miércoles, 29 de noviembre de 2017

Online Learning Week of Nov. 27 - Dec, 1

Dear Prek Parents,
This week we will continue learning about our abc. We will be working on recognizing the letters with their sound, letter formation, vocabulary of the letter, remember always emphasizing on the short vowel sounds. This week we will be studying about the letter Ll. The vocabulary for this letter is: lion, log, lamp, ladder, ladybug, lock, lines, lollipop, lemon, leaf, lobster, legs.

The following link you will find a PowerPoint presentation with the vocabulary, in case you would like to review at home with your child.

We are attaching links of some of Letter Ll videos if you would like to listen and sing at home with your kid:

We would like your support on occasionally review the ABC’s letter names and sound. Here are some songs we use in class every day.

HOMEWORK:

After reviewing the powerpoint and watching the videos.
*****Make a poster, cartulina size, of letter L.

STORY OF THE WEEK

The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle is one of those books that’s packed with all kinds of learning. Learning about time, learning about animals, learning vocabulary, learning about manners, and learning about ways that authors use text to teach.

HOMEWORK:
Watch the story at home.

On a separate sheet of paper draw and color your favorite character of the story.

MATH
Review Numbers 0-10
Download on your device (tablet, ipad, phone) an app called IXL

Enter the username and password given on the Parent’s Whatsapp chat

PLEASE work on lessons C.1, C.2, C.6

We would like your support on occasionally review counting and numbers. Here are some songs we use in class every day:

Here are some links for online games that you can play at home:



Our Nursery Rhyme this week is: “Marry had a Little Lamb”
We are attaching you the link of the videos of this song we will be learning throughout the week. We will learn two versions of this nursery rhyme. Just a little tip to have fun at home listening and acting out our song.


In Prekindergarten we teach our students about sharing and helping. “Angelitos Del Dia” is a perfect way to help show our kids just how easy this can be and how we can make a difference in our community.
"Angelitos del Dia" helps out newborn babies born at Materno Infantil here in Tegucigalpa. They provide moms with newborn essentials (blankets, pajamas, socks, hats, wash cloths, towels, diapers, baby wipes, baby soap and baby shampoo). 

Your child took home a bag that you can use to put your donations in. 
A great way to get your child involved is to go through their baby clothes and have them choose items they would like to donate. Xtra and Emporio are also great places to shop for baby items. Please feel free to donate as many items as you wish.
Please send the bags back in by Wednesday, December 6th.         Thank you!!

This video teaches you about this great cause

Song Fest, our December celebration for the closure of this year 2017 and welcoming 2018, is on December 8th. We are already rehearsing and getting ready for this awesome show. We need your help with the dress code for the show. Kids should wear the following.

Prek- “A” will be singing and dancing “Jingle Bells”
Please dress your child with colors LIGHT BLUE, LIGHT GRAY and/or WHITE (CELESTE, GRIS CLARO, y/o BLANCO)

Prek “B” will be singing and dancing “Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer”
Please dress your child with brown clothes.

You can also practice at home learning the song here are the links:

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please just respect the dress code you DO NOT need to worry about the accessories for the show. This will be done at school.


We are requesting L. 200.00 for December activities. This will cover the following: accessories for the Songfest show, the Christmas craft to take home, Santa’s contract for one day at school, and Santa’s picture with frame. This money should be sent to school by Monday, December 4th.

Hope to see you Monday, Dec. 4th.
STAY SAFE!! We'll miss you!!


lunes, 27 de noviembre de 2017

Week of Nov. 27 - Dec. 1

Dear Prek Parents,

Welcome BACK! Hope everybody enjoyed this passed holiday. We are ready to work and get ready for December Activities.

MIDTERM REPORTS – Midterm reports were issued last Friday, November 17th. These should be signed by parents and returned to the teacher as soon as possible. If you would like a conference and one was not requested by the teacher, please call the school to set up an appointment.

In Prekindergarten we teach our students about sharing and helping. “Angelitos Del Dia” is a perfect way to help show our kids just how easy this can be and how we can make a difference in our community.
"Angelitos del Dia" helps out newborn babies born at Materno Infantil here in Tegucigalpa. They provide moms with newborn essentials (blankets, pajamas, socks, hats, wash cloths, towels, diapers, baby wipes, baby soap and baby shampoo). 
Your child took home a bag that you can use to put your donations in. 
A great way to get your child involved is to go through their baby clothes and have them choose items they would like to donate. Xtra and Emporio are also great places to shop for baby items. Please feel free to donate as many items as you wish.
Please send the bags back in by Wednesday, December 6th.         Thank you!!
This video teaches you about this great cause

Song Fest, our December celebration for the closure of this year 2017 and welcoming 2018, is on December 8th. We are already rehearsing and getting ready for this awesome show. We need your help with the dress code for the show. Kids should wear the following.

Prek- “A” will be singing and dancing “Jingle Bells”
Please dress your child with colors LIGHT BLUE, LIGHT GRAY and/or WHITE (CELESTE, GRIS CLARO, y/o BLANCO)


Prek “B” will be singing and dancing “Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer”
Please dress your child with brown clothes.

