Yesterday, classroom 505 learned how their words can affect others. We read the book "Taste Your Words" and used toothpaste to model squeezing out the “words” and not being able to put them back in “the tube” once they were said. #bekind #wordscanhurt
The SFSD Leadership Team is just as happy today as they were as Kindergarten students! Together, they've been in school a total of 150 years! Show us your "First Day" photos with #SFSDFirstDay. Have a GREAT year!
A message from our friends at Prairie West Library in regards to students who go to the library after school.
Yesterday an email was sent to families that are eligible for bussing. Please review the information and let us know if you have any questions.
Yesterday an email was sent to families that are eligible for bussing. Please review the information and let us know if you have any questions.
The online "Free/Reduced Meal" application is available - apply today!
SFSD congratulates its valued partner Steve Hildebrand of Promising Futures! Steve recently received the Community Service Award from the Associated School Boards of SD for his work to remove economic barriers so all students can see their bright futures ahead. Thank you, Steve!
Back-to-school paperwork just got easier! There's a new, fast, phone-friendly way to fill out the Free/Reduced Meals Application! You'll be notified immediately. Use the QR code or the link to complete it TODAY! Bonus points if you also complete your student registration! 🙂
Do you have a question for us? We've made the process of finding answers much simpler with our Let's Talk! communication tool. We now have our own Let's Talk! page where you can submit questions directly, and it's easy to navigate! Let's Talk! can be found on our school's homepage at either the "contact us" tab at the top or the blue "Let's Talk" tab on the side of the page.
Freedom Reigns! Happy Independence Day!
The Power of Partnership is highlighted, once again, to help SFSD families get connected to affordable internet. The SF Area Community Foundation is investing $50,000 to enroll households in the Affordable Connectivity Program (AFP). SD Voices for Peace leads the effort.
Voices for Peace is working with SFSD schools to inform families of this program. An enrollment specialist will continue to meet families during school events like parent-teacher conferences, success nights, etc. Eligible families should enroll today! GetInternet.gov
Calling all income eligible SFSD children who will be 4-yrs-old by September 1, 2023! We're recruiting students for FREE preschool with an event on July 5 or 6, 8am-4pm, at the SFSD Learning Lab on the Southeast Tech Campus - 2205 N. Career Ave. Tell your neighbors and friends!
What's for breakfast? What's for lunch? All students can eat FREE this summer by visiting one of our Summer Meal Sites. Check the schedule to find out where and when meals are available in your area!
The learning doesn’t stop at Discovery! Teachers are on day two of their training for a new Learning Management System. #professionaldevelopment #teachers
We're having an amazing last-day-of-school at Discovery; you can feel the excitement in the air!
Here are Feeding South Dakota's Mobile Food Distribution sites for May, June, and July.
Below are a few end-of-the-school year reminders!
- The last day of school is this Friday, May 26. Students will be dismissed at their regular time.
- On the last day of school, if your student normally rides the school bus or goes to daycare - and he/she will have a different after school plan - please let the office know. You can email Jasmine.Iddings@k12.sd.us or Jennifer.Hogan@k12.sd.us.
- Please pick-up your student(s) medication, inhaler, epi-pen, etc. by 3:00 pm on Tuesday, May 30. Items not picked up will be disposed of. A parent/guardian must pick up the medication - it cannot be sent home with a student.
- We are not sending home or mailing hardcopies of fourth quarter report cards. You can access your student(s) grades through the Parent Portal.
- Lost & Found items that are not picked up by Friday, May 26, will be donated.
- The Discovery office will be closed from June 2 to August 4 for summer break. The office is also closed on Monday, May 29, for Memorial Day.
- The 2023-24 classroom assignments will be available in early August when we return from summer break. We will send an email when they are ready.
Thank you for another great year at Discovery!
Classroom K05 decorated our front entryway and sidewalk with colorful chalk art! Great job coloring, K05!
Reminder! We have several items in our lost and found. Items not claimed by 3:00 pm on Friday, May 26, will be donated. Please check-in at the office to look for lost items.
Congratulations to the following Discovery students who were selected for the 2023 South Dakota Elementary Honor Choir!
- Gracie Kuper
- Ian Gulden
- Taisley Forthman
- Riley Baker
- Celeste Tegethoff
Way to represent Discovery Elementary!
