OCTOBER 31 - NOVEMBER 4

HOME OF THE WOLVES

·         PUNCTUALITY – Classes begin at 8:00 a.m. promptly every day. Students are expected to arrive before 8:00 am every day. There is a warning bell at 7:55 a.m. and any student who is not in class by 8:00 a.m. is considered tardy. When students arrive early to school, they can organize their lockers and materials, they can turn in their homework, they can socialize, and they can also seek teachers for assistance. When they arrive late to school, they get stressed out, classes are interrupted, and they miss important information provided at the beginning of the class. We kindly request your assistance in this matter.

·         MAKE UP WORK POLICY - It is the responsibility of the student to obtain make up assignments from the teachers and to see that the completed work is submitted within the allotted number of days.

o   If a student is absent for 1 or 2 days, he/she MUST bring an excuse from home in order to be able to make up the missing work

o   If a student is absent for 3 or more days, he/she MUST bring an excuse from the doctor in order to be able to make up the missing work

o   If the student brings an appropriate excuse, he/she will have 1 day per day missed to make up his/her work.

o   If the student fails to present his/her work due, he/she will receive no points for the work.

·         RECUP / NIVELACION SCHEDULE

QUARTER 1

November 2 – 4, 2016

	Wednesday, November 2	Thursday, November 3	Friday, November 4
8:00 – 10:00	Math	Language Arts	Social Studies
10:30 – 12:30	Science	Español	Art

     ·         ABSH BASKETBALL – The Infantil and Pre Juvenil boys will be representing the school in the      ABSH Basketball tournament hosted by the American School of Tegucigalpa. This event will take place on November 2-5. We wish them all good luck.

·         AASCA TRACK & FIELD / CROSS COUNTRY – For the first time, our school will be sending a team to compete in an international competition hosted by the American School of El Salvador. Our team will be competing from November 9-13. We also wish them good luck!! GO WOLVES!!!

WEEK OF OCTOBER 24 - 28

HOME OF THE WOLVES

·         HONOR ROLL - QUARTER 1

HIGH HONOR ROLL 4.0 GPA
9th grade	Sofia Sherman
11th grade	Ian Glynn      Samuel Walsh

HONOR ROLL 3.5 – 3.99 GPA
6th grade A	Alexander Mueller, Alana McKim, Ashley Mármol, David Blanco, Lenin André Hernández, María José Zúniga, Natalia Sherman, Oliver Sanders, Ryan Reyes, Sofie Karlsen, and Sophie Helal
6th grade B	Adriana Lanza, Andrea McKim, David Martínez, Emilie Helal, Gloria Mejía, José Molina, María Lovera, Nicole Beckmann, and Stefano López
7th grade	Anacamila Palma, Ashli Huntzinger, Cesia Alemán, Gustavo Velásquez, Jairo Mejía, Jorge Ortez, Leticia Muñoz, Sergio Mejía, and Yudia Alvarado
8th grade	Alejandra Gómez, Aisleen Turner, Amy Méndez, Ashling McCaul, Kamila Cevallos, Eduardo Blandón, María Jimena Talavera, Mariano Jiménez, Mayumi Kamijo, Noel Mejía, and Rolando Kattan
9th grade	Oscar Vides, Laura Toncel, Dora Elizabeth Watson, and Sergio Andino
10th grade	Francisco Echeverría, Laura Salazar, Moe Goto, and Santiago Zelaya
11th grade	Cilia Ordoñez, Isabella Rosales, Liam Turner, and María A. Toncel
12th grade	Anna Cueva, Isabella Núñez, María Bran, Megan Castro, Mónica Muñoz, Santiago Mena, Sonia Casco, and Valeria Martínez

·         RECUP / NIVELACION SCHEDULE - QUARTER 1

November 2 – 4, 2016

	Wednesday,  November 2	Thursday,  November 3	Friday,  November 4
8:00 – 10:00	Math	Language Arts	Social Studies
10:30 – 12:30	Science	Español	Art

·         PUNCTUALITY – Classes begin at 8:00 a.m. promptly every day. Students are expected to arrive before 8:00 am every day. There is a warning bell at 7:55 a.m. and any student who is not in class by 8:00 a.m. is considered tardy. When students arrive early to school, they can organize their lockers and materials, they can turn in their homework, they can socialize, and they can also seek teachers for assistance. When they arrive late to school, they get stressed out, classes are interrupted, and they miss important information provided at the beginning of the class. We kindly request your assistance in this matter.

·         MAKE UP WORK POLICY - It is the responsibility of the student to obtain make up assignments from the teachers and to see that the completed work is submitted within the allotted number of days.

o   If a student is absent for 1 or 2 days, he/she MUST bring an excuse from home in order to be able to make up the missing work

o   If a student is absent for 3 or more days, he/she MUST bring an excuse from the doctor in order to be able to make up the missing work

o   If the student brings an appropriate excuse, he/she will have 1 day per day missed to make up his/her work.

o   If the student fails to present his/her work due, he/she will receive no points for the work.

·         SECONDARY FIELD TRIPS (grades 6, 7, 8, and 11) – letters/permission slips regarding the field trips were sent home with the students on Monday, September 5. The deadline to send the permission slip back to school with your signature and the initial payment is Monday, October 31. If you need further information regarding the field trips, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Gloria.

·         PARENTS VOLUNTEERING FOR SECONDARY FIELD TRIPS – as a result of the Secondary Town Hall Meeting, two (2) parents per grade level will be selected to chaperone the field trips. All parents who wish to volunteer please contact Dr. Ketterer and/or Ms. Gloria. The final decision will be made by Dr. Ketterer.

