Week of April 27 - May 1

Dear Parents,

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.

We will continue working with the sight words introduced last week: then, little, two, red, and here

The children are becoming experts in recognizing what a noun, a verb and an adjective is. This week we will be working on plurals. The only rule that we will be introducing to them is whether or not they should add an “s” to a singular noun or not. For example dog-dogs, cat-cats.

We will continue working on the concepts of greater than, less than, and equal to.

Mateo's birthday is on Tuesday, April 28th his parents will celebate with the children on this day with pizza and cake. Children do not need to bring lunch this day, only snack. 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WEDNESDAY – This Wednesday, April 29 students will be dismissed at 11:45 a.m. and we will follow PM Schedule.

PROGRESS REPORTS - Midterm Progress Reports for the fourth quarter will be sent home this Thursday, April 30.

**INFORMATIVE TALK FOR PARENTS - Mrs. Anna Lucía Acosta, specialist on family counseling, will be giving a presentation to the parents on the topic “Educating today is different”. This event will take place on Tuesday, April 28, at 1:00 p.m. in our Library. You are all invited to come and acquire some insight on this valuable education topic. Refreshments will be served.

SPRING GENERAL ASSEMBLY – We want to give all our school community a heads up and ask you to mark your calendars for Saturday, May 16 at 9:00 a.m. We need to reach a quorum for this General Assembly and be able to vote on budget, calendar and school improvements. The DPTO is offering a Pizza Party to the Grade that has the most parents attending the General Assembly.  

HEAT WAVE – We all know this is the hot season in Honduras, but it has been unprecedentedly hot the last couple of days, and the weather forecast predicts higher temperatures for next week. Here are some tips to keep in mind: 

1.    Wear light colored, loose fitting, lightweight clothes (cotton preferably)

2.    Students should be encouraged to bring water bottles, caps/hats to wear outside and to use sun block every day, especially on P. E. days.  

3.    Students may use their recess time for playing board games, reading, watching videos.

4.    Stay hydrated – drink lots of water even if you don’t feel thirsty.

DISCOVERY IDOL AUDITIONS – Our annual talent show is around the corner! Students can audition their songs, dances or other talents on Thursday, May 7, and Friday 8. The talent show will take place on Wednesday, May 20 at 10:15 p.m. 

COWBOY CARNIVAL AND PICNIC DINNER & MOVIE UNDER THE STARS- The DPTO is working very hard to put together a wonderful fun filled evening for our students and parents. This will take place on Friday, May 8 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Cowboy theme games and great food will be available for everyone, and there will be a great family movie – The Book Of Life – projected for everyone at 6:00 p.m. Dress up in cowboy gear, bring a blanket and come have a delightful family experience.

SUMMER CAMP – Discovery Zone 6 is back! Get an early registration! The Summer Camp will run from June 8-26, from 8:00 to 11: 50 a.m.  Please ask Ms. Valencia Duron for more information vduron@discoveryschool.edu.hn