P.E. Class this week, April 7 to April 11, 2014

I would like to remind parents to send your children dressed in an appropriate way for the days that they have P.E. class:

-  No dresses for the girls

-  No jeans

-  No crocks

-  No sandals

-  No boots

Children who are not wearing the appropriate clothing will not be allowed to participate in P.E. class.

DISCOVERY GOES GREEN - APRIL / EARTH MONTH- CELEBRATION

Month-Long Activities:

- Recycling Drive- Teachers should highly promote paper, glass, aluminum, and plastic recycling. Students should bring materials from home, as well.  The class with the greatest amount of pounds/student will win a prize at the end of the month.   Environmental Science students will collect the materials from the homeroom classrooms twice a week.

- Increasing our green space- Families will be encouraged to send money to cover the cost of a plant (tree, bush, or flower).  Order forms will be sent out next week.  The plants will be planted on campus on Friday, April 25th

- Green Day- Each Friday wear green to celebrate and help us remember to take “green actions.”

DISCOVERY IDOL - The time is here! Auditions will be held on Wednesday, April 23 in the music room. The secondary will audition during lunch at 11:45 a.m. The elementary will audition during recess at 12:45 p.m. Please come ready to sing or dance your heart out for the judges. The winners will be announced on Thursday, April 24 and the performance will take place on Thursday, May 1, at 10:15 a.m.

DPTO NEWS – The DPTO wishes to share the following dates for the activities that will take place before the end of the school year. Please mark your calendars, and support our DPTO by attending these events! More information will be provided as we get closer to the dates.

Ø  April 27 - Movie at the Cinema! (Rio 2)     

Ø  May 10 - Carnival and Fun Run

Ø  May 17 - Garage Sale

MARKETING DISCOVERY SCHOOL:  The Marketing Committee has been very active in developing ways to market the school. We are printing brochures and colorful signs that will let the public know more about us. If you have a business or organization that would like to display either a sign or brochures, please contact Karla Soto, Marketing Coordinator, at dsmarketing@discoveryschool.edu.hn  and we will provide those to you.

P.E. CLASS THIS WEEK

The season is getting hotter! It is recommended for children to wear sunblock and always have their water bottle with them.

PRE-KINDER

We are going to run obstacles races to develop gross motor skills and we will be playing “Color games”.

*¡This last quarter, the students are going to have the opportunity to learn about the soccer game!

KINDERGARTEN

We are working on different obstacles races to improve coordination. We are also going to play different games with the jump rope to develop gross motor.

FIRST GRADE 

We are working on some pre-sports activities (such as controlling the ball in different routes) to develop soccer games.  

SECOND GRADE

This week we are going to develop some pre-sports activities for soccer such as; control, pass and kick the soccer ball with a partner.

THIRD GRADE

This week we will develop soccer pre-sports activities, to learn techniques such as pass and kick the soccer ball. We are also going to play circle games to reinforce this knowledge.

FOURTH GRADE  

This week the fourth grades will be working on different endurance skills, using different games such as Italian relays.   

FIFTH GRADE

During this week we will continue developing physical activities to improve endurance through games and activities such as running and relays.