Discovery Weekly Newsletter

Each student will receive a blank “Kindness is Cool” kindness challenge grid from their classroom teacher on Monday, 2/11. Participation is voluntary; however, all students who submit a completed challenge grid by the end of the day on Friday, 2/16, will receive a small incentive. Our school social worker and counselors will also randomly select one winner per grade level from the submitted challenge grids. Winners will be announced on the news show Wed, 2/21 and will earn a popsicle party for their entire class (with parent permission so be on the lookout for a permission slip request from your classroom teacher). The “Kindness is Cool” Popsicle Parties will be held Thursday, 2/29 during lunch & will be facilitated by our school social worker and counselors. But most importantly, we hope your student joins us in our fun events and helps to make Discovery an even kinder, safer, healthier, and more inclusive place to be!

Don’t forget to continuously check Discovery’s Assessment Calendar where you can find information about all testing for all grades, including test windows, score reports, and general information about each test.

We hope you have a wonderful week of giving and receiving kindness!

Warmly,

Debbie Ragan

Your Assistant Principal

Last names A-L please join us on Tuesday 2/13

Last names M-Z please join us on Wednesday 2/14

Please find a moment to stop by the school office. There are so many unclaimed coats, hats, and water bottles.

Fundraising Committee: This group will work closely with the PTO to help raise funds through donations, sponsorships, and events. Goal is to raise $3,000

Activity Committee: This group will help come up with ideas for events and activities to have for the event. Contacting businesses to see availability.

The Food committee: This group will help organize the food and drink items needed for the day of the event.

The Volunteer Committee is for parents who want to help with different jobs, such as making phone calls, handing out flyers, and coordinating different tasks. This group will help organize the volunteers who are going to help the day of the event.

Class Gift Committee This group will help organize a gift that the students will vote on to give back to the school. This committee will need to figure out the cost and what funds will need to be raised for this item. Some ideas could be a buddy bench or artwork of the school.

**The Day of Event Volunteer sign up will at a later time. **

If you have any questions, please do reach out to your Party Chair

Courtney Fraser and Krupa Nanjundareddy

trailblazerspto@gmail.com

Have you started planning your child's summer camp schedule? Check out the fun that is happening at Fitwize 4 Kids

Bookmark the PTO website today!

Find Up-to-date information on:

1. PTO membership

2. After School Enrichment Programs (ASEP)

3. Spirit night and Upcoming events

4. Teacher’s Favorite Things list

5. Discovery Elementary Sponsor list

6. Social Media

✨✨Find opportunities to volunteer with the PTO:

Join our 'PTO - 2023-2024 - VOLUNTEERS' group on BAND - The app for groups and communities!

Harris Teeter "Together in Education" Program

It’s time to re-link your Harris Teeter VIC card to support Discovery! Help us earn *bonus* money for free! You can also support multiple schools at once! Link in person or through the Harris Teeter App with School Code #2009. OR, fill out this Google Form and we will link it for you!!

Email: trailblazerspto@gmail.com
PTO Website: https://discovery-elementary-pto.my.canva.site

Location: Discovery Elementary School, Grace Bridge Drive, Ashburn, VA, USA
Phone: 571-252-2370
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/discovery.pto.trailblazers/
Twitter: @discoverypto1

2023-2024 PTO Board Members: Courtney Fraser (Co-President), Ashleigh Ingram (Co-President), Tania Wadhawan (Vice-President), Yvonnie Hutchison (Secretary), Mike Gualtieri (Treasurer), Robyn Macpherson (Communications coordinator)