febrero 27, 2011

A new month....new experiences!!!

This will be the content that the students will study during this week...
Sixth grade:         Honduras national anthem
Seventh grade:    Fill out worksheets about `How we divide our history`. (continuation)
Ninth grade:        Diversity and cultural identity (continuation)
Tenth Grade:      Formation of the National State 
Eleventh grade:  Theories of economy.(end of presentations)
Twelfth grade:    Honduras national anthem 

febrero 14, 2011

Short week.....and Science Fair!!!!

This will be the content that the students will study during this week...
Sixth grade:                                       Honduras national anthem
Seventh grade:    Fill out worksheets about `How we divide our history`. (continuation)
Ninth grade:        Diversity and cultural identity (continuation)
Tenth Grade:       IV UNIT Formation of the National State (1821-1899)
Eleventh grade: Theories of economy.(presentation)
Twelfth grade:    Honduras national anthem 

febrero 07, 2011

Learning is exciting......

This will be the content that the students will study during this week...
Sixth grade:          Honduras national anthem
Seventh grade:  Fill out worksheets about `How we divide our history`. 
Ninth grade:        Diversity and cultural identity
Tenth Grade:       IV UNIT Formation of the National State (1821-1899)
Eleventh grade:  Theories of economy.
Twelfth grade:    Honduras national anthem 

enero 31, 2011

National Spelling Bee on Saturday......

Another week full of knowledge....



Sixth grade:          Honduras national anthem and continuation of Greek Mythology.
Seventh grade:   Analysis of a video named `Misquitos bajo el mar`.
Ninth grade:        Preparation and presentations about the world`s important topics (Continuation)
Tenth Grade:       Knowing Bay Islands through a video.
Eleventh grade: Theories of economy.
Twelfth grade:    Honduras national anthem and continuation of the Greek and Roman civilizations.

enero 24, 2011

The content to be studied this week will be...

Sixth grade:          Honduras national anthem, world`s geography.
Seventh grade:    Presentations about Honduras.
Ninth grade:        Preparation and presentations about the world`s important topics (Continuation)
Tenth Grade:       Prepare and present interesting facts about Honduras and present them to the rest of the class.
Eleventh grade:  Important topics about economics in the world (presentations)
Twelfth grade:    Identify the different generations of  the times.

enero 18, 2011

Another exciting week....!

Wow time flies fast....

The content to be studied this week will be...

Sixth grade:          Honduras national anthem, world`s geography.
Seventh grade:    Presentations about Honduras.
Ninth grade:        Preparation and presentations about the world`s important topics (Continuation)
Tenth Grade:       Prepare and present interesting facts about Honduras and present them to the rest of the class.
Eleventh grade:  Important topics about economics in the world (presentations)
Twelfth grade:    Identify the different generations of  the times.


Flu Season:  Flu season is upon us, and we feel it is important that parents be aware and on the lookout for flu symptoms. We would like to take this opportunity to remind you of the symptoms and the procedures to follow if your child is sick.

Symptoms:  Fever, body aches including headache, fatigue, runny nose, cough and congestion.

What to do if your child has these symptoms:  Contact your doctor; keep your child home until s/he has been symptom free (including having no fever) for at least 24 hours; notify the school if your child tests positive for Influenza A.

We have had one student in Grade 2 test positive for Influenza A. This is not H1N1 and this is not an epidemic. This is seasonal flu, which is contagious for approximately 5 days.



enero 10, 2011

A new week full of knowledge.....

The content to be studied will be...

Sixth grade:          Honduras national anthem, world`s geography.
Seventh grade:    Presentations about Honduras.
Ninth grade:        Preparation and presentations about the world`s important topics.
Tenth Grade:       Prepare and present interesting facts about Honduras.
Eleventh grade:  Important topics about economics in the world.
Twelfth grade:    Identify the generations of different times.  

Remember that this Friday there are student-teacher-Parent conferences in the afternoon.

Jan.14  Half Day-Conferences - A.M. Schedule
Jan.17  Holiday- Martin Luther King Day

enero 05, 2011

Happy new year to all !!!

A new year has begun to learn more...,so the 

content to be studied will be...

Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Ninth grade, Tenth Grade, Eleventh grade 
and Twelfth grade..     Since this week we do not have that much 
time, I will be inducting them to the new content to be studied
 this new semester.
Eighth grade.....The students will no longer take this class during this school year, instead they will take Art class. It was a pleasure for me to work with them and spend some time together. I wish them the best.

Origin Of New Year

New Year is the world's most popularly celebrated festival. Perhaps, everybody would like to know how these celebrations began, from where it originated and what is so important about the festival. Let's give you an insight to the origin of this grand event in a brief form.

