Dear
Parents,
This week we will have a Dr. Seuss story time every
day of the week which will include cake on Friday!!!
We are going to be exposing the students to a variety
of his books. If you happen to have books of Dr. Seuss, we are kindly
requesting you to send them with your child to school. We will be sending them
back on Friday. Dr. Seuss has a collection of more than 50 books and we would
really like the children to be exposed to the majority of them. We are going to
be watching and reading his biography. We will also be watching and reading
some of the stories that the children are not familiar with. We would like to
take the opportunity to thank Mrs. Paige (Nora´s mom) and Mrs. Jenks (Ellyn´s
mom) for always sending in books for us to read in class.
We would like to thank in advance Mrs. Noguera
(Jordan´s mom). She will be donating a Dr. Seuss cake on Friday for the
students to enjoy.
Some of the stories that we will be watching and
reading this week are the following:
The story follows a boy named Marco, who describes a
parade of imaginary people and vehicles traveling along a road, Mulberry
Street, in an elaborate fantasy story he dreams up to tell his father at the
end of his walk. However, when he arrives home he decides instead to tell his
father what he actually saw—a simple horse and wagon.
This is the first picture book biography of Dr. Seuss,
written especially for his young fans who want to know what made him tick. The
animals in the zoo that his father ran and his fondness for drawing them, the
injustices he suffered as the child of German immigrants and his inherent sense
of humor all fed into the imagination of this boy. He was a square peg in a
round hole until he found that he could make a living doing exactly what he
pleased—doodling and writing funny things about the world as he saw it.
In the book, Gerald McGrew is a kid who, when visiting
a zoo, finds that the exotic animals are "not good enough". He says
that if he ran the zoo, he would let all of the current animals free and find
new, more bizarre and exotic ones. Throughout the book he lists these
creatures, starting with a lion with ten feet and escalating to more
imaginative creatures, such as the Fizza-ma-Wizza-ma-Dill, "the world's
biggest bird from the island of Gwark, who eats only pine trees, and spits out
the bark."
"My eyes see. His eyes see. I see him. And he
sees me." With text as simple as simple can be, Theo. LeSieg (Dr. Seuss)
uses humor and rhythm to encourage the very youngest children to discover the
joy of reading. A big-eyed boy and a pink-eyed rabbit cavort through the book,
seeing everything there is to see: a girl, a horse, an old tin can, the sun,
the moon--even pink underpants (which make them both blush).
"I see a nose on every face. I see noses every
place!” Noses come in all shapes, colors, and sizes and are handy to have for
sniffling, smelling, and . . . playing horns? This simple, sometimes silly
story offers little ones a first ode to the nose and all that it does.
We invite to you visit the following links with your
child. These sites include books, games, activities, and more about Dr. Seuss
that you can do with your child at home.
In order to honor Dr. Seuss’ birthday,
lower elementary will be doing many different activities throughout the following
week. Here is the dress-up calendar for next week:
Monday: Pijama Day
Tuesday: Mix –Match Day
Wednesday: Crazy Hair Day
Thursday: Hat and tie Day
Friday: Red, White & Blue Day
(Thing1 & Thing 2)
Thanks a million for all your help!
In Math, we are going to start working with Fractions.
In Kindergarten we mainly focus on whole and half. We are going to be doing a
variety of activities to help the students understand these concepts. We are
also going to practice counting by fives up to 100.
In Phonemic Awareness we are going to be focusing on
Vowels. We are going to continue working with Word Families.
The new five sight words for this week are: play, little, her, put, and end.
EARLY CHILDHOOD AND ELEMENTARY READ-A-THON – The Early
Childhood and Elementary will be carrying out a READ – A – THON for grades K-5
during the month of March. Each student will receive a Read-a-thon Recording
Sheet and a book mark, and will be asked to keep a record of the books they
read during the month of March (whether the book is read as a school assignment
or for pleasure). The winner of each homeroom class will be awarded a special
medal and certificate, and will be treated to a very special lunch in a
restaurant. Please help us by encouraging your child to read at home every day!
YEARBOOK PICTURES UPDATE - Order forms for the
yearbook pictures were sent home last week. Please make sure to send your form
back with the exact amount of money or a check. We will be receiving orders
until March 11th.
CHRONICLES OF DISCOVERY SCHOOL - Each
year at Discovery School we host the event "Chronicles of Discovery,"
destined to promote literature and art developed by our students and reward
those whose works excel in these areas. The event is organized by the students
of the AP Literature and Composition class. Throughout the award ceremony,
students conduct art exhibition, musical performance, and recitation, among
other activities. There will also be live music and refreshments for everyone
to enjoy.
We would like to invite you to Chronicles of Discovery
and help us fund it. The event is sponsored by companies and donations from
parents. Any sum of money is welcomed, and may be delivered to Mr. Fenn (high
school building, room no. 3). Thank you for helping us promote the artistic
school spirit. We hope to see you at the event, April 25.
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