American Schoolof Durango NEWSLETTER Issue 8, February 2015
American Schoolof Durango NEWSLETTER The Official Publication of American School of Durango Issue 8, February 2015
- Page 2 and 3: EXPO ORIENTA 2015 The American Scho
- Page 4 and 5: NURSERY Ms. July Salas We had a fie
- Page 6 and 7: K1 Ms. Saskia Bravo Sponge painting
- Page 8 and 9: K2 B Ms. Brenda Botello We integrat
- Page 10 and 11: K3 B Ms. Cynthia Saucedo Art In The
- Page 12 and 13: Elementary
- Page 14 and 15: 1º Maroon Febrero 2015. Tenemos el
- Page 16 and 17: 2º Gray HIGIENE DENTAL Los alumnos
- Page 18 and 19: 3rd Gray The students were assigned
- Page 21 and 22: 4th Gray JAPAN For UN Week, Gray cl
- Page 23 and 24: 4° Maroon El pasado 13 de febrero,
- Page 25 and 26: 6th Gray February was dominated by
- Page 27 and 28: Computación Los alumnos de primer
- Page 29 and 30: Integración al Arte - Art Class Lo
- Page 31 and 32: 4° Gray - Música Comenzamos a pre
- Page 33 and 34: 2º Educación Física
- Page 35 and 36: 4º Educación Física
- Page 37 and 38: 6º Educación Física
- Page 39 and 40: En Febrero celebramos el nacimiento
- Page 41 and 42: 7° Biología Los alumnos de biolog
- Page 43 and 44: 8° Grado Cívica y Ética Los alum
- Page 45 and 46: 9th Grade English Romeo and Juliet
- Page 47 and 48: 11th Grade English American Literat
- Page 49 and 50: CADMUN The Secretariat team of CADM
- Page 51 and 52: MathCounts 2015 The day is near: on
<strong>American</strong> <strong>Schoolof</strong> <strong>Durango</strong> <strong>NEWSLETTER</strong><br />
The Official Publication of <strong>American</strong> School of <strong>Durango</strong><br />
<strong>Issue</strong> 8,<br />
<strong>February</strong> <strong>2015</strong>
EXPO ORIENTA <strong>2015</strong><br />
The <strong>American</strong> School of <strong>Durango</strong> participated in the Expo<br />
Orienta <strong>2015</strong> that took place on the 21 st and 22 nd of <strong>February</strong>. It is<br />
the first Educational Fair held in <strong>Durango</strong>.<br />
We had an outstanding team that participated with enthusiasm<br />
and represented our Institution with much pride.<br />
We are interested in causing a great impact on our community<br />
and letting everyone know of the greatness of our School.<br />
We are interested that our city, state, country and world knows<br />
about the ASD Family.<br />
Thank you for your support, always!!!
KINDERGARTEN COORDINATOR<br />
Miss Akui Santiesteban<br />
8 Sentences that will change your child´s life<br />
1<br />
Great minds<br />
discuss ideas<br />
4<br />
If you do not<br />
step forward<br />
you will<br />
always be in<br />
the same<br />
place<br />
2<br />
Two things<br />
matter: honesty<br />
and respect<br />
5<br />
If you don´t<br />
ask. You don´t<br />
get.<br />
3<br />
Be kind.<br />
for everyone<br />
you meet is<br />
fighting a hard<br />
battle<br />
6<br />
Your words are<br />
powerful. Use<br />
them wisely<br />
7<br />
Will this problem<br />
matter a year<br />
from now?<br />
8<br />
All great<br />
achievements<br />
require time
NURSERY<br />
Ms. July Salas<br />
We had a fieldtrip to the Bebeleche museum; our children<br />
were accompanied by a family member; we had the<br />
opportunity to explore rooms for young children; they<br />
pretended to be adults and played in a mini Walmart and had<br />
a lot of fun making giant bubbles.<br />
This month we began our theme “Sea Animals” where we will<br />
strengthen their knowledge through work, songs and pictures.
PRE KINDER<br />
Ms. Marymar Ramírez<br />
“1,2,3 count with me”, “4, 5, 6 do it we me”, “7, 8, 9, 10 lets do it<br />
again”; with song, rhymes and oral counting, we are learning to<br />
count from 1 to 10 and they can now identify numbers from 1-3.<br />
We also talked about animals, we begin with the ones that can be<br />
at home, we call them ¨pets¨. The children talked about the<br />
animals they have in their house and described them. The kids<br />
also shared what they do with their dogs, while showing pictures<br />
to the class.