·         UN DAY CELEBRATION – Friday, October 28 

 ·         FUNDACION ABRIGO – Is an organization which provides lodging for families from outside Tegucigalpa who bring their families/patients to the largest state medical facility, Hospital Escuela. Discovery School in solidarity with Fundacion Abrigo is asking for a donation of 1 GALON OF DISINFECTANT per family by Monday, October 31. Thank you very much! It is always far better to give than to receive!

·         NOCHE BENEFICIOSA – The Seniors will have a Noche Beneficiosa on Friday, October 28. From 4:00 – 11:00 pm. This fund-raising event will take in McDonald’s Restaurant, boulevard Juan Pablo II. Everybody is invited to help the seniors and their community service project.

·         BAKE SALE – The Seniors will have a bake sale on Monday, October 31 in order to raise funds for their community service. 

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OCTOBER 10 - 14

HOME OF THE WOLVES

·         PUNCTUALITY – Classes begin at 8:00 a.m. promptly every day. Students are expected to arrive before 8:00 am every day. There is a warning bell at 7:55 a.m. and any student who is not in class by 8:00 a.m. is considered tardy. When students arrive early to school, they can organize their lockers and materials, they can turn in their homework, they can socialize, and they can also seek teachers for assistance. When they arrive late to school, they get stressed out, classes are interrupted, and they miss important information provided at the beginning of the class. We kindly request your assistance in this matter.

·         ENGRADEPRO FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS (grades 6 – 12): Please contact Ms. Gloria via phone (9561-1434) or email (gpalacios@discoveryschool.edu.hn) so she can share your child’s information to access the account. Students will receive the information either from their teachers or from her.

o   After you get your username and password, login to www.engradepro.com

o   You may change the password but you may not change the username

o   We strongly recommend you check Engradepro periodically so you can monitor your child’s academic performance.

·         SECONDARY FIELD TRIPS (grades 6, 7, 8, and 11) – letters/permission slips regarding the field trips were sent home with the students on Monday, September 5. The deadline to send the permission slip back to school with your signature and the initial payment is Monday, October 31. If you need further information regarding the field trips, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Gloria.

·         PARENTS VOLUNTEERING FOR SECONDARY FIELD TRIPS – as a result of the Secondary Town Hall Meeting, two (2) parents per grade level will be selected to chaperone the field trips. All parents who wish to volunteer please contact Dr. Ketterer and/or Ms. Gloria. The final decision will be made by Dr. Ketterer.

·         END OF QUARTER 1 – Friday, October 14

·         STUDENT LED CONFERENCES – Friday, October 21 from 8:00 – 12:00 and from 1:00 – 3:00.

·         UN DAY CELEBRATION – Friday, October 28

  

·     FUNDACION ABRIGO – Is an organization which provides lodging for families from outside Tegucigalpa who bring their families/patients to the largest state medical facility, Hospital Escuela. Discovery School in solidarity with Fundacion Abrigo is asking for a donation of 1 GALON OF DISINFECTANT per family by Friday, October 28. Thank you very much! It is always far better to give than to receive!

·         BAKE SALE – The Seniors will have a bake sale on Monday, October 31 in order to raise funds for their community service. 

OCTOBER 3 - 7

HOME OF THE WOLVES

·         PUNCTUALITY – Classes begin at 8:00 a.m. promptly every day. Students are expected to arrive before 8:00 am every day. There is a warning bell at 7:55 a.m. and any student who is not in class by 8:00 a.m. is considered tardy. When students arrive early to school, they can organize their lockers and materials, they can turn in their homework, they can socialize, and they can also seek teachers for assistance. When they arrive late to school, they get stressed out, classes are interrupted, and they miss important information provided at the beginning of the class. We kindly request your assistance in this matter.

·         ENGRADEPRO FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS (grades 6 – 12): Please contact Ms. Gloria via phone (9561-1434) or email (gpalacios@discoveryschool.edu.hn) so she can share your child’s information to access the account. Students will receive the information either from their teachers or from her.

o   After you get your username and password, login to www.engradepro.com

o   You may change the password but you may not change the username

o   We strongly recommend you check Engradepro periodically so you can monitor your child’s academic performance.

·         SECONDARY FIELD TRIPS (grades 6, 7, 8, and 11) – letters/permission slips regarding the field trips were sent home with the students on Monday, September 5. The deadline to send the permission slip back to school with your signature and the initial payment is Monday, October 31. If you need further information regarding the field trips, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Gloria.

·         PARENTS VOLUNTEERING FOR SECONDARY FIELD TRIPS – as a result of the Secondary Town Hall Meeting, two (2) parents per grade level will be selected to chaperone the field trips. All parents who wish to volunteer please contact Dr. Ketterer and/or Ms. Gloria. The final decision will be made by Dr. Ketterer.

·         END OF QUARTER 1 – Friday, October 14

·         STUDENT LED CONFERENCES – Friday, October 21 from 8:00 – 12:00 and from 1:00 – 3:00.

·         UN DAY CELEBRATION – Friday, October 28

     ·         FUNDACION ABRIGO – Is an organization which provides lodging for families from outside Tegucigalpa who bring their families/patients to the largest state medical facility, Hospital Escuela. Discovery School in solidarity with Fundacion Abrigo is asking for a donation of 1 GALON OF DISINFECTANT per family by Friday, October 28. Thank you very much! It is always far better to give than to receive!