April 25th to 29th

 We had a great week in the fifth grade! The students have been busy researching for information and working on projects.
Our field trip to Arca de Esperanzas was very educational. Students had the experience of making recycled paper and were able to learn about how children with some kind of disability are helped at this center.
It was great to hear their reflections about our visit. Most of them felt grateful to have good health!

IMPORTANT INFO

Grades 4-7 only:

KIDS ATHLETICS ACTIVITY – Our fourth, fifth and sixth graders will be participating in a Kids Athletics activity on Wednesday, April 27, from 8:00 to 11:30 a.m at the Palacio de los Deportes (UNAH). We will be working with Sunshine School and Honors Academy. The cost of this activity is L50 per student. Teachers who will be going on this fieldtrip: Ms. Karen, Ms. Amy, M. Nidia, Ms. Lihn, Ms. Marisela, Ms. Nora A., ms. Tiffany, Ms, Norma, Ms. Yery* and Ms. Carol. For the organization of the teams, we are asking students to wear specific colored t-shirts as follows:

Grade 4  - red t-shirt                           Grade 5   - blue t-shirt                                   

Grade 6  - white t-shirt                       Grade 7   - yellow t-shirt

**IF YOU CAN CHAPERONE THIS ACTIVITY, PLEASE ACCOMPANY US!

For Everyone:

EARLY DISMISSAL AND HOLIDAY – This Friday, April 29 is an early dismissal day for our students. We will be following P.M. schedule.  We want to remind parents that Monday, May 2 is a holiday. Classes resume on Tuesday, May 3.

RECYCLING CHALLENGE:  Students keep bringing in your recyclable materials (newspapers, magazines, notebooks, paper board boxes, cardboard, aluminum cans, and plastic bottles) for the recycling challenge given by Arca de Esperanzas.  Remember that juice and milk boxes and Pringles-type cans cannot be recycled due to being a pressed mixture of aluminum, plastic, and paper.   Thank you for continuing to support environmental awareness.  Class that meet their challenge of bringing 10 lbs per student will earn a cookie party!

SUMMER CAMPS AT DISCOVERY SCHOOL  - Just like last year, there will be two summer camps in the month of June. Discovery Zone 7 will be a fun, artistic and entertaining camp for children 3 to 9 years old. There will also be a reinforcement camp for reading, writing and French for students in grades K-2. Both camps will run from June 13 to July 1, with the same schedule (8:00 a.m. to 12:00). Transportation is available at a small additional cost. If you or a relative/friend is interested, more information can be given to you by Ms. Carolina or at the accounting offices in school.

ECONOMICS BAKE SALES– the third graders will be their conducting their integrated Math/Social Studies bake sale on April 28. They will really appreciate the support of fellow students as they conduct their economics activity.

Important Dates Coming Up: Wednesday, April 27           Kids Athletics for grades 4, 5, 6 and 7(8:00-11:30 a.m.) Thursday, April 28              Grade 3 Economics Bake sales   Friday, April 29                   Early Dismissal (11:45 a.m. ) PM Schedule; PD for teachers                                                Midterm Monday, May 2                    HOLIDAY Saturday, May 14                 General Assembly 9:00 a.m.

This week:


 Math
Some example of students' completed project on Data Collection and Graphing.  They worked hard and produced very good products displaying their knowledge on the subject.

This week in Math we will spend reviewing Chapters 1-5, and 7-8 to ensure students are strong in the skills learned throughout the year.

Ancient Rome
Students will continue with their research and PowerPoint project.  Their deadline will be this Friday.  Presentations will start on Monday.

Reading
Students have finished with their Lit Circles novel. As a group they will present a summary and novel elements to the rest of the class on Friday,  April  29. They may choose to present using power point, prezzi or a trifold. They are encouraged to dress up as a character from their novel. After the presentations, we will begin our second novel.

Writing 
Fifth graders are working on their informative essays. They have collected information on notecards and have created their outline. This week they will write, revise and edit their essays. The final copy is due on Tuesday,  May 3. After this we will learn about writing Memoirs.


Grammar
We will continue to focus on regular past tense verbs and irregular past tense verbs.


Here are some pictures of our students making paper at Arca de Esperanzas

April 18 to 22nd

Another exciting week in fifth grade! Time is flying by and we have much to do before the end of school.
This week in: 


Field Trip: Fifth grade will be going on a field trip to Arca de Esperanza on Thursday from 8:45 to 11:00.


Math
Students will finish their graphing project this week.  Presentations will be on Thursday.
There will be a Math quiz this Friday on Chapter 3 and 4.

Ancient Rome
Students will start their research this week on their chosen topic of Ancient Rome.  They will be taking Cornell notes which they will eventually use to help them create their PowerPoint presentation.

Reading
Review reading strategies and skills to improve comprehension of novels. We will continue working in Lit Circles. We will read samples of informative texts.

