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February

5 ~ Kayla Mullen
(kindergarten)
10 ~ Jason Page
(EA)
12 ~ Jennifer Lanier
(Nurse)
18 ~ Whitney Heckert
(5th)
18 ~ Brandy Smotherman
(cafeteria)
 
26 ~ Kristen Jackson
(2nd)
26 ~ Roxy Norwood
(MDA-Library)

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President*
Kathie Elfersy
 
President-Elect*
Margaret Bramlett
 
Vice President*
Jennifer Smith
 
Secretary*
Steph Olsen
 
Treasurer*
Beata Abbott

Parliamentarian
 Jennifer Stacey


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  Communications/
Newsletter Editor
Amy Swicord

  Fundraising
Amy Roeder
 
Hospitality
Jennifer Allen
 
Membership
Susan Gaither
Holly Holton

Programs
Michael Guess

 
Volunteers
Amanda Moore
 
Members-at-Large
 
 K-2
Darla Sampson
 

3-6
Kristi Crass

Discovery School PTA                           February 6,  2017
UPCOMING EVENTS
February
6: Perfect Attendance Day
6-10: National School Counselor Week
6-10: Spring Book Fair
6-10: Box Top Collection week
9: School Tour for perspective parents at 9:00
    PTA GMM meeting@ 5:30 followed by Kindergarten Program 
10: Kindergarten Fairy Tale Ball
16: Blood Drive
16: LBL info meeting for 6th grade @ 6:00pm
20: President Day (no school)
21-24: Jump Rope for Heart
28: Math Night @5:00pm
 
March
2: 1st & 2nd Grades field trip to the Nashville Symphony
9: 1/2 day (noon dismissal)
9: MCS Festival Choir @ Erma Siegel Elementary
13: Chat with Principal @ 10:00
13: The Nashville Opera performing The Three Little Pigs @ Discovery
20: Parent/Teacher Conferences (no school)
27-31: SPRING BREAK 
 
April
14 Good Friday (no school)
17-25: TNReady Testing
20 PTA General Membership Meeting
MEETING
 
General PTA Membership Meeting
Thursday, February 9
5:30 pm
Discovery School Gymnasium

Join us and hear a brief report on the State of the School. Immediately following the short meeting our Kindergarteners will be performing. You won't want to miss this!
President's Corner 
Discovery School by the Numbers:

393: # Students enrolled at Discovery

94: # Families enrolled in Kroger School Rewards

$2688.17: Money raised from Kroger cards so far this year

$521.41: Money raised from Publix partners

$851.50: Money raised from Box Tops

23: Amazing classroom teachers

$1300: Money spent to send teachers to Professional Development so far this year

1: Amazing Discovery family that continues to make all of this possible. Thank you! #JustDiscoverIt

BOX TOPS
BLOOD DRIVE

                             

MUSIC NEWS!
Music Notes
Discovery Kindergarten Presents
 
A Collection of Silly Songs
 
Thursday, February 9th at 5:30p.m.
 
 
March 2nd
1st & 2nd Grade will be going to the Nashville Symphony
 
March 9th
MCS Festival Choir at Erma Siegel Elementary
 
March 13th
The Nashville Opera will be performing The Three Little Pigs at Discovery
 


JUMP ROPE FOR HEART
Deadline to turn in forms is Friday, February 24th.
Permission Slips must be returned in order to participate that day.



SPIRIT NIGHT !

Thanks so much for all the families that came out and supported the PTA's Spirit Night!!  We had 91 Discovery kids that participated in Jump Street and a even more families that stopped by Chik-Fil-A. Go Explorers!
   
SPRING BOOKFAIR!

                                           
Happy Camper Book Fair - S'more fun with books!
 
Prepare to have an adventure in the great outdoors with BOOKS!   You'll be able to explore lots of new titles during our Spring Book Fair February 6 th-10 th.  
The book fair will be open Monday the 6th through Thursday the 9th, 8:30am-5:00pm, and on Friday the 10 th we will open at 8:30am and close and pack up the fair at 3:30pm.

We are also excited to be partnering with PTA and staying open late on Thursday before, during, and after our quarterly PTA meeting (starting at 5:30pm) and the Kindergartener's first musical performance!
 
We need parent volunteers to make our book fair the best it can be! We still have opportunities to help with setup, take down, running registers, assisting shoppers, and donating items. For more information about volunteering click here:

 
Can't make it to the fair? Visit and shop our book fair online by clicking here:
 
We can't wait to see you at the book fair!
GUIDENCE NEWS
 





The spring semester SignUp is ready for Watch D.O.G.S. volunteers! It is open to Dads, Grandpa's, Uncles, and any other adult father-figure in a student's life. Here are the steps to getting started:
  • Complete and Submit a volunteer application (email Mrs. Baltimore for a copy)
  • Send in $20 check or cash for your uniform T-shirt
  • Claim your volunteer date at http://signup.com/go/oVGXW4
We look forward to seeing you D.O.G.S. "Dads Of Great Students" around our school campus this school year!
Amy Baltimore, M.Ed.
School Guidance
The Discovery School
(615)-895-2123 ext 101

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