K1<br />
Ms. Saskia Bravo<br />
Sponge painting is a very versatile art activity that can cater to<br />
any lesson theme and can be enjoyed by children.<br />
The students used sponges to make textured stamps artistic for<br />
Valentine´s Day.<br />
Preschool Story Time is a great way to support and encourage<br />
children to love books and reading. At the end of our story time<br />
the students are asked to choose a book and they try to retell the<br />
story.
K2 A<br />
Ms. Pearl Gear<br />
Last Friday, the class celebrated Valentine's day. Although the holiday<br />
is marked on <strong>February</strong> 14th in the calendar, we celebrated it on the<br />
13th this year. This was due to the fact that the 14th ended up being a<br />
Saturday. Not wanting to deprive the students of the celebration, we<br />
decided to have a little bit of fun on Friday in honour of the holiday.<br />
The children took candy and other assorted sweets to share with their<br />
classmates, fostering an atmosphere of friendship and caring. Also,<br />
there were many games played, and many great laughs and fun<br />
moments to be had.<br />
Valentine's day is celebrated in honour of the Roman priest, St.<br />
Valentine, he lived in second century Rome, and married couples in<br />
secret when this practice was outlawed by then-emperor Claudius II.<br />
Because of his brave acts in the name of love, he is remembered on<br />
this day.
K2 B<br />
Ms. Brenda Botello<br />
We integrated the theme “animals” in all the learning areas. We<br />
counted and grouped animals for math.<br />
In science we learned about animals. In social development we<br />
brought our pets; during language arts we talked about our<br />
favorite animals and reinforced our vocabulary.<br />
In art class we painted and did different activities, and for media<br />
and technology we listened to cd`s and watched documentaries;<br />
with all of these, children learned more about animals and we<br />
monitored and promoted children`s development.
K3 A<br />
Ms. Ellen Barbour<br />
We are having a lot of fun learning about music! We read stories<br />
about famous musicians such as Celia Cruz and Beethoven. We<br />
listened to different genres of music including salsa, classical<br />
music, and rock.<br />
We studied different types of instruments. We even made our own<br />
instruments- rain sticks and drums- using recycled materials from<br />
home. This unit allowed us to practice our language skills,<br />
counting and rhythm skills, and listening skills. Most importantly,<br />
we developed a greater appreciation for music and were able to<br />
express ourselves creatively through music.
K3 B<br />
Ms. Cynthia Saucedo<br />
Art In The Classroom<br />
Students have been learning and experiencing art through paintings<br />
and music this month. By learning about famous artists’ stories and<br />
their painting techniques and music children were able to express<br />
themselves by painting like Frida Kahlo (feelings), Leonardo Da Vinci<br />
(real life) and Monet (natural forms) and playing instruments.<br />
Children will gain useful life skills through art such as communication,<br />
social, emotional and fine motor skills as well as self-expression and<br />
creativity. Therefore we encourage children to make images, to play<br />
and compose music, to explore their thoughts and ideas and to<br />
communicate their thinking to themselves and others.
