Monday, February 24, 2014

FEBRUARY 24 - 28

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:

  • Wednesday, February 26 – Early dismissal (PM schedule)
MAP TOOLKIT:

Do you want to improve your MAP scores?
Here is the math website:  http://www.sowashco.k12.mn.us/ro/pages/studentlinks/map/

INFORMATION FOR PARENTS:

EARLY DISMISSAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 - Please remember that our teachers will have a Professional Development afternoon this Wednesday. Our students will be dismissed at 11:45 a.m. This day we will follow PM Schedule.

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
Don’t forget to click “Like” for our page to receive the latest updates and posts.

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

Students have until Sunday to work on their IXL skills. I will check the IXL reports every Monday.

IXL Skills for the week Feb. 24-28
I4, I6, I8, and I9
Monday 24
8-3 Understanding Rational Numbers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnOA5pTwH5A
Homework: Worksheet
Tuesday 25
8-4 Problem Solving Skill: Choose an Operation
Homework: Worksheet
Wednesday 26
Game with action figures and number line
Thursday 27
8-5 Adding Integers
Online tutor:
Homework: Worksheet
Friday 28
8-6 Subtracting Integers
Online tutor:
http://www.phschool.com/atschool/academy123/english/academy123_content/wl-book-demo/ph-775s.html
Homework: Worksheet





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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

FEBRUARY 17 - 21

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:

  • Wednesday, February 26 – Early dismissal (PM schedule)
MAP TOOLKIT:

Do you want to improve your MAP scores?
Here is the math website:  http://www.sowashco.k12.mn.us/ro/pages/studentlinks/map/

INFORMATION FOR PARENTS:

MIDTERM AND MAP REPORTS – The Midterm for the third quarter was last Friday, February 7. Midterm Reports and MAP reports will be sent out this Friday, February 14. Please review them and return them signed by Tuesday, February 18.

CHANGE IN MOVIE DATE AND TIME FROM THE DPTO –In order to offer "The Lego Movie" to our school community in English, the DPTO has moved the date for the movie to Sunday, February 23rd, at the same time, 11:00 a.m. The current Tickets will work for this day. Once again, the DPTO apologizes for this inconvenience and hopes to see you at the theatre then!

PICTURES FOR THE YEARBOOK – The individual and class pictures for the 2013-2014  yearbook will be taken from Tuesday, February 11 to Wednesday, February 19. Please send your child looking his/her best on the day that his/her grade is scheduled. Merlin Pictures will be taking the photos and will be offering different packets of our students’ pictures at a very convenient price for parents to buy. The specific day and time for each grade below:
Wednesday  February, 12
Thursday February, 13
Friday February, 14

Tuesday February, 18
Wednesday February, 19
Period 1
KA
2nd grade A
4th grade B
7th grade
11th grade
Period 2
Pre Kinder
2nd grade B
5th grade A
8th grade
12th grade
Period 3
Nursery
3rd grade A
5th grade B
Make up
9th grade
Period 4
Kinder B
3rd grade B
6th grade A
Make up
10th grade A
Period 5
1st grade
4th grade A
6th grade B
10th grade B
Make up
Period 6




Make up
Period 7






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
Don’t forget to click “Like” for our page to receive the latest updates and posts.

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

Students have until Sunday to work on their IXL skills. I will check the IXL reports every Monday.

IXL Skills for the week Feb. 17-21
C1, C2, C3, and C4
Monday 17
HOLIDAY
Tuesday 18
Go over Practice Test
Homework: Study for test
Wednesday 19
Chapter 7 TEST
Homework: Test signed + corrections
Thursday 20
8-1 Understanding Integers
Homework: Worksheet
Friday 21
8-2 Comparing and Ordering Integers
Online tutor:
http://www.phschool.com/atschool/academy123/english/academy123_content/wl-book-demo/ph-875s.html
Homework: Worksheet





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Monday, February 10, 2014

FEBRUARY 10 - 14

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:

  • Monday 10 and Tuesday 11 – Visit from Mr. Gronniger, candidate for the Head of School position
  • Tuesday, February 11 @ 8:00 – Q & A session with Parents and Mr. Gronniger (all parents are invited to come)
  • Tuesday, February 11 @ 2:00 – Students Assembly with Mr. Gronniger
  • Friday, February 14 – Progress Reports go home
  • Friday, February 14 – Class pictures 6A & 6B 
MAP TOOLKIT:

Do you want to improve your MAP scores?
Here is the math website:  http://www.sowashco.k12.mn.us/ro/pages/studentlinks/map/

INFORMATION FOR PARENTS;

CANDIDATE FOR HEAD OF SCHOOL VISIT – We would like to remind our parents that Mr. Robert Gronniger will be visiting our school as a candidate for the Head of School Position. Mr. Gronniger will be on site this Monday, February 10 and Tuesday, February 11. There will be a Q&A Session for Parents on Tuesday, February 11, from 8:00 to 10:00 am in the school library. We encourage our parents to attend this session and seize the opportunity to ask questions to this candidate.

MIDTERM AND MAP REPORTS – The Midterm for the third quarter was last Friday, February 7. Midterm Reports and MAP reports will be sent out this Friday, February 14. Please review them and return them signed by Tuesday, February 18.

SCHOLASTIC BOOKS! – TODAY (Monday, February 10) is final date to purchase books online. The books will arrive at the school in one single delivery, and we will distribute them to the students according to their orders, approximately three weeks after the purchase due date. Please email Ms. Marilis (mzambrana@discoveryschool.edu.hn ) if you have any questions.

CHANGE IN MOVIE DATE AND TIME FROM THE DPTO –In order to offer "The Lego Movie" to our school community in English, the DPTO has moved the date for the movie to Sunday, February 23rd, at the same time, 11:00 a.m. The current Tickets will work for this day. Once again, the DPTO apologizes for this inconvenience and hopes to see you at the theatre then!

PICTURES FOR THE YEARBOOK – The individual and class pictures for the 2013-2014  yearbook will be taken from Tuesday, February 11 to Wednesday, February 19. Please send your child looking his/her best on the day that his/her grade is scheduled. Merlin Pictures will be taking the photos and will be offering different packets of our students’ pictures at a very convenient price for parents to buy. The specific day and time for each grade below:
Wednesday  February, 12
Thursday February, 13
Friday February, 14

Tuesday February, 18
Wednesday February, 19
Period 1
KA
2nd grade A
4th grade B
7th grade
11th grade
Period 2
Pre Kinder
2nd grade B
5th grade A
8th grade
12th grade
Period 3
Nursery
3rd grade A
5th grade B
Make up
9th grade
Period 4
Kinder B
3rd grade B
6th grade A
Make up
10th grade A
Period 5
1st grade
4th grade A
6th grade B
10th grade B
Make up
Period 6




Make up
Period 7






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
Don’t forget to click “Like” for our page to receive the latest updates and posts.

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.

Students have until Sunday to work on their IXL skills. I will check the IXL reports every Monday.

IXL Skills for the week Feb. 10-14
G5, G6, AND G8
Monday 10
Percentage Activity
Homework: Set 7-4 page 404
Tuesday 11
Toothpick Activity
Homework: Set 7-5 page 404
Wednesday 12
7-8 Sales Tax and Discount
Homework: Worksheet
Thursday 13
7-9 Percent of Increase and Decrease
Online tutor:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLbRHY1YPK4
Homework: Worksheet
Friday 14
7-10 Simple Interest
Online tutor:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AZijeJDmgY
Homework: Worksheet



TENTATIVE DATE FOR TEST CHAPTER 7 – WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19


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