You can also practice at home learning the song here are the links:

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please just respect the dress code you DO NOT need to worry about the accessories for the show. This will be done at school.

We are requesting L. 200.00 for December activities. This will cover the following: accessories for the Songfest show, the Christmas craft to take home, Santa’s contract for one day at school, and Santa’s picture with frame. This money should be sent to school by Monday, December 4th.

This week we will continue learning about our abc. We will be working on recognizing the letters with their sound, letter formation, vocabulary of the letter, remember always emphasizing on the short vowel sounds. We will be studying about the letter Ll. The vocabulary for this letter is: lion, log, lamp, ladder, ladybug, lock, lines, lollipop, lemon, leaf, lobster, legs.

Children assigned should take at least five (5) items that they have at home that begin with this letter. Items should be at school on Monday and we will send them back on Friday. For this week we have Ariel (Prek”A”) and Alejandro (Prek”B”).

***Note: On Friday, the assigned students, will have to share for 22 friends eatable things such as lollipops, lemonade, lemon pie, lychees, lettuce, lasagna, laffy taffy (gummy candies), life savers, lucky charms, etc. for children to taste. It would be awesome if instead of Monday you send it on Friday so that we close up

We are requesting for each child to bring 1 medium size lock with a key. Please send it by Tuesday, Nov. 28th. Thank you.

The following link you will find a PowerPoint presentation with the vocabulary, in case you would like to review at home with your child.

We are attaching links of some of Letter Ll videos if you would like to listen and sing at home with your kid:

We would like your support on occasionally review the ABC’s letter names and sound. Here are some songs we use in class every day.

Some of the stories we will be reading this week are:
The Grouchy Ladybug by Eric Carle is one of those books that’s packed with all kinds of learning. Learning about time, learning about animals, learning vocabulary, learning about manners, and learning about ways that authors use text to teach.

Lost by David McPhail Adorable story of a young boy that finds a lost a bear and does everything he can to help the bear find its way back home. The boy attempts to use all his resources including a library. Finally, when they read the bear's home they waved goodbye but then the little boy realized he was lost now and the bear offered to help him find his home.

In math, will be working with numbers. We will work on how to represent and recognize numbers using tally marks, ten frames, number formation, name of the number, one-to-one correspondence, and sequencing. We will continue working this week with numbers 0-10.

We would like your support on occasionally review counting and numbers. Here are some songs we use in class every day:

Here are some links for online games that you can play at home:


Our Nursery Rhyme this week is: “Marry had a Little Lamb”
We are attaching you the link of the videos of this song we will be learning throughout the week. We will learn two versions of this nursery rhyme. Just a little tip to have fun at home listening and acting out our song.

In Science we will finish our unit about FOOD. We are going to be discussing healthy and unhealthy snacks. Children will get the chance to name food that is eaten during the breakfast, lunch and dinner. They will also be able to name and identify the differences between a fruit and a vegetable. Some of the vocabulary words we will be focusing are: fruit, vegetables, sweets, meat, milk, healthy and unhealthy foods.  If you have any books or posters, or any other material that you would like to share with us it would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your support.

domingo, 19 de noviembre de 2017

Week of Nov. 20 - 24

Dear Prek Parents,
This is going to be a very short week. We are going to be mainly talking about Thanksgiving Celebration and the meaning of this holiday. We will list things that we should be thankful for. If you have any books that are related to this holiday, we will really appreciate if you let us borrow them from you.

We will also be reviewing letters A to K. We will be working on recognizing the letters with their sound, letter formation, vocabulary of the letter, remember always emphasizing on the short vowel sounds.

When we come back from our thanksgiving holiday, we will be working with the letter L. For this, we need to start preparing some material we need. We are requesting for each child to bring 1 medium size lock with a key. Please send it by Tuesday, Nov. 28th. Thank you.

In math, will be working with numbers. We will work on how to represent and recognize numbers using tally marks, ten frames, number formation, name of the number, one-to-one correspondence, and sequencing. We will continue working this week with numbers 0-10.

For our Thanksgiving celebration we will be doing a “Thanksgiving Brunch” at 9:30 am. Thank you for the support of the parents helping on this Brunch.

MIDTERM REPORTS – Midterm reports were issued last Friday, November 17th. These should be signed by parents and returned to the teacher as soon as possible. If you would like a conference and one was not requested by the teacher, please call the school to set up an appointment.

In Prekindergarten we teach our students about sharing and helping. “Angelitos Del Dia” is a perfect way to help show our kids just how easy this can be and how we can make a difference in our community.
"Angelitos del Dia" helps out newborn babies born at Materno Infantil here in Tegucigalpa. They provide moms with newborn essentials (blankets, pajamas, socks, hats, wash cloths, towels, diapers, baby wipes, baby soap and baby shampoo). 
Your child is taking home a bag that you can use to put your donations in. 
A great way to get your child involved is to go through their baby clothes and have them choose items they would like to donate. Xtra and Emporio are also great places to shop for baby items. Please feel free to donate as many items as you wish.
Please send the bags back in by Wednesday, December 6th. 
Thank you!!

