noviembre 26, 2012

Three more full weeks of excitement!!!

November 26-30, 2012
        The Discovery School Song Fest (to be held on Tuesday, December 18 at        
        6:00 p.m.) is around the corner!  This year, the Music Department is    
        making a very special celebration as an extension of their Music classes.    
        The children will sing and dance beautiful Disney or famous movie 
        themes. The Music teachers need your cooperation by providing 
          dresses for your child:
NURSERY AND PK - Song to perform: “It’s A Small World After All”. The children need to dress up as:  The Princess, Mickey, Minnie, Pluto or any other Disney character.
KINDER- Song to perform: “Somewhere Out There” from “Fievel An    
American Tale”
The children need to dress up as a Mouse with pajamas, tale, and big mouse ears. A small pillow will be also needed (bring it the day of the performance).
FIRST GRADE - Song to perform: “Heigh Ho” from “Snow White”.  The boys need to dress up as a dwarf with beard and big dwarf hat and a hammer or shovel. The girls need to wear a dress with a diamond or other gem tia­ra to simulate a jewel.
SECOND GRADE - Song to perform: “You’ll Bring Honor to us all” from “Mulan”. The children need to dress up as a Chinese girl with a fan or Chinese boy.
THIRD GRADE - Song to perform: “So Long, Farewell” from “The Sound   
of Music”.
The girls need to  wear a formal dress and the boys formal pants, and  
shirt with a tie.
FOURTH GRADE  - Song to perform: “Chim Chimney” from “Mary  
Poppins”.
The children need to wear blue jeans, black shirt and black cap. They also need a broomstick.
FIFTH GRADE - Will present “We are off to Visit the Wizard of Oz” from  
the movie
The Wizard of Oz”. The children need to dress up as one of the movie characters (as it has already been assigned in class).
SIXTH GRADE  - Will sing “Hakuna Matata” from the movie “The Lion King”. Students need to dress up as one of the movie characters (as it has already been assigned in class).
SEVENTH GRADE - Will play on the guitar the main theme of the movie “Star Wars”.  Students need to dress up as one of the movie characters (as it has already been assigned in class).
EIGHTH GRADE -  will sing and dance the song “We Go Together” from the movie “Grease”. Girls need to use a long skirt, a blouse and black shoes with white socks; Boys need to wear blue jeans, white T-Shirt and a leather black jacket (if possible), resembling the 70’s fashion.
NINETH GRADE - Will perform with a “Stomp Choreography”. Students will wear jeans and a yellow, red or blue T-Shirt.   

Dates to remember
Wedneday, November 28                                PD for teachers; Early 
                                                                  Dismissal (PM Schedule)
Thursday, December 6                                    Area Meetings
                                                                  Staff Xmas Party 4:00 p.m.
December 12-14                                            Grades 9-12 Semester Exams
Tuesday, December 18                                   End of the Second Quarter
December 19 – January 7                                Winter Holiday

Grade
Subject
Content to be studied this week
Homework
& due Date
Quiz & due Date
Project & due Date
6th 
Estudios Soc. y Sem.del H.N.H.
Honduras national anthem (second stanza)
Recite the second stanza of H.N.H. due Nov. 21st
N/A
N/A
7th 
Estudios Soc. y Ed. Cívica
Important aspects of civism.
(Protección de situaciones especiales)
Finish worksheets activities
Friday 30th.
N/A
N/A
8th
Estudios Soc. y Ed. Cívica
Civism
Valores
Finish worksheets activities
Thursday 29th.
N/A
N/A
9th
Estudios Soc. y Ed. Cívica
Values/civics
N/A
N/A
N/A
10th
Hist. de Honduras
Historia de Honduras
Pre hispanico
Answer questionnaire

Friday 30th
Quiz
Friday 30th
N/A
11th
Desarrollo
Socioeconómico
Development
parte II

N/A
N/A




12th
Historia de la Cultura y Sem. del H.N.H.
Las civilizaciones
Griega y Romana

N/A
Finish Prueba de logros
N/A
CHRISTMAS BASKETS FOR OUR SUPPORT PERSONNEL –
Christmas is the season to open our hearts and share with those around us that need it most. It has been a tradition at Discovery School for students to come together and contribute in assembling baskets of goods for our support personnel.  We are asking for your cooperation in sending the following:
Pre Kinder and 6th grade students         1 5-lb bag of beans
Kinder and 7th grade students              1 5-lb bag of rice
1st grade and 8th grade students          1 5-lb bag of sugar
2nd grade and 9th grade students         1 bottle or 2 bags of oil, 2 boxes    
                                                       of margarine, OR 3 lbs of lard
3rd grade and 10th grade students        1 4lb-bag of MASECA
4th grade and 11th grade students        3 lbs of spaghetti (six packages)  
                                                       OR 1 bag of coffee
5th grade and 12th grade students        4 packages of tomato paste

Please feel free to send any additional goodies that you want to share with our devoted staff, such as canned goods, instant soups, cookies and crackers, or anything else that does not require refrigeration.  Please send these items no later than Friday, December 14th. Your participation will be deeply appreciated.