ELEMENTARY COORDINATOR<br />
In <strong>February</strong>, it was all about UN Week! This important<br />
event took a great effort form both teachers and students, who<br />
worked very hard to prepare and be ready on time.<br />
All classrooms were enthusiatically researching,<br />
decorating, painting, practicing and dancing for two months.<br />
During that week, they had the opportunity to enjoy<br />
other countrie’s exhibitions the day before the main event for<br />
parents.<br />
The final exhibitions and show were amazing, proving<br />
that UN Week is a Project students, teachers and parents fully<br />
Enjoy.<br />
Lic. Lariza Niebla
Elementary
1st Gray<br />
G'day Mate!<br />
This month we discovered the wonderful continent that<br />
is Australia. We looked at the beautiful landmarks it has, the food<br />
it is famous for and also the clothes that make it unique. Kids<br />
were able to see why Australia is so well known and what makes<br />
it special. The students enjoyed learning about a new place they<br />
had never gone to and they also enjoyed going to different<br />
classes and watching others presentations. This was the first time<br />
the kids got up in front of an audience and spoke English out loud<br />
and I must say they did and excellent job! A BIG thank you to all<br />
parents for their participation and support.<br />
Miss Jasmine Castañeda and Ms. America Marin
1º Maroon<br />
Febrero <strong>2015</strong>.<br />
Tenemos el gusto de compartirles una muestra de la<br />
gran dedicación y esfuerzo de los alumnos de Primer grado en la<br />
UN Week. Con mucho entusiasmo realizaron sus presentaciones<br />
sobre ITALIA ante sus compañeros de 4º y 6º, Padres de<br />
Familia, abuelitos, tíos, etc. Fue una gran experiencia también<br />
visitar a los niños de otros grados para escuchar sus<br />
investigaciones sobre diferentes países.<br />
Nos sentimos sumamente orgullosas del desempeño<br />
que demostraron nuestros pequeños, ya que a pesar de su edad,<br />
lo hicieron con mucho profesionalismo.<br />
Miss Silvia Rodríguez<br />
Miss Fabiola Torróntegui
2nd Gray<br />
The students worked hard on compiling information<br />
on various aspects of the well renowned country, Germany.<br />
They were divided into four groups. Each group<br />
worked together to research both, at home and in class<br />
information pertinent to their topic. After the research was<br />
completed, the students in each group worked together to<br />
prepare their visual displays along with their oral<br />
presentations.<br />
Additionally, the children participated in a German<br />
folk dance in representation of the country.<br />
Ms Donna-Lee George
2º Gray<br />
HIGIENE DENTAL<br />
Los alumnos estuvieron elaborando una maqueta<br />
realizada en plastilina para representar los distintos elementos que<br />
conforman la cavidad bucal, enfocándose especialmente en los<br />
dientes y sus cuidados especiales.<br />
Utilizaron nuevamente los medios electrónicos para<br />
apoyarse en la búsqueda de las imágenes adecuadas al tema. Todos<br />
demostraron un gran conocimiento de las formas de prevenir las<br />
enfermedades en los dientes.<br />
Terminaron exponiendo con gran entusiasmo su Proyecto<br />
denominado “HIGIENE DENTAL” que corresponde a la materia<br />
“NATURALEZA Y SOCIEDAD”.<br />
Ms. Lourdes García
2º Maroon<br />
SEMANA DE LA ONU<br />
¡ALEGRÍA, ENTUSIASMO Y PARTICIPACIÓN!<br />
Los alumnos estuvieron practicando la Danza Argentina<br />
«El Gato», bailable que presentaron durante la Semana de NU. Fue<br />
sorprendente la gran disciplina que demostraron así como su deseo<br />
de que el resultado fuera magnífico.<br />
Posteriormente, utilizaron los medios electrónicos para<br />
apoyarse en la búsqueda de la información sobre los diferentes<br />
aspectos importantes de Argentina.<br />
Terminaron exponiendo con gran organización y orden los<br />
temas correspondientes a cada equipo, brindando a sus Padres una<br />
gran sensación de orgullo.<br />
Ms. Lourdes García
3rd Gray<br />
The students were assigned to represent the<br />
country of The Commonwealth of Dominica. They<br />
were divided into four groups: History, Traditions,<br />
Music and Dance, and Food. They did some<br />
research, worked hard, and did a great job at<br />
presenting their findings. The dance for the show<br />
proved to be a challenge for the Gray Group but they<br />
performed it with flying colors! Congratulations to<br />
everyone for their hard work and help!<br />
Ms. Rebecca Bowery
3° Maroon<br />
En la semana de las Naciones Unidas, los alumnos<br />
