11.19.2013

Report Cards, Holidays, and Parent Education Night

Report Cards
Yay!  Report cards are on their way.  Can you believe we have already finished the first trimester of school?     Report cards will be sent home on Thursday, November 21.  Please keep the report card,
but sign the yellow card and return it in the envelope it will come home with . 

Thanksgiving Break
There is NO SCHOOL the week of November 25-29.  Enjoy  Thanksgiving with your loved ones.

Penny Drive for the Holidays
Bring in your pennies for the Give Joy campaign, benefiting families in need.  The Give Joy penny drive will run from Nov. 23rd-Dec. 18th with a pizza party on the 20th.

Box Tops
We are continuously collecting Box Tops as a fundraiser for our school and classroom.  Every Box Top clipped gives .10 cents to our school....which adds up to purchase much needed supplies.
Discovery thanks you (and your scissors).


Parent Education Night


Are you feeling like you don't know how to help your child in Math because the method for solving problems looks foreign to you?   Do you want to know more about what to expect with P.A.C.E.?  We, the fifth grade teachers, are going to hold a Parent Education Night in early December to educate parents how to "do" the math that we teach, so you can help at home.  We will also be discussing the P.A.C.E. process so you have an idea of how you can be helping your child in the process.  As soon as the date is set, I will notify parents. 




11.06.2013

Happy November

Moms and Muffins
This Friday, November 8 from 8:00a.m. to 9:00a.m. is our annual Moms and Muffins event.  Please come enjoy a free muffin and juice with your Discovery Elementary student.  Thank you, PTA for sponsoring this great event!
Friday, November 8 is also Spirit Wear Day and Popcorn Friday. 
 
Report Cards
The end of Trimester 1 is November 15.  Report cards will be sent home on Thursday, November 21.
Also, we don't have school on November 15 due to Teacher Inservice. 



Thanksgiving Break
No school November 25 - 29 due to Thanksgiving break.

10.21.2013

We have a lot going on at Discovery....

 
Book Fair is this week!


Red Ribbon week is this week!

Let’s UNITE TOGETHER to celebrate RED RIBBON WEEK!!!!
 

We want to show our support to one another for making good choices and being DRUG FREE!  October 21st through 25th please show your support by joining in and wearing themed clothing designated for each day: 

Monday:  My future is bright, I won’t do drugs:  Wear Neon/Bright colors and sunglasses

Tuesday:  Team up against drugs:  Wear your favorite team jersey, sweatshirt, or t-shirt

Wednesday:  Follow Your Dreams, Don’t Do Drugs:  Wear school/weather appropriate pajamas.

Thursday:  Put a cap on drugs:  Wear your favorite hat

Friday:  I’m a ‘jean’ious-I’m drug free:  wear jeans and a red shirt
 
 
 

Penny Drive for Thanksgiving....
October 22 - November 13, Discovery is teaming up with Albertsons to raise money for families in need this holiday season by collecting pennies or other denominations of change. 






 
Our Halloween Party is coming together!  Thank you to all parents for volunteering treats, activities, and/or time.  Those parents will be receiving an email this week with further details.   Remember:  Costumes need to be school appropriate....no weapons, gore, blood, face paint, masks.



 Curriculum Items
 
 

 

Math:   Identifying, ordering, adding/subtracting fractions and decimals

Word Study:  Spelling practice, Root Word: Dict

Language Arts:  Identifying parts of speech; writing Narrative stories;  Rough draft of Narrative is due Thursday, with the final draft due on Friday.

Social Studies:   Review Colonies; Identify Latituted and Longitude

Art:  Student Art Portfolios are due this week, with the front and back completely covered in mosaic paper tiles or any material they choose to use.