WEEK OF APRIL 7-11

This week we are going to be working with the letter Kk. The vocabulary that we are going to be focusing on is the following: kangaroo, key, kite, kiss, karate, kick, koala, kiwi, kaleidoscope, kimono, kettle, ketchup, king, kitten, and kitchen.

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:

These kangaroo have all kinds of kazoos! This rhyming tale invites readers to join their kooky band and learn about the letter K.

On a windy spring day, what do Bear and Mole decide to do? Why, fly a kite, of course! But first they have to build one. They design, measure, and finally construct their kite. With a zoom, zoom, zoom the kite soars up, up, up in the air. But when a storm rumbles in --SNAP!--the kite string breaks! The chase is on as the two friends tear after their kite and find it in a tree, protecting a nest of baby birds from the rain.

Little Bear gives an animal friend a picture to deliver to his grandmother.  His grandmother sends a kiss back to give to Little Bear.  The first animal tires of the journey, so he passes the kiss along to another animal, who passes it to another… until it reaches a skunk, who shares it with a female skunk – and she shares it back.  In the end the skunks get married.

The five new sight words for this week are: nine, orange, ten, purple, black and brown. Please practice these words at home with your child every day.

In Math we are going to work with the concepts of “greater than” and “less than.” We are going to do a lot of activities where the children will identify the correct sign.

As announced in last week’s blog, we are requesting each child to bring a kite for this week. The kite should be in school for Tuesday, April 8^th. We will be having fun with them.

We are having a sensational time learning about our Solar System. We have learned about the Sun, the Moon, and Mercury. This week we are going to be talking about Venus.

As you already know, this Friday we are all going to Jay’s house for our Easter Egg Hunt. We are going to be leaving the school around 9:40 a.m. and returning around 2:30 p.m. The Easter Committee met and decided to ask for Lps. 150 to buy the Easter baskets, treats, transportation and lunch for the students. They will contribute themselves with a craft, goodies for an Easter baggie, silverware, plastic eggs, decorations and cake. If you would like to join us you are more than welcome to do so if you provide for your own transportations. Please fill the form sent last week and send it as soon as possible with the money attached.

Please remember the 5 egg shells requested last week. The children will have fun painting these egg shells and then hunting for them on Friday in our Easter Party.

We wish each one of you a happy and safe week. We will see each other again on Tuesday, April 22^nd.

DISCOVERY IDOL – Our annual show will take place at 10:15 a.m. on May 1, 2014.

We are inviting all our students to work hard this week and prepare something to

showcase in the show. Audition will take place on Wednesday, April 23 during lunch.

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.