trabajaron en grupos investigando sobre el país de Líbano.<br />
Con esta actividad además de conocer la historia y cultura de<br />
otros países, convivieron con sus padres y amigos dentro de<br />
un ambiente de respeto, cooperación y responsabilidad.<br />
Felicidades por el excelente trabajo que presentaron<br />
dentro del aula y por su danza libanesa!<br />
Ms. Betty Sánchez
4th Gray<br />
JAPAN<br />
For UN Week, Gray class picked Japan. We created<br />
many art projects including Shibori Art, calligraphy, cherry<br />
blossom painting, origami, and decorated the class with huge<br />
Koi fish. Students researched five separate areas of Japan:<br />
Language and Culture, Plants and Animals, Children’s Toys<br />
and Food, History, and Geography. The girls performed a<br />
Cherry Blossom Dance in kimonos with Japanese parasols<br />
while the boys performed Taiko Drumming . Groups<br />
presented their projects to other classes and to parents. Our<br />
class presented a real insight into Japanese culture.<br />
Ms. Lynda Long
4th Grey UN Week
4° Maroon<br />
El pasado 13 de febrero, los alumnos de 4° grado<br />
participaron en el evento de “Naciones Unidas” que se realizó con<br />
gran éxito en nuestro colegio con el fin de que poco a poco conozcan<br />
la historia, la geografía, las costumbres, etc. de los países<br />
representados por todos los alumnos de nuestra Institución.<br />
Primeramente, tuvo lugar un colorido desfile en el que los<br />
estudiantes de 4° Maroon representaron dignamente al país de<br />
GRECIA; enseguida, en el “Talent Show” presentaron la danza de<br />
“Zorba el Griego” y por último, ya en su salón expusieron frente a los<br />
padres de familia los temas previamente investigados.<br />
¡Felicidades 4° Maroon!<br />
Ms. Betty Veloz
5th Gray<br />
The United Nations week preparation began for students in<br />
January. The research journey took several weeks for them to<br />
summarize and talk about it . First, they researched their topics and<br />
answered questions about them. With these answers, they began to<br />
work on their presentations. Each student worked at his/her own<br />
pace. Learning samba was not that easy though. As the weeks rolled<br />
along they began to catch the hang of SAMBA, which is now part of<br />
their dancing. The students were amazed by the large biodiversity of<br />
Brazil and also their great manufacture of airplanes, artilleries and<br />
weapons. But that was not all, the constant chattering of the soccer<br />
fans in fifth grade turned into matches inside of the classroom.<br />
Definitely it was worth the while. BRAZIL…….<br />
Ms. Dalia Joseph
6th Gray<br />
<strong>February</strong> was dominated by United Nations week. I feel<br />
very proud of the kids for having completed their research, posters,<br />
oral presentations, and classroom setup completely on their own.<br />
Naturally, there was quite a bit of variance in what was produced, but I<br />
thought ALL of our kids worked hard and learned something. Great to<br />
see .<br />
The other big piece of news is that we are well into our next<br />
big focus, the science fair! Kids will all be planning experiments and<br />
performing them through the lens of the scientific method. I am<br />
looking forward to seeing what choices they make and what work they<br />
produce for this project. We will be doing ALL the work here at school,<br />
so it should be a great chance for them to shine all on their own.<br />
Mr. Aubrey Linen
5º Maroon<br />
A los alumnos de este salón les tocó presentar al país<br />
de Portugal. Los niños estuvieron investigando sobre su cultura,<br />
política, división política, gastronomía, tradiciones y costumbres.<br />
Después hicieron maquetas, cartulinas y trajeron material de<br />
apoyo para su presentación.<br />
Como parte de este proyecto también representaron un<br />
baile típico de Portugal e impartieron una clase en portugués.<br />
Ms. Consuelo Aguado
Computación<br />
Los alumnos de primer año han pasado por una etapa<br />
diferente en la clase de computación debido a que en primaria ya<br />
no se utilizan los juegos didácticos, sino que se empieza a utilizar<br />
la computadora como una herramienta de trabajo.<br />
En este bimestre comenzamos a trabajar con el<br />
programa Excel, en el que se está elaborando una tabla de las<br />
principales actividades de los niños en casa, ellos asignan<br />
horarios para ver la televisión, jugar, dormir, entre otras<br />
actividades y con esta información realizaremos una gráfica en<br />
Excel en la que se visualizará la distribución de cada uno de los<br />
