Grade 5 Discovery School

Welcome back! We hope everyone had a relaxing Thanksgiving break. Thank you to all of you who sent in food for fifth graders to celebrate Thanksgiving. We had a fun time!

This week we will continue learning about Ancient Egypt and its impact on society today, as well as about their Gods and Goddesses, traditions and daily life.
Students will start their research project this week where they are expected to research a chosen topic, take notes, present their topic to the class, and produce a written summary of everything they've learned.  They will have two weeks to work on this project in school.

In Math we will continue estimating and dividing. Do not forget to practice Xtramath at least three times a week!

In Reading and Writing we continue to read and write informational texts and essays on Ancient Egypt. We are almost done reading The Egypt Game.

This week we also begin our Science unit on FOOD. We will be learning about nutrition and making the right food choices to stay healthy. Students will be recording what they eat for a week. We will reflect on this food journal to make the necessary changes. We will also be reading food labels and making sure we choose what is best for our bodies. We will also be inquiring into the foods the Ancient Egyptians ate.
PARENT VOLUNTEERS: We would like to take students on a hike to La Tigre.  If there are parents who are familiar with the area and are willing to guide students on the hike, please contact Ms. Nydia or Ms. Linh.  Thank you!

IXL  Language C.1, C.2, C.3 and D.1
Math D.3 

From Discovery

Dear Discovery School Parents,

On behalf of the Discovery School, we would like to thank the parents and students who have made donations towards the baskets for the school’s maintenance, support and security staff. We will be extending the deadline in order to offer additional time to bring more goods to school.

Nursery/Pre-Kinder and 6th grade       1 5-lb bag of beans

Kinder and 7th grade                           1 5 lb bag of rice

1st grade and 8th grade                        1 5-lb bag of sugar

2nd grade and 9th grade                       1 bottle or 2 bags of oil, 2 boxes of margarine, O 3 lbs of lard

3rd grade and 10th grade                      1 4lb-bag of MASECA

4th grade and 11th grade                      3 lbs of spaghetti (six packages) OR 1 bag of coffee

5th grade and 12th grade                      4 packages of tomato paste

**Please feel free to send any additional goodies that you want to share with our devoted staff, such as canned goods, instant soups, cookies and crackers, or anything else that does not require refrigeration. 

Please send these contributions by Friday, December 4. ¡There is no greater way to give thanks than by sharing with those less fortunate!

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Estimados padres de familia,

En nombre de la Escuela Discovery, queremos agradecer a los padres y alumnos que han hecho la donación para las canastas para el personal de mantenimiento, apoyo y seguridad. Estaremos extendiendo la fecha límite de entrega para poder dar tiempo adicional para que puedan traer más productos a la escuela.

Nursery / Pre Kinder y  6^to grado                  1 bolsa de frijoles de  5-lb.

Kinder y 7^mo grado                                        1 bolsa de arroz de 5 lb.

1^er grado y 8^avo grado                                     1 bolsa de azúcar de 5-lb.

2^ndo grado y 9^no grado                                    1 bote o 2 bolsas de aceite, 2 cajas de margarina, O 3 lb. de manteca

3^er grado y 10mo  grado                                1 bolsa de MASECA de 4lb

4^to grado y 11^avo grado                                   3 lb de espaguetis (6 paquetes) O 1 bolsa de café

5^to grado y 12^avo grado                                   4 paquetes de pasta de tomate

**Siéntase en la libertad de enviar cualquier producto adicional que usted desee para compartir con nuestro dedicado personal como ser alimentos enlatados, sopas instantáneas, galletas dulces y/o saladas, o cualquier otra cosa que no requiera refrigeración.