Discovery Update

They tell us spring arrives in March and we certainly are ready for some nice days outside. Our playground has been pretty soggy this winter and has limited the area we can play in. It doesn’t hold us back though. We have been moving forward with our work through all of the exciting weather times. The walls are full of examples of student work and the progress students are making is evident.

This Spring we are looking forward to hosting many fun family events including: our Discovery Kindness Challenge, literature festival, field day, field trips, school-wide barbeque, classroom learning celebrations, and parent conferences. We hope families will be able to join us for these activities. Please check for dates and times in this newsletter as well as on our website https://discovery.fifeschools.com/ .

Our daffodils are blooming! Each year the Discovery Staff plant daffodils in the fall as we finish writing our School Strategic Plan for the year. We know that when our flowers are blooming, our goals will be finalizing also and the children will be learning and thriving. We are looking forward to celebrating student success and setting new goals at conferences this month. Our regularly scheduled conference time will be March 11th-13th. Once again, we ask that you bring your child with you to the conference appointment. This way they will be able to share their progress and be part of planning for the remainder of the school year. Please remember that you may request a phone conference or personal conference with your child’s teacher at any time.

Have a wonderful month.

Please join us at the March 3 PTO meeting at 6:30. Superintendent Alfano will be joining us to give an update on district building projects.

Game night is a family event we hold each year during the winter months. Children learn many skills through play and it's fun too. We hold this event yearly.

Students shared songs with the school board at this month's School Board meeting. This was a first performance for many of these children and they did a fantastic job.

March 2 - Late Start Monday

March 3 - Skate Night (Pattisons West 6:00)

March 3 - PTO Meeting 6:30-7:30

March 5 - Early Release Conferences

March 6 - No School Staff Enrichment Day

March 7 - Powwow at Puyallup High School Gym 1:00 - 7:00 (This event is free to the public)

March 9 - Late Start Monday

March 9 - 13 Used book collection dates

March 10 - Kindergarten Information Night 6:30-7:30

March 11 Early Release for conferences

March 11- 13 Book Fair (during conference times)

March 12 - No School Conferences

March 13 - No School Conferences

March 16 - Late Start Monday

March 17 - Kindergarten Registration 6:30 - 7:30

March 23 - Late Start Monday

March 30 - Late Start Monday

March 31 - PTO Meeting 6:30-7:3-0

If you move or change phone numbers (home, work or cell) please remember to let the school office know. In an emergency or if your child is ill, updated contact names and phone numbers are essential.

Remember to call the Discovery office if your child will be absent.

Doing Spring cleaning? We would love it if you could donate your slightly used children's books to our library. Donated books will be used during our Kindness Challenge Week in April. We are KIND to the earth when we recycle! Our goal is to have enough books to let every student pick a book to take home. "New Homes for Used Books" has been a big hit in the past. Please bring in your slightly used children's books to the Library during conferences. The book give away will happen April 20 to 24. This program is another way to get books in the hands of kids so they read, read, read!

Columbia Junior High students came to Discovery to share their love of Reading. The students from Columbia read to Discovery students and listened to our students read to them. We loved having this event and hope to repeat it in the future.

We had lots of fun at the District Science and Technology Fair exploring science. Camp Seymour staff shared their reptiles with us. This year we got to hold a turtle, a snake, and a lizard. If you didn't make it this year perhaps you can plan to come next year. It is an annual K-12 event sponsored by the district . One of the great things about this fair is seeing the progression of skills and concepts from Kindergarten through twelfth grade.

The 2020-2021 school calendar is attached below. Also there is a flyer regarding before/after school childcare below.

Email: jbartlett@fifeschools.com
Website: https://discovery.fifeschools.com/
Location: 1205 19th Avenue, Milton, WA, USA
Phone: 253-517-1200