Week of April 7-10

Dear Parents,

We hope you all have had a wonderful Semana Santa / Easter break! We hope this break has helped us all re-charged our batteries and enthusiastically begin the last portion of this school year.

 This week we are going to be working with the letter Zz. The vocabulary that we are going to be focusing on is the following: zebra, zero, zipper, zoo

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:

What will it take for Zack to wake up? We will find out in this zippy tale that teaches the letter Z.

Spot, a polka-dot leopard who can change colors and even juggle his own spots, tries to convince two children that he is special enough to be exhibited in the zoo.

This absolutely stunning picture book is all about Za-za and the effect that the new baby has on a household. When Za-za, the little zebra gets a baby brother, the usual routines in her life change radically. Mom returns from hospital, and she's tired, and Za-za is looked after by Granny. The baby receives all the attention from both her parents as well as visitors and Za-za is feeling neglected. Everyone is so busy that there is no time for toys or stories. So how does it all turn out for Za-za?

We will introduce five new sight words: make, out, time, him, who. Please practice them with your child at home!!!

In our Social Studies unit, the children are having a blast learning about SPACE. We have 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.

In Math, we will begin to work with TIME. The children will be exploring clocks and matching the correct time with cards.

We will also be reviewing solid shapes. Please practice this vocabulary words with them: sphere, cylinder, pyramid, cube, and cone. Ask them to look for objects around the house that are these particular shapes.

The children in charge for bringing the ingredients for Kinder Kafe this week are: Mateo Jacome and Nicolas Martin. Thanks in advance!

IMPORTANT SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS

GO GREEN MONTH -  April is the month in which we will celebrate Earth Day, and Discovery School students will participate in a variety of activities that will educate them about all the things the Earth does for us and how we can help preserve it.  We will kick off the month’s celebrations with an assembly on Friday, April 10th from 10:25 AM-10:45 AM.   We encourage all students and teachers to wear green each Friday in the month of April!

BRICKS4KIDZ - The second module for Bricks4kidz will begin this Friday, April 10. The sessions will be held on Fridays (in April 10,17 and 24; in May 8,15 and 22) from 3:15 to 4:15 and will be open for students in from kindergarten to grade five. There are spaces still available! You can register on Friday!