Shout out to these 5th grade students who are helping get students’ cold lunches back to the classroom! You are appreciated!
Get ready to let the good times ROLL! Save the date for Discovery's school skate night at Skate City.
Don’t forget to order your Discovery spirit wear online at https://stores.inksoft.com/discovery_explorers/shop/home! The online store closes on Friday, November 21.
Second grade teacher, Mrs. Teer, honors Veterans by decorating the wall outside of her classroom known, as the "Wall of Honor". Second grade students were asked to bring photos and provide names and military branches of loved ones who are Veterans. On behalf of all of Discovery, thank you Veterans for your courage, service, and sacrifice. You can view the "Wall of Honor" here: https://youtu.be/c4NnNLWUkS0.
During classroom 505’s Fall party, students were given a plate of pumpkin candies covered in whipped cream. Students had to find the pumpkin candies by using their mouth. There was also a surprise visitor who joined in on the fun! See who it was at https://youtube.com/shorts/c7Uk3PlT6tM?feature=share.
Since classroom 206 has been working so hard and staying on task, Ms. Rokusek treated the class to a Fall apply party! Students enjoyed apples with toppings, apple juice boxes, and a fun Fall word search. Keep up the great work, classroom 206!
Congratulations to the 12 current and former Discovery Elementary students who represented our school at SD Elementary Honor Choir last Saturday. We are so proud of you!
Classroom 301 did “Pumpkin Math” with the help of parent volunteers! The class split into groups and each group was given a pumpkin. The groups:
- estimated how many seeds were inside the pumpkin.
- weighed it.
- measured its circumference.
- counted by 10s and 100s to find the total number of seeds.
Afterwards, the groups carved their pumpkins and weighed them again to find the weight difference.
- estimated how many seeds were inside the pumpkin.
- weighed it.
- measured its circumference.
- counted by 10s and 100s to find the total number of seeds.
Afterwards, the groups carved their pumpkins and weighed them again to find the weight difference.
📣🏫 Discovery’s online spirit wear store is now open! To order, go to https://stores.inksoft.com/discovery_explorers/shop/home. The store will close at noon on Friday, November 21
Discovery staff had a pumpkin decorating contest! Staff voted for their favorites and the winners are (insert drumroll):
- 1st Place: Ms. Wornson with the “The Great Pumpkin.”
- 2nd Place: Ms. Stevenson with the cauldron.
- 3rd Place: Ms. Massman with the teacher's spa day.
A big shout out and THANK YOU to the Hy-Vee Grocery Store at 26th and Marion Rd. for donating the pumpkins!
- 1st Place: Ms. Wornson with the “The Great Pumpkin.”
- 2nd Place: Ms. Stevenson with the cauldron.
- 3rd Place: Ms. Massman with the teacher's spa day.
A big shout out and THANK YOU to the Hy-Vee Grocery Store at 26th and Marion Rd. for donating the pumpkins!
Just a reminder that if you are volunteering for tomorrow’s Fall Classroom party and your student(s) will have a different plan after school, please let us know. This is especially important if your student normally rides the school bus or goes to daycare after school. Please email Jennifer.Hogan@k12.sd.us or Jasmine.Iddings@k12.sd.us – or feel free to call the office.
Register now for Jefferson High School's Girls Basketball "Shooting Camp" on Saturday!
Students had a SPOOKtacular time at the Fall Dance last Friday! Thank you again to everyone that helped make the dance a success – we couldn’t have done it without you!
Brr! With the change in seasons, please make sure your student is dressed appropriately for the weather. There is no coverage from the wind on the playground. Also, it is important to monitor the wind chill – the “feels like” temperature. Below are the guidelines that we follow.
Thursday night, Jefferson High School and Roosevelt High School are having a "Trunk or Treat" from 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm. All kids are welcome!
Kindergarten students had a “Fire Safety” assembly this week presented by Sioux Falls Fire Rescue (SFFR) and Avera Family Life Educators. SFFR uses puppets and fun songs to teach students about important fire safety topics. Students learn everything from what to do if they find matches to how to crawl low under smoke. Students especially enjoyed puppets, Blaze and Firefighter Frank!
Discovery’s online spirit wear store is now open! To order, go to https://stores.inksoft.com/discovery_explorers/shop/home. The store will close at noon on Friday, November 21.
Last Friday, classroom 303 took the "classroom" outside - students soaked up the sunshine and a good book!
We do not have enough volunteers for the Fall Dance on Friday. IF WE DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH VOLUNTEERS BY 10:00 AM TOMORROW, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, THE FALL DANCE WILL BE CANCELLED.
There are 30 minute time slots available and the “jobs” are very easy: set-up, concessions, running a game, and clean-up. As of now, most of the volunteers signed up are Discovery staff and PTO members. For events like this to happen and to be a success, we need parent volunteers.
To volunteer, sign up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C44ADAD2CA3FF2-52359975-2024#/. Again, if we do not have enough by 10:00 am tomorrow, Thursday, October 23, it will be cancelled.
Prairie West Library is closing at noon on Friday, October 24. If your student normally goes there after school, you will need to make other arrangements. As a reminder, all students must be picked up by 3:00 pm.
