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Happy Birthday!
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May
5 ~ Dawn
(Cafeteria)
14 ~ Nancy Collins
(MDA)
19 ~ Amy Ouellette
(1st)
28 ~ Shea Payne
(4th)
June
10 ~ Dr. Kristy Mall
(4th)
13 ~ Trish Huffine
(Office)
14 ~ Angela Bunyi
(1st)
20 ~ Amanda Collins
(MDA)
26 ~ Dr. Christy Robinson
(Assistant Principal)
27 ~ Kimberly Kahle
(1st)
July
8~ Robert Milligan
(Maintenance)
13 ~ Beth Warren
(EA)
15 ~ Grace Benedict
31 ~ Cathy Adrian
(Office)
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Free breakfast and lunch for all students
Manage your child's lunch account
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PTA Board of Managers
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Officers*/Executive
Committee
President*
Margaret Bramlett
President-Elect*
Darla Sampson
Vice President*
Kristi Crass
Secretary*
Steph Olsen
Treasurer*
Beata Abbott
Parliamentarian
Jennifer Stacey
Past President
Kathie Elfersy
Committee Chairs
Adventure Activities
Jennifer Smith
Communications/
Newsletter Editor
Amy Swicord
Fundraising
Hospitality
Jen Straka
Membership
Holly Holton
Programs
Michael Guess
Volunteers
Rachel Zelenak
Members-at-Large
K-2
Jennifer Allen
3-6
Amy Roeder
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Discovery School PTA May 2,
2017
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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May
1-5 Teacher Appreciation Week
11: Deadline for Final Box Tops
11-12: Alice in Wonderland Jr 7pm (Discovery School Gym)
13: Alice in Wonderland Jr 2 pm (Discovery School Gym)
12: All Library Books Due Back
12: Read-a-thon (pj day)
16: Summer Reading Family Night Kickoff @ Linebaugh Library 6:30pm
17-19: Buy one Get one Free Book Fair 8:30-5:00
18: Career in STEAM Night
19: Talent Show
23: Cross Country Tryouts
25: Last Day of School (11:00 dismissal)
August
3: Back to School Night
4: First 1/2 Day of School (11:00 dismissal)
7: No School
8: First Full Day of School for (1st - 6th)
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MEET THE NEW PTA PRESIDENT
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Hello, Discovery!
I am very much looking forward to serving as PTA President for the 2017-2018 school year. With so many new things on the horizon, next year promises to be an exciting one for Discovery families! Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about your PTA.
All the Best,
Margaret Bramlett
ptadiscovery@aol.com
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PTA YEAR IN REVIEW
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Thank you for your continued support of PTA.
YTD Monetary Donations: $8331.50
YTD Total Fundraising: $39,634.56
For an Income Total YTD of $49,366.06
Through your tremendous support, PTA has been able to fund and support the following programs:
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Wi-Fi Projector Screen
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BEST Robotics
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Chili Cook-off
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STEAM Career Expo on MAY 18th
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House shirts for all students and teachers
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8 Professional Development courses for individual Teachers
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In-service Presentation for Discovery and City School staff with Gifted Specialist Dr. Julia Roberts
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Open House Year Kick Off Celebration
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Welcome Back Breakfast for Teachers
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Boo-
Hoo
Breakfast for Kindergarten parents
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Field Day Jump Houses
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6
th
grade graduation
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Reflections Art Contest
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New playground equipment for classes
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TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK
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Teacher Appreciation Week
May 1st - May 5th
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BOX TOPS
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Please send in your Box Tops, this is the Final contest of the year!!
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CAREER WEEK
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REMINDER: This year's CAREER WEEK will be May 15-19, 2017. The focus this year is Careers in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics).
Throughout the week we'll have various volunteers in STEAM professions presenting in the classrooms and we know the kids will be amazed to learn about a wide array of careers and professions that are STEAM-related! In addition, our 5th and 6th Grade students will be participating in an exciting event at JA BizTown (presented by Junior Achievement) during Career Week!
SAVE THE DATE:
On the evening of Thursday, May 18, 2017 from 6:00 - 7:30 PM we'll have our Career Night Event at Discovery School where we'll have a special group of presentations from a wide array of various professionals including hands-on activities, learning opportunities and more for the kids' to enjoy and learn more about the exciting future of careers in STEAM!
Anyone interested in volunteering to assist or present during our Discovery School Career Week, please email or call Michael Guess, Programs Chairperson, at
michaellguess@gmail.com or (615) 995-8229.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PTA OFFICERS 2017 - 2018
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President-Elect: Darla Sampson
Vice President: Kristi Crass
Secretary: Steph Olsen
Treasurer: Beata Abbott
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CROSS COUNTRY
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Are you ready to RUN!?
Kids who are active will:
- have stronger muscles and bones
- develop more self-confidence
- be less likely to become overweight
- increased endorphin levels (happy)
- decrease the risk of developing type 2 diabetes
- lower blood pressure and blood cholesterol levels
- have a better outlook on life
Discovery School
Cross Country Try-Outs
Tuesday, May 23rd from 3:45 - 4:30
To be accepted on the team, students must be rising 3rd-5th graders able to run one mile in under 9 minutes. Results will be emailed, and our first Team Meeting will be Wednesday, May 24th after school in the gym. A parent/guardian must attend.
Students will be expected to condition (one mile, twice a week) starting in June and turn in a log of their miles each time the team meets. The team will meet once a week on Wednesday mornings starting July 12th, and on Wednesday afternoons starting August 8th through September, and October.
We will be registering as a team under Nashville Youth Athletics which consists of 5 developmental meets in September and October, and one City Qualifier. The Regional (or State) Qualifier for our region is separate. The State Championship is in Knoxville and is also separate from the NYA developmental season.
Regardless of team performance, students have the opportunity to place and receive awards in all qualifiers independently from the team. DS will present awards to Fastest Boy/Girl, Most Improved Boy/Girl, and Coach's Choice Most Valuable Team Member.
Coaches:
Mrs. Baltimore. Mrs. McCarthy, Mrs. Young
Hope to see YOU at try-outs!
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As the year is coming to a close I wanted to share a few important library related dates that are coming up:
Friday, May 12th - All books due back to the library
Friday, May 12th - READATHON! A day devoted to reading in our pjs! More info to come...
Tuesday, May 16th - Summer Reading Family Night Kickoff at Linebaugh Library Downtown 6:30pm
We are also planning on having the library open during the summer! Mr. Matthews and I will be teaming up to provide open checkout times for our ESP students and for the entire Discovery School family. More detailed info will be coming home in the next couple of weeks.
Elizabeth Shepherd
Teacher Librarian, Discovery School
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MUSIC NEWS!
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Music Notes 
May 19th
Discovery Talent Show
(More details to follow after Spring Break)
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Thank you to all of our Discovery Parents that were able to volunteer and Proctor this year!
We could not have done it without you.
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