Week of October 28th

Thanks to the 20 parents of middle school students who used their time to talk to me about their son or daughter. I appreciate your time, questions, and concerns.

 

The 6th graders had a very good week of learning the parts of a paragraph and essay, the types of essays, and the structure of a five paragraph essay. Students will apply that knowledge in the writing of an essay this week and gauge their writing with the understanding and use of a rubric.

 

Homework:

Students will use the Writing Process to complete different parts of the essay on a daily and nightly basis.

 

The 7th grade class also had an awesome week and will continue that value by journal writing, reviewing their vocabulary,  and studying the previous chapters read of their novel, The Pigman, by Paul Zindel. Also, students will demonstrate their level of comprehension by completing a test covering chapters (1- 5).

 

Homework:

Review of chapters read and vocabulary words

 

The 8th grade class will use the Writing Process to edit and revise their science research papers. Also, students will use their Elements of Language textbooks and 8th Grade Grammar workbooks to learn about the different types of adjectives and use them correctly.

 

Homework:

Assignments covering adjectives from the textbook and workbooks.

 

Let's have a great week!! Believing is Achieving!!

 

“The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you.” – B.B. King

 

 

 

 

U.N. DAY CELEBRATION-  The DPTO is organizing our annual U.N. Day celebration for this Wednesday, October 30. We hope our parents can join us this day. The celebration will begin at 9:00 a.m. to allow parents time to set up their tables. Students will be dismissed from school at 11:45 a.m. The DPTO has planned an International Fashion Show for the UN Day, and they need your help! If you want to participate by modeling or by lending any typical costume that you may have, please contact Marielos or Alexanderia at the following email addresses:  mmm9487@yahoo.com  or   amhaidara05@yahoo.com

 

DONATIONS NEEDED:  Don’t forget to send in cereal boxes for “Ya Tengo Donde Escribir” between now and November 20. The grade that brought the most boxes will be awarded a pizza party or ice cream party! Please help us help those in need!

 

For Secondary Only:

 

COMMUNITY SERVICE CLUB-  We will have a meeting on Tuesday, October 29, at lunchtime in Mrs. Christina Agurcia's room.  We will discuss our visit to Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos on Sunday, November 3rd and preparation for the annual Christmas party.  All secondary students are invited to attend.

 

OPERATION WALLACEA- Operation Wallacea is an international organization that joins high school and university students with field research scientists to aid in gathering data for biodiversity conservation, here in Honduras and in other locations throughout the world.  Representatives from this organization will present information on Tuesday, October 29, at 3:15 PM in the Discovery School library.  Students from Grades 8-12 and their parents are invited to attend and learn about this amazing opportunity.

 

Week of October 22nd

After a nice long week-end, I hope that students are regenerated and will be ready for a solid, rigorous week of learning.

 

The 6th grade class will definitely have a rigorous week of learning as they learn what the different types of essays are, the proper structure of a five paragraph essay, what is must contain using the Writing Process and the 6+1 Traits of Writing, etc.

and complete an essay. Also, students will learn how to effectively use a rubric in order to grade themselves by understanding what it must contain to achieve a superior grade.

 

The 7th grade class will begin reading the novel, The Pigman, by Paul Zindel. Student's will understand the author's purpose for writing, our purpose for reading by understanding the main themes of the novel, and developing their vocabulary skills.

 

The 8th grade class will complete the novel, Jacob Have I Loved, by Katherine Paterson by completing a test covering the last five chapters. Students will receive the results of those tests, thus completing the unit. Also, students will use the Writing Process to check their science research papers.

 

Let's have a fabulous week of learning!! Achieving is Believing!!

 

 

REPORT CARDS AND CONFERENCES – We will be issuing the report cards for the first quarter this Friday, October 25. Please make sure that you are planning to attend the meetings with your child’s teachers to discuss the academic progress in the first quarter.

 

VOLUNTEERS FOR THE U.N. DAY FASHION SHOW -  The DPTO is organizing an International Fashion Show for the UN Day, and we need your help! If you want to participate by modeling or by lending us any typical costume that you may have, please contact Marielos or Alexanderia at the following email addresses:  mmm9487@yahoo.com  or   amhaidara05@yahoo.com

 

DONATIONS NEEDED:  Don’t forget to send in cereal boxes for “Ya Tengo Donde Escribir” between now and November 20. The grade that brought the most boxes will be awarded a pizza party or ice cream party! Please help us help those in need!

 

For Early Childhood and Elementary Only:

CHILDREN’S OPERA AT THE MANUEL BONILLA – Grades Kindergarten through Fifth have been invited to the presentation of LA TORTUGA Y LA MAGICA CANCION UWUNGELEMA, the first Children’s Opera to be presented in Honduras. This opera ws wriiten and directed by Maestro Jorge Mejia. The students will be attending this presentation on Wednesday, November 6. We will leave the school at 8:00 a.m. and return at around 11:00 a.m. The fee for the entrance and transportation is L180.00, which must be sent to the school no later than Friday, November 1. For this field trip, each grade must have one parent chaperon for every 4 students. If you are interested, please contact your child’s teacher.

