WELCOME TO DECEMBER!

Congratulations to Ms. Moreno and her very giving class.

Their big hearts were rewarded with a pizza party!

Newsletter Date

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2016 Volume 1, Issue 1

Inside this issue:

A Message from

Administration

2

2nd Grade

Chickee Design

3

3rd Grade: Off the

Charts

3

Spotlight on 6th

Grade Poets

4

Students of the

Month

5

Staff Shout Outs 6

Calendar of Events 6

The welcoming of December has our Doral Explorers

in full holiday spirit! Throughout November, our 1st

Grade Team led the school in organizing a canned

food drive for those in our community who are less for-

tunate. Our students gathered thousands of cans and

supplies. With the help of the Doral Police Department,

these supplies were transported to food shelters

around the city just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday. Ms. Moreno’s class did

an exceptional job working as a team and were the leading class in making

donations during the canned food drive. The Doral Police Department and the

faculty and staff at Doral International were all very impressed with the efforts

of our students. ’Tis the season for giving and our kids did just that!

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At this very special time of the year, we would like to take this opportuni-

ty to thank all of you for being part of the Explorer family. As we look back on

this first part of the school year, we are very proud of the things we've experi-

enced and accomplished so far in 2016. We have participated in various ex-

citing school-sponsored activities and achieved some important academic

goals. With that being said, we know that 2017 is going to be AN AMAZING

year!

Once again, thank you all for your donations these past couple of

days! Your donations have truly made a difference to numerous people in our

community. Our service to the community continues to be a priority and we

thank you for helping our Explorers understand the value of making a differ-

ence.

Before leaving for our holiday break, we hope to continue to see all of

our students academically engaged. Parents, please make sure to encour-

age your child to log-on to Mathletics and other educational websites at

home! Also, please make note that when we return from our holiday break,

our students and teachers will continue to work diligently to ensure they attain

success. Remember, FSA tutoring will resume as scheduled. Additionally, our

FSA Crunch Plan will begin to take effect. We trust that with your support, our

Doral International Explorers will prosper. For now, enjoy and relax as you

make memories and spend time with family and friends. We hope you all

have a safe and happy holiday season!

A Message from Administration

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From the Administration Team at Doral International!

Mrs. Gomez Mrs. Stuart Ms. Ibanez

Principal Assistant Principal Dean of Students

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Our 2nd grade students learned about Native

Americans and their shelters. As a team pro-

ject, the students explored the different struc-

tures the Florida Seminoles built and why

they built their homes the way they did. The

first step of the project was to research the

Chickee structure, and then each child had

to design their own Chickee hut in a picture

draft. Their teammates selected the best de-

sign and began building it. Each team was

given various materials to build their own

Chickee Home Structure. The students used

cardboard bases, popsicle sticks, glue, tape,

leaves, small props and other decorative

pieces to recreate the Seminole homes. The

students worked together as a team, com-

municated with one another and were dedi-

cated to the task at hand. The students really

enjoyed going through the process. Most im-

portantly they loved seeing their Chickee

completed with each group’s personal

touches. They hope to see a Seminole Na-

tive American Chickee home in person real

soon!

2nd Grade Uses Teamwork to Recreate the Past

Our 3rd Graders Are Off the Charts

This month our 3rd Grade students com-

pleted their unit on Data and Graphs. This

unit showed students how to read and in-

terpret all times of charts including line,

bar, picture, and circle graphs. Students

were also shown how to construct these

graphs after collecting their own data. The

last step the students mastered was deter-

mining which graph to use to best repre-

sent a given set of data. After a lot of hard

work, our 3rd graders are data masters!

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The students in Ms. Marchal’s Spanish class wrote beautiful poems on gratitude. Special mention goes

out to Valentina Vergara and Melanie Corredor

GRACIAS

Yo quiero dar las gracias

Por lo que soy, y por lo que no soy,

Por lo que tengo, y lo que no tengo.

Por haber nacido donde he nacido,

Por tener la familia que tengo,

Por tener los amigos que tengo.

Por todo lo que aprendo,

y por lo que no aprendo,

porque me hace seguir buscando.

Por sentir, por recordar,

Por olvidar, por querer,

Por ser querida.

Por lo que me rio,

Por lo que lloro.

Por estar viva.

Autora: Valentina Vergara, 6th gr.

