12th++STATISTICS

Week of April 21-25, 2014 SWBA to define objectives and hypotheses of the project || HW: Team assignment || || SWBA to review pertinent literature and state the framework of their study || HW: Team assignment || || SWBA to reevaluate scope of their research project and start designing their measuring tool || HW: Team assignment || || SWBA to continue developing framework of their research project || HW: Team assignment || ||
 * DATE  ||  LESSON/ACTIVITY   ||  CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK   ||  QUIZ/TEST/PROJECT ETC…   ||
 * ** Mon. April 21, **
 * 2014 ** || NO SCHOOL ||  || ||
 * ** Tues. April 22,2014 ** || RESEARCH PROJECT
 * ** Wed. **
 * April 23 **
 * ,2014 ** || RESEARCH PROJECT
 * ** Thurs. April 24,2014 ** || RESEARCH PROJECT
 * ** Fri. **
 * April 25,2014 ** || RESEARCH PROJECT

**DISCOVERY GOES GREEN - APRIL / EARTH MONTH- CELEBRATION ** Month-Long Activities:

**Recycling Drive **- Teachers are encouraging their students to recycle paper, glass, aluminum, and plastic. Students should bring materials from home, as well. The class with the greatest amount of pounds/student will win a prize at the end of the month. Environmental Science students will collect the materials from the homeroom classrooms twice a week.

**Green Day **- Each Friday wear green to celebrate and help us remember to take “green actions.”

**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Increasing our green space **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- In line with Discovery’s month long effort to “go green,” on Friday, April 25, Discovery students will have an opportunity to “green” our campus by planting plants around the school. Discovery families can sponsor a plant for only L400. This will include the plant, soil ,fertilizer, and other materials need for the planting. Students can have the joy and experience of watching their plant grow over the years that they are here at Discovery. If you wish to sponsor a plant, please send L400 cash to your child’s homeroom teacher by Thursday, April 24th <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">SPANISH WEEK **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – The Spanish department has the honor to announce that the students and teachers will be involved in a series of activities during the week of April 23 to April 28 such as: making sawdust carpets, drama, characterizations, language contests (“Bombas”, proverbs and tongue twisters, quick search and acrostics), living statues, Latin American writers wax museum and tri-folds, door decorations, guests writers Rolando Kattán and Eduardo Sandoval. All these activities will be carried out to celebrate the Spanish week and will help our students improve and demonstrate their Spanish language skills. Some of the activities will take place during class time and others will be presented to students, teachers and parents who are our special guests.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">This is the program that will be followed:

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">1. **Inauguration assembly** – Wednesday, April 23 @ 8:00 a.m. in the gym (all school) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">2. **Recital of poems and acrostics breakfast –** Friday, April 25 @ 8:00 a.m. (Kindergarten and Grade 1) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">3. **Wax Museum Exhibition –** Monday, April 28 @ 1:20-2:30 (Follow the Schedule below) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Grade 2 A & B (1:20) Grade 3 A & B (1:30) 4 A & B (1:40) Grade 6 A & B (1:50) Grades 7 & 8( 2:00) Grades 9 & 11 (2:10)  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Grade 10 A & B - 12 (2:20)  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">4. **Closure –** Monday, April 28 @ 2:30-3:00 p.m. in the gym (all school)

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">DISCOVERY IDOL **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> - The time is here! Auditions will be held on Wednesday, April 23 in the music room. The secondary will audition during lunch at 11:45 a.m. The elementary will audition during recess at 12:45 p.m. Students should come ready to sing or dance their hearts out for the judges. The winners will be announced on Thursday, April 24 and the performance will take place on Thursday, May 1, at 10:15 a.m.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">DPTO NEWS **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – The DPTO wishes to share the following dates for the activities that will take place before the end of the school year. Please mark your calendars, and support our DPTO by attending these events! More information will be provided as we get closer to the dates. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Ø <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">April 27 - Movie at the Cinema! (Rio 2) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Ø <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">May 10 - Carnival and Fun Run  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Ø <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">May 17 - Garage Sale <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">Week of March 24-28, 2014 FRITO LAY CONTROL CHARTS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXmYAkz2tCw ||  ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">DATE || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">LESSON/ACTIVITY || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; text-align: center;">CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">QUIZ/TEST/PROJECT ETC… ||
 * ** Mon. March 24, **
 * 2014 ** || NO SCHOOL FOR SENIORS ||  ||   ||
 * ** Tues. March 25,2014 ** || Chapter 12 Sample Surveys || HW: READ “How to Lie With Statistics” Chapter 4 ||  ||
 * ** Wed. **
 * March **
 * 26,2014 ** || Chapter 12 Sample Surveys || HW: READ “How to Lie With Statistics” Chapter 4 ||  ||
 * ** Thurs. March 27,2014 ** || Chapter 12 Sample Surveys || HW: READ “How to Lie With Statistics” Chapter 4 ||  ||
 * ** Fri. **
 * March 28,2014 ** || Chapter 12 Sample Surveys FRITO-LAY SAMPLING QUALITY CASE || HW: Finish case

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">ART- A -THON **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">: as part of the AP Literature and Composition class, Andrea Martinez and Victoria Glynn have organized an event called the "Art-A-Thon" to promote the Chronicles of Discovery Literary and Art Magazine. This coming Friday, March 28 they will have their third Art-A-Thon during the high school lunch. The following people will be participating:Paulina Leal (poetry)Jorge Atuan (poetry)Andrea Martinez (poetry)Daniela Leal (artwork)Franklin Cano and Luis Fernando Lopez (beatboxing)

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">HEAD OF SCHOOL CANDIDATE – **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Dr. Jay Ketterer and his wife will be visiting the school on Monday, March 24 and Tuesday, March 25. The agenda for his visits include the following activities. __Please take note__:

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">*Monday, March 24 Teachers’ Q&A 3:15 to 4:30 p.m. (Library)*Tuesday, March 25 Parents’ Q&A 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. (Library) **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">* **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Tuesday, March 25 Lunch with Teachers 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. (Cafeteria)*Tuesday, March 25 Student Assembly 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. (Gym)

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">CAYOS COCHINOS COMMUNITY SERVICE: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> As part of TES, Trabajo Educativo Social, the 11th graders will be going to Cayos Cochinos the 5th – 9th of April to assist the community of Cayo Mayor. The Alfonso Lacayo Public School is in need of school materials, so the Junior class has decided to conduct a voluntary school supply drive. They would appreciate any and all donations but wish to ask the following classes that each student contribute with the following:

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">1st & 2nd grade – 2 sharpeners3rd & 4th grade – 1 pack of 12 colored pencils5th grade – 2 scissors6th – 8th grade – 2 normal sized composition notebooks9th grade – black, red, and blue pens (one of each)10th grade – 1 pack of 12 pencils and 2 erasers12th grade – 4 UHU sticks

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">CHOIR MEETING **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – There will be a Choir meeting on Monday, March 31 at 3:15 p.m. in the school library. Important information will be discussed in this meeting. At least one parent for each student who is going to New York City must attend!

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">CONCERT **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> - The Discovery School Music Department is inviting you to a Piano and Singing Recital. Tickets available with Ms. Norma and Ms. Pamela.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">Week of March 17-21, 2014
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">DATE || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">LESSON/ACTIVITY || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; text-align: center;">CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">QUIZ/TEST/PROJECT ETC… ||
 * ** Mon. March 17, **
 * 2014 ** || Chapter 11 Understanding Randomness || HW: REVIEW ||  ||
 * ** Tues. March 18,2014 ** || Chapter 11 Understanding Randomness || HW: REVIEW || ** INVESTIGATIVE TASK CHAPTER 11 **
 * DUE DATE: TUESDAY MARCH 18 ** ||
 * ** Wed. **
 * March **
 * 19,2014 ** || Chapter 11 Understanding Randomness ||  || ** QUIZ ** ||
 * ** Thurs. March 20,2014 ** || NO SCHOOL ||  ||   ||
 * ** Fri. **
 * March 21,2014 ** || NO SCHOOL ||  ||   ||

//<span style="font-family: Times-Italic,serif; font-size: 24pt;">ESP // <span style="font-family: Times-Roman,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Your friend claims he “has ESP”. Being properly skeptical, you decide to test his claim. Here is your plan. You will get ten volunteers to sign their names on identical cards, and seal the cards in identical envelopes. You will then shuffle the pile of envelopes, and hand them to your friend. Using his alleged powers of extrasensory perception, he will distribute the envelopes back to the volunteers, trying to match each person with the one containing the proper signature. Of course, it will be quite stunning if, when the ten volunteers open the envelopes, they all find their own signatures. If that happens you will certainly believe he really does have ESP. But that’s unlikely. Chances are he’ll match some people with their signatures and miss others. You need to know how well an ordinary non-ESP-endowed person might do just by chance. Then you can decide how many matches your friend needs to make to convince you that he does have some mystical insight. Before actually conducting this test then, you need to simulate it. You may use either your calculator or the random number table to determine how many matches you would consider to be “statistically significant”. Write a report in which you clearly explain your procedure, show the results of at least 20 trials, and state your conclusion.
 * //<span style="font-family: Times-BoldItalic,serif; font-size: 12pt;">AP Statistics - Investigative Task Chapter 11 //**


 * //<span style="font-family: Times-BoldItalic,serif; font-size: 12pt;">AP Statistics – Investigative Task – ESP Chapter 11 //**

<span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Think o <span style="font-family: Times-Roman,serif; font-size: 12pt;">randomizes the order of the envelopes o <span style="font-family: Times-Roman,serif; font-size: 12pt;">avoids giving any envelope out twice || **<span style="font-family: Times-Bold,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Comments ** || o <span style="font-family: Times-Roman,serif; font-size: 12pt;">describes the method clearly o <span style="font-family: Times-Roman,serif; font-size: 12pt;">shows the results of 20 trials, clearly labeled o <span style="font-family: Times-Roman,serif; font-size: 12pt;">defines the correct response variable ||  || o <span style="font-family: Times-Roman,serif; font-size: 12pt;">establishes a reasonable decision rule o <span style="font-family: Times-Roman,serif; font-size: 12pt;">justifies the rule o <span style="font-family: Times-Roman,serif; font-size: 12pt;">does not confuse the model with the actual <span style="font-family: Times-Roman,serif; font-size: 12pt;">test to be conducted ||  || <span style="font-family: Times-Roman,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Components are scored as **<span style="font-family: Times-Bold,serif; font-size: 12pt;">E **<span style="font-family: Times-Roman,serif; font-size: 12pt;">ssentially correct, **<span style="font-family: Times-Bold,serif; font-size: 12pt;">P **<span style="font-family: Times-Roman,serif; font-size: 12pt;">artially correct, or **<span style="font-family: Times-Bold,serif; font-size: 12pt;">I **<span style="font-family: Times-Roman,serif; font-size: 12pt;">ncorrect <span style="font-family: Times-Roman,serif; font-size: 12pt;">E: randomizes order of envelopes; avoids giving any out twice P: randomizes order but allows repetitions OR uses P(match) = 10% I: uses an inappropriate model (ex: 1 = match, 0 = miss) <span style="font-family: Times-Roman,serif; font-size: 12pt;">E: explains the procedure well, clearly labels 20+ runs, and counts the number of matches P: meets only two of these requirements I: meets fewer that two of these requirements <span style="font-family: Times-Roman,serif; font-size: 12pt;">E: establishes a standard of proof requiring an unusual number of matches consistent with the simulation and justifies that rule based on the simulation, in the proper context P: fails to justify the decision rule OR confuses the model with reality OR uses % or mean number of matches I: fails to address the issue of statistical significance  <span style="font-family: Times-Roman,serif; font-size: 12pt;">AP Score: 4 = EEE 3 = {EEP; also EPP if the P’s are very good} 2 = {EEI, EPP, PPP; also EPI if the P is very good} 1 = {EPI, PPI}  <span style="font-family: Times-Roman,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Grade: A = 4, B = 3, and so on, with +/- determined by the quality of partially correct responses and the clarity of communication.
 * **<span style="font-family: Times-Bold,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Components **
 * <span style="font-family: Times-Bold,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Creates a successful simulation: **
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Show
 * <span style="font-family: Times-Bold,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Conducts the simulation: **
 * <span style="font-family: Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Tell
 * <span style="font-family: Times-Bold,serif; font-size: 12pt;">States a conclusion: **
 * <span style="font-family: Times-Bold,serif; font-size: 12pt;">1 **<span style="font-family: Times-Roman,serif; font-size: 12pt;">: **<span style="font-family: Times-Bold,serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Method **
 * <span style="font-family: Times-Bold,serif; font-size: 12pt;">2 **<span style="font-family: Times-Roman,serif; font-size: 12pt;">: **<span style="font-family: Times-Bold,serif; font-size: 12pt;">The Simulation **
 * <span style="font-family: Times-Bold,serif; font-size: 12pt;">3: Interpretation **
 * //<span style="font-family: Times-BoldItalic,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Scoring //**


