Semana del 24 - 28 de Febrero, 2014

CUARTO GRADO 

1. Culminaremos los álbumes sobre Tradición Oral en donde los alumnos han escrito leyendas, cuentos, chistes, mitos, bombas y adivinanzas del folklore popular de honduras. 

2. Iniciaremos un nuevo tema: El periódico y la Revista, como medios de comunicación. 




PALABRAS DE LA SEMANA 

1. proveer 
2. opinión 
3. economía
4. internacional 
5. ilustración 
6. índice
7. publicación
8. cinematografía
9. masivo
10. regional 

QUINTO GRADO 

1. Finalizaremos el taller de expresión oral comenzado la semana pasada. Los alumnos están filmando su propio noticiero de televisión, el cual presentarán a sus compañeros al final de la semana. 

PALABRAS DE LA SEMANA 

1. redactar 
2. secuencia
3. asignar
4. moderado
5. muletillas
6. cronograma
7. escenografía
8. elegir
9. apropiado
10. sintonía 

EARLY DISMISSAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 – 

Please remember that our teachers will have a Professional Development afternoon this Wednesday. Our students will be dismissed at 11:45 a.m. This day we will follow PM Schedule.

Semana del 17 - 21 de Febrero, 2014

CUARTO GRADO 

Durante esta semana  hablaremos sobre LAS TRADICIONES ORALES de nuestros país. 
Cuentos, trabalenguas, canciones, leyendas , chistes y adivinanzas. 
Para lo cual elaboraremos un ÁLBUM donde los alumnos escribirán ejemplos de cada una de éstas manifestaciones orales, para que podamos compartirlas en clase. 

Esta semana NO HABRÁN palabras 

para dictado. 

QUINTO GRADO 

Durante esta semana: 

1. El uso de las comillas y el asterisco en una oración. 

2. Realizaremos un taller de expresión oral en donde los alumnos      simularán un noticiero televisivo para poderlo presentar al resto de los compañeros. 

Esta semana NO HABRÁN palabras 

para dictado. 

Week of Feb. 10 -14

     CUARTO GRADO 

1. Utilizaremos las mismas palabras de la semana pasada para el DICTADO de esta semana.  
2. Las fichas de comentario personal. 
3. Lectura  El Jaguar y el Fuego

QUINTO GRADO 

1. La oración gramatical y la estructura del sujeto. 
2. El guión menor y mayor.  

PALABRAS DE LA SEMANA

1. período
2. ecuestre 
3. predicado
4. postal
5. predicamento
6. Psicólogo 
7. autobiografía
8. arquitectónico 
9. consolidar
10. cabildo 

ANUNCIOS IMPORTANTES 

CANDIDATE FOR HEAD OF SCHOOL VISIT – We would like to remind our parents that Mr. Robert Gronniger will be visiting our school as a candidate for the Head of School Position. Mr. Gronniger will be on site this Monday, February 10 and Tuesday, February 11. There will be a Q&A Session for Parents on Tuesday, February 11, from 8:00 to 10:00 am in the school library. We encourage our parents to attend this session and seize the opportunity to ask questions to this candidate.

MIDTERM AND MAP REPORTS – The Midterm for the third quarter was last Friday, February 7. Midterm Reports and MAP reports will be sent out this Friday, February 14. Please review them and return them signed by Tuesday, February 18.

PICTURES FOR THE YEARBOOK – The individual and class pictures for the 2013-2014  yearbook will be taken from Tuesday, February 11 to Wednesday, February 19. Please send your child looking his/her best on the day that his/her grade is scheduled. Merlin Pictures will be taking the photos and will be offering different packets of our students’ pictures at a very convenient price for parents to buy.

SCHOLASTIC BOOKS! – TODAY (Monday, February 10) is final date to purchase books online. The books will arrive at the school in one single delivery, and we will distribute them to the students according to their orders, approximately three weeks after the purchase due date. Please email Ms. Marilis (mzambrana@discoveryschool.edu.hn ) if you have any questions.

CHANGE IN MOVIE DATE AND TIME FROM THE DPTO –In order to offer "The Lego Movie" to our school community in English, the DPTO has moved the date for the movie to Sunday, February 23rd, at the same time, 11:00 a.m. The current Tickets will work for this day. Once again, the DPTO apologizes for this inconvenience and hopes to see you at the theatre then!

Semana del 3 al 7 de Febrero, 2014

CUARTO GRADO 

1. Fichas de resumen y de texto 
2. Uso del paréntesis y los signos de admiración.  

PALABRAS DE LA SEMANA

1. interceptar 
2. transmisión                          4A  jueves 6 de febrero
3. garantizar                             4b  viernes 7 de febrero 
4. profundizar 
5. innecesario 
6. fichas 
7. tachar 
8. editorial
9. alfabéticamente 
10. proporcionar  

QUINTO GRADO 

1. El artículo noticioso 
2. El uso del paréntesis y las comillas 


PALABRAS DE LA SEMANA

1. relevancia 
2. actualmente
3. gira                                            5A jueves 6 de febrero
4. acceder                                      5B jueves 7 de febrero 
5. anécdota
6. vestigios
7. intervención 
8. epígrafe 
9. opcional 
10. vigente 
  

MAP TESTING – This is week three (the final week) of our second MAP testing session for this school year. Reports will be sent home along with the Midterm Progress Reports on Friday, Febrary 14.

PICTURES FOR THE YEARBOOK – The individual and class pictures for the 2013-2014  yearbook will be taken from Tuesday, February 11 to Wednesday, February 19. The specific day and time for each grade will be posted next week.

CHOIR PARENTS – On Monday, February 3, at 3:15 p.m., there will be a mandatory meeting in the school Library for parents of all Choir students who are planning to travel to New York City in June 2014 to perform at the prestigious Carnegie Hall. Information will be given concerning the trip and payments needed, and Important decisions about the trip will be made. We need at least one parent for each Choir student to attend this meeting.

SCHOLASTIC BOOKS! - This month your child(ren) will have the opportunity to purchase books through the International Scholastic Book Clubs.  This is an optional activity offered by the school, in case you want to motivate your child to read at home and to increase their own library.  With your purchase, our library will accumulate points to redeem for more books for the benefit of your children in our school. Order forms and catalogues were sent home previously. The final date to purchase the books online is February 10. The books will arrive at the school in one single delivery, and we will distribute them to the students according to their orders, approximately three weeks after the purchase due date. Please email Ms. Marilis (mzambrana@discoveryschool.edu.hn ) if you have any questions.

FROM THE DPTO – PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS – The DPTO has been organized the traditional Movie Event for Discovery School families. This year, it will take place at NOVACENTRO on Sunday, February 9 at 11:00 a.m. for the presentation of THE LEGO MOVIE