GRACIAS

Gracias por cada mañana

Y su luz de amanecer,

Por descanso y cobijo

Al anochecer.

Por salud y alimento,

Por amor y buenos amigos,

Y por todo cuanto recibimos.

Ventanas azules,

Verdes escaleras,

Muros amarillos

Con enredaderas,

Y en el tejadillo

Palomas caseras.

Las ventanas de mi casa

Han pillado un resfriado

Y estornudan como locas

Cada vez que yo las abro.

Los pájaros marchan

Buscando el calor,

Las hojas se caen

Y cambian de color.

El día es más corto

Calienta poco el sol,

Las setas y uvas

¡Qué ricas son!

Autora: Melanie Corredor, 6th gr.

Giving Thanks All Holiday Season Long!

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November Students of the Month

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Ms. Cobas Chase Yocum

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Mrs. Salvo Mateo Fainboim

Mrs. Sanchez-Cohen

Sebastian Hallon

Ms. Van-Clief Isabella Rosado-Avila

Ms. Jordan Stefano Luca

Mrs. Martinez Aike Arruda

Mrs. Bull Valeska Reyes

Mrs. Fradley Victoria Cabral

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Mrs. Cohen Matthew Hill

Ms. Moreno Sofia Moreno

Ms. Hernandez Sunhie Chan

Ms. Ramos Aaliyah Guzman

Mrs. Campbell Millie Moura

Ms. Andreu Pierina Esser

Ms. Batres Haylie Cepero

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Ms. Brandreth Rebeca Ladera

Ms. Alvarez Rayan Zahr

Ms. Rivera Thomas Capobianco

Ms. Tomas Maria Jose Fidalgo

Ms. Delgado Maria Paola Castellanos

Mrs. Rangel Natalie Freitas

Mrs. Nacer Gabriela Cerice

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Ms. Villavicencio Samira Kim

Ms. Rojas Kiersten Joy

Mrs. Boronat Santiago Pineda

Mrs. Gaudi Sophia Martinez

Mrs. Ramirez Cristhian Barrios

Ms. Perez Michelle Schmatz Fo

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Ms. Rodriguez Eduardo Briceno

Ms. Franco Sarah Mayorca

Mrs. Gutierrez Esteban Riveras

Mrs. Fernandez Valeria Machado

Mrs. Pimienta Ryan Duarte Fifth

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Mrs. Mejia Sebastian Julio

Mrs. Zaki Santiago Rodriguez

Mr. Oliver Ashley Camero

Mrs. O. Martinez Claudia Echeverria

Mrs. Jimenez Miyu Goto Six

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Ms. Lam Brianna Suarez

Ms. C. Martinez Hugo Perry

Ms. Marchal Valentina Sol

This month’s character trait is

CITIZENSHIP

creating a society based on demo-

cratic values, honor, and truth.

DECEMBER 2016 Volume I, Issue 3

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A Shout Out to Some of Our

Amazing Staff!

Counter clockwise from top:

Teacher of the Month: Mr. Milesis, for always exhibiting the Greek spirit of philotimo and taking pride in everything he does.

Staff of the Month: Ms. Hill for her ever-present smile and incredible multi-tasking abilities.

Math Ruler: Ms. Pimienta for making every math and science lesson hands-on and fun! Reading Rock star: Ms. Bull for her eternal pa-tience and instilling a love of learning in our small-est Explorers.

Team of the Month: The Counting Jellybeans: Ms. Batres, Ms. Franco, Ms. Gutierrez, and Mr. Oliver!

DECEMBER 2016 Volume I, Issue 3

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Fun Times at Doral!

5th grade students in full STEM action! After

studying different forms of energy, our 5th

grade students created amusement parks

utilizing different energy forms. Brilliant work!

DECEMBER 2016 Volume I, Issue 3

DORAL INTERNATIONAL MATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY 6700 NW 104th Ave. | Doral, FL 33178 | Phone: 786-270-2088 | Fax: 786-221-2238

Upcoming Events

Sailing to Success!

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Nov. 29-Dec. 2-FAIR

Assessment Grades 3-4

December 5-9-Mid Year

Assessment

December 12-16-FAIR

Assessment Grades 5-6

December 19-23-Candy

Cane Reindeers Sale

December 19-23-Holiday

Spirit Week

December 22-Winter Fest

December 23-Pajama Day

December 24-January 8 -

Winter Recess

January 9-Welcome Back

to School

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