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, November 22 → Progress Reports go home
- Monday, November 25 → NO SCHOOL
- Wednesday, November 27 → Early dismissal (AM schedule)
- Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29 → Thanksgiving Holiday
MAP TOOLKIT:
Do you want to improve your MAP scores?
INFORMATION FOR PARENTS:
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.
MIDTERM REPORTS – Midterm reports will be issued this
Friday, November 22. Please make sure you ask your child for his/her report. If
a conference was not requested by a teacher but you would like to have one,
please contact the school to set up an appointment.
FROM
THE COUNSELOR: We invite you to visit our teacher and administrator blogs
and become a follower of the ones for which you wish to receive updates.
There's always valuable information posted on them that you might find useful
with your children. All you need to do is click on "Participar en este
sitio" or "Follow this site" and provide your name and email
information, and you will be notified of updates to that particular blog
automatically. You can
follow as many blogs as you would like to.
FROM
THE SCHOOL’S CAFETERIA - Please visit the Cafeteria blog http://discoverycafeteria.blogspot.com/ for information on the delicious Pecan, Apple and Pumpkin
pies that can be ordered for your Thanksgiving celebrations. The cafeteria is
also offering a meal for the classroom festivities at a very attractive price!
LAST WEEK FOR DONATIONS FOR
“YA TENGO DONDE ESCRIBIR”: Don’t forget to send in cereal boxes. Wednesday,
November 20 is the last day! The grade that brought the most boxes will be
awarded a pizza party or ice cream party! Please help us help those in need!
CHRISTMAS
GIVING TREE: Nuestro Pequeños Hermanos (NPH) is an
international organization that takes in abandoned and orphaned children,
providing a home and education. Here
in Honduras, the NPH organization provides for over 500 children in at large
ranch near
FOR SIXTH GRADE
GIRLS:
Dra.
Karen Funes (gynecologist) will be giving an informative talk on Wednesday,
November 20 to the girls from grades 4 – 6 on
changes that occur during the puberty stage of development. This will take
place from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m. We
will be sending a permission slip with your child this week for parents to sign
if they wish for their daughter to attend this presentation.
COMMUNITY
SERVICE CLUB: There will be a meeting of the
Community Service Club on Tuesday, November 19th in Mrs. Agurcia's Room (Rm.7)
at lunch. All secondary
students are welcome.
SCIENCE
FAIR: Please remember that Science Fair will
be held on Friday, December 6th. That
day, all 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10A students will be involved in the fair during
3rd and 4th periods. First period will proceed as normal and 1/2 of 2nd period
will be used to set up the fair on the second floor of the secondary
building. As well, students
with top projects will be asked to present their project to a visiting judge
that afternoon in the library (meaning the library will not be available for
classes that afternoon). Students
from other classes will be invited to visit the fair in the following
schedule: 6A, 6B, 10B, 11,
and 12 during 3rd period and elementary classes during 4th period
(10:53-11:43). More details
about the schedule will be given closer to the fair.
THIS IS WHAT WE
WILL BE COVERING DURING THE WEEK.
A new IXL username
and password was provided 3 weeks ago. Students will now have until Sunday to
work on their IXL skills. I will check the IXL reports every Monday.
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IXL Skills for the week
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V4, V5, V6, and V11
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Monday 18
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Chapter 4 Test
Homework: Test signed +
corrections in the notebook
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Tuesday 19
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5-1 Multiplying a
Fractions by a Whole Number
Online tutor:
Homework:
Worksheet
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Wednesday 20
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5-2 Multiplying Fractions
Online tutor:
Homework: Worksheet
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Thursday 21
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5-3 Estimating
with Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Homework:
Worksheet
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Friday 22
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5-4
Multiplying Mixed Numbers
Online tutor:
Homework:
Worksheet
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