WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 19 - 23

HOME OF THE WOLVES
        DISCOVERY SCHOOL




      ·         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.

·         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 Juniors will be having a Bake Sale on Friday, September 23, in order to raise funds for their upcoming Community Service Project.

Week of September 5 - 9

HOME OF THE WOLVES

·         BLOGS – we remind all parents and students to check the blogs every Monday (preferably) in order to be informed of the week’s content.

·         HOMEWORK CALENDAR – is a very useful tool to keep track of homework, quizzes and tests, etc. The homework calendar is located within every blog.

·         ENGRADEPRO – Engradepro accounts are ready!!! 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.

·         STUDENT COUNCIL – STUCO representatives will have their first meeting on Tuesday, September 6 @ 11:00 in the Conference Room. They will meet with Dr Ketterer to discuss important issues about their student life.

·         MEETING WITH 9^th & 10^th GRADE PARENTS – Ms. Gloria will be meeting with 9^th & 10^th grade parents in the Conference Room on Wednesday, September 7 @ 8:00.

·         MIDTERM – Thursday, September 8.

·         ABSH ATHLETIC LEADERSHIP RETREAT – Ms Yery will be taking a group of students to a leadership retreat. The theme of the retreat is “I am a Leader and I believe in Sportsmanship”. The event will take place on September 9 – 11.

·         PROGRESS REPORTS – will go home on Wednesday, September 14. Please read and discuss the report with your child and then send it back to school with your signature.

·         SEPTEMBER HOLIDAYS – Thursday, September 15 and Friday, September 16

Week of August 29 - September 2

Home of the Wolves

     

·   BLOGS – we remind all parents and students to check the blogs every Monday (preferably) in order to be informed of the week’s content.

·  HOMEWORK CALENDAR – is a very useful tool to keep track of homework, quizzes and tests, etc. The homework calendar is located within every blog.

·        ENGRADEPRO – Engradepro accounts are ready!!! Please contact me via phone or email so I can share your child’s information to access the account. Students will receive the information from their teachers and/or from me.

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.

·        BAKE SALE – The Seniors will be having a bake sale on Wednesday, August 31 in order to raise funds for their Community Service Project.

·        MIDTERM – Thursday, September 8.

·      PROGRESS REPORTS– will go home on Wednesday, September 14. Please read and discuss the report with your child and then send it back to school with your signature.

·      SEPTEMBER HOLIDAYS – Thursday, September 15 and Friday, September 16

AUGUST 22 - 26

               

                               WELCOME TO THE 

                             HOME OF THE WOLVES

                                                                                  

·      BLOGS – we remind all parents and students to check the blogs every Monday (preferably) in order to be informed of the week’s content.

·       HOMEWORK CALENDAR – is a very useful tool to keep track of homework, quizzes and tests, etc. The homework calendar is located within every blog.

·   ENGRADE – we are in the process of setting up students’ accounts. Access codes will be distributed ASAP.

·        BAKE SALE – The Seniors will be having a bake sale on Wednesday, August 31 in order to raise funds for their Community Service Project.

AUGUST 8 - 12

WELCOME BACK!

We hope you had a fantastic vacation and that you are ready for a new adventure. 

Important Information:

• Schedules and lockers have been distributed. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need assistance with this matter.
• We will be setting up ENGRADE accounts as soon as possible.
• Do not forget to check blogs every week!

Ms. Gloria

MAY 30 - JUNE 3

LAST WEEK OF THE SCHOOL YEAR!!!!

CHECKOUT LIST (for secondary students only) – Secondary students need to complete a checkout list in order to clear with the Administration and teachers before the end of the year. This checkout list includes textbooks, reading novels, school material, etc. Checkout lists were given to students on Friday, May 27 and they need to be returned to Mrs. Gloria by Friday, June 3.  

GRADES 8 - 12

The schedule for II semester exams is the following:

	Wednesday, June 1	Thursday, June 2	Friday, June 3
8:00	Science	Math	Social Studies
10:30	Language Arts	Spanish

 ** The rooms that will be used are rooms 1, 5, 6, and 7

** Students leaving after semester exams need a pass from the office in order to leave the school campus. A written note or email from parents is requested in order to issue a pass if leaving with a friend. 

RECUPERATION EXAMS (for secondary students):

I recuperation: Monday, June 27 - Thursday, June 30
II recuperation: Monday, July 18 - Thursday, July 21

WE WISH YOU A LOVELY VACATION!!! SEE YOU ALL IN AUGUST!!!

MAY 16 - 20

A STANFORD DEAN ON ADULT SKILLS EVERY 18-YEAR-OLD SHOULD HAVE

1. An 18-year-old must be able to talk to strangers

Faculty, deans, advisers, landlords, store clerks, human resource managers, coworkers, bank tellers, health care providers, bus drivers, mechanics—in the real world.

The crutch: We teach kids not to talk to strangers instead of teaching the more nuanced skill of how to discern the few bad strangers from the mostly good ones. Thus, kids end up not knowing how to approach strangers—respectfully and with eye contact—for the help, guidance, and direction they will need out in the world.

2. An 18-year-old must be able to find his or her way around

A campus, the town in which her summer internship is located, or the city where he is working or studying abroad.

The crutch: We drive or accompany our children everywhere, even when a bus, their bicycle, or their own feet could get them there; thus, kids don’t know the route for getting from here to there, how to cope with transportation options and snafus, when and how to fill the car with gas, or how to make and execute transportation plans.

3. An 18-year-old must be able to manage his assignments, workload, and deadlines

The crutch: We remind kids when their homework is due and when to do it—sometimes helping them do it, sometimes doing it for them; thus, kids don’t know how to prioritize tasks, manage workload, or meet deadlines, without regular reminders.

4. An 18-year-old must be able to contribute to the running of a house hold

The crutch: We don’t ask them to help much around the house because the checklisted childhood leaves little time in the day for anything aside from academic and extracurricular work; thus, kids don’t know how to look after their own needs, respect the needs of others, or do their fair share for the good of the whole.

5. An 18-year-old must be able to handle interpersonal problems

The crutch: We step in to solve misunderstandings and soothe hurt feelings for them; thus, kids don’t know how to cope with and resolve conflicts without our intervention.

6. An 18-year-old must be able to cope with ups and downs

Courses and workloads, college-level work, competition, tough teachers, bosses, and others.

The crutch: We step in when things get hard, finish the task, extend the deadline, and talk to the adults; thus, kids don’t know that in the normal course of life things won’t always go their way, and that they’ll be okay regardless.

7. An 18-year-old must be able to earn and manage money

The crutch: They don’t hold part-time jobs; they receive money from us for whatever they want or need; thus, kids don’t develop a sense of responsibility for completing job tasks, accountability to a boss who doesn’t inherently love them, or an appreciation for the cost of things and how to manage money.

8. An 18-year-old must be able to take risks

The crutch: We’ve laid out their entire path for them and have avoided all pitfalls or prevented all stumbles for them; thus, kids don’t develop the wise understanding that success comes only after trying and failing and trying again (a.k.a. “grit”) or the thick skin (a.k.a. “resilience”) that comes from coping when things have gone wrong.

Remember: Our kids must be able to do all of these things without resorting to calling a parent on the phone. If they’re calling us to ask how, they do not have the life skill.

Taken from: http://qz.com/644491/a-stanford-dean-on-adult-skills-every-18-year-old-should-have/