 * //<span style="font-family: Times-BoldItalic,serif; font-size: 14pt;">Name ___ AP Score__ __Grade__ __ //**

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">Week of March 10-14, 2014

Exploring Relationships between Variables || HW: REVIEW ||  || Exploring Relationships between Variables ||  || ** QUIZ ** || Chapter 11 Understanding Randomness || HW: Exercises 1-4 pg.266 || ** INVESTIGATIVE TASK CHAPTER 11 ** ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">DATE || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">LESSON/ACTIVITY || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; text-align: center;">CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">QUIZ/TEST/PROJECT ETC… ||
 * ** Mon. March10, **
 * 2014 ** || UNIT 2
 * ** Tues. March 11,2014 ** || UNIT 2
 * ** Wed. **
 * March **
 * 12,2014 ** || UNIT 3 GATHERING DATA
 * DUE DATE: TUESDAY MARCH 18 **
 * ** Thurs. March 13,2014 ** || Chapter 11 Understanding Randomness || HW: Games and gambling go to [|www.random.org/] ||  ||
 * ** Fri. **
 * March 14,2014 ** || Chapter 11 Understanding Randomness || HW: Exercises 5-12 pgs.266-267 ||  ||

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">LAST CHANCE TO ORDER YEARBOOK PICTURES ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> - If you are interested and have not yet sent the order form for the yearbook pictures, please remember that __Tuesday, March 11 is the last day to place them__. Make sure to send your form back with the exact amount of money or a check.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">CHOIR MEETING ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – There will be a Choir meeting on Monday, March 31 at 3:15 p.m. in the school library. Important information will be discussed in this meeting about the upcoming trip to New York City. __At least one parent for each child who is going on the trip must attend!__

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">THIRD GRADE MAYAN DRAMA ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> - Come travel back in time with us! The third graders will be performing a drama to demonstrate what they have learned about the various contrasting aspects of Mayan culture to modern day. Please join us on Friday, March 14th. The schedule is listed below. Parents and other teachers are also welcome to stop by and watch.9:00 Kinder-1st 9:30 Grade 2 10:00 Grades 4 and 5

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">CHRONICLES OF DISCOVERY SCHOOL ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> - Each year at Discovery School we host the event "Chronicles of Discovery," destined to promote literature and art developed by our students and to reward those whose works excel in these areas. The event is organized by the students of the AP Literature and Composition class. Throughout the award ceremony, students conduct art exhibition, musical performance, and recitation, among other activities. There will also be live music and refreshments for everyone to enjoy.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">We would like to invite you to Chronicles of Discovery and help us fund it. The event is sponsored by companies and donations from parents. Any sum of money is welcomed, and may be delivered to Mr. Fenn (high school building, room no. 3). Thank you for helping us promote the artistic school spirit. We hope to see you at the event, April 25.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">Week of March 3-7, 2014 Chapters 7-10 ||  ||   || Chapters 7-10 || Vocabulary Review game ||  || Chapters 7-10 || Review test ||  || Chapters 7-10 || Review test ||  || Chapters 7-10 ||  || ** QUIZ ** ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">DATE || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">LESSON/ACTIVITY || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; text-align: center;">CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">QUIZ/TEST/PROJECT ETC… ||
 * ** Mon. March3,2014 ** || UNIT REVIEW
 * ** Tues. March 4,2014 ** || UNIT REVIEW
 * ** Wed. **
 * March5,2014 ** || UNIT REVIEW
 * ** Thurs. March 6,2014 ** || UNIT REVIEW
 * ** Fri. **
 * March 7,2014 ** || UNIT REVIEW

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">Week of Feb.24-28, 2014
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">DATE || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">LESSON/ACTIVITY || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; text-align: center;">CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">QUIZ/TEST/PROJECT ETC… ||
 * ** Mon.Feb.24, **
 * 2014 ** || Chapter 10 Re-expressing Data: Get it Straight! || CLASSWORK: re-expression exercises ||  ||
 * ** Tues.Feb.25, **
 * 2014 ** || Chapter 10 Re-expressing Data: Get it Straight! || Review game ||  ||
 * ** Wed. **** Feb.26, **
 * 2014 ** || ** NO CLASS **
 * PM SCHEDULE ** ||  ||   ||
 * ** Thurs.Feb.27 **
 * 2014 ** || Chapter 10 Re-expressing Data: Get it Straight! ||  || ** QUIZ PART 1 ** ||
 * ** Fri. **** Feb.28 **
 * 2014 ** || Chapter 10 Re-expressing Data: Get it Straight! ||  || ** QUIZ PART 2 ** ||


 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">EARLY DISMISSAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 – **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Please remember that our teachers will have a Professional Development afternoon this Wednesday. Our students will be dismissed at 11:45 a.m. This day we will follow PM Schedule.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">Week of Feb.17-21, 2014
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">DATE || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">LESSON/ACTIVITY || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; text-align: center;">CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">QUIZ/TEST/PROJECT ETC… ||
 * ** Mon. Feb.17,2014 ** || ** PRESIDENT’S DAY **
 * HOLIDAY ** ||  ||   ||
 * ** Tues. Feb.18,2014 ** || Chapter 10 Re-expressing Data: Get it Straight! || HW: pgs.238-239 #s 10,11 ||  ||
 * ** Wed. **
 * Feb.19,2014 ** || Chapter 10 Re-expressing Data: Get it Straight! || HW: pgs.239-240 #s 12,24,25 ||  ||
 * ** Thurs. Feb.20 **
 * 2014 ** || Chapter 10 Re-expressing Data: Get it Straight! || HW: pgs.240-241 #s 26-29 ||  ||
 * ** Fri. **
 * Feb.21 **
 * 2014 ** || Chapter 10 Re-expressing Data: Get it Straight! || Class work: Practice quiz ||  ||

<span style="background-color: #ccffcc; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** MIDTERM AND MAP REPORTS – Please sign and return the ** Midterm for the third quarter that were sent home last Friday, February 7.
 * CHANGE IN MOVIE DATE AND TIME FROM THE DPTO – ** In order to offer "The Lego Movie" to our school community in English, the DPTO **__has moved the date for the movie to Sunday, February 23rd__**, at the same time, 11:00 a.m. The current Tickets will work for this day. Once again, the DPTO apologizes for this inconvenience and hopes to see you at the theatre then!

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">Week of Feb.10-14, 2014
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">DATE || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">LESSON/ACTIVITY || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; text-align: center;">CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">QUIZ/TEST/PROJECT ETC… ||
 * ** Mon. Feb.10,2014 ** || Chapter 10 Re-expressing Data: Get it Straight! ||  ||   ||
 * ** Tues. Feb.11,2014 ** || Chapter 10 Re-expressing Data: Get it Straight! || HW:pg.238 #s 1-3 ||  ||
 * ** Wed. **
 * Feb.12,2014 ** || Chapter 10 Re-expressing Data: Get it Straight! || HW: pgs.239-240 #s 4-8 ||  ||
 * ** Thurs. Feb.13 **
 * 2014 ** || Chapter 10 Re-expressing Data: Get it Straight! || HW: pgs.240-241 #s 15-20 ||  ||
 * ** Fri. **
 * Feb.14 **
 * 2014 ** || Chapter 10 Re-expressing Data: Get it Straight! || Class work: pgs.240-241 #s 21-26 ||  ||

<span style="background-color: #ccffcc; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** CANDIDATE FOR HEAD OF SCHOOL VISIT ** – We would like to remind our parents that Mr. Robert Gronniger will be visiting our school as a candidate for the Head of School Position. Mr. Gronniger will be on site this Monday, February 10 and Tuesday, February 11. **__There will be a Q&A Session for Parents on Tuesday, February 11, from 8:00 to 10:00 am in the school library.__** We encourage our parents to attend this session and seize the opportunity to ask questions to this candidate.

<span style="background-color: #ccffcc; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** MIDTERM AND MAP REPORTS – ** The Midterm for the third quarter was last Friday, February 7. Midterm Reports and MAP reports will be sent out this Friday, February 14. Please review them and return them signed by Tuesday, February 18.
 * PICTURES FOR THE YEARBOOK ** – The individual and class pictures for the 2013-2014 yearbook will be taken from Tuesday, February 11 to Wednesday, February 19. Please send your child looking his/her best on the day that his/her grade is scheduled. //Merlin Pictures// will be taking the photos and will be offering different packets of our students’ pictures at a very convenient price for parents to buy.
 * SCHOLASTIC BOOKS! ** – **__TODAY (Monday, February 10) is final date to purchase books online__**__.__ The books will arrive at the school in one single delivery, and we will distribute them to the students according to their orders, approximately three weeks after the purchase due date. Please email Ms. Marilis (<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #990000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">mzambrana@discoveryschool.edu.hn ) if you have any questions.
 * CHANGE IN MOVIE DATE AND TIME FROM THE DPTO – ** In order to offer "The Lego Movie" to our school community in English, the DPTO **__has moved the date for the movie to Sunday, February 23rd__**, at the same time, 11:00 a.m. The current Tickets will work for this day. Once again, the DPTO apologizes for this inconvenience and hopes to see you at the theatre then!

