pleasure to invite you to our Independence Day Celebration. The celebration will take place this coming Friday, September 10^th from 9:00 – 11:30 a.m. As part of the educational activities we will be serving typical Honduran food at the end of the program. As in the past, we are asking for your contribution of Lps. 100 (per family and cash only). Please give it to your child’s homeroom teacher by Monday, September 6^th. Thank you very much and we hope to celebrate with you..

Independence Day Committee

6th grade LIFE SCIENCE Monday, August 30 Continue with section 2 Classifying Organisms Homework: Section 2 Assessment pg. 49 Go online for links on Kingdoms: www.scilinks.org Web Code: scn-0113 Tuesday, August 31 Section 3 Discovering Cells Homework: Section 3 Assessment pg. 57 Go online for links on cell theory: www.SciLinks.org Web Code: scn-0311 Wednesday, September 1 Lab Zone: Designing and Building a Microscope Homework: Read Section 4 pg. 60 - 67 Thursday, September 2 Section 4 Looking Inside Cells Homework: Begin studying for test (Tuesday, September 7) Friday, September 3 Continue with section 4 Skills Activity: Observing Homework: none TEST: Chapter 2 will be Tuesday, September 7 To review for test: go to pages 68, 69. 70 or you can also review online: www.PHSchool.com web code: cha-1020

7th grade EARTH SCIENCE Monday, August 30 Section 4 Topographic Maps Homework: Section 4 Assessment pg. 58 and read section 1, Chapter 3 Tuesday, August 31 Chapter 3 Minerals, Section 1 Properties of Minerals Homework: Study for test chapter 2, pg 60 – 63 and you may also go online: www.PHSchool.com Web Code cfa-2010 Wednesday, September 1 Test Chapter 2 Homework: Section 1 Assessment pg. 74 and read section 2 Go online for Crystal Systems activity: www.PHSchool.com Web Code: cfp-1041 Thursday, September 2 Section 2 How Minerals Form Homework: Section 2 Assessment pg. 79 and read section 3 Go online for More on mineral formation: www.PHSchool.com Web Code: cfd-1042 Friday, September 3 Section 3 Using Mineral Resources Section 3 Assessment pg. 85 and read section 4 Go online for Links on mining minerals: www.SciLinks.org Web Code: scn-1043 Homework: none

I hope you have an excellent week!

If you have any question and/or doubt, please do not hesitate to contact me: gpalacios@discoveryschool.edu.hn or you can call the school 221 7792 or the school’s cell 95611434

OPEN HOUSE

The Open House will take place this Friday, August 27 from 7:00 - 8:50.

7:00 - 8:00 Visits to the classrooms
8:00 School begins
8:00 - 8:50 Breakfast offered by DPTO in the Cafeteria
Visit some teachers that are not teaching first period (Mr. Charles Richard, Mrs.
Elizabeth Campbell, Ms. Dinora Agurcia, Ms. Jazmin Avilez, Mr. Victor Rodriguez, Ms.
Liana Suazo, Ms. Marisela Urquia, Ms. Carol Rodriguez, Ms. Norma Lopez, Ms. Pamela
Cruz, Ms. Elena Borjas)
Collecting of payment book, stickers, handbook

Join us and meet the teachers and parents!

WEEK OF AUGUST 23 – 27, 2010

6^TH GRADE LIFE SCIENCE

Monday 23

We will review for our first test.

Homework: Study for the test, Chapter 1

Go Online for Self Assessment: www.PHSchool.com

Web Code: cha-1010

Tuesday 24

Test Chapter 1

Wednesday 25

We will have the visit of the 10^th grade Environmental Science class. They will be sharing with us important information about their class.

Homework: Read Section1, Chapter 2

Thursday 26

We will begin Chapter 2 “Living Things”, Section 1

Since it is an extended lesson, we will take 2 days to cover it.

Go online for Redi’s and Pasteur”s Experiments: www.PHSchool.com

Web Code: cep-1011

Friday 27

We will continue with section 1.

Lab Zone: “Please Pass the Bread”

7^TH GRADE EARTH SCIENCE

Monday 23

We will review for our first test.

Homework: Study for the test, Chapter 1

Go online for Self Assessment: www.PHSchool.com

Web Code: cja-1010

Tuesday 24

Test Chapter 1

Homework: Read section 1, Chapter 2

Wednesday 25

We will begin Chapter 2 “Mapping Earth’s Surface”

Section 1 Exploring Earth’s Surface

Homework: Section 1 Assessment and read Section 2

Go online for links on landforms: www.SciLinks.org

Web Code: scn-0711

Thursday 26

Section 2 Models of Earth

Since it is an extended lesson, we will take 2 days to cover it

Go online for links on latitude and longitude: www.SciLinks.org

Web Code: scn-0712

Friday 27

We will continue with section 2

If you have questions and/or doubts, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Miss Gloria

gpalacios@discoveryschool.edu.hn
(504) 221 7792
(504) 95611434

WEEK OF AUGUST 16 – 20

Dear Students and Parents:

The following is a tentative schedule of what will be covered during the week. This may or may not change depending on the pace and needs of the class.

