Reminders:
- Do not
forget to make your index cards with rules and procedures on a daily
basis.
- Homework must be kept in your binder at all times.
- Please bring your book, notebook, binder, and pencil
case to class every day.
- Show your work!!
MAP TOOLKIT
Do you want to improve your MAP scores?
Here is the math website:
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 9950-6924 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.
This is what we will be covering during the week.
Monday 19
|
1-4 Rounding
Online tutor:
Homework:
Worksheet
|
Tuesday 20
|
1-5 Estimating Sums and Differences
Online tutor:
Homework: Worksheet
|
Wednesday 21
|
Guidance Counselor Session
Homework: None
|
Thursday 22
|
1-6 Estimating Products and
Quotients
Online tutor:
Homework: Worksheet
|
Friday 23
|
1-7 Problem Solving Skill: Read
and Understand
Online tutor:
Homework: Worksheet
|
Tentative date for Chapter 1 Test → Friday,
September 6
