Can you believe we only have 8 weeks left until summer vacation begins?! I can't! This year has gone by SO QUICKLY!!
Here are some announcements from the Discovery School Administration:
DPTO FAMILY NIGHT – The DPTO annual Family Night, JUNGLE NIGHT 2012, will take place on Friday, April 20. As usual, Discovery School teachers will host games from 5:00-6:00 p.m. There will be other activities happening from 6:00-7:00 p.m. and a Choir Sponsored BINGO from 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Family Fun Fishing! This year on family fun night the art room will be open for family art making. Parents please come with your students and join in the fun. The result will be an art work that every member of the family has contributed to. We will be experimenting with Gyotaku fish prints and other printing techniques. (Allow 10-20 minutes.) See you Friday night for Art FUN with Ms. Campbell!
EARTH DAY CELEBRATION - The tenth grade Environmental Science students will be hosting the Earth Day celebration on Friday, April 20th during snack time. There will be activities to teach our students how to conserve resources, thereby protecting our planet.
DRDRESS CODE - Reminder to all parents! We are requesting support in this matter: All students should be appropriately dressed in a manner that promotes academic seriousness. The following is NOT ACCEPTABLE, among others (please refer to the Parent/Student Handbook, page 30 and 31):
- Drug, alcohol or tobacco related clothing, jewelry or paraphernalia
- Clothing promoting sex, racism, violence or profanity
- Clothing which, because of its briefness or tightness of fit is deemed distracting to the academic atmosphere
- Strapless tops or tops with either shoulder bare
- Shower-type flip-flops
- Shorts or skirts that are shorter than mid-thigh
The school stresses the avoidance of extremes and reserves the right to request a student to change into more appropriate attire or call home to acquire more suitable dress.
**Discovery School shirts are ALWAYS appropriate! Don't forget to join the teachers and staff in showing school spirit by wearing Discovery School apparel each Friday!
Model UN Absence: Just a reminder, I will be absent from school this Wednesday-Friday, April 18-20, as I will be accompanying our Model United Nations team to their annual competition in La Ceiba! (This is my last planned absence for the year!!!) Please double-check all deadlines listed below to be sure you have all your work ready to be turned in when it is due!!!!!
Here is the schedule for the week:
6th grade: Monday and Tuesday you will continue working on the Immigration DBQ that you started last Friday. Remember you have an assignment due in class tomorrow (Monday, April 16)! With the sub on Wednesday-Thursday you will be watching another immigration-based movie, An American Tail, and will be answering questions and completing an assignment based on the movie on Friday. Both your American Tail questions and assignment, along with your DBQ packet and essay, will be due at class time on Monday, April 23! If you have questions about the assignments please feel free to contact me over the weekend or come to my room during snack or lunch on Monday. Asking questions about an assignment at the beginning of class is not an acceptable plan!
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7th grade: On Monday you will be reading and answering questions from the textbook (due Tuesday). You will also choose your countries for the next country project. Remember that you will need a container with a fully-removable lid for this project. You will need to bring your container to school on Tuesday. In class on Tuesday (with me) and Wednesday (with the sub) you will have research and project worktime in the computer lab. On Friday you will have two assignments out of the textbook. Your textbook assignments from Friday and your project presentations will be due at class time on Monday, April 23!
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8th grade: Be sure to bring your painting research that you started on Friday to class tomorrow (Monday, April 16) because you will be using it to complete tomorrow's assignment! Tomorrow you will also find out about the fun three-day Renaissance art activity you will be completing with the sub Wednesday-Friday in class! You will have a Renaissance mini-quiz in class on Tuesday, April 17. Your in-class art activity from Wednesday-Friday will be due at class time on Monday, April 23!
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9th grade: You will continue working on World War II this week. Monday you will see part two (of three) of the 1940s House series. Be sure to bring your notes page with you to class! On Tuesday you will be researching the experience of minorities in World War II. Wednesday-Friday (with the sub) you will be reading about some of the art that was "displaced" by World War II and the lingering question of what to do with "misappropriated" art. You will also be working in pairs to create a 1-year illustrated timeline of World War II. Your minorities assignment, reading questions, and timeline will be due at class time on Monday, April 23!
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I want to wish the Discovery School Model United Nations team good luck this week at their competition! They have put in a lot of work, and I can't wait to see all that work rewarded!
Have a great week!
KF
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