Current Announcements
* Discovery Elementary Science Fair 2010
It is time for all budding scientist to sign up for the
DISCOVERY ELEMENTARY SCIENCE FAIR 2010
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010, 6:30 to 7:30 pm
All Discovery students are welcome to participate. It’s fun and easy! Prepare your experiment or research project at home, bring your display board to school, set it up and share it with the Discovery community at the Science Fair. There is no charge to enter. Every participating student will receive a certificate and ribbon.
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Safety first! No weapons, explosives, corrosives or dangerous entries. If you are unsure, please send an e-mail.
Registrations forms are available in the office, from your teacher, or click here for the forms
Please contact Deborah Evdemon at devdemon@rocketmail.com with any questions.
Volunteers still needed especially with set up and clean up!!
* Pasta Feed Fundraiser to benefit the victims of the Haiti Earthquake
Date: Tuesday, February 9th
Time: 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Take the family out to dinner at Discovery! Your suggested donation of $20 per family will be donated to the American Red Cross to help heal Haiti.
Details:
- Brought to you by the Discovery Student Council, Discovery Staff, and Discovery PTSA
- Donations needed: water or other drinks, DJ services/equipment (a laptop with speakers is fine!), dessert items
- Students attending must be accompanied by an adult
- Can’t make it? You can still donate. Bring your check into the office, made out to “Discovery ASB,” and put “Red Cross for Haiti” in the subject line
We will need lots of volunteers at this event! To volunteer, contact:
We will send out additional details as the date approaches. Hope you can make it!
*Year book committee needs your pictures
The Yearbook Committee is looking for candid pictures of Discovery Students and would appreciate parent contributions of pictures they have taken throughout the school year such as at Walk-a-thon, class parties, carving night or event pictures that will be taken in the near future, etc. The deadline for contributions is February 26. Pictures can be emailed to Dee Camp at jdcamp5@msn.com. When emailing pictures, the grade level of the student(s) needs to be notated somewhere in the email. If someone has pictures on CD, they should contact Dee about where to send/drop off those CDs. If you have any questions, please contact Dee Camp or Anna Sikkema (annasikkema@hotmail.com).
*Parent Education: "Taking the stress out of parenting and building great relationships with your children" by Kathy Slattengren
Date: Thursday, March 4th.
Time: 6:30 pm to 8:00pm
Location: Apollo Elementary
Do you want to have more fun and less stress parenting? Join Kathy Slattengren, M.Ed, founder of Priceless Parenting, for an engaging discussion of effective parenting techniques that also reduce stress. Learn positive ways to respond to parenting challenges – no more yelling or nagging! We'll discuss key skills including:
- Finding natural and logical consequences
- Responding with empathy instead of anger
- Setting firm limits & avoiding power struggles
- Guiding your children to solving their own problems
- Using positive discipline
* Discovery Bell Times
M, T, Th, F 8:30 am - 2:53 pm
Wed 8:15 am - 12:30 pm
Check out the Lunch Menu!
* Volunteered Yet for Next Year? Volunteering with our PTSA is a great way to make friends and have a positive influence on our students. Sign up to volunteer for 2009-2010 school year now!
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Don't Miss It! Important Dates.
Wednesday February 3rd - Bank day
Wednesday February 3rd (6:00pm - 8:00pm) - Cultural night
Tuesday February 12th - Eager Reader turn-in
February 15th - 19th - Mid-winter break
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This Month's Update
Hello, Bonjour, Hola, Namaste and Hejsa
How many ways do you know how to say “hello?” Come take a journey across the world at the Discovery Elementary Cultural Event night and see if you can learn more ways to say hello, and learn a little about the diverse cultures of our students at Discovery! Please mark February 3rd on your calendar for this free event in the MPR from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. There will be professional dancers, dances by our own Discovery kids, and a special performance by Discovery’s choir.
Stanford testing begins next week on February 1st and goes until February 5th. To ensure our children do their best, please make sure they are well rested and have fuel for their brains by having a good breakfast.
Golden Acorn award nominations are being accepted in February. There are many teachers, parents and faculty members that go above and beyond to provide the best for our Discovery Community. Please take a moment to nominate these deserving individuals to let them know how much we appreciate what they do for our kids.
VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!
Please mail in your ballot for this upcoming King County Election on the Issaquah School District Levy.
Thank you!
Shelly Russell & Ken Peatross, Jr.
PTSA co-presidents
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The mission of the Discovery Elementary PTSA is to enhance the educational experience of children and their families by working in patnership with teachers, educational staff, and the local community. The PTSA gives each child a legislative voice while providing safe, fun, and educationally enriching activities, supported by its own fundraising.
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