Another excellent week!!!

WEEK OF AUGUST 19-23, 2013

SIXTH GRADE Content: Creation of a developing timeline. Homework due: Research about events in Latin America, since discovery and colonialism up to independence. Quiz due: This week the sixth graders will have a quiz about countries and capitals of Latin America on Wednesday 21 both 6A & 6B Project due: Time line 6A Wednesday and 6B Friday	SEVENTH GRADE Content: life in the region prior to the creation of a new nation. Homework due: research about life in Honduras. Quiz due: N/A Project due: Presentations about the topic on Friday 23.
EIGHTH GRADE Content: Time, Continuity, and Change) relationships between people and events through time. Homework due:  N/A Quiz due:  N/A Project due: (Thursday 22) Timeline of the most important events in Latin America, since independence to the present.	NINTH GRADE Content: understanding of definition of ‘civics’ and its importance to Honduran citizens. Homework due:  Make a list of 20 words that show civism. Quiz due:  N/A Project due: Essays about civics and its importance.(Friday 23)
TENTH GRADE Content: importance of history in the development of Honduras from Independence to modern-day history Homework due:  Important events in the life of the country from independence to the present. Quiz due: N/A Project due: Time (Thursday 22 for 10A and Friday 23 for 10B)	ELEVENTH GRADE Content: Concepts of under-development and dependency as it exists in society Homework due:  Research paper about the topics. Quiz due:  N/A Project due: Essays about under development and dependency. (Thursday 22)
TWELFTH GRADE Content: understanding of culture as the shared patterns of behaviors and interactions (language, norms values, beliefs, folklore, arts, etc.) ways of thinking, and emotional patterns. Homework due:  (Friday 23) Essays about the videos they will see during class time. on Quiz due:  N/A Project due:    Presentation of the first part of the research the students have been doing about cultures and civilizations.

Important Dates Coming Up:

 Saturday, August 24     GENERAL ASSEMBLY 9:00 to  11:00 a.m.Wednesday,                                    August 28 Prof. Dev. 11:45 a.m. Dismissal AM Schedule

                                                             There will be NO SPORTS TODAY

18	19	20 Believe and Achieve 3:15-5:00 p.m.	21  Believe and Achieve 3:15-5:00 p.m.	22	23	24 GENERAL ASSEMBLY 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.
25	26	27 Believe and Achieve 3:15-5:00 p.m.	28  Professional Development Wednesday Early Dismissal11:45 a.m. AM Schedule *No Sports today*	29	30

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THIS WEEK

 GENERAL ASSEMBLY – Discovery School parents are invited to attend the General Assembly that will take place this Saturday, August 24 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. in the School Cafeteria. Important matters such as a suggested revision to our school calendar, budget information, an update on the status of the Concrete Plant, Board committees and school-wide implications of MAP data will be addressed. YOUR ATTENDANCE IS CRUCIAL—we need a quorum of 1/3 of our parents (55 parents) for the meeting to be considered a legal meeting of our school Association. Please mark your calendars and plan on attending.  **Believe and Achieve Sports will be at the school to work with the children while the parents are attending the meeting. **Coffee and juice will be provided.

CHOIR AUDITIONS – The Choir auditions will take place on Wednesday, August 21 and Thursday, August 22 during Snack Recess (9:45-10:10) in the music room.   Students from grades 1-12 who did not audition last year are invited to audition. The students may sing a song of their preference acapella. Students and parents are asked to commit to the whole year’s participation in Choir. Our Choir has been invited and has accepted the invitation to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City next summer, and practices will be geared to prepare the students for that prestigious event. A schedule of practices will be provided this week. If you have questions, you can contact either Ms. Pamela (pcruz@discoveryschool.edu.hn) or Ms. Norma (nlopez@discoveryschool.edu.hn) for more information.

MATH REINFORCEMENT:  IXL ACCOUNTS (for grades Kinder through 5 only) – Last year our teachers piloted the IXL Math enrichment with our students. Because it was so successful and well received by parents and students, the school has acquired a

subscription to IXL for all students in Grades KG-5. This is an individualized on-line program that reinforces math skills across the curriculum and is aligned to our Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) assessment that we administer to all students in Grades KG-10 three times during the school year. Teachers will post information in their weekly blogs indicating what areas and how much time students should work on IXL during the week. Parents are encouraged to support their children by checking the weekly blogs and having their child complete the practices assigned by each teacher. If you are unclear about any aspect of the IXL, please contact your child’s teacher or the Area Administrator (Nora for KG – Grade 1 nsierra@discoveryschool.edu.hn and Cristiana for Grades 2-5 cbanegas@discoveryschool.edu.hn.