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">Week of Feb.3-7, 2014
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">DATE || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">LESSON/ACTIVITY || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; text-align: center;">CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">QUIZ/TEST/PROJECT ETC… ||
 * ** Mon. Feb.3,2014 ** || Chapter 9 Regression Wisdom || Trend and analysis of the data collected. Interpret their models and make the corrections necessary ||  ||
 * ** Tues. Feb.4,2014 ** || Chapter 9 Regression Wisdom || Review content learned on chapter 9. ||  ||
 * ** Wed. **
 * Feb.5,2014 ** || Chapter 9 Regression Wisdom ||  || ** TEST ** ||
 * ** Thurs. Feb.6 **
 * 2014 ** || Chapter 10 Re-expressing Data: Get it Straight! ||  ||   ||
 * ** Fri. **
 * Feb.7, **
 * 2014 ** || Chapter 10 Re-expressing Data: Get it Straight! || HW:pg.238 #s 1-3 ||  ||


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">MAP TESTING **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – This is week three (the final week) of our second MAP testing session for this school year. Reports will be sent home along with the Midterm Progress Reports on Friday, Febrary 14.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">PICTURES FOR THE YEARBOOK **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – The individual and class pictures for the 2013-2014 yearbook will be taken from Tuesday, February 11 to Wednesday, February 19. The specific day and time for each grade will be posted next week.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">CHOIR PARENTS **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – On Monday, February 3, at 3:15 p.m., **there will be a mandatory meeting in the school Library for parents of all Choir students** who are planning to travel to New York City in June 2014 to perform at the prestigious Carnegie Hall. Information will be given concerning the trip and payments needed, and Important decisions about the trip will be made. **__We need at least one parent for each Choir student to attend this meeting.__**


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">SCHOLASTIC BOOKS! **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> - This month your child(ren) will have the opportunity to purchase books through the International Scholastic Book Clubs. This is an optional activity offered by the school, in case you want to motivate your child to read at home and to increase their own library. With your purchase, our library will accumulate points to redeem for more books for the benefit of your children in our school. Order forms and catalogues were sent home previously. **__The final date to purchase the books online is February 10__**__.__ The books will arrive at the school in one single delivery, and we will distribute them to the students according to their orders, approximately three weeks after the purchase due date. Please email Ms. Marilis (mzambrana@discoveryschool.edu.hn ) if you have any questions.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">FROM THE DPTO – PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – The DPTO has been organized the traditional Movie Event for Discovery School families. This year, it will take place at NOVACENTRO on Sunday, February 9 at 11:00 a.m. for the presentation of THE LEGO MOVIE

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<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">Week of Jan.27-31, 2014 VIDEO ON OUTLIERS,EXTRAPOLATION http://vimeo.com/groups/apstats/videos/page:4/sort:date ||  || VIDEO ON LURKING VARIABLES AND CAUSATION http://vimeo.com/groups/apstats/videos/page:4/sort:date ||  || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">MAP TESTING **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – This is week two of our second MAP testing session for this school year.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">DATE || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">LESSON/ACTIVITY || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; text-align: center;">CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">QUIZ/TEST/PROJECT ETC… ||
 * ** Mon. Jan.27,2014 ** || Chapter 9 Regression Wisdom ||  ||   ||
 * ** Tues. Jan.28,2014 ** || Chapter 9 Regression Wisdom || HW: PGS.213-214 #s 1-4 ||  ||
 * ** Wed. **
 * Jan.29,2014 ** || Chapter 9 Regression Wisdom || HW: PGS.213-214 #s 5-7
 * ** Thurs. Jan.30 **
 * 2014 ** || Chapter 9 Regression Wisdom || HW: PGS.214-215 #s 8-11 ||  ||
 * ** Fri. **
 * Jan.31 **
 * 2014 ** || Chapter 9 Regression Wisdom || HW: PGS.216-217 #s 12-19

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">CHOIR PARENTS **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – On Monday, February 3, at 3:15 p.m., **there will be a mandatory meeting in the school Library for parents of all Choir students**who are planning to travel to New York City in June 2014 to perform at the prestigious Carnegie Hall. Information will be given concerning the trip and payments needed, and Important decisions about the trip will be taken. **__We need at least one parent for each Choir student to attend this meeting.__**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">SCHOLASTIC BOOKS! **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> - This month your child(ren) will have the opportunity to purchase books through the International Scholastic Book Clubs. This is an optional activity offered by the school, in case you want to motivate your child to read at home and to increase their own library. With your purchase, our library will accumulate points to redeem for more books for the benefit of your children in our school. Order forms and catalogues were sent home on Friday. **__The final date to purchase the books online is February 10__**__.__ The books will arrive at the school in one single delivery, and we will distribute them to the students according to their orders, approximately three weeks after the purchase due date. Please email Ms. Marilis (<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #990000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">mzambrana@discoveryschool.edu.hn ) if you have any questions.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">FROM THE DPTO – PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – The DPTO has been working very hard to organize the traditional Movie Event for Discovery School families. This year, it will take place at NOVACENTRO on Sunday, February 9 at 11:00 a.m. for the presentation of THE LEGO MOVIE

Week of Jan.20-24, 2014 NO CLASS ||  ||   || Linear Regression || HW: Review and do the AP PRACTICE TEST ||  || Linear Regression || Review game JEOPARDY ||   || Linear Regression || ** TEST PART 1 ** ||  || Linear Regression || ** TEST PART 2 ** ||  ||
 * DATE || LESSON/ACTIVITY || CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK || QUIZ/TEST/PROJECT ETC… ||
 * ** Mon. Jan.20,2014 ** || MARTIN LUTHER KING
 * ** Tues. Jan.21,2014 ** || Chapter 8
 * ** Wed. **
 * Jan.22,2014 ** || Chapter 8
 * ** Thurs. Jan.23 **
 * 2014 ** || Chapter 8
 * ** Fri. **
 * Jan.24 **
 * 2014 ** || Chapter 8

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">Week of Jan.13-17, 2014 Linear Regression Activity: INTERACTIVE ACTIVITY WITH REGRESSION || HW: Exercises #s 1-8 Activity: INTERACTIVE [] ||  || Linear Regression || HW: Exercises #s 9-15 VIMEO: PROPERTIES OF LINEAR MODELS [] ||  || Linear Regression || HW: Exercises #s 16-21 ||  || Linear Regression || HW: Exercises #s 25-34 ||  || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">SECOND QUARTER REPORT CARDS AND CONFERENCES – **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Report Cards for the second quarter will be issued on Friday, January 17. Conferences for this quarter are on a need basis, and notices will be sent home on Monday, January 13. If a parent does not receive a notice from a teacher but would like to meet for a conference, please contact the teacher to set up a time for the afternoon of Friday, January 17. Students will be dismissed at 11:45 a.m, and conferences will be held from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">DATE || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">LESSON/ACTIVITY || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; text-align: center;">CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">QUIZ/TEST/PROJECT ETC… ||
 * ** Mon. Jan.13,2014 ** || Chapter 8
 * ** Tues. Jan.14,2014 ** || Chapter 8
 * ** Wed. **
 * Jan.15,2014 ** || Chapter 8
 * ** Thurs. Jan.16 **
 * 2014 ** || Chapter 8
 * ** Fri. **
 * Jan.17 **
 * 2014 ** || NO CLASS PM SCHEDULE ||  ||   ||

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">HOLIDAY **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – There will be no school on Monday, January 20 in recognition of the contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">MAP TESTING **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – Our second MAP testing session will take place from Tuesday, January 21 to Friday, February 10.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">For Grades 4 and up: //**__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">NEW LATE WORK POLICY __**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – To provide our students with consistency between the different grade levels, from Grade 4-12, the school has adopted a new policy for late work that went into effect on January 7, 2014. Please check your child’s blog for more information. //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">For Middle and High School: //**__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">REMINDER FOR PARENTS __**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – Please take note that the passing grade according to the Ministry of Education is 70%. If your child scored less that 70% in the final grade for the second quarter, then he/she needs to take a recuperation exam scheduled for **__Saturday, January 25 at 8:00 a.m.__**

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">Week of Jan.6-10, 2014 Linear Regression || Video: Manatees and Motorboats [] Make a model, state predicting variable ||  || Linear Regression Activity: INTERACTIVE ACTIVITY WITH REGRESSION || HW: ||  || Linear Regression VIMEO: LINEAR MODELS AND RESIDUALS || HW: wksht ||  || Linear Regression VIMEO: PROPERTIES OF LINEAR MODELS || HW: Exercises #s 1-8 ||  ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">DATE || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">LESSON/ACTIVITY || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; text-align: center;">CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">QUIZ/TEST/PROJECT ETC… ||
 * ** Mon. Jan.6,2014 ** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * ** Tues. Jan.7,2014 ** || Chapter 8
 * ** Wed. **
 * Jan.8,2014 ** || Chapter 8
 * ** Thurs. Jan.9, **
 * 2014 ** || Chapter 8
 * ** Fri. **
 * Jan.10 **
 * 2014 ** || Chapter 8

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">SECOND QUARTER REPORT CARDS AND CONFERENCES – **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Report Cards for the second quarter will be issued on Friday, January 17. Conferences for this quarter are on a need basis, and notices will be sent home on Monday, January 13. If a parent does not receive a notice from a teacher but would like to meet for a conference, please contact the teacher to set up a time for the afternoon of Friday, January 17. Students will be dismissed at 11:45 a.m, and conferences will be held from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">HOLIDAY **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – There will be no school on Monday, January 20 in recognition of the contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">MAP TESTING **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – Our second MAP testing session will take place from Tuesday, January 21 to Friday, February 10. //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">For Grades 4 and up: //**__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">NEW LATE WORK POLICY __**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – To provide our students with consistency between the different grade levels, from Grade 4-12, the school has adopted a new policy for late work that goes into effect on January 7, 2014, as follows:

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 16pt;">LATE WORK POLICY FOR GRADES 4-12 **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;">**//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Beginning in January 2014, the following will be in effect for all students in Grades 4-12 //**//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">: //

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">For Grades 6-12) **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> To be regarded on time, work must **be __submitted to the teacher before 8:00 a.m. on the day that it is due__. This has proven to be effective in preventing students from copying homework from another student during the day.**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">For All Classes in Grades 4-12: **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Due Date **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">: 100% of grade (**__work must be complete and correctly done__**) **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">1 Day Late **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">: 70% of grade **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">2 Days Late **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">: 0 credit

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Long-term Assignments **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> (made at least 2 weeks in advance) are due the day of your return from an excused absence

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Free Pass **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">: The teacher may give each student one late pass per quarter, at the teacher's discretion. This would allow for the work to be turned in 1 day late (complete and correctly done) for full credit. If the assignment is 2 days late, it would receive 70% credit. If it is 3 days late, there would be no credit.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mandatory Completion of Work **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">: In order to ensure that the student does not miss essential knowledge and skills, the teacher may require that the student complete an assignment even if s/he will receive no credit.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Excused Absence **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">: One day to submit make-up work is allowed for each day that was missed. If turned in after that period of time, the above guidelines apply.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">If you have any questions, please discuss these with the Area Administrators or with your student’s teachers.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">Week of Dec.9-13, 2013 Review ||  ||   || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">SONGFEST **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – The School’s annual Songfest will be held **__on Friday, December 13 at 1:30 p.m.__** Parents are welcome to come and have lunch with our students before the performances. There will be a sale of food, baked goods and drinks. **__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students have been asked to wear clothes in Christmas colors. If they have Christmas accessories, they can wear them, too __**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">DATE || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">LESSON/ACTIVITY || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; text-align: center;">CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">QUIZ/TEST/PROJECT ETC… ||
 * ** Mon. Dec.9,2013 ** || Chapter 7 Scatterplots, Association, and Correlations
 * ** Tues. Dec.102013 ** || Quiz on Chapter 7 ||  || ** QUIZ ** ||
 * ** Wed. **
 * Dec.112013 ** || REVIEW FOR SEMESTER EXAMS || From practice test, answer questions from chapter 2 and 3 ||  ||
 * ** Thurs. Dec.12 **
 * 2013 ** || REVIEW FOR SEMESTER EXAMS || From practice test, answer questions from chapter 4 and 5 ||  ||
 * ** Fri. **
 * Dec.13 **
 * 2013 ** || REVIEW FOR SEMESTER EXAMS || From practice test, answer questions from chapter 5 and 7 ||  ||

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">SUPORT PERSONNEL HOLIDAY BASKETS **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – 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:

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">Nursery/PKinder and 6th grade students 1 5-lb bag of beansKinder and 7th grade students 1 5 lb bag of rice1st grade and 8th grade students 1 5-lb bag of sugar2nd grade and 9th grade students 1 bottle or 2 bags of oil, 2 boxes of margarine, OR 3 lbs of lard3rd grade and 10th grade students 1 4lb-bag of MASECA4th grade and 11th grade students 3 lbs of spaghetti (six packages) OR 1 bag of coffee5th grade and 12th grade students 4 packages of tomato paste

