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Purchase or renew your Discovery PTSA membership for 2022-2023! |
Multicultural Night
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Multicultural Night Our Discovery PTSA is so excited for the return of such a treasured Discovery family event. Wednesday, 3/29/23 Free event registration is now open. Pre-registration is required to attend the event. Limited capacity for sessions at 5:30-6:30pm or 6:30-7:30pm. Sign up now to:
More information and sign up here on our Discovery PTSA website. Many thanks our lead volunteers - Maha, Samiksha and Vyshnavi - for planning a treasured Discovery family event! If you don't have a FREE PTSA account yet, open an account below.
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Congratulations Golden Acorn Winners!
Each year, our Discovery PTSA recognizes people who are exemplary volunteers, educators and advocates in our Discovery community. Please take a moment to congratulate our winners for the 2022-2023 school year.
Golden Acorn Volunteers: Maha S. | Pooja T. | Katie R.
Outstanding Educators: Megan Leonard (3rd grade) | Patricia Brewer (ECE Preschool)
Outstanding Advocate: Hilda Ruiz (ECE Preschool)
We are so honored to have each of them as members of our school community.
Read more about our recipients' contribution HERE.
We appreciate all you do for Discovery. Thank you!
Thank you to Noreen Awan and Lisa Reeder for serving on our Golden Acorn award committee this year.
Please share with neighbors and friends:
Now is the time to register for next year!
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Issaquah Schools Foundation 2023 Grant Recipient CONGRATULATIONS DISCOVERY! Did you know Discovery was awarded a grant to purchase Vox Books for library circulation to serve ALL Discovery students? These books are typical hardback picture books or chapter books with a built-in audio player that reads the books out loud in English or in a second language. The priority is to select these audiobooks in languages that represents the cultural and language diversity of our Discovery community. We want these books to be in languages familiar to our students and families and be books our students can learn more about our cultures and languages making up Discovery! You can look at Vox Books here. We appreciate the work Issaquah Schools Foundation does for ALL students in the Issaquah School District! Click on the link to learn more about the Issaquah Schools Foundation as the foundation provides 'resources district-wide to help students reach the promise of their potential. We strive to be the unifying organization that enables the Issaquah School District to provide access to exceptional opportunities district-wide that ignite learning, improve educational outcomes and prepare all students to be confident, competent and engaged citizens.' Issaquah Schools Foundation has a fundraiser and showcase coming up on Thursday, 4/27/23 if you are interested in learning more about Issaquah Schools Foundation and hearing stories of student success. More information here. Many thanks to Issaquah Schools Foundation! |
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Order Your Yearbook Today! ORDERS ARE DUE BY MONDAY, 4/24/23! Your yearbook volunteers are working hard on this year's yearbook to make a great memory book for the 2022-23 school year! Don't let your student miss out of all the great pictures of life at Discovery. If you have a PTSA account, order your yearbook HERE. If you don't have a free PTSA account, it is required to order. Open an account HERE and follow the path to order a yearbook. If you aren't sure if you already purchased a yearbook, check your order history HERE. |
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Did you know Cultural Bridges is an electronic magazine made just for families in the Issaquah School District? It is published in 8 languages including Arabic, Chinese, English, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and Vietnamese. Some of the topics for this edition are: Highly Capable Programs, Safe Schools for Our Children, Family Life and Sexual Health Curriculum, and Parenting Without Power Struggles. Please note that the Cultural Bridges magazine is now only published online. In the last 6 months, families accessed information from the online publication over 95,000 times! Click here to read or download the Cultural Bridges Magazine in Arabic, Chinese, English, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Russian, and Vietnamese. |
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Reflections Finalists The Discovery PTSA has a long-standing commitment to arts education. The Reflections art program gives an additional way for our Discovery student artists to demonstrate their skill and share their work with the community. Thank you to all who submitted their artwork and congratulations to our finalists who are moving onto the district-level competition. Krishna B., Second Grade *Dhruthi M., Second Grade* Advancing to State Gauri T., Second Grade Honorable Mention Jason Z., Second Grade Honorable Mention *Anvika R., Third Grade* Advancing to State Dhruva U., Third Grade Cali C., Fourth Grade Isha P., Fourth Grade Insiya P., Fifth Grade *Genevieve R., Fifth Grade* Advancing to State Ayzah W., Fifth Grade *Katherine X., Fifth Grade* Advancing to State Click here view the Reflections submissions! An appreciative thank you to Anjali Tandon for coordinating Reflections at Discovery and for the entire Issaquah School District! |
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Math Challenge 2022-2023 Our Discovery PTSA is excited to offer Math Challenge for the 2nd year!