This video teaches you about this great cause

Song Fest, our December celebration for the closure of this year 2017 and welcoming 2018, is on December 8th. Early Childhood's Show will be at 8:30am at Discovery School Campus. We are already rehearsing and getting ready for this awesome show. We need your help with the dress code for the show. Kids should wear the following.

Prek- “A” will be singing and dancing “Jingle Bells”
Please dress your child with colors LIGHT BLUE, LIGHT GRAY and/or WHITE (vestir a su hij@ de colores CELESTE, GRIS CLARO, y/o BLANCO)


Prek “B” will be singing and dancing “Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer”
Please dress your child with brown clothes. (Ropa color CAFE)

IMPORTANT NOTE: Please respect the dress code we are asking for, you DO NOT need to buy or make the accessories for the show. These will be done at school.

We are requesting L. 200.00 for December activities. This will cover the following: accessories for the Songfest show, the Christmas craft to take home, Santa’s contract for one day at school, and Santa’s picture with frame. This money should be sent to school by Monday, December 4th.


Remember that there will be NO SCHOOL on Thursday, November 23rd and Friday, November 24th. Happy Thanksgiving and stay safe!

domingo, 12 de noviembre de 2017

Week of Nov, 13-17

Dear Prek Parents,
Reminders:
-This coming Friday, Nov. 17th is Early Dismissal 11:45am for ALL STUDENTS.

-Every Tuesday Homework is send home. Homework should be back to school on Thursday. Please don’t forget to send the folder back

-On Tuesday the homework we will send with a bag in which you will have to bring something to school that begins with the letter of the week. This is to help us with our letter of the week manipulative center.

-Please make sure your child is only bringing toys of the letter of the week we are studying. We have been receiving children with toys that do not belong to the letter.

This week we will continue learning about our abc. We will be working on recognizing the letters with their sound, letter formation, vocabulary of the letter, remember always emphasizing on the short vowel sounds. This week we will be studying about the letter Kk. The vocabulary for this letter is: koala, kangaroo, king, key, kiwi, kite, kiss, kids, kitchen, kitten, karate, kettle. 

Two children will be assigned each week with each letter. In this case, the children assigned should take at least five (5) items that they have at home that begin with this letter. Items should be at school on Monday and we will send them back on Friday. For this week we have Victoria (Prek”A”) and Zachary (Prek”B”)

***Note: On Friday, the assigned students, will have to share for 22 friends eatable things such as kit-kat chocolate, kiwi, fruit kabob, , letter Kk cookies, etc. for children to taste. We do this to close our letter unit. Thank you for your support!!

The following link you will find a PowerPoint presentation with the vocabulary, in case you would like to review at home with your child.

We are attaching links of some of Letter Kk videos if you would like to listen and sing at home with your kid:

We would like your support on occasionally review the ABC’s letter names and sound. Here are some songs we use in class every day.

Some of the stories we will be reading this week are:
Percy the Park Keeper by Nick Butterworth, loves to spend time with his animal friends, and his work in the park keeps him very busy. Wherever Percy is, his animal friends are never far away. The animals often need Percy's help, and he is always there to lend a hand. Read about what happened when a chilly fox needed warming up, or when a dirty badger was offered a bath. Find out how Percy helped an unhappy hedgehog hold a balloon, or a squirrel find her lost acorns. And laugh along as the animals take charge when Percy isn't feeling well—with very surprising results! A treasure trove of endearing tales.

A Kissing Hand for Chester Raccoon by Audrey Penn is the abbreviated version of A Kissing Hand. While older kids may enjoy the longer version, younger ones may like to listen to the shorter version. This is perfect for kids who are anxious about leaving their parents. It reminds them that a parents’ love for their child will be there, even if they aren’t together.

In math, will be working with numbers. We will work on how to represent and recognize numbers using tally marks, ten frames, number formation, name of the number, one-to-one correspondence. We will begin working this week with numbers 0-10.

We would like your support on occasionally review counting and numbers. Here are some songs we use in class every day:

Our Nursery Rhyme this week is: “This Old Man
We are attaching you the link of the videos of this song we will be learning throughout the week. We will learn two versions of this nursery rhyme. Just a little tip to have fun at home listening and acting out our song.

In Science we will begin a unit about FOOD. We are going to be discussing healthy and unhealthy snacks. Children will get the chance to name food that is eaten during the breakfast, lunch and dinner. They will also be able to name and identify the differences between a fruit and a vegetable. Some of the vocabulary words we will be focusing are: fruit, vegetables, sweets, meat, milk, healthy and unhealthy foods.  If you have any books or posters, or any other material that you would like to share with us it would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you for your support.

BASKET OF GOODS FOR SUPPORT PERSONNEL
It is always 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:

Nursery/Pre Kinder and 6th grade
1bag 5-lb of beans (1 bolsa de 5 lb de frijoles)

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 1. Your cooperation will be deeply appreciated.


Discovery School’s Community Service Club will host a Christmas Bazaar on Saturday, November 18, at Plaza Marte. We will be waiting for you on this day. We will have lots of products available for you. We will be waiting for you from 9:00pm to 5:00pm. Don't miss!!