Classroom K03 is learning about 3D shapes and made a crown of the 3D “shape of the day”!
Do you or someone you know have a child who will be 5-years-old on or before September 1st? If so, Online Registration for the 25-26 school year is now open on the Sioux Falls School District website or through the Parent Portal. Start your child off on the right foot this upcoming school year and get them registered now! https://www.sf.k12.sd.us/page/school-registration
Yesterday was the 100th day of school, and Discovery turned into a Retirement Village! Check out these grandmas and grandpas that are 100 days smarter and brighter: https://youtu.be/ibGL6U1vF20.
Let’s make the rest of the year as good as the first 100 days!
Classroom 505 celebrated the 100th day of school by using an app to make themselves look 100 years old! They also wrote about an invention that they think will be needed in 1000 years. What a great looking group of "grandparents"!
Happy “National School Counseling Week” to our AMAZING school counselors, Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Marchand! We are so lucky to have you! Thank you for all that you do in supporting our students and the Discovery community. You are appreciated!
The SFSD’s official online registration for Kindergarten for the 2025-26 school year is open! Current families, please log in to your parent portal. On the left side, select "More" and then select “KG and New Student Registration."
Families who are new to the SFSD - who do not have any students enrolled - please go to https://www.sf.k12.sd.us/page/school-registration. Please make sure you select the correct school year (25-26) or you will have to start over.
For the upcoming 100th day of school (February 4), students in classroom K04 made portraits of what they will look like when they are 100 years old. What a good-looking group of grandmas and grandpas!
With Valentines Day coming up, love and kindness is in the air! So, Discovery is having Kindness Week February 10 - 14 with dress up days and activities. Kindness is free - so let’s sprinkle that stuff everywhere!
After classroom K05 read “Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus" by Mo Willems, students made their own pigeons! A bus driver begins the story by expressing to readers the importance of not letting the pigeon drive the bus while he is gone. The story teaches the reader about promises and persuasion.
Here are the classroom and student winners from the third week (January 20 - 24) of our DreamBox Challenge. Keep up the excellent work, Discovery! Week 4 starts today!
Classroom 301 is learning about genetic traits and inheritance. Students read “the code” from parent 1 and parent 2 to create offspring with similar traits.
Students in classrooms 203, 204, and 301 shared their word of the year: https://youtu.be/uVWHjxWdemU. What’s your word of the year?
Here are the classroom and student winners from the second week (January 13 - 17) of our DreamBox Challenge. Keep up the excellent work, Discovery! Week 3 starts today!
EmBe’s “Girls on the Run” program at Discovery is looking for one more coach. If you or someone you know is interested, please contact the Program Coordinator listed on the flyer.
Classroom 301 is learning about perimeter. Students quizzed themselves with an activity called “Toothy”. The Toothy character has a big, open mouth in which the students draw teeth every time they answer a question correctly. The goal is to give Toothy a full mouth of teeth!
Discovery has THREE Education Assistant positions available! If you or someone you know is interested, please complete the online application at: https://sf.schoolspring.com/. In the Search Jobs section, enter “Discovery” to narrow your search.
Here are the classroom and student winners from the first week (January 6 - 9) of our DreamBox Challenge. Keep up the excellent work, Discovery! Week 2 starts today!
In classroom 402 science studies, students explored the fascinating ways plants and animals are designed for survival. As part of the investigation, students examined the skulls and pelts of carnivores and herbivores. They discussed how differences in their teeth - sharp for tearing meat or flat for grinding plants - help them meet their needs. The pelts revealed how fur and skin can offer protection, camouflage, and temperature regulation - all essential for survival in different environments. Students also observed how the placement of their eyes contributes to their survival, providing an advantage in spotting prey or predators. These activities helped students understand how both internal and external structures are perfectly suited for each animal’s way of life.
Ms. Knight and these 5th grade students are reading and discussing the book, “Alexandra the Brave” by Joy S. Noyes. The students were sharing their interpretations of the book. As American journalist Margaret Fuller once said, “Today a reader, tomorrow a leader.”
Discovery is having a “DreamBox Challenge” starting today through January 31. Lessons done at home and school count. Total lessons will be collected every Thursday/Friday with weekly winners:
- The classroom from each grade level with the most lessons will win a treat!
- The students with the most from each grade level that week will get to pick a prize from the prize room!
For the grand finale, the two classrooms that completed the most lessons by January 31 will receive a pizza party! It will be one classroom from KG - 2nd and one classroom from 3rd – 5th.
Good luck, Discovery!
