5th Grade
During this week students will work on instrumental performance with the recorder.
Song: Do, Re, Mi from the movie"The Sound of Music"
Due Date (1st part)
5B Friday April 10
5A Monday April 8
6th Grade
Students will work on instrumental performance with the recorder. DUET SONGS. Song: Minuet (J.S.Bach)
Every student will learn both voices. When the time to present comes, a raffle will indicate which voice to play.
Due Date (1st. Part)
April 10
7th Grade
Instrumental performance with Drum Set.
Students will work on musical notation reading and writing rhythms to be played with the Drum Set.
Due Date: (Exercises 1, 2)
April 9
8th Grade
Instrumental performance with the key board. Students will read easy music scores with both hands.
Students will have to bring their score to EVERY CLASS in
order to be signed after presenting their progress to the teacher. By the end of 4 classes the page will be checked to count the signatures and assign a grade.
9th Grade
They will visit the following link to read about the topic and answer some questions on line:
Sound Properties and Their Perception
IMPORTAN INFORMATION
The school is currently organizing three important
upcoming events. The DPTO FUN RUN, OLYMPIC
GAMES, and PANCAKE BREAKFAST, and a school BINGO are being put together to raise funds towards buying TECHNOLOGY
for the school The DPTO is also organizing their annual GARAGE SALE. Please check the Administration
Blog (available through the website www.discoveryschool.edu.hn) for
this week’s Monday Memo for more information. Our parents’ help is much needed
and greatly appreciated in making these events successful!
DPTO
Fun Run and Olympic Games April 20
Proceeds to buy TECHNOLOGY for the school.
On Saturday morning, April 20, the DPTO will once again host the annual
Fun Run for parents and students of all age. This year, it will be even better, as we are beginning
the event with an Olympic torch run, followed by the Fun Run, Parent/Student/Teacher
competitions (such as basketball,
volleyball, soccer) archery, and Greek games created and hosted by the
Grade 5 students.
The DPTO is also hosting a pancake breakfast at the conclusion of the
games. The class that completes
the most laps in the Fun Run will have an ice cream party during the following
week. More information will be forthcoming in future Monday Memos.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR! -- On Wednesday morning, April 10, at 7:30 a.m.
in the Cafeteria, there will be a meeting for parents and teachers
who want to help us organize and present this opportunity for our families to
have some fun and raise money to improve TECHNOLOGY on the campus.
DPTO
Garage Sale May 25
This annual event is always well received and
attended by our Discovery families, as well as families in the larger
community. It is an opportunity to clean out your closets and sell things you
no longer need, or find treasures from others who are selling. Tables/space can be bought from the DPTO at a
very reasonable price. Food and drinks will be available throughout the
morning. Come join us! If you are interested in this event, please contact the
DPTO at discoverypto@gmail.com
BINGO returns to Discovery May 4
Last
year's event that was organized by the Choir parents was such a big success
that we want to do it again.
This year, the event will again be organized by
parents and the proceeds will be used for TECHNOLOGY
to benefit all of our students. In order to be a success, an event
like this takes the combined effort of many dedicated individuals.
We
need people to organize and/or donate prizes; organize, provide, and/or sell
food; print and sell tickets; and handle logistics. Ms. Lourdes Retes has graciously agreed to be the overall organizer
for the event--when she or someone else from the school contacts you to help,
please be generous with your time, talents, and ideas.
MARK YOUR
CALENDAR
-- Our first organizational meeting will be held on Thursday, April 11, at 7:00
a.m. in the Cafeteria -- and all great ideas and offers are most
welcome! We are asking for at least 2 or 3 parents per grade level to get
involved. This will be great fun for our families, and the Bingo will generate
income -- Bingo for Technology!
$$$$$ Below are approximate costs of things we
would like to purchase for the overall improvement of the school and
enhancement of the learning experience for our students.
- Technology - Laptop
Computer - $800 - $1,000 -- we need laptops for teachers to check out for
students to use with presentations
- Mimio (or
'smart') board - $850 - wouldn't it be great to have one per
classroom! (Maybe the parents in a grade level would like to go together
and buy this for their children's class)
- LCD Projector - $800 -- for
use with the laptops or Mimios
- Plasma TV - $500 - $600
-- this could be connected to a laptop
- Electronic
Tablet - $400 - $750 -- this could be connected to a projector
- Artificial
Turf for the area beside the cafeteria -- It is impossible to
keep grass on this area, and the dust is unhealthy for the children who
play soccer during breaks or just walk across the field area when going
between classes. A preliminary estimate on the cost of quality artificial
turf is approximately $20,000.
- Sound system - Instead of
renting a sound system for events, we would like to buy our own. The cost
for this is not yet known.
YOUR HELP IS NEEDED! If you have
access to better pricing for any of the above, if you would like to donate
anything toward these purchases, if you would like to purchase something during
your summer travels and bring it back to the school, or if you have other ideas
to help move our school forward in Technology, please contact either Ms. Giles
(debgilespk@yahoo.com) or Efrain Ochoa in Finance
(dsadministration@discoveryschool.edu.hn) and we will be happy to have your
input and help.