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UPCOMING
August 31 Lower Elementary Curriculum Night, 5:30pm
August 31 Upper Elementary Curriculum Night, 6:30pm
September 5 Labor Day, No School
September 7 PTO Meeting, 6:00pm
September 8 Girl Scout Meet & Greet, 5:30pm
September Events Calendar
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DISCOVERY ALERT SYSTEM TEST
Blackboard Connect is our emergency notification service which will allow us to send a telephone, text, or email message to you providing important information about emergencies. We will use Blackboard Connect to notify you of school delays or cancellations due to inclement weather or other emergency situations. Generally, if the public schools close, we will also close.
We will be sending a TEST message through Blackboard Connect on Tuesday, August 30 at 7:00pm.
If you do not receive the test notification, please contact the office immediately so that we may update your contact information.
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ELEMENTARY CURRICULUM NIGHT
Would you like to know more about what your child will be learning this year in the Elementary Program? Then join us for Elementary Curriculum Night on Wednesday, August 31 to get a brief overview of this year's curriculum followed by an opportunity to ask questions.
The Lower Elementary session will be held in the Lower Elementary 2 (Lindsay Davis & Lauren Noriega) classroom at 5:30pm followed by the Upper Elementary session that will be held in the Upper Elementary classroom at 6:30pm.
We request that you RSVP if you plan on attending:
RSVP for Lower Elementary
RSVP for Upper Elementary
Childcare is available for ages 3 and up.
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AFTER SCHOOL ADVENTURES
After School Adventures begin next week! 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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GIRL SCOUTS
Is your child interested in joining Girl Scouts? If so, Troop Leaders, Ms. Meghan & Ms. Jasmine, will be hosting a meet & greet
Thursday, September 8th at the Chick-Fil-A on Beach & Hodges (
13672 Beach Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32224) from
5:30-7:30 p.m. We hope you can join us and kick off a great year!
To join Troop 2245, please visit the Gateway Girl Scout Council site,
HERE.
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PTO FRIDAY LUNCH PROGRAM
We've got your Friday lunch packing covered! This year we are excited to offer two lunch options, Brucci's Pizza Lunch and KC's Kitchen Bento-style Lunch. If you sign your student(s) up for both then you don't have to pack a Friday lunch all year!
Sign up by September 5th to be included in September deliveries!
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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