Week of March 24th

Good Day!! I hope that all parents, teachers, and students benefited from the long week-end, and we begin the sprint to Semana Santa where, at the finish line, a longer vacation awaits!!

This week and part of the next, the 6th grade students will use the skills to find research for their topics in order to write their research papers. Even though students have learned about writing the research paper in-depth with the help of the textbook, students will use a document that will help them to focus their writing and place all the information in a proper context using the appropriate structure.

The 7th grade students will continue their scholastic journey of learning with a stop in the wonderful realm of poetry. In conjunction with the Chronicles of Discovery and the "Emerging Young Artists" category, students will start the unit early in order to discover any hidden talents. Students have learned the elements of poetry and read several poems by masters ,such as Edgar Allan Poe and Robert Frost. Now, they will begin to write their own masterpieces. Good luck, students!

 

The 8th grade students will focus their learning in the realm of punctuation and use the textbook to learn about italics and underlining, quotations marks, commas, hyphens, dashes, parenthesis, and dashes. Student will have homework assignments daily completing different exercises from the textbook and understand the information with Q & A before moving on to the next area of learning.

 

Let's have a great (short for some) week of learning!! Achieving is Believing!!

One of the most courageous things you can do is identify yourself, know who you are, what you believe in and where you want to go.” — Sheila Murray Bethel

 

 

 

 

HEAD OF SCHOOL CANDIDATE – Dr. Jay Ketterer and his wife will be visiting the school on Monday, March 24 and Tuesday, March 25. The agenda for his visits include the following activities. Please take note:

 

*Monday, March 24  Teachers’ Q&A                    3:15 to 4:30 p.m. (Library)

*Tuesday, March 25  Parents’ Q&A                      8:00 to 10:00 a.m. (Library)

*Tuesday, March 25  Lunch with Teachers        12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (Cafeteria)

*Tuesday, March 25  Student Assembly              2:00 to 3:00 p.m. (Gym)

 

CAYOS COCHINOS COMMUNITY SERVICE: As part of TES, Trabajo Educativo Social, the 11th graders will be going to Cayos Cochinos the 5th – 9th of April to assist the community of Cayo Mayor. The Alfonso Lacayo Public School is in need of school materials, so the Junior class has decided to conduct a voluntary school supply drive. They would appreciate any and all donations but wish to ask the following classes that each student contribute with the following:

 

1st & 2nd grade – 2 sharpeners

3rd & 4th grade – 1 pack of 12 colored pencils

5th grade – 2 scissors

6th – 8th grade – 2 normal sized composition notebooks

9th grade – black, red, and blue pens (one of each)

10th grade – 1 pack of 12 pencils and 2 erasers

12th grade – 4 UHU sticks

 

CHOIR MEETING – There will be a Choir meeting on Monday, March 31 at 3:15 p.m. in the school library. Important information will be discussed in this meeting. At least one parent for each student who is going to New York City must attend!

 

CONCERT - The Discovery School Music Department is inviting you to a Piano and Singing Recital . Tickets available with Ms. Norma and Ms. Pamela.