alumnos.<br />
Ms. Aidee Conde
Integración al Arte - Art Class<br />
En 1° año, los niños crearon algunas formas para<br />
relacionarlas con distintos fondos, y ver efectos y diferencias.<br />
Reconocieron cuál es su espacio personal para explorarlo con<br />
diferentes movimientos. También realizaron distintas<br />
evocaciones sensoriales, empleando sus sentidos y recordar<br />
formas, olores, sabores, sonidos y texturas.<br />
Los alumnos de 2° año observaron el movimiento en<br />
imágenes, realizando su propia composición visual. Así mismo,<br />
lograron identificar distintos puntos de apoyos corporales y de<br />
equilibrio, aplicándolo luego al realizar distintas figuras corporales<br />
en equipo.<br />
Ms. Rosa Martha González
Integración al Arte - Art Class<br />
Los niños de 3° elaboraron un círculo poli cromático,<br />
mezclando los colores primarios (rojo, amarillo y azul), para<br />
obtener los colores secundarios (naranja, verde y violeta). En<br />
expresión corporal, distinguen diferentes formas de<br />
relacionarse con objetos y compañeros en el espacio personal y<br />
general.<br />
En 4° año, los alumnos crearon una composición<br />
plástica empleando las técnicas de adición y sustracción de<br />
material, utilizando jabón. Como parte de la Expresión Corporal y<br />
Teatro, realizaron una pequeña composición dancística a partir<br />
de un cuento.<br />
Ms. Rosa Martha González
Integración al Arte - Art Class<br />
Los alumnos de 5° realizaron un collage con<br />
fotografías y recortes de inmuebles de valor cultural, de distintos<br />
estados de México, para identificar algunas características de la<br />
arquitectura patrimonial. También realizaron distintas<br />
secuencias dancísticas en base a ideas obtenidas del collage<br />
de México y de distintos contenidos temáticos.<br />
Los alumnos de 6° identificaron las diferencias entre<br />
el arte figurativo y arte abstracto, realizando una composición<br />
abstracta con la aportación de todos. Finalmente investigaron<br />
sobre los elementos básicos de los bailes folklóricos de<br />
México, teniendo una demostración de algunos de ellos.<br />
Ms. Rosa Martha González
4° Gray - Música<br />
Comenzamos a preparar la correcta entonación del<br />
Himno Nacional Mexicano, con la intención de participar en los<br />
concursos realizados por la Secretaria de Educación Pública.<br />
Tuvimos una primer etapa de pre selección entre todos<br />
los grupos de 1° a 6° grado, siendo los grupos más destacados<br />
4° Gray y Marrón, así como 5° Marrón.<br />
Aquí les comparto al grupo de 4° Gray en la pre selección.<br />
Prof. Jesús Betancourt
Educación Física<br />
El alumno resolverá problemas que<br />
impliquen el dominio de sus habilidades<br />
motrices básicas como lanzar, correr,<br />
caminar, saltar, jalar, etc., aplicándolos en<br />
situaciones de juego colectivo.<br />
L.E.F. César Luna
2º Educación Física
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3º Educación Física
4º Educación Física
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5º Educación Física
6º Educación Física
LIBRARY<br />
New Books !<br />
Eyewitness Collection :<br />
• Ancient Rome<br />
• Amazing Science<br />
• Dinosaurs<br />
Wild Nature :<br />
• Incredible animals!<br />
Come & enjoy them !<br />
Ms. Sandra Vázquez
En Febrero celebramos el nacimiento de Laura Ingalls<br />
Wilder, escritora estadounidense autora de la colección “ Little<br />
House on the Prayre”, serie de 9 libros basados en las<br />
experiencias de una familia y su vida en la pradera.<br />
¡Ven a conocerlos!<br />
También en este mes celebramos el aniversario del<br />
nacimiento de George Washington, Abraham Lincoln y Thomas<br />
Alva Edison.<br />
Los alumnos del grupo “Super Kids” elaboraron unas<br />
tarjetas hermosas por el día del amor y la amistad, las cuales se<br />
muestran en nuestro boletín.<br />
Ms. Sandra Vázquez
MS-HS COORDINATOR<br />
Well, the pace of the school year definitely has not slowed<br />
down, in fact, we could probably say that it is speeding up! Our students<br />
and staff have competed at an oustanding level in ASOMEX tournaments,<br />
IMMUNS and in the classroom, as evidenced by our long Honor Roll list.<br />
We are gearing up for CADMUN, MathCounts, Career Day, Talent Show<br />
and Science Fair as well.<br />
On top of all this, we have events planned to support the<br />
triangle between student, home and school. Many thanks to all you who<br />
attended the conference on Social Network Security. We are also training<br />
students in values through ANSPAC and our next CCCCCC will focus on<br />
