WEEK OF OCTOBER 19-23, 2015

Dear Parents,


This week we are going to learn the letter Gg. The vocabulary words for this letter are: goat, guitar, girl, garden, gum, gift, grapes, goose, gorilla, grass.

Some of the stories that we will be reading are the following:

In Math we are going to be working with the number 8. We wil;l be doing graphing using gumball graphing cards. We will do different activities during center time to review counting and recognizing numbers from one to eight.







THEME:

''FIVE SENSES''

Children learn everything through the five senses, so it is very essential for children to learn how they comprehend information.  This unit will explain each of the five senses in detail and give children a chance to explore their knowledge using their five senses.  They will be using their eyes, hands, ears, nose, and mouth to gain knowledge of the world around them.

This Friday we are having Parent-Teacher Conferences. You will be getting a note in your child´s folder stating the time that we have assigned each one of you. Please return this note signed. If you are unable to attend at the time that has been assigned for you let us know and we will work it out at a different time.

Book Character Day is around the corner. We are going to be having a celebration on Thursday, October 29^th since there is UN Day Celebration on Friday, October 30^th. We are requesting Lps. 35 to buy a nice basket to go trick-or-treating around the school. Also, we are asking for one bag of candies, lollipops, chocolates or any other small treat you would like to send. Please send this no later than Wednesday. If you would like to volunteer to help out by donating snacks or lunch, please let us know so we can get together and meet as soon as possible to plan this celebration for the children. They are all very excited about this day and we would like to have something nice prepared for them. 

BOOK CHARACTER DAY - In keeping with Discovery School tradition, students are invited to dress up as his/her favorite book character. Your child should pick a book that he/she has read or that has been read to him/her. It should also be a book that was written before it became a movie or TV show. Please remember: NO SCARY COSTUMES! The 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders will set up a live interactive museum on Thursday, October 29 which will last from 8:50-9:40 a.m. This will allow the younger students to come and learn about new book characters. Parents are welcome to come and meet all of the exciting characters and learn about some new books.

            For Everybody

DPTO UN Day Preparations- The DPTO has begun on their preparations for our school UN DAY celebration on Friday, October 30, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. All school families are invited to participate and represent their country of origin. If you have a typical outfit from your country, and would like to participate in the annual showcase, please contact Carolina Villareal carovilla252@hotmail.com or Miriam Salgado miriamasalgado@yahoo.es

CHRISTIMAS BAZAAR- LOOKING FOR VENDORS- Discovery’s Helping Hands Club, a community service club that benefits the children of the Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos orphanage will be having a Christmas Bazaar.  Interested vendors should email, Discovery_bazaar@outlook.com.

ADVANCED EXTERNAL REVIEW TEAM VISIT- The school continues preparing for the AdvancED team visit October 18-22. The team has invited all parents for a meeting on Tuesday, October 20, from 2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. The Early Childhood and Elementary parents will meet in the 2nd Floor Conference Room, and the Middle and High School Parents will meet in Community Information Center. Please mark your calendars/agendas if you are interested in coming and being a part of this accreditation process.

Important Dates Coming Up: October 18 – 22                 ADVANCED  REACCREDITATION  VISIT October 21                          Parent Meetings With Advanced 2:15 – 3:15 p.m. October 22                         Earlier Student Release 2:15 p.m. October 23                          Student Led Conferences (NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS) October 29                          Early Childhood and Elementary Book Character 8:50-9:45 a.m. October 30                          UN Day Celebration; Early Dismissal (11:45 a.m.) P.M. Schedule November 6                        Internal Spelling Bee and Oratoria Competitions