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">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 **__Monday, December 16th__**. //__Donations from our students are voluntary__//, and we deeply appreciate our community’s willingness to share with our dedicated workers **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">CHRISTMAS GIVING TREE **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">: Thank you for selecting your tags from the NPH Giving Tree. Please remember to bring your item with the tag attached to Mrs. Agurcia's Room (Secondary Building; Room 7) by Tuesday, December 10th.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">CAFETERIA HOLIDAY LUNCHEON - **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> The Cafeteria is hosting a Holiday Luncheon for parents and children this Friday right before Songfest. For Menus and prices go to <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #990000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">http://discoverycafeteria.blogspot.com

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">For Secondary Only: //**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">SCIENCE FAIR **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Congratulations to our 2013-2014 Discovery Science Fair winners:

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">7th grade __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- 1st place- Rebekah Fenn; 2nd place- Kelvin Myers; 3rd place- Paola Isaías __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">8th grade __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- 1st place- Owen Cardona; 2nd place- Jorge Mas; 3rd place- Efrain Ochoa __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">9th grade __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- 1st place- Oliver Chang; 2nd place- Mikayla Fenn; 3rd place- Maria Fernanda Bran __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">10th grade __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- 1st place- Nicole Fiallos; 2nd place- Nohel Atuan; 3rd place- Daniel Bermudez

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">Week of Dec.2-6, 2013 Straight enough condition ||  ||   || Chapter 3 Quiz More on Scatterplots ||  ||   || <span style="background-color: #ccffcc; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** MINI CHRISTAMS BAZAAR ** – Our school DPTO is organizing an early shopping opportunity for our families on __December 5 and 6__. The event will last all school day long! Come and support our DPTO and take advantage of the great items that will be on sale at terrific prices!!!!
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">DATE || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">LESSON/ACTIVITY || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; text-align: center;">CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">QUIZ/TEST/PROJECT ETC… ||
 * ** Mon. Dec.2 **
 * 2013 ** || Chapter 7 Scatterplots, Association and Correlation ||  ||   ||
 * ** Tues. Dec.3 **
 * 2013 ** || Chapter 7
 * ** Wed. **
 * Dec.4 2013 ** || How to Lie with Statistics
 * ** Thurs **
 * Dec.5 **
 * 2013 ** || Scatterplots and Correlation || HW: #S 5-10 all ||  ||
 * ** Fri. **
 * Dec.6 **
 * 2013 ** || Step by Step Procedures || HW: #S 11-16 all ||  ||

<span style="background-color: #ccffcc; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** SONGFEST ** – The School’s annual Songfest will be held **__on Friday, December 13 at 1:30 p.m.__** Parents are welcome to come and have lunch with our students before the performances. There will be a sale of food, baked goods and drinks.

<span style="background-color: #ccffcc; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** PREPARATION FOR SONG FEST - ** In preparation for our song fest, we are asking parents who have spare Christmas decorations which they would like to share with us for the stage presentation taking place on December.13,to please send them to your child's homeroom teacher next week.We will take good care of them and return them by Monday, December, 16. Anticipated thanks for your unconditional support in all our school activities. // For Secondary Only: //
 * CHRISTMAS GIVING TREE ** : Nuestro Pequeños Hermanos (NPH) is an international organization that takes in abandoned and orphaned children, providing a home and education. Here in Honduras, the NPH organization provides for over 500 children in at large ranch near La Venta and home in Tegucigalpa for severely handicapped children. While many children at the ranch have aunts, uncles, or grandparents that come to visit them and can provide some Christmas gifts, some children at a ranch have no family to visit. It is these children, whom we would like to provide for this Christmas. On the second floor of the secondary building, a NPH Giving Tree will be set up. Choose a paper tree that has a child’s information about his/her size for shoes or socks. Purchase the new item and return it to Mrs. Agurcia’s Room (Rm. 7) by Tuesday, December 10th, with the tree tag taped to it. As well, there are tree tags for basic food items that will be donated to the orphanage. Cash donations will also be accepted to provide shoes and socks for children whose tags were not selected. Thank you for giving this Christmas! If more information about NPH’s work in Honduras, please visit http://www.nph-honduras.org/.
 * FUNDACION ABRIGO ** - Discovery Schoo, l in solidarity with FUNDACION ABRIGO ( A foundation that provides lodging for families from outside Tegucigalpa who bring patients to Hospital Escuela), is asking our school community’s collaboration in sending us a donation of **__1 gallon__** **__of disinfectant__** per family by this __Friday, December 6__. Your contribution will be greatly appreciated!
 * GRADE 6 TALK FOR BOYS - ** Dr.Guillermo Ruano ( psychiatrist) will be giving an informative talk on Friday, December 6 to the sixth grade boys on changes that occur during the puberty stage of development. This will take place from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. We will be sending a permission slip with your child this week for parents to sign if they wish for their son to attend this presentation.

<span style="background-color: #ccffcc; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** SCIENCE FAIR ** : Please remember that Science Fair will be held on Friday, December 6th. That day, all 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10A students will be involved in the fair during 3rd and 4th periods. First period will proceed as normal and 1/2 of 2nd period will be used to set up the fair on the second floor of the secondary building. As well, students with top projects will be asked to present their project to a visiting judge that afternoon in the library (meaning the library will not be available for classes that afternoon). Students from other classes will be invited to visit the fair in the following schedule: 6A, 6B, 10B, 11, and 12 during 3rd period, and elementary classes during 4th period (10:53-11:43). More details about the schedule will given closer to the fair. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">Week of Nov.25-29, 2013 Chapter 3 THE LITTLE FIGURES THAT ARE NOT THERE” || Guided reading on Chapter 3. Answer analytical questions. || || Chapter 4 “MUCH ADO ABOUT PRACTICALLY NOTHING” || Guided reading on Chapter 4. Answer analytical questions. ||  ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">DATE || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">LESSON/ACTIVITY || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; text-align: center;">CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">QUIZ/TEST/PROJECT ETC… ||
 * ** Mon. Nov.25,2013 ** || N O S C H O O L ||  ||   ||
 * ** Tues. Nov.26,2013 ** || How to Lie with Statistics
 * ** Wed. **
 * Nov.27,2013 ** || How to Lie with Statistics
 * ** Thurs. **** Nov.28 **
 * 2013 ** || THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY ||  ||   ||
 * ** Fri. **** Nov. **** 29 **
 * 2013 ** || THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY ||  ||   ||

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">MIDTERM REPORTS – **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Midterm reports were issued last Friday, November 22. These should be signed by parents and returned to the teacher as soon as possible. If you would like a conference and one was not requested by the teacher, please call the school to set up an appointment.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** MINI CHRISTAMS BAZAAR ** – Our school DPTO is organizing an early shopping opportunity for our families on __December 5 and 6__. The event will last all school day long! Come and support our DPTO and take advantage of the great items that will be on sale at terrific prices!!!! ** SONGFEST ** – In order to avoid the late afternoon and early evening traffic congestion, the School’s annual Songfest will be held **__on Friday, December 13 at 1:30 p.m.__** Parents are welcome to come and have lunch with our students before the performances. There will be a sale of food, baked goods and drinks. **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">PREPARATION FOR SONG FEST - **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">In preparation for our Songfest, we are asking parents who have spare Christmas decorations which they would like to share with us for the stage presentation taking place on December.13, to please send them to your child's homeroom teacher next week.We will take good care of them and return them by Monday, December 16. Anticipated thanks for your unconditional support in all of our school activities.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** CHRISTMAS GIVING TREE ** : Nuestro Pequeños Hermanos (NPH) is an international organization that takes in abandoned and orphaned children, providing a home and education. Here in Honduras, the NPH organization provides for over 500 children in a large ranch near La Venta and home in Tegucigalpa for severely handicapped children. While many children at the ranch have aunts, uncles, or grandparents that come to visit them and can provide some Christmas gifts, some children at a ranch have no family to visit. It is these children for whom we would like to provide this Christmas. On the second floor of the secondary building, an NPH Giving Tree will be set up. Choose a paper tree that has a child’s information about his/her size for shoes or socks. Purchase the new item and return it to Mrs. Agurcia’s Room (Rm. 7) by Tuesday, December 10, with the tree tag taped to it. As well, there are tree tags for basic food items that will be donated to the orphanage. Cash donations will also be accepted to provide shoes and socks for children whose tags were not selected. Thank you for giving this Christmas! If more information about NPH’s work in Honduras, please visit http://www.nph-honduras.org/.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** FUNDACION ABRIGO ** - Discovery School, in solidarity with FUNDACION ABRIGO ( A foundation that provides lodging for families from outside Tegucigalpa who bring patients to Hospital Escuela), is asking our school community’s collaboration. If you would like to participate and help this organization, please send a donation of **__1 gallon__** **__of disinfectant__** per family by Friday, December 6. Your contribution will be greatly appreciated!

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">SCIENCE FAIR **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">: Please remember that Science Fair will be held on Friday, December 6th. That day, all 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10A students will be involved in the fair during 3rd and 4th periods. First period will proceed as normal and 1/2 of 2nd period will be used to set up the fair on the second floor of the secondary building. As well, students with top projects will be asked to present their project to a visiting judge that afternoon in the library (meaning the library will not be available for classes that afternoon). Students from other classes will be invited to visit the fair in the following schedule: 6A, 6B, 10B, 11, and 12 during 3rd period, and elementary classes during 4th period (10:53-11:43). More details about the fair will be given closer to the date.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">Week of Nov.11-15, 2013
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">DATE || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">LESSON/ACTIVITY || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; text-align: center;">CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">QUIZ/TEST/PROJECT ETC… ||
 * ** Mon. Nov.182013 ** || Review Chapter 2 and 3 || CW: Students read and review from ebook and notebook ||  ||
 * ** Tues. Nov.192013 ** || Review Chapter 4 || HW:PG.131-132 #S 1-10 ||  ||
 * ** Wed. **
 * Nov.20 2013 ** || Review Chapter 5 || HW: PGS.132-133 #S 11-17 ||  ||
 * ** Thurs **
 * Nov.21 **
 * 2013 ** || Review Chapter 6 || HW: PGS.134-135 #S 17-21 ||  ||
 * ** Fri. **
 * Nov. **
 * 22 **
 * 2013 ** || ** Test on chapters 1-6 ** ||  || ** TEST ** ||