Writing
We will review characteristics of informative writing. Students have chosen a topic to inform about and will be writing an informative essay. This week they will focus on gathering information using the Cornell method, note cards or a grid.

Grammar
 We will review regular and irregular past tense verbs.
IXL J.1, J.2, J.3

 IMPORTANT INFORMATION
 

RECYCLING CHALLENGE:  Students keep bringing in your recyclable materials (newspapers, magazines, notebooks, paper board boxes, cardboard, aluminum cans, and plastic bottles) for the recycling challenge given by Arca de Esperanzas.  Remember that juice and milk boxes and Pringles-type cans cannot be recycled due to being a pressed mixture of aluminum, plastic, and paper.   Thank you for continuing to support environmental awareness.  Class that meet their challenge of bringing 10 lbs per student will earn a cookie party!

PICAMIEJO PRESENTATION – do not forget to send the L100 for the presentation this Wednesday, April 20 if you have not done so yet.  This is one of many activities that we have planned for La Semana Del Idioma Español. There will be a follow up literary discussion and extension project concerning this presentation.

GARAGE SALE – The DPTO is oirganizing a garage sle for next Saturday, April 23, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 m. Tables are available for only L400. Please help the DPTO by spreading the word about this activity with families and friends! For more information, or to reserve a table, please contact cbanegas@discoveryschool.edu.hn

SUMMER CAMPS AT DISCOVERY SCHOOL - Like last year, there will be two summer camps in the month of June. Discovery Zone 7 will be a fun, artistic and entertaining camp for children 3 to 9 years old. There will also be a reinforcement camp for reading, writing and French for students in grades K-2. Both camps will run from June 13 to July 1, with the same schedule (8:00 a.m. to 12:00). Transportation is available at a small additional cost. If you or a relative/friend is interested, more information can be given to you by Ms. Carolina or at the accounting offices in school.

ECONOMICS BAKE SALES – the third graders will be conducting their integrated Math/Social Studies bake sales on April 21 and 28. They will really appreciate the support of fellow students as they conduct their economics activity.

Important Dates Coming Up: April 19                               Grade 4 fieldtrip to Arca de Esperanza April 20                               Picamiejo Presentation at 9:00 a.m. April 21 and 28                   Grade 3 Economics Bake sales   April 21                               Grade 5 fieldtrip to Arca de Esperanza April 22                               All School Assembly for Spanish Week at 10:50 a.m. April 27                               Kids Athletics for grades 4, 5, and 6 (8:00-11:30 a.m.) April 28                               Area Meetings April 29                               Midterm

April 11-15th

Math:
Students will start their project this week on Data Collection and Graphing (Chapter 5).  It is strongly recommended that students continue to review previous Chapters learned throughout the year so they do not forget the skills taught.  The following pages will help them to review.  Weekly quiz will be given on any of the skills that have been previously taught

Chapter 1: p.56-59
Chapter 2: p. 122-125
Chapter 3: p. 192-195
Chapter 4: p. 250-253
Chapter 7: p. 450-453
Chapter 8: p. 518-521

Ancient Rome:
Student's Impromptu skit on the Legend of Romulus and Remus.
Students perform the original conflict and resolution (Romulus killed his brother Remus).  They then had to come up with a peaceful solution in their second skit.

Reading: 

Students will continue to work on Literature Circles. They are close to finishing their first novel and have understood the importance of being prepared for discussions. After finishing their novels, students will have to work on a book report in the form of a prezzi, power point, or any other way they choose, to present the elements of their novel. More information on this next week.

Writing:

This week, the fifth graders will write a persuasive letter to parents!! They have learned about writing a strong introduction, using facts and research, and a strong closing. Be prepared!

Grammar:

This week we will review Coordinating and Subordinating Conjunctions

IXL BB.1, BB.2 and CC.1

April 4th to 8th

We had another great week in fifth grade and we are looking forward to Family Night this Friday at 4 p.m. We hope to see you all there!

This week in fifth grade:

Math
Chapter 8 Test Friday, April 8th!!!!
Nightly review strongly recommended.  Refer to pages 518-521 in your Math textbook for extra support for Chapter 8.

Reading 
We will continue working on Literature Circles. It is very important for students to come prepared every Friday with their assigned roles. Literature Circles provide a way for students to engage in critical thinking and reflection as they read, discuss and respond to books. Since collaboration is at the heart of this activity, everyone needs to do his/her part.

Grammar
We will finish working with commas and will move on to learning about the  proper usage of coordinating and subordinating conjunctions.Test on Comma Use on Thursday.

Writing
We will work on revising and editing Expository/Informative writing for Social Studies. We will review characteristics of Opinion/Persuasive writing and will learn about the different ways it can be published: essay, letter form, reviews etc.

Social Studies
We will be learning about the founding of Rome and its contribution to humanity.

IXL  Language EE.3, EE.4