Monday, January 13, 2014

JANUARY 13 - 17

REMINDERS:

  • Do not forget to make your index cards with rules and procedures on a daily basis. YOU MAY USE THEM DURING TESTS!
  • Homework must be kept in your binder at all times.
  • Tests need to be signed by parents and kept in the binder. Corrections need to be done in the notebook.
  • Please bring your book, notebook, binder, and pencil case to class EVERY DAY.
  • SHOW YOUR WORK ALL THE TIME!!
DATES TO REMEMBER:
  • Friday, January 17 – Conferences beginning @ 12:30 – 3:30
  • Monday, January 20 – HOLIDAY, Martin Luther King Jr.
  • Tuesday, January 21 – Monday, February 10 – MAP Testing
  • Wednesday, January 29 – Early dismissal due to professional Development
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INFORMATION FOR PARENTS:

SECOND QUARTER REPORT CARDS AND CONFERENCES – Report Cards for the second quarter will be issued on Friday, January 17. Conferences for this quarter are on a need basis, and notices will be sent home on Monday, January 13. If a parent does not receive a notice from a teacher but would like to meet for a conference, please contact the teacher to set up a time for the afternoon of Friday, January 17. Students will be dismissed at 11:45 a.m, and conferences will be held from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.

HOLIDAY – There will be no school on Monday, January 20 in recognition of the contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

MAP TESTING – Our second MAP testing session will take place from Tuesday, January 21 to Friday, February 10.  

For Grades 4 and up:

NEW LATE WORK POLICY – To provide our students with consistency between the different grade levels, from Grade 4-12, the school has adopted a new policy for late work that goes into effect on January 7, 2014, as follows:

LATE WORK POLICY FOR GRADES 4-12 
Beginning in January 2014, the following will be in effect for all students in Grades 4-12:

For Grades 6-12 - To be regarded on time, work must be submitted to the teacher before 8:00 a.m. on the day that it is due.  This has proven to be effective in preventing students from copying homework from another student during the day.
For All Classes in Grades 4-12:

Due Date: 100% of grade (work must be complete and correctly done)
1 Day Late:  70% of grade
2 Days Late: 0 credit

Long-term Assignments (made at least 2 weeks in advance) are due the day of your return from an excused absence

Free Pass:  The teacher may give each student one late pass per quarter, at the teacher's discretion. This would allow for the work to be turned in 1 day late (complete and correctly done) for full credit. If the assignment is 2 days late, it would receive 70% credit. If it is 3 days late, there would be no credit.

Mandatory Completion of Work:  In order to ensure that the student does not miss essential knowledge and skills, the teacher may require that the student complete an assignment even if s/he will receive no credit. 

Excused Absence:  One day to submit make-up work is allowed for each day that was missed. If turned in after that period of time, the above guidelines apply.

SCHOOL FACEBOOK PAGE – Please check out our school Facebook page for news, pictures and tips that are helpful for both teachers and students. Look for Discovery School, Tegucigalpa, Honduras or follow this link:https://www.facebook.com/pages/Discovery-School-Tegucigalpa-Honduras/265341306871650
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PASSING GRADE ACCORDING TO THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION - We would like to remind parents that the passing grade, according to new regulations, is 70% for the Ministry of Education. Your child needs to score at least 70% in order to avoid coming to recuperation exam/s. We encourage you to check blogs and Engrade on a weekly basis, and to keep close communications with teachers.

THIS IS WHAT WE WILL BE COVERING DURING THE WEEK.

A new IXL username and password was provided several weeks ago. Students will now have until Sunday to work on their IXL skills. I will check the IXL reports every Monday.

IXL Skills for the week
G2, AA2, AA5, AA7
Monday 13

6-4 Use Objects
Homework: Worksheet
Tuesday 14

6-5 Understanding Proportions
Online tutor:
Homework: Worksheet
Wednesday 15

6-6 Solving Proportions
Online tutor:
Homework: Worksheet
Thursday 16

6-7 Solving proportions Using Cross Products
Online tutor:
Homework: Worksheet
Friday 17

No classes with me this day.
Girls: Talk with Ms. Marilis (Library)
Boys: will stay with Mr. Vincent





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