Click here to access the Math Challenge! Contact Anjali Tandon at discovery.math.challenge@gmail.com with any questions. |
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Discovery PTSA presents Movie Night Friday, March 31, 2023 at 6pm Registration is now open here. $5 per student. Only those pre-registered may attend. Limited to 100 students. This is a drop off event with volunteer supervision. Registration will open on Wednesday, March 15th. |
We have a school full of Eager Readers!
All classes came back to Eager Reader this week for their 2nd book of their choice and an additional 3rd book for those that recorded their reading for the majority of the Eager Reader time. This means our students are taking home and enjoying at least 1,200 new books!
Congratulations to the class winners!
The class that won for each grade level had the highest average reading days recorded and classmates participating in Eager Reader. The grade level winners are:
Kindergarten – Ms. Ducoing
1st grade – Ms. Greene
2nd grade – Ms. Gerrity
3rd grade – Ms. Somnis
4th grade – Ms. Platt
5th grade – Ms. Hsia
These winning classes have earned a bonus recess after we return to school in early March!
Grade level winners!
The grade level winners were randomly selected so all those participating in Eager Reader had a chance to win. Congratulations to the following winners!
1st grade: Kathy in Ms. Kim’s class
2nd grade: Eva in Ms. Figone’s class
3rd grade: Rafay in Ms. Leonard’s class
4th grade: Tanmay in Mr. Besbeas’ class
5th grade: Meghana in Ms. Schneider’s class
Each student won a gift card to buy more books at Brick & Mortar Books in Redmond!
Thank you to Discovery for all the support so every student could come select their own book. Thank you to all the families for taking time to record reading on our PTSA site.
PTSA Board Nominations 2023-2024
The Discovery PTSA will be electing executive officers for the 2023-2024 school year. Nominees will be sought for the elected positions of: President, Vice-President, Treasurer and Secretary. General job descriptions can be found by clicking the above titles. These volunteer positions are great ways to add to a resume and relevant work experience.
If you are interested or want to nominate someone, please fill out the recommendation for NOMINATION FORM and follow submission instructions.
If you are interested a position, but something other than what is listed, please email us to discuss options. Questions? Please reach out to us at askdiscoveryptsa@gmail.com
Nominations due April 19, 2023
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Save the Date for these Discovery Family Events 3/1/23 5-7pm: Community Learning Night hosted by Discovery staff. Pizza slices provided by Discovery PTSA. First come, first served. Come for the pizza, stay for the tips on supporting your children's learning! All families (parents and students) are welcome. 3/9/23 9:15am-10:00am (note date change)- Community Connections with Kathy at 9:15am. Everyone is welcome to chat with Discovery staff and families. Invite a neighbor or friend and join us for coffee and snacks and meet other Discovery families. Watch for the monthly meeting dates in April, May and June! 3/29/23 - Multicultural Night 3/31/23 - Movie Night. 4/26/23 - Family STEAM Night May 2023 - PTSA General Meeting 6/9/23 - Family Fun Night June 2023 - 5th grade Promotion & Celebration Watch for information to sign up to volunteer and for event registration for our PTSA events! |
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Find the Perfect Token of Appreciation Saying thank you to the teachers and staff at Discovery can be expressed in a number of thoughtful ways by your family. From handmade cards or pictures with personal sentiments to small tokens of gratitude, it truly is the thought that counts! We’ve also curated a list of teacher and staff favorites to give you some ideas this holiday season and are happy to share them with you. Simply visit the link below to explore the list, helpfully organized by grade/position. |
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Smith Brothers Home Delivery Discount for you, Donation for us! Discovery Elementary PTSA is partnering with Smith Brothers Farms to raise money. Each new Smith Brothers Farms customer who signs-up for home delivery using code DISCOVERY receives $15 in free groceries and activates a $50 donation from Smith Brothers to our PTSA! Sign up here and you will automatically get the discount and Discovery will get the donation! Thank you! |
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Discovery PTSA 2.6.9 is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization Tax ID # 94-3152614 The mission of the Discovery PTSA is to advocate, support and enrich our students with educational programs and community building activities in partnership with teachers, staff, parents and the local community. |
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