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UPCOMING
August 23 First Day of School
August 26 Optional Dress Day
August 31 Lower Elementary Curriculum Night, 5:30pm
August 31 Upper Elementary Curriculum Night, 6:30pm
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PRIMARY LUNCH PROGRAM
Primary Parents: Please note that the Primary Lunch Program is currently FULL and we are working off of a waiting list at this time.
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CAR LINE PROTOCOL
Toddler Program:
Toddler arrival is between 8:30 - 8:40am and dismissal is from 11:20 - 11:30am for half day, 12:20 - 12:30pm for lunch, and 2:45 - 3:00pm for full day students. Please park near the Toddler classrooms and walk your child to the classroom gate where a teacher will greet you.
Primary & Kindergarten Program:
Primary and Kindergarten students arrival is between 8:30 - 8:40am. Parents are asked to drive through the car line for your child's classroom. Please stay in your car in order to keep the car line moving, a teacher will come to the car to greet your child. We recommend having your child sit on the right side of your vehicle (the passenger side) if possible, in order to safely remove them from the vehicle.
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Primary 2 and Primary 3 - you are going to drive west on Shetter Ave., turn around in the cul d sac to make a right turn into the second driveway, the Primary driveway.
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Primary 1 - you will drive south on 15th street and take a right turn into the main entrance driveway. You will follow the car line around and stop in front of the Primary 1 classroom. Please pull as close as you can to the sidewalk to leave space for passing cars.
Dismissal for the Primary 2 and 3 classrooms occur at the same location as arrival. The 11:30am and 12:30pm dismissals for the Primary 1 classroom will take place in the same location as arrival. Dismissal for the 3:00pm students in Primary 1 will take place this year from the front of building 4. However, you will need to get out of your car to secure your child in his/her car seat/booster seat. Dismissal for Primary students is 11:30am for half day, 12:30pm for lunch and 3:00 - 3:10pm for Kindergarten and full day students.
Lower Elementary Program:
Lower Elementary arrival is between 8:00 - 8:10am and dismissal is between 3:10 - 3:20pm. The Lower Elementary driveway is located off of Shetter Avenue, you are going to drive west on Shetter Ave., turn around in the cul d sac to make a right turn into the first driveway, the Elementary driveway. Teachers and Safety Patrol members will be waiting in the driveway circle during this arrival time. Please stay in your car in order to keep the car line moving, a teacher will come to the car to greet your child. Dismissal will take place in the same location.
Upper Elementary Program:
Upper Elementary program arrival is between 8:00 - 8:10am and dismissal is between 3:10 - 3:20pm. The students will be dropped off at the main entrance of the front building (building 4). Teachers will be outside to greet the students as they arrive. Dismissal will take place at the same location. Please pull as close as you can to the sidewalk to leave space for passing cars.
Please do not come early and plan on waiting in any of the driveways. We have staggered our dismissals in order to keep the traffic moving. Please be sure not to block Shetter Avenue during Arrival and Dismissal times.
Aftercare Program:
The Aftercare Program is held in the Library Commons classroom in Building 4. Dismissal for aftercare students will be at the main entrance of the front building, you will have to enter the building to pick up your child.
Please Note:
If your child has a younger sibling, they will be dismissed from the younger child's classroom. i.e. Elementary siblings would be dismissed from the Primary siblings classroom.
For Elementary students, please be sure not to arrive before 3:10pm for dismissal in order to keep the car line flowing smoothly.
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PE UNIFORM ORDERS
The Discovery School is now offering dri-fit polo shirts. Children are expected to wear either their school uniform or the dri-fit polo to PE class.
Please be mindful of appropriate orders, PE is held three times a week for Lower and Upper Elementary students and once a week for Kindergarten students.
We have a limited quantity of PE shirts available in the office. You may also order additional PE polo shirts HERE for $15.00. These polo's can also be worn as uniform shirts.
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PTO FRIDAY LUNCH PROGRAM
Brucci's Pizza Lunch:
The Parent Teacher Organization is offering Pizza lunches on select Friday's throughout the school year. The pizza is from Brucci's, a locally owned and operated restaurant featuring hand-made pizzas. You may choose regular or gluten-free pizza. Each lunch will include cheese pizza, a side of fruit or produce and water.
The cost of each lunch is $5.00 per week for regular pizza and $6.50 per week for gluten-free pizza, for a total of 9 pizza lunch Friday's.
Dates will be: September 16, October 14, November 11, December 9, January 20, February 10, March 10, April 7, May 12.
KC'S Kitchen Lunch:
The Parent Teacher Organization is offering KC'S Kitchen Lunches on select Friday's throughout the school year. KC'S Kitchen is a local business that strives to provide families with all natural foods with no artificial colorings or flavorings. There are three choices for your child's bento box: Gluten Free, Vegetarian, and Regular.
Each Healthy Bento Box will contain a combination of the following:
Protein: Chicken, Turkey, Ham, Cheese, Bolied Eggs, Turkey Meatballs, Sliders, BBQ chicken, etc.
Veggies: Carrots, Broccoli, Zucchini, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Celery (we will focus on what is in season)
Fruit: Strawberry, Orange, Pineapple, Apples, Blueberries, Grapes
Almond or Sunflower butters and dips (guacamole, spinach, hummus, etc.)
The cost of each lunch is $8.50.
Dates will be: September 9 & 30, October 7 & 28, December 2, January 6 & 27, February 3 & 24, March 3 & 31, April 28, May 5 & 26.
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AFTER SCHOOL ADVENTURES
Discovery's After School Adventures Program provides students with an opportunity to attend a variety of enrichment programs for all ages. For the 2016-2017 school year, we have streamlined our After School registration process so that you can register your child for these programs through the
Parent Portal on the Discovery website under 'My Student Information'.
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The Discovery School | www.thediscoveryschool.org
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