P.E. Class this week October 19 to October 23, 2015

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.

GENERAL INFORMATION

TODO TRANQUILO – “Todo Tranquilo” is a new child friendly conflict resolution program that will be implemented at Discovery School. The program focuses on enabling our students to effectively and assertively deal with difficult situations. Students interested in becoming “Calmadores” will begin their trainings during lunch this week. Trainings will take place from 12:20-12:45 in Ms. Cristiana’s room, beginning Tuesday, October 20. More information about this program can be found in the Elementary blog on our school website. If you have any questions please see Ms. Cristiana.

BOOK CHARACTER DAY - In keeping with Discovery School tradition, students are invited to dress up as his/her favorite book character. Your child should pick a book that he/she has read or that has been read to him/her. It should also be a book that was written before it became a movie or TV show. Please remember: NO SCARY COSTUMES! The 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders will set up a live interactive museum on Thursday, October 29 which will last from 8:50-9:40 a.m. This will allow the younger students to come and learn about new book characters. Parents are welcome to come and meet all of the exciting characters and learn about some new books.

DPTO UN Day Preparations- The DPTO has begun on their preparations for our school UN DAY celebration on Friday, October 30, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. All school families are invited to participate and represent their country of origin. If you have a typical outfit from your country, and would like to participate in the annual showcase, please contact Carolina Villareal carovilla252@hotmail.com or Miriam Salgado miriamasalgado@yahoo.es

CHRISTIMAS BAZAAR- LOOKING FOR VENDORS- Discovery’s Helping Hands Club, a community service club that benefits the children of the Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos orphanage will be having a Christmas Bazaar.  Interested vendors should email, Discovery_bazaar@outlook.com.

ADVANCED EXTERNAL REVIEW TEAM VISIT- The school continues preparing for the AdvancED team visit October 18-22. The team has invited all parents for a meeting on Tuesday, October 20, from 2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. The Early Childhood and Elementary parents will meet in the 2nd Floor Conference Room, and the Middle and High School Parents will meet in Community Information Center. Please mark your calendars/agendas if you are interested in coming and being a part of this accreditation process.

Important Dates Coming Up: October 18 – 22    ADVANCED  REACCREDITATION  VISIT October 21               Parent Meetings With Advanced 2:15 – 3:15 p.m. October 22          Earlier Student Release 2:15 p.m. October 23               Student Led Conferences (NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS) October 29               Early Childhood and Elementary Book Character 8:50-9:45 a.m. October 30               UN Day Celebration; Early Dismissal (11:45 a.m.) P.M. Schedule November 6              Internal Spelling Bee and Oratoria Competitions

DISCOVERY SCHOOL

P.E. Class this week

Second Grade
This week we are going to continue developing baseball pre-sport activities. We are going to use plastic and tennis balls to develop skills for the game and we are going to include the use of bean bags to strengthen these skills.

Third Grade
This week we will continue developing pre-sport skills for baseball, and some track and field activities to strengthen motor skills.

Fourth grade
We are working on the obstacle courses and some activities to develop speed and endurance. We are going to use baseball gloves so students can become familiarized with their use and be ready for a baseball game.

Fifth grade
We are working on baseball pre-sport activities, playing with tennis balls, baseballs and plastic balls, in order for students to learn to handle different sizes and textures.

This week to warm up we are going to hurdle races. We are also working on baseball pre-sport activities, such as throwing balls, catching using globes and batting.