Discovery School PTA Newsletter,

MCS Calendar

2017-2018

Happy Birthday!

October

3 ~ Amy London

(EA)

17 ~ Karen Tyson

(3rd)

18 ~ Karen Cook

22 ~ Michelle Farley

(MDA)

Now Available!!

My teachers favorite things, now available year round.

Teachers K-1

Teachers 2-3

Teachers 4

Teachers 5-6

Support Staff

EA's

MDA's

Office Staff and Others

What's for Lunch?

This Month's Menu

Free breakfast and lunch for all students

Manage your child's lunch account

Discovery School

Website!

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DS PTA

Website!

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PTA Board of Managers

Officers*/Executive
Committee

President*

Margaret Bramlett

President-Elect*

Ayat Abu Halimah

Vice President*

Kristi Crass

Secretary*

Jennifer Stacey

Treasurer*

Beata Abbott

Parliamentarian

Julie Phillips

Past President

Kathie Elfersy

Committee Chairs

Adventure Activities

Jennifer Smith

Communications/

Newsletter Editor

Amy Swicord

Fundraising

Meghan Cook

Hospitality

Jen Straka

Membership

Holly Holton

Programs

Michael Guess

Volunteers

Rachel Zelenak

Members-at-Large

K-2

Jennifer Allen

3-6

Amy Roeder

Discovery School PTA October 9, 2017

UPCOMING EVENTS

October

2-6: Fall Break

10: Box Top turn-in day

10: Discovery @ Reeves Rogers

12: Discovery Home Game vs Scales

13: Auditions for our Spring Production in the Gym (3:00 - 5:00 pm)

16: Spirit Night @ Chick fil A (5:00 -7:00) Old Fort Pkwy

17: Discovery @ Black Fox

17: Town Hall meeting 6:30@Hobgood Elementary (more information)

19: Discovery Home Game vs Bradley

23-27: Fall Book Fair

23: First turn in date for Reflections

24: Discovery Home Game vs Cason

26: Half day for students (11:15 dismissal)

26: Discovery Fest-o-Fall 5:30 - 7:00

28: BEST Robotics Game Day @Lipscomb University

30: Discovery @ Siegel

November

1: Parent Teacher Conferences (no school)

6: Reflections Final turn in date.

6: PTA General Membership Meeting and 1st & 2nd Grade Veterans Day Program @5:30

7: Box Top turn in day

13-15: Holiday Lunches (more info to come)

16: Reflections showcase

19-21: State Beta Club Convention

22-24 Thanksgiving Break

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Presidents Corner

Discovery School has 390 students & 300 families. Thank you to Discovery families for your incredible generosity!

173 families contributed $8160 to the General fund!

256 students participated in our Smart Card fundraiser and raised $18,920!!

Between June 1st and August 31st 132 families raised $928.13 just by shopping at Kroger!

Please link your Kroger Rewards to the Discovery School today!

Grandparents Lunches

I would like to send out a Thank you to all the parents and grandparents who were able to attend our Grandparent's lunch. The children really seemed to enjoy this special time spent with their families during their lunch. I also would like to thank all of our parent volunteers that helped to make the lunches run as smoothly as possible.

MEMBERSHIP NEWS!

We have had 301 families join PTA as members.

The following teachers have reached 100%

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Spirit Night Results!

T hank you to our Discovery School family for your support at Chipotle Spirit Night! With your help, we raised $277.90 for our PTA .

Thank you to our Discovery School family for your support at Red Robin Spirit Night w e raised $193 for our PTA.

Spirit Night!

October 16th

Chick-fil-a Old Fort Location, 5pm-7pm

*must show cashier the flyer or show flyer on your phone

BOX TOPS

Box Tops collection will be the first Tuesday of every month. Click here for a collection sheet!

Congrats!

Mrs. Kaiser's class won the first Tops for Tuesday contest with an amazing 380 Box Tops! The class will get a popsicle party to celebrate.

MEET YOUR MEMBERS AT LARGE

JENNIFER ALLEN: My name is Jennifer Allen and I am the PTA K-2 Member at Large. I am a voice for parents of children in grades K-2. If you have any questions, comments or concerns you can email me and I can get answers or address your concerns confidentially.

I have 2 children at Discovery, Harrison (5th grade) and Maliyah (2nd grade). I have volunteered at the school for the past 5 years and have served on the PTA board for the past 2 years. I have worked full time as a nurse at Vanderbilt Children's hospital for 18 years. This year I made a career move to a school nurse at a Rutherford County Middle School. I am enjoying being home with my family in the evenings and on the weekends, but am sad to not be able to be as active during the day at Discovery. I miss working with all the wonderful staff at Discovery, but am looking forward to working with the wonderful parents. You can reach me at [email protected]

AMY ROEDER: She is the mother of Peyton who is in 4th grade in Mrs. Kaisers Class and Chloe who is in 3rd grade in Mrs Lloyds Class and both are at Discovery School. She grew up in the Nashville area when she was in elementary school but moved to multiple states like Texas, Virginia and Georgia for high school, college and dental school. She moved back to Murfreesboro in 2007. Amy is a pediatric dentist here in Murfreesboro at Dr. Amy Pediatric Dentistry. She is enjoying being apart of this community and especially Discovery School. Feel free to contact Amy for any concern you have for grades 3-6.