Origin of New Year dates back to the era of emperors. They thought of celebrating a special day which should dot a day for beginning and end of the year. First New Year celebrations were noticed in Mesopotamia around 2000 years. It was celebrated at the time of Equinox in mid-March by the Egyptians, Persians and Phoenicians while Greeks celebrated it on winter solstice. 

Ancient New Year Calendar
First New Year celebrations were noticed in Mesopotamia around 2000 years. It was celebrated at the time of Equinox in mid-March by the Egyptians, Persians and Phoenicians while Greeks celebrated it on winter solstice. 
As per the ancient Roman calendar New Year fell on March 1. This calendar just had ten months and March was the first month of the year. The calendar originated by the cycles of the moon, beginning in spring and ending with autumn planting.
Gregorian Calendar
About 500 years later, Pope Gregory XIII abolished the old Julian calendar and introduced Gregorian calendar which comprised of a leap year after every four years to maintain balance between seasons and calendar. Finally, in 1582, Gregorian calendar was set to celebrate New Year on the first day of January.

diciembre 13, 2010

May God bless you all, today and forever !!

DINNER AND SONGFEST - We would like to remind all parents that our annual Songfest will take place this coming Thursday December 16th. The DPTO will be selling Holiday food an hour before the student presentations, which will be starting promptly at 6:00 p.m. We invite all parents and students to come at 5:00 p.m. for supper, to catch up with friends, purchase the Choir CD and the Discovery School cookbook for holiday gifts, and enjoy the presentations our students have been working on. The program should last about one hour and thirty minutes. We hope to see you all there. 

 

WEEK OF DEC. 13-16, 2010
(Last week of this year)

        GRADE                                        CONTENT
           6                Honduras national anthem and finalization of
                              content.
           7                Finish projects and content.
           8                Finish content and worksheets.
  9, 10, 11, 12     The high school students will have semester       
                             exams during this week. They have been

                             already evaluated.

diciembre 06, 2010

Christmas, the best season of the year!!

WEEK OF Dec 6-10, 2010

GRADE

CONTENT 

6

HONDURAS NATIONAL ANTHEM

7

presentations of regions of honduras

8

ECOnomic activities in THE AMERICAS

9

Diversity and cultural identity

10

presentations about the discovery of honduras(continuations)

11

chapter 4-development strategies and written evaluation

12

HONDURAS NATIONAL ANTHEM and presentations of ancient civilizations part ii

noviembre 29, 2010

Christmas Season is getting closer...

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 29-Dec 3, 2010

GRADE

CONTENT 

6

HONDURAS NATIONAL ANTHEM DIFFERENT CIVILIZATIONS

7

THE HONDURAN REGIONS

8

SUSTAINED economy and ECOnomic activities in THE AMERICAS

9

Diversity and cultural identity

10

presentations about the discovery of honduras

11

development strategies

12

ancient history part II


Christmas Season is getting closer...

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 29-Dec 3, 2010

GRADE

CONTENT (THREE DAYS ONLY)

6

HONDURAS NATIONAL ANTHEM, DIFFERENT CIVILIZATIONS

7

THE HONDURAN TERRITORY

8

A START TO DEVELOPMENT IN THE AMERICAS

9

HOW MUCH HAVE WE CHANGED?

10

COLONIAL ERA (CONTINUATION)

11

THE EUROPEAN UNION

12

THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABSENT DOING A MATH PROJECT.


Christmas Season is getting closer...

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 29-Dec 3, 2010

GRADE

CONTENT (THREE DAYS ONLY)

6

HONDURAS NATIONAL ANTHEM, DIFFERENT CIVILIZATIONS

7

THE HONDURAN TERRITORY

8

A START TO DEVELOPMENT IN THE AMERICAS

9

HOW MUCH HAVE WE CHANGED?

10

COLONIAL ERA (CONTINUATION)

11

THE EUROPEAN UNION

12

THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABSENT DOING A MATH PROJECT.


noviembre 22, 2010

Feliz dìa de Acciòn de Gracias!!

WEEK OF november 22-24, 2010

Grade

Content (three days only)

6

Honduras National Anthem, DIFFERENT CIVILIZATIONS

7

tHE HONDURAN TERRITORY

8

a START TO DEVELOPMENT IN THE AMERICAS

9

hOW MUCH HAVE WE CHANGED?

10

cOLONIAL ERA (CONTINUATION)

11

THE EUROPEAN UNION

12

tHE STUDENTS WILL BE ABSENT DOING A MATH PROJECT.


