LIFE SCIENCE BLOG, DECEMBER 17 TO DECEMBER 18, 2012

-The Song Fest is scheduled to begin promptly at 6:00 p.m.

-Seniors 2013 and DPTO will be selling food and drinks that evening, so please plan to arrive early. Traffic tends to be especially hectic this time of year, so please plan accordingly.

THANKS FOR YOUR GENEROSITY - On behalf of our support personnel, THANKS TO OUR PARENTS AND STUDENTS for everything that was sent for the baskets. The result was an abundance of goods that were very much appreciated by our personnel.  Thanks for your generosity.

WINTER HOLIDAY; December 19, 2012 to January 7, 2013  

-Tuesday, January 8, 2013 Students return to school

-Friday, January 11, 2013; Early Dismissal AM Schedule

I want to wish you all a wonderful and rested holiday, and best wishes for 2013.

LIFE SCIENCE BLOG, DECEMBER 10 TO DECEMBER 14, 2012

This week the students are going to learn about:

CHAPTER 9; SPONGES, CNIDARIANS, AND WORMS

 ·        Animal Symmetry

-      The Mathematics of Symmetry

-      Symmetry and Daily Life

 

·        Sponges and Cnidarians

-      Sponges

-      Cnidarians

-      Life in a Colony

·        Worms

-      Characteristics of Worms

-      Flatworms

-      Round Worms

-      Segmented Worms

STUDENTS WILL START WORKING IN CLASS AND WHATEVER THEY DO NOT FINISH, THEY WILL TAKE HOME.

Classwork / Homework:

Section 2, Assessment, p302

Section 3, Assessment, p311

Section 4, Assessment, p320

Thursday; we will review all the content seen last week to be ready for the test (Chapter 9).

Friday, Dec 14, we will have our Last Evaluation for Second Quarter (chapter 9, Sponges, Cnidarians, and Worms)

The students can practice for the test online, visit PHSchool.com Web code: cea-2010

-Make Christmas 2012 special for a child

Thank you very much for the Christmas Gift that you brought for our friends from Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos (NPH).

If more information about NPH’s work in Honduras, please visit http://www.nph-honduras.org/. 

-Christmas is the season to open our hearts and share with those around us that need it most. It has been a tradition at Discovery School for students to come together and contribute in assembling baskets of goods for our support personnel.  We are asking for your cooperation in sending the following:

6^th grade students      1 5-lb bag of beans

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 items no later than Friday, December 14^th. Your participation will be deeply appreciated.

 -The Discovery School Song Fest (to be held on Tuesday, December 18 at 6:00 p.m.)  is around the corner!   The children will sing and dance beautiful Disney or famous movie themes.

SIXTH GRADE  - Will sing “Hakuna Matata” from the movie “The Lion King”. Students need to dress up as one of the movie characters (as it has already been assigned in class).