LIBRARY NEWS

Fall Book Fair - "That's SOME Book Fair!"

Jump into the story of Charlotte's Web and get caught up in some terrific books! You'll be able to cozy up to some radiant new titles during our Fall Book Fair October 23rd-27th. The book fair will be open:

Monday the 23rd through Wednesday the 25th 7:30am-4:00pm
Thursday the 26th 7:30am-11:15am & 5:00pm-7:00pm (during our Fest-O-Fall!)
Friday the 27th 7:30am until we pack up the fair at 3:00pm

We need parent volunteers to make our book fair the best it can be! We have opportunities to help with setup, take down, running registers, assisting shoppers, and donating items. For more information about volunteering click here:

https://volunteer.scholastic.com/#/signup/1yd2vsjvb

Volunteer

volunteer.scholastic.com

We need help to pull off our best Book Fair ever! Even an hour of your time would help. Sign up now!

Look for more information to come home with your child very soon. We can't wait to see you at the book fair!

Science Fair

SCIENCE FAIR

Congratulations to all of the students who

participated in the 2017 Science Fair!

This year was our largest participation

to date. Thank you to all of the parents

for supporting your child's efforts.

A special thanks goes to Margaret Bramlett

And Ginger Rowell for volunteering!

Those placing in their respective categories were:

Lucy Jordan

Beckham Pitt

Elijah Johnson

William Jakes

Daniel Choe

Ivy Sampson

Koen Hickson

Ally Beckman

Alisa Rowell

Evelyn Phillips

Laura Robertson

Luca Guevart

Diora Webb

Adeline Scott

Euan Burleson

Adam Bahloul

Camila DeCaso

Rebecca Fernandez

Carter Allan

Jana Bahloul

Ruby Gaither

Dylan Montealegre

Ansley Thornton

DISCOVERY FEST-O-FALL

REFLECTIONS

PTA REFLECTIONS PROGRAM

The PTA Reflections program is in full swing at Discovery School and there's still plenty of time for students to get involved! To find out more, please visit the Discovery School PTA Reflections program website at: https://www.discoveryreflections.com/

Important Dates:

October 23, 2017 - PTA Reflections entry submission period begins

November 6, 2017 - Final day for PTA Reflections entry submissions

Contact Michael Guess, Discovery School PTA Programs Coordinator, at 615.995.8229 or via email at [email protected] for any questions or additional information about the PTA Reflections program.

SPIRIT WEAR

Be on the look out for new Spirit Wear coming just in time for Christmas Presents!

VOLUNTEERS

Are you interested in being more involved in your child's school?

Contact us for an opportunity that fits your schedule.

click here for more information

DISCOVERY SCHOOL LEGO LEAGUE

BEST Robotics

The 2017 BEST Robotics Game Day will be October 28th at Lipscomb University in Allen Arena. BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science, and Technology) is a robotics program for middle and high school students. The program has been around for 24 years and was started by two engineers at Texas instruments in an effort to get students excited about STEM subjects and careers. This will be Discovery School's 10th year to participate in the BEST Robotics, and we are "gearing" up for another championship year. Discovery's BEST team would love to have a record number of younger students come to Game Day and help cheer on our team this year. It is a great opportunity to expose students to all components of engineering and marketing.

COUNSELORS NEWS

THANK YOU for making the WatchDOGS Pizza Night a success. We are very grateful for all of the parents who volunteer so much time and effort at Discovery School. Your input makes such a huge impact; so again, thank you! For sign-up information please contact Mrs. Baltimore ([email protected])

Spring Production auditions will be October 13th from 3-5 in the gym. For more details, please contact Mrs. Kleppinger or Mrs. Baltimore. The show this year will be Roald Dahl's "James and the Giant Peach, Jr".

October is Bullying Prevention Month. Ask your student what the definition of bullying is and talk about the difference between bullying and conflict. You may also want to ask them what are the rules against bullying. There are 4 of them that we abide by at Discovery School. Talk to them about what it means to be a "Defender".

FREE MONEY FOR OUR SCHOOL

click here to register your Kroger Card for 2017-2018 year

Don't forget to pick a Publix Key Tag up at Open House or send a request to the PTA

Shop Amazon Smile and Support Discovery

click here to sign up or change your charity

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ontact us with your questions, comments and/or suggestions. The Compass is distributed during the first full week of each month. The deadline for newsletter submissions is the previous Friday. We would love to hear from you!