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">FROM THE COUNSELOR: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">We invite you to visit our teacher and administrator blogs and become a follower of the ones for which you wish to receive updates. There's always valuable information posted on them that you might find useful with your children. All you need to do is click on "Participar en este sitio" or "Follow this site" and provide your name and email information, and you will be notified of updates to that particular blog automatically. You can follow as many blogs as you would like to. **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">FROM THE SCHOOL’S CAFETERIA **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> - Please visit the Cafeteria blog <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #990000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">@http://discoverycafeteria.blogspot.com/ for information on the delicious Pecan, Apple and Pumpkin pies that can be ordered for your Thanksgiving celebrations. The cafeteria is also offering a meal for the classroom festivities at a very attractive price! **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">LAST WEEK FOR DONATIONS FOR “YA TENGO DONDE ESCRIBIR”: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Don’t forget to send in cereal boxes__. Wednesday, November 20 is the last day__! The grade that brought the most boxes will be awarded a pizza party or ice cream party! Please help us help those in need! **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">CHRISTMAS GIVING TREE **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">: Nuestro Pequeños Hermanos (NPH) is an international organization that takes in abandoned and orphaned children, providing a home and education. Here in Honduras, the NPH organization provides for over 500 children in at large ranch near La Venta and home in Tegucigalpa for severely handicapped children. While many children at the ranch have aunts, uncles, or grandparents that come to visit them and can provide some Christmas gifts, some children at a ranch have no family to visit. It is these children whom we would like to provide for this Christmas. On the second floor of the secondary building, a NPH Giving Tree will be set up. Choose a paper tree that has a child’s information about his/her size for shoes or socks. Purchase the new item and return it to Mrs. Agurcia’s Room (Rm. 7) by Tuesday, December 10th, **__with the tree tag taped to it__**. As well, there are tree tags for basic food items that will be donated to the orphanage. Cash donations will also be accepted to provide shoes and socks for children whose tags were not selected. Thank you for giving this Christmas! For more information about NPH’s work in Honduras, please visit http://www.nph-honduras.org/.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">MIDTERM REPORTS – **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Midterm reports will be issued this Friday, November 22. Please make sure you ask your child for his/her report. If a conference was not requested by a teacher but you would like to have one, please contact the school to set up an appointment.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">COMMUNITY SERVICE CLUB **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">: There will be a meeting of the Community Service Club on Tuesday, November 19th in Mrs. Agurcia's Room (Rm.7) at lunch. All secondary students are welcome.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">SCIENCE FAIR **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">: Please remember that Science Fair will be held on Friday, December 6th. That day, all 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10A students will be involved in the fair during 3rd and 4th periods. First period will proceed as normal and 1/2 of 2nd period will be used to set up the fair on the second floor of the secondary building. As well, students with top projects will be asked to present their project to a visiting judge that afternoon in the library (meaning the library will not be available for classes that afternoon). Students from other classes will be invited to visit the fair in the following schedule: 6A, 6B, 10B, 11, and 12 during 3rd period, and elementary classes during 4th period (10:53-11:43). More details about the schedule will be given closer to the fair.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">Week of Nov.11-15, 2013 Critical thinking and decision making. ||  ||   || Statistical Olympics DUE || PART 1 ||  || ** TEST PART 1 ** || Part 2 ||  || ** TEST PART 2 ** ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">DATE || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">LESSON/ACTIVITY || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; text-align: center;">CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">QUIZ/TEST/PROJECT ETC… ||
 * ** Mon. Nov.112013 ** || Normal Models and z-scores.
 * ** Tues. Nov.122013 ** || More exercises on Z-scores and normal distribution || HW: Pgs.123-127 RANDOM PROBLEMS ||  ||
 * ** Wed. **
 * Nov.13 2013 ** || Normal Probability and Final review || Review vocabulary words, what can go wrong and content questions || Investigation task
 * ** Thurs **
 * Nov.14 **
 * 2013 ** || Test on Chapter 6
 * ** Fri. **
 * Nov. **
 * 15 **
 * 2013 ** || Test on Chapter 6

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">DONATIONS NEEDED: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Don’t forget to send in cereal boxes for **“**__Ya Tengo Donde Escribir”__ between now and November 20. The grade that brought the most boxes will be awarded a pizza party or ice cream party! Please help us help those in need! //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">For Secondary Only: //
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">FROM THE SCHOOL’S CAFETERIA **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> - Please visit the Cafeteria blog <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #990000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">@http://discoverycafeteria.blogspot.com/ for information on the delicious Pecan, Apple and Pumpkin pies that can be ordered for your Thanksgiving celebrations. The cafeteria is also offering a meal for the classroom festivities at a very attractive price!
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">PASSING GRADE ACCORDING TO THE MINISTRY OF EDUCTION **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> - We would like to remind parents that the passing grade, according to new regulations, is 70% for the Ministry of Education. Your child needs to score at least 70% in order to avoid coming to recuperation exam/s. We encourage you to check blogs and Engrade on a weekly basis, and to keep close communications with teachers.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">STUDY SKILLS WORKSHOPS **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> - To help improve students' overall academic performance we will be offering the following mandatory Study Skills Workshops taking place at the Library:
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Middle School (grades 6-8): Wednesday, November 13, from 8:00-9:40 am
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">High School (grades 9-12): Wednesday, November, 13 from 10:00-11:40 am

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">These workshops are geared to students in particular.On a later date we will offer workshops that are more focused on parental support at home.The University of Michigan and Hope College will be visiting us on Tuesday, November 12 at 10:00 am.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">Week of Nov.4-8, 2013 [] ||  ||   || Chapter 6 || HW: Pgs.124 #s 8-12 all ||  || Statistical Olympics DUE ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">DATE || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">LESSON/ACTIVITY || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; text-align: center;">CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">QUIZ/TEST/PROJECT ETC… ||
 * ** Mon. Nov.4,2013 ** || Normal Models
 * ** Tues. Nov.5 2013 ** || Read and summarize
 * ** Wed. **
 * Nov.6 2013 ** || Working with Normal Models || HW: Pgs.123-124 #s 13-18 all ||  ||
 * ** Thurs **
 * Nov.7 **
 * 2013 ** || Normal Probability and Final review || HW: pg.124-125 #s 19-23 all || Investigation task
 * ** Fri. **
 * Nov. **
 * 8 **
 * 2013 ** || NO SCHOOL ||  ||   ||

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">Week of Oct.28-Nov.1, 2013 Vimeo-Normal Models and TI- Calculator || HW:pg.124-125 #s 15-18 all ||  || ||  || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">U.N. DAY CELEBRATION- **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The DPTO is organizing our annual U.N. Day celebration for this Wednesday, October 30. We hope our parents can join us this day. The celebration will begin at 9:00 a.m. to allow parents time to set up their tables. Students will be dismissed from school at 11:45 a.m. The DPTO has planned an International Fashion Show for the UN Day, and they need your help! If you want to participate by modeling or by lending any typical costume that you may have, please contact Marielos or Alexanderia at the following email addresses**:** <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #990000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">mmm9487@yahoo.com or <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #990000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">amhaidara05@yahoo.com **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">DONATIONS NEEDED: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Don’t forget to send in cereal boxes for **“**__Ya Tengo Donde Escribir”__ between now and November 20. The grade that brought the most boxes will be awarded a pizza party or ice cream party! Please help us help those in need! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">COMMUNITY SERVICE CLUB **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- We will have a meeting on Tuesday, October 29, at lunchtime in Mrs. Christina Agurcia's room. We will discuss our visit to Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos on Sunday, November 3rd and preparation for the annual Christmas party. All secondary students are invited to attend.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">DATE || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">LESSON/ACTIVITY || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; text-align: center;">CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">QUIZ/TEST/PROJECT ETC… ||
 * ** Mon. Oct. **
 * 28, 2013 ** || NO SCHOOL ||  ||   ||
 * ** Tues. Oct. **
 * 29, 2013 ** || Chapter 6 Standard Deviation as a Ruler || HW: Pgs.123 #s 1-7 all ||  ||
 * ** Wed. **
 * Oct. **
 * 30, 2013 ** || Shifting and Rescaling || HW: pg.124 #s 8-14 all ||  ||
 * ** Thurs **
 * Oct. **
 * 31, **
 * 2013 ** || VIDEO ON:
 * ** Fri. **
 * Nov. **
 * 1, **
 * 2013 ** || **REAL CASE:USING Z-SCORES** || INVESTIGATION TASK:


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">OPERATION WALLACEA **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- Operation Wallacea is an international organization that joins high school and university students with field research scientists to aid in gathering data for biodiversity conservation, here in Honduras and in other locations throughout the world. Representatives from this organization will present information on Tuesday, October 29, at 3:15 PM in the Discovery School library. Students from Grades 8-12 and their parents are invited to attend and learn about this amazing opportunity.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">Week of Oct.14-Oct.18, 2013 Final Revision and PPT ||  ||   || Final Presentation ||  || FINAL PRESENTATION ON RESEARCH PROJECT ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">DATE || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">LESSON/ACTIVITY || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; text-align: center;">CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">QUIZ/TEST/PROJECT ETC… ||
 * ** Mon. Oct. **
 * 14, 2013 ** || NO SCHOOL ||  ||   ||
 * ** Tues. Oct. **
 * 15, 2013 ** || Research Project:
 * ** Wed. **
 * Oct. **
 * 16, 2013 ** || Research Project:
 * ** Thurs **
 * Oct. **
 * 17, **
 * 2013 ** || Chapter 6 Standard Deviation as a Ruler ||  ||   ||
 * ** Fri. **
 * Oct. **
 * 18, **
 * 2013 ** || Shifting and Rescaling || HW: Pgs.123 #s 1-7 all ||  ||

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">For Middle and High School Only: //
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">DONATIONS NEEDED: **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Don’t forget to send in cereal boxes for **“**__Ya Tengo Donde Escribir”__ between now and November 20. The grade that brought the most boxes will be awarded a pizza party or ice cream party! Please help us help those in need!
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">CATS **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- On Thursday October 24th, grades 6 through 12 will be going to the Hotel Honduras Maya for the presentation of the play "CATS". The cost to attend this event is __150 lempiras__. This includes the entrance ticket and transportation. Permission slips were sent home on Monday, October 7, and the deadline to turn the money and signed permission slip in to the homeroom teacher was __Wednesday October 9__. If you have not returned the money and permission slip, please do so this week so your child can participate.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">Week of Oct.7-Oct.11, 2013 Data Displays Rough Draft of framework || HW: Finish data displays ||  || Data Displays || HW: Finish data displays ||  || Data Analysis, Conclusion and Recommendations || HW: Finish data displays ||  || PPT Presentations || HW: Practice Oral Presentation ||  ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">DATE || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">LESSON/ACTIVITY || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; text-align: center;">CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">QUIZ/TEST/PROJECT ETC… ||
 * ** Mon. Oct.7 2013 ** || Research Project:
 * ** Tues. Oct.8 2013 ** || Research Project:
 * ** Wed. **
 * Oct.9 2013 ** || Research Project:
 * ** Thurs **
 * Oct. **
 * 10 **
 * 2013 ** || Research Project:
 * ** Fri. **
 * Oct. **
 * 11 **
 * 2013 ** || Research Project || FINAL PRESENTATION ON RESEARCH PROJECT ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">MAP FALL TESTING SESSION **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – This is the third week of our Map testing session. Parent cooperation in making sure our students are in school on time is greatly appreciated.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">NO ELECTRICITY ON TUESDAY – **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The ENEE has published that there will be no electricity in our school on Tuesday, October 8. We encourage parents to pack snack and lunch for students that does NOT require refrigeration or heating.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">DONATIONS NEEDED: “ **__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ya Tengo Donde Escribir” __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> is an organization aiming to help children from public schools that cannot afford notebooks. In order to help, the organization makes notebooks out of cereal boxes and pages from used notebooks. They are now collecting cereal boxes until November 20, and we encourage our students and teachers to bring cereal boxes from their homes. At the end of the contest, the grade that brought the most boxes will be awarded a pizza party or ice cream party! Please help us help those in need!