Intelligent Discipline. All of this and more is part of the well-rounded life<br />
experiences that we offer our ASD families. We hope to see you taking<br />
advantage of them!<br />
Warm regards,<br />
Mr. Sharp
7°<br />
Biología<br />
Los alumnos de biología han estado trabajando en los temas<br />
de fotosíntesis, respiración externa, respiración celular aerobia y<br />
anaerobia. Se realizaron prácticas de laboratorio de fotosíntesis<br />
y dióxido de carbono, además presentaron un proyecto de<br />
fotosíntesis.<br />
Los alumnos también están trabajando en sus proyectos de<br />
feria de ciencias.<br />
Ms. Elba Mayela Júarez<br />
Ms. Mercedes Serrano
8º Grado<br />
Los alumnos trabajaron con diversas dinámicas en equipos para aprender<br />
los valores del trabajo en equipo, además de mejorar su autoestima y<br />
convivencia entre ellos mediante los cursos del programa de ANSPAC<br />
enfocado al fomento de valores y actividades para mejorar su desarrollo<br />
social y afectivo dentro y fuera del aula.<br />
Mr. González<br />
MS-HS Counselor and Teacher
8° Grado<br />
Cívica y Ética<br />
Los alumnos de octavo grado han<br />
estado exponiendo por equipo el tema<br />
de La Cultura y la importancia de<br />
tener tolerancia y respeto por la gran<br />
diversidad de culturas existentes. A<br />
pesar de esta gran diferencia que<br />
puede existir en valores y culturas, los<br />
alumnos perciben que en su vida<br />
diaria se ven inmersos en un<br />
ambiente multicultural y cómo se<br />
puede dar la convivencia a pesar de<br />
esas diferencias.<br />
Mr. Barrón<br />
Ciencias Sociales
8th Grade English<br />
Flag Ceremony<br />
“In our flag ceremony we gave presentations about different festivities. We made it like a news<br />
program with two anchormen and a camera man. The holidays that we represented were Chinese<br />
New Year, New York´s New Year, Epiphany, and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We had a really good<br />
ceremony, but we know that even though everything went well, we still need to improve for future<br />
flag ceremonies.” (Jorge Maa Silerio)<br />
“I am proud of my teacher and classmates because we had fun. We could have improved more<br />
things, but I liked our performance. I hope we can do another flag ceremony.” (Victoria Dorador)<br />
“We were so happy about how the flag ceremony went. Mr. Sharp also congratulated us and<br />
thanked us for our efforts. That made all of us feel proud of our flag ceremony. We did a great job. I<br />
am happy about it and I know that Mrs. Linen was happy too.” (Grecia Gamero Flores)<br />
“I think this flag ceremony was one of the best flag ceremonies that we have ever done. I liked it so<br />
much because it was funny and it was realistic. We need to improve on some things, but the next<br />
flag ceremony will be even better than this.” (Yamile Majul)<br />
“Overall, the eighth graders did a great job. Everyone was fascinated by the show and the eighth<br />
graders were so happy. After practicing a lot, we did it!” (Tufic Bermudez Luevanos)<br />
“The flag ceremony was a wonderful<br />
experience that taught us a lot. We<br />
learned about other countries’ traditions,<br />
how to be organized, and how to prove<br />
ourselves. We learned from our<br />
mistakes, and that is the most important<br />
part of all; to learn new things each day.<br />
We also proved that eighth graders can<br />
do it too. We can handle important<br />
things and do them even better.”<br />
(Sandra Lizeth Martinez Diaz)<br />
“Teachers congratulated us, even<br />
classmates! It was a funny and clever<br />
idea.” (Emilia Estrada Renta)<br />
Ms. Linen
9th Grade English<br />
Romeo and Juliet<br />
The students in ninth grade have just completed a unit<br />
where they studied the poetry and tragedy in the play Romeo and<br />
Juliet, by William Shakespeare. Students read excerpts from the play,<br />
watched it on screen, and analyzed some very complex language.<br />
They also became familiar with all the characters involved with the two<br />
warring families.<br />
Students enjoyed debating whether it is possible to fall in<br />
love at first sight, how young is too young to be in love, and whether<br />
or not it is worth dying for love. They culminated the unit with a<br />
project where they got to choose between memorizing and acting out<br />
a scene, or writing a letter from one character to another.<br />
Mrs. Linen<br />
MS English Teacher
10º Grado<br />
Los alumnos realizaron avances importantes en el<br />
Proyecto Emprendedor, preparándose para la presentación que<br />
