Read-A-Thon

The PTO is having a READ-A-THON fundraiser. Your student will be given a packet with information and a collection envelope. They can collect pledges from parents, family, friends and neighbors to sponsor their reading. 100% of the proceeds will go to the school. The PTO plans to use the money raised during this event to enhance the school environment and provide materials and/or resources for the students, staff, and teachers of Discovery Elementary.

Our school goal for reading minutes is 50,000. Each teacher will help the students to set a personal reading goal. We want all students to participate in the Read-a-Thon whether they collect pledges or not.

The students can collect pledges in fixed amounts from
March 12th -19th.

From March 15th -21st the students must read or be read to daily. There is a reading log to record their minutes read each day. The students must return their VERIFICATION SLIPS to school each day to be eligible for the book fair certificate drawings.

From March 20th-24th the money needs to be collected from the sponsors and returned in the envelope to school. All envelopes need to be returned to the school by Thursday, March 25th.

If the school meets the reading goal of 50,000 reading minutes, Mr. Marlowe will kiss a PIG.

Every student that participates and meets their goal will get a ribbon and a coupon for a free Friday treat. Every student that meets their goal and gets $40 or more in pledges will get a medal. The student with the most pledges and meets their goal in each class will receive a trophy. The class with the most collective pledges will get a trophy to keep in their classroom for the remainder of the year.

Fruit Snacks at Albertsons

Many of you may have already bought these-but I'm posting about it here too!!

Albertsons is running a great deal on Betty Crocker fruit snacks-

Buy 5 for $1 each and receive $3.50 (on a printable coupon called a catalina) for your next purchase. Purchase the next 5 boxes, use your coupon that printed from before and pay $1.80 for those 5. The best part is another coupon will print. You can do this for as many boxes (in groupos 5) as you would like. The reason I am posting this here is that there are BOX TOPS on the boxes-some even have bonus box tops (2 extra)!!!!!!! If you have any questions you can call Jaimee Sorensen 523-5865.

There are a few coupons you can print to make the deal a little better. You can print each one 2 times.

$0.50 off 2 boxes at coupons.com

$0.50 off 2 boxes at boxtops4education.com (while you are there sign up and we will receive 5 bonus box tops for each person who does)

$0.50 off 2 at Bettycrocker.com (you will need to sign up for the newsletter to print the coupon)

Enjoy and happy clipping!!!!!

Kindergarten Registration

All elementary schools in the school district will be holding Kindergarten Registration on

Monday, March 8, 9am-1pm

Your child must 5 years old on or before September 1, 2010

Please bring:

your child (they will have a quick screening to help you better determine their readiness)

Certified Birth Certificate (the official one, the one from the hospital doesn't work)

Immunization Records (needs to be up to date)

Proof of Address (utility bill, drivers license, etc)

(if you don't have these things you will still be able to register your child but will be placed in the unfinished pile of paperwork and you may not get AM or PM as requested.

A check for $14 made out to Discovery Elementary

After a screening, your child will receive a summer activity packet!!

Any questions call the school at 552-7711