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">For Middle and High School Only: //
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">CATS **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">- On Thursday October 24th, grades 6 through 12 will be going to the Hotel Honduras Maya for the presentation of the play "CATS". The cost to attend this event is __150 lempiras__. This includes the entrance ticket and transportation. Permission slips will be sent home on Monday, October 7, and the due date to turn the money and signed permission slip in to the homeroom teacher is __Wednesday October 9__.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">Week of Sept.30-Oct.4, 2013 How to do the Outline of You Framework || HW: Investigate theoretical information relevant to their research project || ** www.fastfoodmarketing.org/media/FastFoodFACTS_Report.pdf ** || Framework Development Research in Action || HW: Investigate theoretical information relevant to their research project. ||  || Framework Highlighters || HW: Investigate theoretical information relevant to their research project. ||  || Data displays and Analysis || HW: Finish data displays HW: Finish data displays and analysis ||  ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">DATE || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">LESSON/ACTIVITY || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; text-align: center;">CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">QUIZ/TEST/PROJECT ETC… ||
 * ** Mon. Sept.30, 2013 ** || Research Project:
 * ** Tues. Oct.1, 2013 ** || Research Project:
 * ** Wed. **
 * Oct.2, 2013 ** || Research Project:
 * ** Thurs/Fri. **
 * Oct. **
 * 3-4,2013 ** || Research Project:

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">MAP FALL TESTING SESSION **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – This is the second week of our Map testing session. Parent cooperation in making sure our students are in school on time is greatly appreciated.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">DONATIONS NEEDED: “ **__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ya Tengo Donde Escribir” __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> is an organization aiming to help children from public schools that cannot afford notebooks. In order to help, the organization makes notebooks out of cereal boxes and pages from used notebooks. They are now collecting cereal boxes until November 20, and we encourage our students and teachers to bring cereal boxes from their homes. At the end of the contest, the grade that brought the most boxes will be awarded a pizza party or ice cream party! Please help us help those in need! <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">Week of Sept.23-Sept.27, 2013 Teachers’ Professional Development ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">DATE || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">LESSON/ACTIVITY || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; text-align: center;">CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">QUIZ/TEST/PROJECT ETC… ||
 * ** Mon. Sept.23, 2013 ** || TI-CALCULATOR TEST ON CHAPTER 5 ||  ||   ||
 * ** Tues. Sept.24, 2013 ** || APPLY SKILLS: Calorie count per item exercise || HW: Finish class work || ** INVESTIGATIVE TASK DUE ** ||
 * ** Wed. **
 * Sept.25, 2013 ** || NO SCHOOL
 * ** Thurs/Fri. **
 * Sept. **
 * 26-27 2013 ** || FIELDWORK: Students investigate three fast food restaurants and calorie intake for similar products || RESEARCH PROJECT ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">MAP FALL TESTING SESSION **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – Our Map testing session begins on Monday, September 23. Parent cooperation in making sure our students are in school on time is greatly appreciated.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">MAP FALL TESTING SESSION **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – Our Map testing session begins on Monday, September 23. Parent cooperation in making sure our students are in school on time is greatly appreciated.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WEDNESDAY IN SEPTEMBER **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – There will be no school for students on Wednesday, September 25. Teachers will receive in-service sessions with Ms. Judi Fenton.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">DONATIONS NEEDED: “ **__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ya Tengo Donde Escribir” __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> is an organization aiming to help children from public schools that cannot afford notebooks. In order to help, the organization makes notebooks out of cereal boxes and pages from used notebooks. They are now collecting cereal boxes until November 20th, and we encourage our students and teachers to bring cereal boxes from their homes. At the end of the contest, the grade that brought the most boxes will be awarded a pizza party or ice cream party! Please help us help those in need!


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">BAKE SALE **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> - The Community Service Club will be hosting a bake sale on Thursday, September 26 to raise funds for the annual Christmas party for the orphans from Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos. Many delicious treats will be available at break and lunch time! Thanks, in advance, for your support!


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">FLU SEASON **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">: The flu season has arrived, and we feel it is important that parents be aware and on the lookout for flu symptoms. We want to give you some suggestions and guidelines for keeping your child and your family healthy.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">1. One of the first ways of controlling exposure to the flu is to avoid crowds and close contact with others. 2. If your child is sick with flu symptoms (fever, cough, sore throat, vomiting, diarrhea, difficulty breathing), **__please keep your child home until s/he is symptom free for 24 hours__.** 3. We have placed antiseptic handwash and Lysol disinfecting spray in each classroom and office. It is advisable for students to also have their own antiseptic handwash and to use it frequently. 4. Teachers are reminding their students to wash their hands frequently, cover coughs or sneezes, not share drinking bottles, food, straws, etc., and to use the antiseptic handwash.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Flu Symptoms: Fever, body aches including headache, fatigue, runny nose, cough and congestion.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">What to do if your child has these symptoms: Contact your doctor; keep your child home until s/he has been symptom free (including having no fever) for at least 24 hours.

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">By following the above precautions, we are hopeful that we can contain and prevent widespread cases of the flu. //

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">Week of Sept.16-Sept.20, 2013
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">DATE || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">LESSON/ACTIVITY || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; text-align: center;">CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">QUIZ/TEST/PROJECT ETC… ||
 * ** Mon. Sept.16, 2013 ** || NO SCHOOL ||  ||   ||
 * ** Tues. Sept.17, 2013 ** || Chapter 5 Describing Distributions Numerically || HW: Exercises #s 9-17 all ||  ||
 * ** Wed. **
 * Sept.18, 2013 ** || Chapter 5 Describing Distributions Numerically || HW: Exercises #s 18-23 ALL ||  ||
 * ** ThursSept.19, 2013 ** || Chapter 5 Describing Distributions Numerically || Class work : exercises #s 24-30 ||  ||
 * ** Fri. Sept.20, 2013 ** || Test on Chapter 5 ||  || ** TEST ** ||

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">MIDTERM REPORTS **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">were issued last Thursday, September 12. We encourage parents to go over them and discuss them with your child(ren), sign them and send them back to school. If you would like a conference, and one was not requested, please call the school to set up an appointment. **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">DPTO **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">– The Discovery Parent-Teacher Organization (DPTO) works to help the school fundraiser for projects and provide fun activities for our students, parents, and teachers! Anyone interested in joining and help to organize events is more than welcome to join us, as we meet every Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. in the school Cafeteria. We would like to remind all parents of the agreement made by the General Assembly in May 2013, to have all parents donate L. 200 per child to help finance the events and activities organized during the year. You can pay the fee in the Finance Office to Ms. Belgica Varela, or your homeroom teacher. You will receive a receipt from the school. Parents who still have not done so, please fill out our survey at @http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Q6QY2VF

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">MAP FALL TESTING SESSION **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – Our Map testing session will begin on Monday, September 23. The specific times and dates for our grades will be published in our blogs. Parent cooperation in making sure our students are in school on time is greatly appreciated.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WEDNESDAY IN SEPTEMBER **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> – There will be no school for students on Wednesday, September 25. Teachers will receive in-service sessions with Ms. Judi Fenton.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">Week of Sept.9-Sept.13, 2013
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">DATE || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">LESSON/ACTIVITY || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; text-align: center;">CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">QUIZ/TEST/PROJECT ETC… ||
 * ** Mon. Sept.9, 2013 ** || Chapter 5 Describing Distributions Numerically || HW: ||  ||
 * ** Tues. Sept.10, 2013 ** || Chapter 5 Describing Distributions Numerically || HW: Exercises #s 3-8 all ||  ||
 * ** Wed. **
 * Sept.11, 2013 ** || Chapter 5 Describing Distributions Numerically || HW: Exercises #s 9-21 odd ||  ||
 * ** ThursSept.12, 2013 ** || PM SCHEDULE ||  ||   ||
 * ** Fri. Sept.13, 2013 ** || NO SCHOOL ||  ||   ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">DPTO **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> - Parents, please take a minute and fill out the short survey for the Discovery School Parent-Teacher Organization. As you are part of the DPTO, the executive team wants your feedback and ideas on events and focus for the year. Both parents are encouraged to fill out the survey. The link to fill out the survey is <span style="color: #990000; font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">@http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Q6QY2VF


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">FROM THE FINANCE OFFICE **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> – Parents who are not using an automatic debit system with a credit card to pay tution are asked to stop by the Finance Office to obtain their payment cards as soon as posible.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPEMENT IN SEPTEMBER **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> – On September 23, Ms. Judi Fenton is returning to Discovery to follow up on her visit and Professional Development sessions with teachers last year. A schedule will be provided once it is finalized with her. There will be no school on Wednesday, September 25, so teachers can participate in an all-day training.

Thursday, September 12 Honduran Independence Day Celebration – Early Dismissal (PM Schedule); Progress Reports go home September 13 & 16 **HOLIDAY** – Honduran Independence Day
 * __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Important Dates Coming Up __**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">:

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">Week of Sept.2-Sept.6, 2013 SUMMARY: || CLASSWORK: Worksheet ||  || ATTENTION: vocabulary, conceptual questions and by hand displays QUIZ NO TI-CALCULATOR ALLOWED FOR THIS DAY; BRING NORMAL SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR AND MATERIALS. || ** QUIZ ** ||  || TI-CALCULATOR AND ANALYSIS QUIZ || ** QUIZ ** || INVESTIGATIVE TASK: Students will take home project on case ” “Dollars for Students” ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">DATE || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">LESSON/ACTIVITY || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; text-align: center;">CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">QUIZ/TEST/PROJECT ETC… ||
 * ** Mon. Sept.2, 2013 ** || Chapter 4 Displaying Quantitative Data || HW: EXERCISES # 6,15,23,33,34 ||  ||
 * ** Tues. Sept.3, 2013 ** || Chapter 4 Displaying Quantitative Data || HW: Exercises #s 35,36,37,38,39 ||  ||
 * ** Wed. **
 * Sept.4, 2013 ** || Chapter 4 Displaying Quantitative Data
 * ** Thurs.Sept.5, 2013 ** || Chapter 4 Displaying Quantitative Data
 * ** Fri. Sept.6, 2013 ** || Chapter 4 Displaying Quantitative Data

On Thursday, September 5 our Juniors and Seniors will attend the CIS College Tour at the American School from 12:00-2:00 p.m. Please check Mr. Marilis’ blog for more information on these events. Monday, September 2 All-School Assembly for September festivities 8:05-8:15 a.m. SCAD Visit at 11:00 a.m. and Bentley Visit 12:00 noon Friday, September 6 Midterm Thursday, September 12 Honduran Independence Day Celebration – Early Dismissal (PM Schedule); Progress Reports go home September 13 & 16 **HOLIDAY** – Honduran Independence Day
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">FROM THE COUNSELOR’S OFFICE – **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ms. Marilis will meet with our Juniors and Seniors for the SCAD University Visit on Monday, September 2, at 11:00 a.m. Following this they will receive the Bentley University Visit- at 12:00 noon.
 * __<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Important Dates Coming Up __**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">:

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">Week of Aug. 26 to Aug. 30, 2013 Chapter 4 Displaying Quantitative Data || INVESTIGATIVE TASK: Students will take home project on case ” “Dollars for Students” ||  || <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WEDNESDAY – **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">As stated in our school calendar, the last Wednesday of every month is assigned for Teacher Professional Development. This Wednesday, August 27 is an early dismissal day for students (11:45 a.m.). We appreciate parents picking their child(dren) up promptly so our teachers can attend the professional development that has been planned for that day.
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">DATE || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">LESSON/ACTIVITY || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; text-align: center;">CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">QUIZ/TEST/PROJECT ETC… ||
 * ** Mon. Aug. 26, 2013 ** || On-Going reading Check-up Chapter 2
 * ** Tues. Aug. 27, 2013 ** || Chapter 4 Displaying Quantitative Data || HW: Worksheet on making histograms and stem-leaf plots ||  ||
 * ** Wed. **
 * Aug. 28, 2013 ** || Chapter 4 Displaying Quantitative Data || HW: p 65 #s 5-10 ||  ||
 * ** Thurs. Aug. 29, 2013 ** || Chapter 4 Displaying Quantitative Data || HW: Pg.66-67 #s 11-17 ||  ||
 * ** Fri. Aug. 30, 2013 ** || Chapter 4 Displaying Quantitative Data || HW: p.67 18-22 [[file:How to construct a histogram on calculator.pdf]] ||  ||