se realizará en el mes de mayo del presente año, donde<br />
mostrarán diversos productos y proyectos empresariales que<br />
funcionarán como punto de partida no solo para el crecimiento<br />
económico de <strong>Durango</strong>, sino también para fomentar desde ahora<br />
su creatividad y liderazgo en el entorno social y económico en el<br />
que se desenvuelven.<br />
Mr. González<br />
MS-HS Counselor and Teacher
11th Grade English<br />
<strong>American</strong> Literature<br />
Between novels, students in <strong>American</strong> Literature class are<br />
studying the poetry of the Harlem Renaissance. In order to<br />
deepen their understanding of this massive creative output of<br />
African <strong>American</strong>s, students have also been studying the blues.<br />
The blues is a musical form that helped influence Harlem<br />
Renaissance writers like Langston Hughes—and every genre of<br />
popular <strong>American</strong> music—for the last 100 years.<br />
Mr. Price<br />
High School English Teacher
12th Grade<br />
La clase de Probabilidad y Estadística revisa<br />
temas de Probabilidad de Eventos Compuestos que<br />
consiste en el uso del enfoque lógico para llegar al<br />
resultado. Por dificultades de horario con la maestra<br />
anterior, fui presentado recientemente como el nuevo<br />
titular de la materia. Estoy ansioso de impartirlo y<br />
compartir muchas actividades didácticas que tengo en<br />
mente para ellos.<br />
Mr. Schommer<br />
Middle and High School Mathematics Support
CADMUN<br />
The Secretariat team of CADMUN is in a very special state<br />
of mind filled with confidence and hope. They all are prepared and<br />
ready. The team is working as hard as they can to make it a<br />
successful one, and I cannot wait to see the result of their dedication.<br />
We have also sent a team of delegates to the MUN simulation,<br />
IMMUNS in Monterrey to represent our school in <strong>February</strong>. The 10 th<br />
and 7 th graders will become unstoppable in the future as they have so<br />
many experiences under their belt. I am very proud of them as well.<br />
Keep it up!<br />
Mr. Nomura<br />
MS-HS Social Studies Teacher and MUN Advisor
MS-HS<br />
Science<br />
Science Fair<br />
The countdown for Science Fair has begun. During the<br />
Science Fair on March 18 th we will reveal a great variety of<br />
interesting and unique projects. The students have worked<br />
well and many are reaching the final stages of data<br />
collection. I look forward to seeing the final drafts and<br />
presentation.<br />
Great work class,<br />
Mr. Stenzel
MathCounts <strong>2015</strong><br />
The day is near: one of the most important mathematical<br />
competitions will begin soon; therefore, ASD’s team has been preparing<br />
arduously from Monday through Thursday in intense training sessions. We<br />
are looking forward to the Relay, in which the 7th graders Eduardo,<br />
Leonardo, Magaly, and Sara, along with Jorge, Natalia, Rodrigo, and<br />
Sandra from 8th grade will run a distance of 21m, solve a mathematical<br />
problem, and then run back until all of them have competed. The written<br />
exam will come next, putting all their abilities in logic and mathematics to<br />
the test. MathCounts <strong>2015</strong> is March12-13 in Monterrey. Wish us luck!<br />
Mr. Rodríguez<br />
MathCounts Head Advisor
Music<br />
Con gran gusto comenzamos a trabajar en clase de Música optativa<br />
con el grupo de 10º grado. Teniendo una gran participación de los<br />
muchachos, estamos avanzando rápidamente en el montaje de<br />
repertorio, que podrán escuchar pronto en los eventos del colegio.<br />
Así mismo trabajamos individualmente en cada instrumento, teniendo<br />
en este grupo excelentes cantantes femeninas, flauta, guitarra y<br />
percusiones.<br />
Jesús Betancourt<br />
Maestro de Música
Physical Education<br />
Los alumnos de 9° participarán en actividades de cancha<br />
dividida, de muro, de bate y de campo de invasión, a fin<br />
de analizar y reflexionar sobre la lógica interna del juego y<br />
con ello desarrollar el pensamiento estratégico. Se<br />
propone así que los adolescentes participen de manera<br />
decidida.<br />
Saludos,<br />
Prof. Manuel García Carrasco
Dibujo y Pintura<br />
Los alumnos de 9° se encuentran dibujando la figura humana, con<br />
énfasis en<br />
• Proporción<br />
• Figura femenina<br />
• Figura masculina<br />
utilizando la técnica de lápices de grafito.<br />
Saludos,<br />
Ms. Ibarra y Mr. Vela
ASOMEX CHAMPIONS<br />
HAWKS<br />
DOUBLE ASOMEX CHAMPIONS