WEEK OF MARCH 31- APRIL 4

This week we are going to be working with the letter Ww. The vocabulary that we are going to be focusing on is the following: wagon, watch, watermelon, web, water, wheel, whistle, wing, wink, worm, walrus, wreath, well, window, and windmill.

If you have any items at home that begin with this letter, send them over with your child and we will be discussing them in class, we will display them on a table and we will return them back on Friday. The kids get excited to bring things from home.

Some of the stories that we will be reading this week are:

Everyone wants a ride in worm's wagon, but will worm be able to pull the weight? The children will laugh and learn as we read this wacky tale that teaches the letter W.

The story focuses on a young boy named Max, who, after dressing in his wolf costume, wreaks havoc through his household and is disciplined by being sent to his bedroom. As he feels agitation with his mother, Max's bedroom undergoes a mysterious transformation into a jungle environment, and he winds up sailing to an island inhabited by malicious beasts known as the "Wild Things."

A little boy, called Peter, would like to whistle to call his dog Willie and try very hard but couldn't figure out how to do it. Peter sees other children whistling for their dogs. He tried to whistle in varieties of ways between spinning, hiding in boxes, coloring with chalks, pretending to be his father, walking the cracks in the sidewalks but failed. After many attempts he finally whistles for his dog Willie. He showed his parents he can whistle. When his parents sent him to buy some grocery for them he whistles to and from the grocery store.

The five new sight words for this week are: six, pink, seven, white, eight, and gray.

This week the children will continue making words in a variety of ways. We will be dictating CVC words for them to write. They will be using letter tiles and magnetic letters to spell words. The children will also have the chance to write words on the board with markers. As students make words, they increase their word knowledge, discover patterns, and become better readers and writers. You may want to try these exercises at home too. The children are all very excited to know that they are writing and reading on their own.

In Math, we are going to continue working with Time to the hour. We are going to be looking at differences on digital and analog clocks.

The children have been practicing counting by ones, by fives and by tens. This week we are going to challenge them and we will start counting by 2´s.

In our Social Studies unit, the children are having a blast learning about SPACE. Last week we learned about the Sun and the Moon. This week we are going to be talking about the Planet Mercury. Ask your little ones about what they know, and you will be amazed to hear their responses.

We would like to thank everyone for contributing with last Friday´s Farewell Party for Jay. The children really had an amazing time.

For NEXT week, we would like the children to bring their own KITE. This Kite should be in school on Tuesday April 8^th.

This Friday April 4^th, we are planning to have a MATH RALLY with the First Graders. The children will all be divided into groups and they will help each other accomplish the goal of every Math Station they will be going to. This will help them review all the concepts that we have been covering in class.

 Please practice the following IXL skills with the students. We have noticed that children are not using IXL and this is a great tool for them to practice at home.

Time

M.1     Match clocks and times

M.2    Read clocks and write times

Measurement

Q.4    Holds more or less

Q.5    Compare size, weight, and capacity

EARLY CHILDHOOD AND ELEMENTARY READ-A-THON –Our Early Childhood and Elementary READ – A – THON concludes today.  Reading logs must be submitted by Tuesday, April 1. We will be announcing the winners soon!

 MARKETING DISCOVERY SCHOOL:  The Marketing Committee has been very active in developing ways to market the school. We are printing brochures and colorful signs that will let the public know more about us. If you have a business or organization that would like to display either a sign or brochures, please contact Karla Soto, Marketing Coordinator, at dsmarketing@discoveryschool.edu.hn  and we will provide those to you.

CHOIR MEETING – There will be a Choir meeting on Monday, March 31 at 3:15 p.m. in the school library. Important information will be discussed in this meeting. At least one parent for each student who is going to New York City must attend!