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 6^th grade students         1 5-lb bag of beans

Kinder and 7^th grade students              1 5-lb bag of rice

1^st grade and 8^th grade students          1 5-lb bag of sugar

2^nd grade and 9^th grade students         1 bottle or 2 bags of oil, 2 boxes    

                                                       of margarine, OR 3 lbs of lard

3^rd grade and 10^th grade students        1 4lb-bag of MASECA

4^th grade and 11^th grade students        3 lbs of spaghetti (six packages)  

                                                       OR 1 bag of coffee

5^th grade and 12^th 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 14^th. Your participation will be deeply appreciated.