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">ECOFRIENDLY LUNCH DAY - **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Discovery students are aiming to be more "green" by recycling and reducing our waste production. To promote this effort, the **10th grade Environmental Science** students will be hosting Ecofriendly Lunch Day on Thursday, August 29th. During recess, there will be games, activities, and prizes that will encourage students to pack a waste-free lunch. Previous to this, environmental science students will be visiting classrooms to promote waste reduction and recycling. Parents, please join with us in this effort and help your student pack a waste-free lunch each day. For more information about waste-free lunches, please see <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #990000; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">@http://www.wastefreelunches.org/ **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">FROM THE COUNSELOR’S OFFICE – **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ms. Marilis will begin the Elementary group discussions/presentations with the second graders this week. The topic that will be addressed with them will be " Friendship ".
 * **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 22pt;">Discovery School ** ||  ||
 * **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">2013-2014 School Year Calendar (Approved) ** ||  ||
 * || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">S ** || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">M ** || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">T ** || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">W ** || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">TH ** || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">F ** || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">SA ** || **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">DATE ** || **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">ACTIVITIES & HOLIDAYS ** |||| **<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">STUD. DAYS ** ||  ||
 * ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">1 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">New Staff Reports ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">AUGUST ** ||  ||   ||   ||   || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: right;">1 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: right;">2 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">3 || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">2 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">All Staff Reports || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">month || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">total ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: right;">4 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: right;">5 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: right;">6 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: right;">7 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: right;">8 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: right;">9 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">10 || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">1,2,5,6,7 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Staff Orientation ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: right;">11 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: right;">12 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: right;">13 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: right;">14 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: right;">15 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: right;">16 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">17 || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">7 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">New Families Orientation (9:00 a.m.) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: right;">18 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: right;">19 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: right;">20 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: right;">21 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: right;">22 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: right;">23 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">24 || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">7 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Open House for Parents (no students) (10:00 - 12:00 noon) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: right;">25 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: right;">26 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: right;">27 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: right;">28 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: right;">29 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: right;">30 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">31 || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">8 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Students Return to School ||  ||   ||   ||
 * ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">24 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">General Assembly Meeting ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">28 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Prof. Dev., 11:45 a.m. dismissal, A.M. Schedule || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right;">17 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right;">17 ||   ||
 * ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">6 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Midterm (23 days) ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">SEPTEMBER ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">1 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">2 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">3 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">4 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">5 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">6 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">7 || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">12 ** |||| <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Independence Day Celebration. P.M. Schedule (Early Dismissal) ||  ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">8 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">9 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">10 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">11 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">12 || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">X || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">14 ||  || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;"> Progress Reports go home ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">15 || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">X || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">17 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">18 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">19 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">20 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">21 || **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">13-16 ** || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Holiday - Independence Day ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">22 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">23 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">24 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">25 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">26 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">27 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">28 || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">23-30 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">MAP Testing ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">29 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">30 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">25 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Prof. Dev., 11:45 a.m. dismissal, A.M. Schedule || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right;">19 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right;">36 ||   ||
 * ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">1,2,3,....15 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">MAP Testing ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">OCTOBER ** ||  ||   || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">1 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">2 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">3 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">4 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">5 || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">11 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">End of the first Quarter (45 days) ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">6 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">7 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">8 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">9 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">10 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">11 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">12 || **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">14 ** || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Holiday- Francisco Morazan & Columbus Day observed ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">13 || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">X || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">15 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">16 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">17 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">18 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">19 || **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">21 ** || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">Holiday- Honduran Armed Forces Day ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">20 || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">X || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">22 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">23 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">24 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">25 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">26 || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">25 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Student Led Conferences - All Students and Parents ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">27 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">28 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">29 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">30 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">31 ||  ||   || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">30 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">UN Day A.M. 11:45 dismiss; Prof. Dev. P.M. Schedule ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right;">21 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right;">57 ||   ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">NOVEMBER ** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">1 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">2 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: right;">8 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">No School - Teacher Workshop ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">3 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">4 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">5 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">6 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">7 || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">X || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">9 || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">14 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Midterm (21 days) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">10 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">11 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">12 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">13 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">14 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">15 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">16 || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">22 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Progress Reports go home ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">17 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">18 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">19 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">20 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">21 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">22 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">23 || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">27 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Prof. Dev., 11:45 a.m. dismissal, A.M. Schedule ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">24 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">25 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">26 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">27 || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">X || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">X || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">30 || **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">28-29 ** || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Holiday – Thanksgiving || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right;">18 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right;">75 ||  ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">DECEMBER ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">1 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">2 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">3 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">4 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">5 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">6 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">7 || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">6 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Secondary Science Fair ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">8 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">9 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">10 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">11 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">12 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">13 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">14 || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">13 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Song Fest - 6:00 P.M. ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">15 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">16 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">17 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">18 || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">X || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">X || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">21 || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">16,17,18 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Semester Exams (High School) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">22 || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">X || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">X || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">X || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">X || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">X || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">28 || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">18 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">End of Second Quarter (43 days) & 1st semester (88 days) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">29 || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">X || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">X ||  ||   ||   ||   || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">19-31 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">No School- Winter Holiday || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right;">13 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right;">88 ||   ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">JANUARY ** ||  ||   ||   || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">X || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">X || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">X || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">4 || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">1-6 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">No School- Winter Holiday ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">5 || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">X || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">7 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">8 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">9 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">10 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">11 || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">7 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">School resumes for teachers and students ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">12 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">13 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">14 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">15 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">16 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">17 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">18 || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">17 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Half Day-Conferences - P.M. Schedule ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">19 || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">X || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">21 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">22 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">23 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">24 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">25 || **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">20 ** || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Holiday- Martin Luther King Day ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">26 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">27 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">28 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">29 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">30 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">31 ||  || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">21-31 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">MAP Testing ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">29 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Prof. Dev., 11:45 a.m. dismissal, A.M. Schedule || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right;">18 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right;">106 ||   ||
 * ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">1 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">FEBRUARY ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">2 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">3 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">4 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">5 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">6 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">7 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">8 || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;"> 3,4,...10 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">MAP Testing ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">9 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">10 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">11 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">12 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">13 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">14 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">15 || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">7 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Midterm (23 days) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">16 || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">X || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">18 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">19 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">20 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">21 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">22 || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">13 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Progress Reports go home ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">23 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">24 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">25 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">26 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">27 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">28 ||  || **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">17 ** || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Holiday - President's Day Weekend ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">26 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Prof. Dev., 11:45 a.m. dismissal, P.M. Schedule || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right;">19 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right;">125 ||   ||
 * ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">1 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">MARCH ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">2 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">3 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">4 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">5 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">6 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">7 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">8 || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">14 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">End of the 3rd Quarter (47 days) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">9 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">10 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">11 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">12 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">13 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">14 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">15 || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">20 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Prof Dev (8:00 - 11:00) Half Day Conferences (afternoon) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">16 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">17 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">18 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">19 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">20 || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">X || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">22 || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">21 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">No School ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">23 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">24 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">25 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">26 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">27 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">28 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">29 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">30 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">31 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right;">20 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right;">145 ||   ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">APRIL ** ||  ||   || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">1 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">2 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">3 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">4 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">5 ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">6 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">7 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">8 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">9 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">10 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">11 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">12 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: right;">11 || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Mid-Term (19 days) ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">13 || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">X || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">X || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">X || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">X || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">X || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">19 || **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">14-21 ** || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Semana Santa ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">20 || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">X || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">22 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">23 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">24 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">25 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">26 || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">22 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">School resumes for teachers and students ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">27 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">28 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">29 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">30 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right;">16 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right;">161 ||   ||
 * ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">1 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Honors Breakfast 7:30 a.m.; Discovery Idol 10:00 a.m. ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">MAY ** ||  ||   ||   ||   || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">1 || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">X || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">3 ||   || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">Progress Reports go home; Prof Dev P.M. ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">4 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">5 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">6 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">7 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">8 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">9 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">10 || **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">2 ** || <span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">No School - Labor Day ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">11 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">12 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">13 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">14 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">15 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">16 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">17 || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">8 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">General Assembly Meeting ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">18 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">19 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">20 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">21 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">22 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">23 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">24 || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">12-30 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">MAP Testing ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">25 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">26 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">27 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">28 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">29 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">30 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">31 || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">22 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Last Date for New Material Grades 8-12 all subjects ||  ||   ||   ||
 * ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">23-26 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Review Days for Grades 8-12 ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">27-29 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Semester Exams for High School (Grades 8-12) ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">30 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Awards Assembly; Students' Last Day ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">End of Fourth Qtr (47 days) End of the 2nd Sem (94 days) || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right;">21 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; text-align: right;">182 ||   ||
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt;">JUNE ** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">1-6 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Teacher In-Service, Grading, Pack Up, Check-Out ||   ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">1 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">2 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">3 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">4 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">5 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">6 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">7 || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">6 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Grade 12 Graduation; Last Day for Teachers ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">8 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">9 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">10 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">11 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">12 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">13 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">14 || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">9 - 13 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Enrollment Week ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">15 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">16 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">17 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">18 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">19 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">20 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">21 || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">13 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Report Cards ready for parents to pick up at school ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">22 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">23 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">24 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">25 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">27 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">28 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">29 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
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 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">15 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">16 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">17 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">18 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">19 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">20 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">21 || **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">13 ** || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 8pt;">Report Cards ready for parents to pick up at school ||  ||   ||   ||
 * || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">22 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">23 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">24 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">25 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">27 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">28 || <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 8pt; text-align: center;">29 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
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<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">Week of Aug. 19 to Aug. 23, 2013
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">DATE || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">LESSON/ACTIVITY || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; text-align: center;">CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">QUIZ/TEST/PROJECT ETC… ||
 * ** Mon. Aug. 19, 2013 ** || Chapter 3 Displaying and Describing Categorical Data || INVESTIGATIVE TASK: Students will take home project on case ”Crime and Death Penalty”[[file:investigative task students.docx]] ||  ||
 * ** Tues. Aug. 20, 2013 ** || Chapter 3 Displaying and Describing Categorical Data || HW: finish articles pg.36 #s 1-4 ||  ||
 * ** Wed. **
 * Aug. 21, 2013 ** || Chapter 3 Displaying and Describing Categorical Data || HW: p 36-37 #7,8,9,10,12,13 all ||  ||
 * ** Thurs. Aug. 22, 2013 ** || Chapter 3 Displaying and Describing Categorical Data || p 38-39 #15,14,18, 19,22,23(class work) ||  ||
 * ** Fri. Aug. 23, 2013 ** || Test on Chapter 3 || [[file:summary chapter 3.pdf]] || ** TEST CHAPTER 3 **
 * CH.2 ON GOING READING ** ||