You may go online to extend learning at home by find the links that appear on every lesson. You may also go online for self assessment: www.PHSchool.com and then type the web code for each particular chapter.

Life Science 6^th grade

Monday 16 & Tuesday 17

* What is Science? Pg. 6 - 13

• Key terms: science, observing, quantitative observation, qualitative observation, inferring, predicting, classifying, making models, life science
• Homework: Section 1 Assessment pg. 13 and read section 2

Wednesday 18

* Scientific Inquiry pg. 14 - 18

• Key terms: scientific inquiry, hypothesis, variable, controlled experiment, manipulated variable, responding variable, operational definition, data, communicating
• Homework: Section 2 Assessment pg. 18 and read section 3

Thursday 19

* Understanding Technology pg. 19 - 22

• Key terms: technology, engineer
• Homework: Section 3 Assessment pg. 22 and read section 4

Friday 20

* Safety in the Science Lab pg. 23 - 26

• Homework: Section 4 Assessment

Lab Zone: Design Your Own Lab

TEST: TUESDAY, AUGUST 24^TH

Earth Science 7^th grade

Monday 16 & Tuesday 17

* What is Science? Pg. 6 - 12

• Key terms: science, observing, inferring, predicting, scientific inquiry, hypothesis, controlled experiment, variable, manipulated variable, responding variable, data, scientific theory, scientific law
• Homework: Section 1 Assessment and read section 2

Wednesday 18

* The Study of Earth Science pg. 13 - 18

• Key terms: Earth science, system, energy, constructive force, destructive force, geologist, oceanographer, meteorologist, astronomer, environmental scientist
• Homework: Section 2 Assessment and read section 3

Thursday 19

*The Nature of Technology pg. 20- 22

• Key terms: technology, engineer
• Homework: Section 3 Assessment and read section 4

Friday 20

* Safety in the Science Laboratory pg. 23 - 27

• Homework: Section 4 Assessment

Lab Zone: Speeding Up Evaporation

TEST: TUESDAY, AUGUST 24^TH

Week of August 11-13, 2010

Discovery School

Tegucigalpa, Honduras

Wednesday, August 11^th, 2010

Dear Parents and Students,

Welcome to a fabulous new school year at Discovery School! We will be having so much fun in our class, while learning from each other everyday. It is exciting to be teaching your children. I cannot wait to begin teaching and hearing your children’s ideas. My name is Gloria Palacios and this is my sixteenth year teaching and I am starting my seventh year teaching at Discovery School. I have a Masters Degree in Multidisciplinary Studies from the State University of New York and an Expert Degree in Educational and Family Counseling from Colegio Villanueva in Madrid, Spain. I am going to be teaching Science for the sixth and seventh grade. I look forward to meeting you at the OPEN HOUSE next Thursday, August 19th at 6:00 p.m. I am positive this year will be a great learning experience for everyone.

We will be covering the following content during the school year:

6^th grade

I Quarter	II Quarter	III Quarter	IV Quarter
Cells and Heredity	Diversity of Living Things	Human Biology	Ecology

7^th grade

I Quarter	II Quarter	III Quarter	IV Quarter
Exploring Planet Earth	Earth’s Changing Surface	Weather and Climate	Astronomy

MAKE UP WORK

** It is the responsibility of the student to obtain all make up assignments from the teacher and to see that the completed work is submitted within the allotted number of days.

• If a student is absent for 1 or 2 days, he/she MUST bring an excuse from home in order to be able to make up the missing work
• If a student is absent for 3 or more days, he/she MUST bring an excuse from the doctor in order to be able to make up the missing work
• If the student brings an appropriate excuse, he/she will have 1 day per day missed to make up his/her work
• If the student fails to present his/her work when it is due, he/she will receive no points for the work
• If the absence is due to a pre planned activity, work that is due on the day of departure should be turned in prior leaving

COMMUNICATION

Every Monday, my blog will be ready for parents and students. In my blog, you will find topics being covered, special activities, dates for quizzes and projects, homework, etc. Do not forget to check it on a weekly basis to keep updated on the latest news.

www.missgloriapalacios.blogspot.com

If you wish to come in and talk to me, please contact the school’s office to make an appointment or send a written note with your child. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you or your children have any questions or concerns.

gpalacios@discoveryschool.edu.hn

You can also reach me via phone: 9561 1434 and 221 7790 ext. 148

HOMEWORK

Students will receive reading assignments almost everyday; as well as questions to answer. All homework will be posted on the blog.

ASSESSMENT AND GRADING

Students will be monitored using a variety of informal and formal assessments. We will be encouraging all students to practice self-evaluation as well. All assessment is on going. Students will also be assessed at the end of every chapter. All dates will be posted on the blog.

Welcome to 2010-2011 school year!

I am very happy to be your teacher. I will be teaching Life Science for 6th grade and Earth Science for 7th grade.