 

For Middle and High School Only:

CATS – The presentation has unfortunately been cancelled. We will be returning the money paid for the event as soon as we can.The day that we send it home with your son/daughter will be announced beforehand.

Week of October 14th

 

The 6th grade classes have modestly improved, and I hope the value that is being created continues to provide growth for us as we chug into the 2nd Quarter.

 

This week, we will finish our class novel, Loser, by Jerry Spinelli. We will have whole class discussions to review the main themes of the novel and form into literature circle to discuss the novel's last couple of chapters and those themes. Students will use higher- ordered thinking skills to ponder some of the predicaments of our main character, Donald Zinkoff.

 

HOMEWORK:

Reading and reviewing chapters (20- 30) of the novel

Creating foldables

 

The 7th grade class will continue to use writing prompts, journals, and literature circles to understand and use to discuss their self- selected novels from the library. Students have enjoyed the extra time to read their novel, gaining valuable reading stamina and comprehension skills in the process.

 

HOMEWORK:

Reading their self selected novels

 

The 8th grade class will finish their class novel, Jacob Have I Loved, by Katherine Paterson. We will have whole class discussions to review the main themes of the novel, form into literature circle to discuss the novel's last couple of chapters, and have a final literal comprehension test covering chapters (16- 20). Good luck, students!!

 

HOMEWORK:

Reading and reviewing chapters

Creating foldables and discussion questions

 

Let's have a fabulous week!! Achieving is Believing!!

"A child without education, is like a bird without wings."

Tibetan Proverb

 

 

 

DONATIONS NEEDED:  Don’t forget to send in cereal boxes for “Ya Tengo Donde Escribir” between now and November 20. The grade that brought the most boxes will be awarded a pizza party or ice cream party! Please help us help those in need!

 

For Middle and High School Only:

CATS - On Thursday October 24^th, grades 6 through 12 will be going to the Hotel Honduras Maya for the presentation of the play "CATS". The cost to attend this event is 150 lempiras. This includes the entrance ticket and transportation. Permission slips were sent home on Monday, October 7, and the deadline to turn the money and signed permission slip in to the homeroom teacher was Wednesday October 9. If you have not returned the money and permission slip, please do so this week so your child can participate.

Week of October 7

This week, students had rigorous learning in the classroom gaining valuable skills balanced with homework and MAP testing. For all of those students who went into the testing sessions with your game faces on and gave an all-out effort, I applaud you.

 

In 6th grade, students will continue to read their novels and use the elements of comprehension to understand the themes of the novel, the author's purpose, and point of view. Students will also discuss different high-ordered thinking skills that we will come across and how they add to their analytical skills. The students have come a long way so far, but we still have a long way to go.

 

In 7th grade, students will read their self- selected novels from the library and engage in literature circles. Within the circles, students will journal, using writing prompts, and learn what the Golden Moment is. Moreover, students will elaborate with peers in those circles stating the Golden moments and information form those novels.

 

In 8th grade, students will review the previous chapters read of their novels and discuss them in small groups. As they are reading this novel, students will understand the author's purpose and point of view, and the main themes of the novel. Also, students will learn what correction marks are and use them with the Writing Process to write their essays. In the middle of the week, they will recite them. Students will also use the aforementioned Writing Process to write their science research papers.

 

Let's have a great week!! Achieving is Believing!!

 

Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it. ~Marian Wright Edelman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAP FALL TESTING SESSION – This is the third week of our Map testing session. Parent cooperation in making sure our students are in school on time is greatly appreciated. 

 

NO ELECTRICITY ON TUESDAY – The ENEE has published that there will be no electricity in our school on Tuesday, October 8. We encourage parents to pack snack and lunch for students that does NOT require refrigeration or heating.

 

DONATIONS NEEDED: “Ya Tengo Donde Escribir” is an organization aiming to help children from public schools that cannot afford notebooks. In order to help, the organization makes notebooks out of cereal boxes and pages from used notebooks. They are now collecting cereal boxes until November 20, and we encourage our students and teachers to bring cereal boxes from their homes. At the end of the contest, the grade that brought the most boxes will be awarded a pizza party or ice cream party! Please help us help those in need!

 

For Middle and High School Only:

CATS - On Thursday October 24^th, grades 6 through 12 will be going to the Hotel Honduras Maya for the presentation of the play "CATS". The cost to attend this event is 150 lempiras. This includes the entrance ticket and transportation. Permission slips will be sent home on Monday, October 7, and the due date to turn the money and signed permission slip in to the homeroom teacher is Wednesday October 9.