** GENERAL ASSEMBLY ** – Discovery School parents are invited to attend the General Assembly that will take place **__this Saturday, August 24 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. in the School Cafeteria.__** Important matters such as a suggested revision to our school calendar, budget information, an update on the status of the Concrete Plant, Board committees and school-wide implications of MAP data will be addressed. **YOUR ATTENDANCE IS CRUCIAL**—we need a quorum of 1/3 of our parents (55 parents) for the meeting to be considered a legal meeting of our school Association. Please mark your calendars and plan on attending. Believe and Achieve Sports **will be at the school to work with the children while the parents are attending the meeting.** Coffee and juice will be provided. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">** CHOIR AUDITIONS ** – The Choir auditions will take place on Wednesday, August 21 and Thursday, August 22 during Snack Recess (9:45-10:10) in the music room. Students from grades 1-12 who did not audition last year are invited to audition. The students may sing a song of their preference acapella. Students and parents are asked to commit to the whole year’s participation in Choir. **//Our Choir has been invited and has accepted the invitation to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York City next summer//**, and practices will be geared to prepare the students for that prestigious event. A schedule of practices will be provided this week. If you have questions, you can contact either Ms. Pamela ( pcruz@discoveryschool.edu.hn ) or Ms. Norma ( nlopez@discoveryschool.edu.hn ) for more information. ** MATH REINFORCEMENT: IXL ACCOUNTS **// (for grades Kinder through 5 only) // – Last year our teachers piloted the IXL Math enrichment with our students. Because it was so successful and well received by parents and students, the school has acquired a   subscription to IXL for all students in Grades KG-5. This is an individualized on-line program that reinforces math skills across the curriculum and is aligned to our Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) assessment that we administer to all students in Grades KG-10 three times during the school year. Teachers will post information in their weekly blogs indicating what areas and how much time students should work on IXL during the week. Parents are encouraged to support their children by checking the weekly blogs and having their child complete the practices assigned by each teacher. If you are unclear about any aspect of the IXL, please contact your child’s teacher or the Area Administrator (Nora for KG – Grade 1 nsierra@discoveryschool.edu.hn and Cristiana for Grades 2-5 cbanegas@discoveryschool.edu.hn .  ** SCHOOL CAFETERIA ** – for information on the school cafeteria menu and services please visit discoverycafeteria.blogspot.com  · __ TRANSPORTATION __ : The school will follow the practice we have followed over the past several years and provide transportation for the students at the end of the Tuesday and Wednesday sessions in the main part of Tegucigalpa. We will not provide transportation to the outlying areas, such as El Hatillo, Santa Lucia, and the airport. As in the past, there will not be a nanny on the bus; however, the driver will make sure all students are buckled up. We will not provide transportation to any area on Saturday. · __ TRANSPORTATION FEE __ : Parents are asked to pay Lmp.100 per month for the bus services if their children are planning to use it on Tuesday and Wednesday, and Lmp.60 per month if they are planning to use it for only one of those days. That can be given to Carolina (Receptionist) or anyone in the Finance Office. · __ SIGN-UP FOR SPORTS PROGRAM __ : Sign-up for the sports program is with Mr. Eric Hamm directly. His phone number is 9599-2959. As this is a new program, we may need to make adjustments as we go along, and we will keep you informed of any changes. One thing that we will be considering is the traffic at 5:00 p.m. and how long it takes us to get the students home after the activities. · At the current time we are not planning to offer other activities during the first quarter, with the exception of Choir. After we have assessed the Sports program, we will make a decision if we will offer other activities starting in the second quarter. Choir teachers will provide parents with a schedule of practices this week, but we will attempt to schedule the Choir practices so they don’t interfere with the Sports.
 * AFTER-SCHOOL SPORTS PROGRAM – ** Our first session of After-School Activities with Believe and Achieve Sports started today. The sessions will run from 3:15 - 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday, and 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon on Saturday for students from Kindergarten up. During the sessions, students will rotate through different sports, including soccer, basketball, frisbies, golf, American football, and others. Focus is on helping students learn skills, practice teamwork, and have fun, regardless of their current knowledge or skills!
 * The school welcomes any suggestions parents may have. ** If you have not had a chance to sign up yet, please contact Ms. Paola Mena, Administrative Assistant, at dsoffice@discoveryschool.edu.hn, 2231-7790 or 9950-66924 to let us know of your interest.

** FROM THE COUNSELOR’S OFFICE – ** Ms. Marilis, our Guidance and Career Counselor, will begin working on group discussions/presentations with the sixth graders this week. The topic they will focus on will be "Reinforcing Organizational and Study Skills ".

** ENROLLMENT DRIVE: ** The Board of Directors elected to repeat the Enrollment Drive for the 2013-2014 school year, and the term will expire soon.

1. PERIOD OF THE ENROLLMENT DRIVE: This opportunity is __available until August 31, 2013, and is not retroactive__.

2. CONDITIONS: A. Discovery Parent must personally __introduce a potential new student__ and parents __to Ms. Giles at the beginning of the admission process__ (this must be someone who has not already requested information on admission) B. The school will follow the __usual admission process__ in determining whether the student will be admitted C. The __cash benefit will apply only if the new student is actually__ admitted for the 2013-2014 school year.

3. CASH BENEFIT FOR DISCOVERY SCHOOL PARENTS AND TEACHERS: During the enrollment drive period, for each new student that a family introduces to Ms. Giles and who is thereafter admitted after meeting all of our admission requirements, the sponsoring parent or teacher will receive a __cash bonus in the amount of 5%__ of the tuition (not capital fee) __that the new student actually pays during the 2013-2014 school year__.

4. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS: All new students are required to meet the admission requirements that are already established. If a student applies and is not admitted, no bonus will be paid.

5. ORGANIZATIONS: This offer applies to individuals who pay their own tuition and does not apply to organizations.

6. UNFORESEEN COMPLICATIONS: The Board reserves the right to discontinue the Enrollment Drive at any time if there are any unforeseen complications for the school.

**NOTE: If a class is or becomes full, Discovery School reserves the right to put a new applicant on a waiting list. In that case, the bonus would not be paid unless the child is admitted during the 2013-2014 school year.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Paola Mena, Administrative Assistant, at 2221-7790 or dsoffice@discoveryschool.edu.hn. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">Week of Aug. 12 to Aug. 16, 2013
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">DATE || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">LESSON/ACTIVITY || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">CLASSWORK/HOMEWORK || <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">QUIZ/TEST/PROJECT ETC… ||
 * ** Mon. Aug. 12, 2013 ** || Chapter 1 STATS STARTS HERE || Bring magazines or newspapers ||  ||
 * ** Tues. Aug. 13, 2013 ** || Chapter 2 Data || Finish articles and 5 W’s

ON GOING READING

How Can You Lie With Statistics ||  || IMPORTANT INFORMATION <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**DPTO EVENT** – **__Parents’ and Teachers’ Night Out!__** __Mark your Calendars__The Discovery Parent Teacher Organization will host a fun get-together for parents and teachers (especially for those new to the school) next __Friday, August 16__ at __Ibiza Restaurant__ in Col. San Ignacio, from __7:30 p.m.__ onwards. Ten percent (10%) of the proceeds will be donated to the school! Invitation and further details will be sent by the DPTO via email next week. We hope all our parents and teachers will be able to join us!
 * ** Wed. **
 * Aug. 14, 2013 ** || Chapter 2 Data || HW: p 21-25 #1-8 all ||  ||
 * ** Thurs. Aug. 15, 2013 ** || Chapter 2 Data || HW: p 21-25 #9-17 all ||  ||
 * ** Fri. Aug. 16, 2013 ** || Test on chapters 1-2 ||  || ** TEST **
 * CH.1 ON GOING READING ** ||

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**GENERAL ASSEMBLY** – Discovery School parents are invited to attend the General Assembly that will take place **__on Saturday, August 24 from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m.__** in the School Cafeteria. Important matters such as a suggested revision to our school calendar, budget information, an update on the status of the Concrete Plant, and school-wide implications of MAP data will be addressed. YOUR ATTENDANCE IS CRUCIAL—we need a quorum of 1/3 of our parents (55 parents) for the meeting to be considered a legal meeting of our school Association. Please mark your calendars and plan on attending. Teachers who have students enrolled at Discovery are required to attend; other teachers are encouraged to attend to stay informed about school activities. **AFTER-SCHOOL SPORTS PROGRAM –** Mr. Eric Hamm with **Believe and Achieve Sports** will begin activities on Tuesday afternoon at 3:15 p.m. for those students who have signed up. If you have not had a chance to sign up yet, please contact Ms. Paola Mena, Administrative Assistant, at dsoffice@discoveryschool.edu.hn, 2231-7790 or 9950-66924 to let us know of your interest. **BUS EXPECTATIONS AND CONSEQUENCES:** If your students ride the school bus, please remind them of the expectations and consequences, as follows: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Consequences: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**ENROLLMENT DRIVE** : Last year's Enrollment Drive brought in 14 new students to the school and helped account for the 13% increase in enrollment that we experienced last year. The Board of Directors elected last year to repeat the Enrollment Drive again for the 2013-2014 school year, and the term will expire soon.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students are expected to enter the bus, **sit down, buckle the seatbelt, and remain seated**. To safeguard the students, they are not allowed to leave the bus once they have gotten on.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students need to **remain in their seats and use seatbelts for the entire trip**. They are not to be standing until the bus comes to a complete stop at their own house.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students should **keep their arms and legs inside the bus** at all times, and not open or close the windows unless instructed to do so by the nanny
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Shouting is not allowed** on the bus. Students need to speak using a **quiet 'indoor' voice** and talk only with the student seated beside them. It is distracting for the bus driver when the students become too loud, and it creates an unsafe condition on the bus
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students are expected to **treat other students, the bus nanny, and the driver with respect**. **Name-calling, foul language, or obscene gestures, shoving, kicking, and teasing are not allowed** on the bus.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Students s**hould not throw garbage, papers, or any other objects in or outside of the bus**
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**No food or drink** is allowed on the bus
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**First Offense** : Warning and reminder of the rules
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Second Offense** : Conference with Transportation Supervisor, and parents notified
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Third Offense** : Loss of bus privileges for one to three days; parents notified; notation in student's file
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">**Fourth Offense** : Loss of bus privileges for 10 days up to the remainder of the school year; parents notified; notation in student's file

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">1. PERIOD OF THE ENROLLMENT DRIVE: This opportunity is __available until August 31, 2013, and is not retroactive__.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">2. CONDITIONS:A. Discovery Parent must personally __introduce a potential new student__ and parents __to Ms. Giles at the beginning of the admission process__ (this must be someone who has not already requested information on admission)B. The school will follow the __usual admission process__ in determining whether the student will be admittedC. The __cash benefit will apply only if the new student is actually__ admitted for the 2013-2014 school year.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">3. CASH BENEFIT FOR DISCOVERY SCHOOL PARENTS AND TEACHERS:During the enrollment drive period, for each new student that a family introduces to Ms. Giles and who is thereafter admitted after meeting all of our admission requirements, the sponsoring parent or teacher will receive a __cash bonus in the amount of 5%__ of the tuition (not capital fee) __that the new student actually pays during the 2013-2014 school year__.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">4. ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS: All new students are required to meet the admission requirements that are already established. If a student applies and is not admitted, no bonus will be paid.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">5. ORGANIZATIONS: This offer applies to individuals who pay their own tuition and does not apply to organizations.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">6. UNFORESEEN COMPLICATIONS: The Board reserves the right to discontinue the Enrollment Drive at any time if there are any unforeseen complications for the school.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">**NOTE: If a class is or becomes full, Discovery School reserves the right to put a new applicant on a waiting list. In that case, the bonus would not be paid unless the child is admitted during the 2013-2014 school year.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Paola Mena, Administrative Assistant, at 2221-7790 or dsoffice@discoveryschool.edu.hn. <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Cooper Black',serif; font-size: 20pt; text-align: center;">Week of Aug. 5 to Aug. 9, 2013 Welcome Letter Signed by Parents ||  || PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:
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