Be prepared for school delays or cancellations caused by winter weather! This chart is an example of how start times would be impacted if SFSD declares a One-Hour Late Start. Review it now... before winter weather is here to stay!
On Saturday, October 28, five students from Discovery Elementary and Memorial Middle School performed in the 2023 South Dakota Elementary Honor Choir. Here is a small segment from their performance https://youtu.be/rCXWYaEsQSc. Mrs. Mees said they did amazing! Way to go, Discovery! #Discoveryproud #SDMEA #honorchoir
Last Friday - instead of bobbing for apples - classroom K02 students did diving for candy corn! Yum! #coolwhip #candycorn
Saturday's snow has us thinking ahead to winter weather. Is your family prepared for the possibility of Late Starts or Remote Learning Days? This week, we'll highlight everything you need to know to prepare for changes in the school day caused by weather.
What a great set-up in the library for reading! Looks like some of classroom 201’s students are at the drive-in! #onlinebooks #schoollibrary
Parent volunteers that are helping with Friday’s Fall Classroom parties! If your student normally rides the school bus or goes to daycare after school - and he/she will be going home with you - please let us know. This is very helpful at dismissal. Please email Jennifer.Hogan@k12.sd.us or Jasmine.Iddings@k12.sd.us – or feel free to call the office. Also, as a reminder, all visitors are required to check in at the office with a government issued ID.
Reminder! Discovery is still collecting socks for Socktober! Discovery’s goal is to collect 1,000 pairs of new socks for the Bishop Dudley Hospitality House in Sioux Falls. The greatest need is adult socks. We will be collecting socks until October 31.
Concerned that your child is not on track for development? The Sioux Falls School District is here to help! Our team of Birth to 3 staff provides FREE services. Call TODAY for an evaluation.
Classroom 103 has been learning about nouns. Check out their "Noun Town"! Great job, 103!
Classroom 506 had a special visitor! Former Discovery Kids Inc. Site Coordinator, Mrs. Alyssa Lackey (Milbauer), spent 80 hours with them for her placement for pre-student teaching. One of her science lessons was doing experiments related to matter. On her last day, the classroom took a group photo. Thank you for spending time with us, Mrs. Alyssa!
Memorial Middle School (MMS) is giving back to the community! They have four, core values and they focus on one each quarter. First quarter, they focused on community - what does it mean to take care of and give back to the community.
Their grand finale community project is to provide a safe and fun environment for our west-side trick-or-treaters on Halloween night. The MMS PRO Time classrooms will be hosting Treat the Halls of MMS on October 31, from 5:30 - 6:20 pm. MMS students are decorating doors and will be passing out candy at 47 locations throughout the MMS halls.
Children accompanied by an adult are welcome to attend. MMS would love to see future Mustangs trick-or-treat with them on Halloween night!
Missing anything? We have several items in our lost and found. You can look during school hours by checking in at the office.
Prairie West Library is closing at noon on Friday, October 20. If your student normally goes there after school, you will need to make other arrangements.
With the change of seasons, please dress your student(s) accordingly. Below are the guidelines that we follow. Please keep in mind, the playground does not have any coverage from the wind.
If you were here for conferences, did you see the hot air balloons flying the hallway and classrooms of K01, K02, and K04? Every student made a hot air balloon by choosing his or her own tissue paper colors and glitter. The project is based off Joanna Gaines’s book, “The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be.” The book beautifully illustrates diversity. The hot air balloons will be flying in the hallway and classrooms all school year!
Discovery’s student council is participating in Socktober! What is Socktober? Each night in the United States an estimated 600,000 people live on the streets and nearly 1300 of those people are in South Dakota. Socktober’s goal is to have people show that even a small act of love - such as donating a pair of socks - can make a big difference in the lives of the homeless.
Discovery’s goal is to collect 1,000 pairs of new socks for the Bishop Dudley Hospitality House in Sioux Falls. Today, Jennie Palmer with the Bishop Dudley Hospitality House visited with student council. The greatest need is adult socks.
We will be collecting socks until October 31. There will be donation bins around the school. Let’s make this the best Socktober yet!
For more information about Socktober, go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1YIK5UOnOM
We need your help! Discovery PTO's annual Fall Dance is only a week away, and we still need volunteers to help with setting up games, running games, handing out candy, and with concession sales. If we do not have enough volunteers, we will have to cancel the event. If you can help, please sign-up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C44ADAD2CA3FF2-44779527-2023#/
School pictures are here and will be sent home with students today! Please check your child’s backpack. School picture retakes are on Tuesday, October 24, at 8:10 am. Students that are having their picture retaken must bring the original pictures that they ordered and return them to the photographer.
The office does not have access to what you ordered or how it was ordered (online vs. cash/check). If you have questions, please contact Scherling Photography directly at 605-221-1086 or kori@scherlingphotography.com. Thank you!
Discovery’s PTO needs candy donations to give as prizes for the games during the upcoming Fall Dance on October 20. Bags of candy can be dropped off in the office or during conferences - there will also be a bin at the Book Fair. Thank you for helping make this a successful event and for supporting our PTO!
Last week, classroom 204 had a special visitor, Mrs. Varcoe, for their science lesson. Students have been learning about forests, plants, and different animals. They expanded their knowledge of another type of habitat - the ocean! Students learned about different fish, animals, and ocean plants. With the help of Mrs. Varcoe, students made their own ocean and took them home to further explore!