SCHOOL CAFETERIA – for information on the school cafeteria menu and services please visit discoverycafeteria.blogspot.com 

AFTER-SCHOOL SPORTS PROGRAM – Our first session of After-School Activities with Believe and Achieve Sports started today. The sessions will run from 3:15 - 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, and 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon on Saturday for students from Kindergarten up. During the sessions, students will rotate through different sports, including soccer, basketball, frisbies, golf, American football, and others. Focus is on helping students learn skills, practice teamwork, and have fun, regardless of their current knowledge or skills!

·         TRANSPORTATION:  The school will follow the practice we have followed over the past several years and provide transportation for the students at the end of the Tuesday and Wednesday sessions in the main part of Tegucigalpa. We will not provide transportation to the outlying areas, such as El Hatillo, Santa Lucia, and the airport. As in the past, there will not be a nanny on the bus; however, the driver will make sure all students are buckled up. We will not provide transportation to any area on Saturday.

·         TRANSPORTATION FEE:  Parents are asked to pay Lmp.100 per month for the bus services if their children are planning to use it on Tuesday and Wednesday, and Lmp.60 per month if they are planning to use it for only one of those days. That can be given to Carolina (Receptionist) or anyone in the Finance Office.

·         SIGN-UP FOR SPORTS PROGRAM:  Sign-up for the sports program is with Mr. Eric Hamm directly. His phone number is 9599-2959. As this is a new program, we may need to make adjustments as we go along, and we will keep you informed of any changes. One thing that we will be considering is the traffic at 5:00 p.m. and how long it takes us to get the students home after the activities.

The school welcomes any suggestions parents may have. If you have not had a chance to sign up yet, please contact Ms. Paola Mena, Administrative Assistant, atdsoffice@discoveryschool.edu.hn, 2231-7790 or 9950-66924 to let us know of your interest.

·         At the current time we are not planning to offer other activities during the first quarter, with the exception of Choir. After we have assessed the Sports program, we will make a decision if we will offer other activities starting in the second quarter. Choir teachers will provide parents with a schedule of practices this week, but we will attempt to schedule the Choir practices so they don’t interfere with the Sports.

FROM THE COUNSELOR’S OFFICE – Ms. Marilis, our Guidance and Career Counselor, will begin working on group discussions/presentations with the sixth graders this week. The topic they will focus on will be "Reinforcing Organizational and Study Skills ".

ENROLLMENT DRIVE:   The Board of Directors elected to repeat the Enrollment Drive for the 2013-2014 school year, and the term will expire soon.

1.      PERIOD OF THE ENROLLMENT DRIVE:  This opportunity is available until August 31, 2013, and is not retroactive. 

2.      CONDITIONS:

A.    Discovery Parent must personally introduce a potential new student and parents to Ms. Giles at the beginning of the admission process (this must be someone who has not already requested information on admission)

B.     The school will follow the usual admission process in determining whether the student will be admitted

C.     The cash benefit will apply only if the new student is actually admitted for the 2013-2014 school year.

3.      CASH BENEFIT FOR DISCOVERY SCHOOL PARENTS AND TEACHERS:

During the enrollment drive period, for each new student that a family introduces to Ms. Giles and who is thereafter admitted after meeting all of our admission requirements, the sponsoring parent or teacher will receive a cash bonus in the amount of 5% of the tuition (not capital fee) that the new student actually pays during the 2013-2014 school year.

4.      ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS:  All new students are required to meet the admission requirements that are already established. If a student applies and is not admitted, no bonus will be paid.

5.      ORGANIZATIONS:  This offer applies to individuals who pay their own tuition and does not apply to organizations.

6.      UNFORESEEN COMPLICATIONS:  The Board reserves the right to discontinue the Enrollment Drive at any time if there are any unforeseen complications for the school.

**NOTE:   If a class is or becomes full, Discovery School reserves the right to put a new applicant on a waiting list. In that case, the bonus would not be paid unless the child is admitted during the 2013-2014 school year.

If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Paola Mena, Administrative Assistant, at 2221-7790 or dsoffice@discoveryschool.edu.hn.