Despedimos el mes de la patria......orgullosamente CATRACHOS!!!

SEPTEMBER 23-27, 2013

SIXTH GRADE Content:  Study the different geographical formations of  Latin America. Homework due:   Study the GF of Latin America seen in class. Sept.24.13 6A                                                                                                     Sept.27.13 6B  Quiz due:                   N/A    Project due:              N/A

SEVENTH GRADE Content:  Events and political, social and cultural changes prior to independence. Homework due:     N/A Quiz due:                 N/A Project due:             N/A   EIGHTH GRADE Content:  Politics in Latin America. Homework due:    Research the different political movements in Latin America. 9.26.13 Quiz due:                 N/A Project due:            N/A  NINTH GRADE Content:  The constitution of Honduras Homework due:    Research the when and why they wrote a constitution and how many constitutions Honduras has had. 9.27.13 Quiz due:                 N/A Project due:            N/A

TENTH GRADE Content:  The government and the country following  independence.              Homework due:        N/A Quiz due:                    N/A Project due:               N/A  ____________________________________________________ ELEVENTH GRADE Content:  Changes and reactions to the development of a country. Homework due:  Make a PPT about  Changes and reactions to the development of a country. 9.26.13  Quiz due:                 N/A Project due:             N/A

TWELFTH GRADE Content: Ancient Cultures Hunos, Chinos, Mayas, Griegos, Romanos, Hebreos, Incas, etc.  Homework due: Create a didactic game with the information you have about the cultures you presented. 9.27.13  Quiz due:                 N/A Project due:             N/A

PRESENTACIONES SOBRE LAS CULTURAS ANTIGUAS

Los alumnos de duodécimo se prepararon e hicieron una extraordinaria presentación para los alumnos de primaria; en donde compartieron sus conocimientos sobre el inicio, desarrollo y decadencia de algunas culturas antiguas como los Hunos, Chinos, Mayas, Griegos, Romanos, Hebreos, Incas, etc. Para ilustrar mejor dichas presentaciones elaboraron maquetas, presentaciones Power Point, trifolios, asimismo usaron atuendos representativos de cada cultura y brindaron a sus compañeros de grados inferiores y maestros degustaciones de la gastronomía de la época.   

Vean a continuación fotos y videos de la actividad:

Quiero agradecer de manera muy especial a los padres de los alumnos por su apoyo, a los alumnos y maestros que asistieron a la actividad y a la administración de la escuela.

EXCELENTE TRABAJO SENIORS ´14

Important Dates Coming Up:

                                                     

                 September 23 – October 11           MAP testing session

                                                     Wednesday, September 25           No School – PD with Judi Fenton       

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THIS WEEK

             FROM THE COUNSELOR’S OFFICE:

• Keiser University will be visiting us on Monday, Sep. 23 at 11:45 a.m. Juniors and Seniors will attend this presentation.
• Our Seniors will attend an informative meeting at COHEP on the program "Members for a Day" (Socios Por un Día). on Monday, September 23, at 3:00 p.m. They will leave school 15 minutes earlier that day.
• On Wednesday, September 25, our Seniors will participate in the "Members for a Day " activity. There is no school for students that day, therefore, they will be making their own transportation arrangements.

MAP FALL TESTING SESSION – Our Map testing session begins on Monday, September 23. Parent cooperation in making sure our students are in school on time is greatly appreciated. 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WEDNESDAY IN SEPTEMBER – There will be no school for students on Wednesday, September 25. Teachers will receive in-service sessions with Ms. Judi Fenton.

DONATIONS NEEDED: “Ya Tengo Donde Escribir” is an organization aiming to help children from public schools that cannot afford notebooks. In order to help, the organization makes notebooks out of cereal boxes and pages from used notebooks. They are now collecting cereal boxes until November 20th, and we encourage our students and teachers to bring cereal boxes from their homes. At the end of the contest, the grade that brought the most boxes will be awarded a pizza party or ice cream party! Please help us help those in need!

BAKE SALE - The Community Service Club will be hosting a bake sale on Thursday, September 26 to raise funds for the annual Christmas party for the orphans from Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos.  Many delicious treats will be available at break and lunch time!  Thanks, in advance, for your support!