The above content will be studied during the present week.
DÍA DE ACCIÓN DE GRACIAS
El Día de Acción de Gracias, la fecha nacional más peculiarmente americana, fue celebrada por primera vez en 1621 por los pobladores de la Colonia de Plymouth. Estos colonizadores, que más tarde fueron llamados Peregrinos, salieron de Inglaterra porque deseaban separarse de la Iglesia establecida y adorar a Dios a su propia manera. Después de salir de Inglaterra, los Peregrinos se establecieron en Holanda en 1608.

Finalmente en 1620 se embarcaron en el "Mayflower" buscando libertad de culto en el Nuevo Mundo. Con todo y que su destino original era la Colonia de Jamestown, Virginia, una tormenta los sacó de su ruta y en noviembre de 1620 llegaron al norte de Plymouth, Massachusetts. El primer invierno fue de grandes penurias para los colonizadores, ya que más de la mitad de la colonia murió de hambre y por enfermedades. Sin embargo, aquellos que sobrevivieron continuaron luchando y en la primavera sembraron su primera cosecha de maíz.

Squanto, un indio guerrero, se hizo amigo de ellos, y enseñó a los colonizadores cómo sembrar y cultivar el maíz, y los ayudó a establecer buenas relaciones con las tribus indias vecinas. En el otoño de 1621, después de una buena cosecha, el Gobernador Bradford proclamó "un día de dar gracias al Señor para que podamos de una manera más especial regocijarnos después de haber recogido el fruto de nuestro trabajo".

En un gesto de amistad, los Peregrinos invitaron a los indios vecinos para juntos celebrar una fiesta, en la que compartieron pavos y gansos, maíz, langostas, almejas, calabacitas, calabazas y frutas secas.

Debido a una pobre cosecha y problemas con los indios, no fue posible celebrar el Día de Acción de Gracias el siguiente año. Sin embargo, en 1623 el Gobernador Bradford proclamó julio 30 como el Día de Acción de Gracias para celebrar el final de un largo periodo de sequía.

Después de 1623, la celebración del Día de Acción de Gracias fue irregular y generalmente con una base regional. Sin embargo, en 1789, poco después de que las trece colonias se habían unido, el Presidente George Washington presentó un Acuerdo al Congreso para celebrar un día nacional de "dar gracias y oración pública". Se aprobó la resolución y en noviembre 26 de 1789 se celebró el primer Día Nacional de Acción de Gracias. En la proclamación correspondiente George Washington instó a los americanos a dar gracias a Dios por su protección, por la victoria en la lucha, por la libertad y por la paz y prosperidad en el nuevo país.

Durante los siguientes años aún no había una celebración nacional anual de esta festividad. Sin embargo, en 1846, la Sra. Sarah Hale, editora del Godey’s Lady Book, una revista para mujeres, lanzó una campaña para hacer del Día de Acción de Gracias una fiesta nacional. Después de 9 años logró su meta y el Día de Acción de Gracias fue señalado una fiesta nacional, justo antes de empezar la Guerra Civil.

El día 3 de octubre de 1863, el Presidente Abraham Lincoln, expidió la primera proclamación del Día de Acción de Gracias desde 1789. Desde el tiempo de Lincoln, anualmente el Presidente ha proclamado el cuarto jueves de noviembre como el Día de Acción de Gracias.

El patrón general de esta celebración también se ha conservado igual desde el Siglo XIX. El menú, con cualquier variación regional, generalmente consiste de pavo relleno al horno, arándanos, algún platillo a base de maíz, camotes y pasteles de calabaza. Hoy día, el Día de Acción de Gracias, sigue siendo un día de fiesta durante el cual las familias americanas se reúnen para compartir los frutos de una abundante cosecha y para dar gracias a Dios por sus bendiciones en sus tierras.

noviembre 12, 2010

Seguimos teniendo experiencias educativas ! !

November 15-19-2010

No classes on Friday 19th, 10th Teachers´ workshop
(Students do not come to school, teachers will serve as
seminar-workshop presenters for other teachers of all
over Honduras, the event will be held at the Marriot Hotel) 

The content that the students will study this week will be:

Sixth grade: 
The human being is social.
(continuation)

Honduras National Anthem




Seventh grade:The school community
Eighth grade:
Economic integration.
(Continuation)




Ninth grade:
Social rights of the countries.
Tenth grade:


Colonial period in Honduras(
Continuation)
Eleventh grade:


Explanation (presentations)
of Development
Characteristics
& Growth
development
Models of developed countries










Twelfth grade:


Ancient times evaluations and

Honduras National Anthem


Note: This week will be the last days of the second quarter´s mid-term.   
             Most of the work will be done in class.