FLU SEASON: The flu season has arrived, and we feel it is important that parents be aware and on the lookout for flu symptoms. We want to give you some suggestions and guidelines for keeping your child and your family healthy.

1.    One of the first ways of controlling exposure to the flu is to avoid crowds and close contact with others.

2.    If your child is sick with flu symptoms (fever, cough, sore throat, vomiting, diarrhea, difficulty breathing), please keep your child home until s/he is symptom free for 24 hours.

3.    We have placed antiseptic handwash and Lysol disinfecting spray in each classroom and office. It is advisable for students to also have their own antiseptic handwash and to use it frequently.

4.    Teachers are reminding their students to wash their hands frequently, cover coughs or sneezes, not share drinking bottles, food, straws, etc., and to use the antiseptic handwash.

Flu 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.

By following the above precautions, we are hopeful that we can contain and prevent widespread cases of the flu.

September month of independence!!!!

WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 16-20, 2013

SIXTH GRADE Content:  Individuals or groups that have been influential in the region over time. Homework due:         N/A Quiz due:                     N/A Project due:                N/A	SEVENTH GRADE Content:  Important people in the process of independence of Honduras. Homework due:     N/A Quiz due:                 N/A Project due:            N/A
EIGHTH GRADE Content:  Important people that helped in the process of independence of Latin America. Homework due:  N/A Quiz due:              N/A Project due:         N/A	NINTH GRADE Content:  structure of the Constitution of the Republic of Honduras. Homework due:   N/A Quiz due:               N/A Project due:          N/A
TENTH GRADE Content:  Individuals or groups were influential in developing the government and the country following  independence.              Homework due:      N/A Quiz due:                  N/A Project due:             N/A	ELEVENTH GRADE Content:  The environment, belief systems, resource distribution, ethnicity, etc. that affect a country’s socio-economic development Homework due:     N/A  Quiz due:               N/A Project due:            N/A
TWELFTH GRADE Content:  Ancient Cultures presentations Homework due:   N/A Quiz due:               N/A Project due:          N/A

IMPORTANT DATES COMING UP:

                                                     

      Thursday, September 19                Grades 9-11 College Admission               

                                                                 Meeting in the Library 8:15 a.m.

                                  Faculty Meeting in the Library                 
3:30p.m.           

     Friday, September 20                     Seniors will make a presentation

                                                                about their History of cultures class 

                                                                from 10:00-11:43                   

      September 23 – October 11          MAP testing session

                               Wednesday, September 25           No School – PD with Judi Fenton       

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THIS WEEK

MIDTERM REPORTS were issued last Thursday, September 12. We encourage parents to go over them and discuss them with your child(ren), sign them and send them back to school. If you would like a conference, and one was not requested, please call the school to set up an appointment.

DPTO – The Discovery Parent-Teacher Organization (DPTO) works to help the school fundraiser for projects and provide fun activities for our students, parents, and teachers! Anyone interested in joining and help to organize events is more than welcome to join us, as we meet every Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. in the school Cafeteria. We would like to remind all parents of the agreement made by the General Assembly in May 2013, to have all parents donate L. 200 per child to help finance the events and activities organized during the year. You can pay the fee in the Finance Office to Ms. Belgica Varela, or your homeroom teacher. You will receive a receipt from the school. Parents who still have not done so, please fill out our survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Q6QY2VF

MAP FALL TESTING SESSION – Our Map testing session will begin on Monday, September 23. The specific times and dates for our grades will be published in our blogs. Parent cooperation in making sure our students are in school on time is greatly appreciated. 

 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WEDNESDAY IN SEPTEMBER – There will be no school for students on Wednesday, September 25. Teachers will receive in-service sessions with Ms. Judi Fenton. 

(Only for Grades 9-11) INFORMATIVE MEETING WITH PARENTS GRADES 9 – 11: We are inviting grades 9-11 parents to attend a meeting with the school’s Counselor, Ms. Marilis Zambrana, and Ms. Gloria Palacios, Secondary Assistant Principal to discuss college admissions and other pertinent information. The meeting will take place Thursday, September 19 @ 8:15 (school Library).