And the winners are.....

The first Box Tops competition of the year has ended! We collected so many box tops! Here are the final numbers:

Davenport a.m. - 575

Davenport p.m. - 341

McCammon a.m. - 1134 (1st)

McCammon p.m. - 577

Olson - 350

McLaren - 639

Martineau - 387

Crow - 629

Havens - 502

O'Rullian - 317

Olsen - 231

Gellings - 311

Boren - 226

Julian - 269

Patience - 808 (3rd)

Perkins - 146

Andrus - 817 (2nd)

Knibbs - 376

Smith - 248

Ames - 396

Inglet - 559

Scott - 459

Curtis - 148

Thank you to everyone who submitted box tops!

T-shirts, Hoodies Beanies and Caps!

Order forms will be coming home this week with your children. We need to have all orders turned in by December 1st. to guarantee delivery before Christmas break. We will be offering beanies and a ball caps this time. Below are pictures of the 3 different styles available. The cost for each hat is $13.00.

Grey beanie with braids.  It will be embroidered with the Discovery Dragon in the school colors.

Green and grey beanie.  Will be embroidered with the Discovery Dragon in school colors.

Green and white ball cap.  Will also have the Discovery Dragon embroidered on the hat.

PTO Meeting

There will be a short PTO meeting on Tuesday Oct. 18th. The school is asking for $3000 from the PTO. There is a grant that is available that would match the funds. This would give Discovery $6000. Mr. Marlow will be at the meeting to go over what he plans to do with the money. We will meet at 2:45 in the library.

We will also vote on if the PTO is willing to provide the transportation for field trips again this year.

Box Tops!

We are off to another great year for Box Tops! Our goal this year is $3,304. We will again be having a classroom competition with a party going to the class with the most box tops collected. Just a few things to remember as you send box tops to school:

1) Please check the expiration date as we cannot use expired box tops. Also, if there is not an expiration date on the box top, it is not an official box top.

2) When using the collection sheets, please limit the number of box tops to whatever is indicated on the sheet (25 or 10). Box tops can also be sent in a ziploc bag.

3) Please keep soup labels (labels for education) separate from box tops.

If you have any questions, please call Heather Jensen at 589-3445. Thank you for your support of the Box Tops for Education program!

Read -A-Thon starts TODAY!!!!

The fall read-a-thon starts today with 100% of the proceeds going to the school!!  Our goal is 90,000 minutes. We want all students to participate whether they collect pledges or not.  Each students should set a goal and record this on the pledge form envelope.  Ask parents, family, friends, etc to sponsor your reading with a fixed amount ($1, $5, etc).  Money is due Tuesday, September 27.  September 23 will be a school read-in and students can wear their p.j.s.  September 30-watch Mr. Marlowe get stuck on reading!!!!
Any questions call or email Amy Hales 932-1759, amythales@gmail.com

Discovery Elementary Preparedness and Craft Fair is now October 15th, 2011. We still have a few spaces available for anyone interested in a booth. you can email Leanna Pool at discoveryelementaryfair@gmail.com. Everyone can check out what classes and vendors are available at www.discoveryelementaryfair.blogspot.com

Back to School !!!

We hope you all enjoyed the kid's first day back to school.  I know my house was a lot quieter.  Many of the teachers have sign-ups in the classroom if you are willing and wanting to volunteer to help in the classes.  You can help with any or all of the class parties (4 for the year) and/or help in the classes with reading groups, etc.  You can also email the teachers if you are not able to make it into the classroom.  Emails can be found here.  (Some teachers are not on the list but you could email the principal, Mr. Marlowe,  and he can forward it the teacher.)  Stay tuned for more updates!!

School Supplies

Yep It's already begun-school supply shopping.  If you don't have the list for your child's grade level you can click on this link and scroll through to find it.  Remember Wal-Mart, Fred Meyer and Target price match.  Good luck!!

Registration is August 16th.  Class lists will not be posted yet-it's usually the week after.  If you filled out the forms at the end of the school year last year then you don't need to come.  However, there will be sign-ups for classroom help & PTO help.  Any questions please comment here or contact one of the PTO presidency members.

Guess who was at the school yesterday ??

Rulon Gardner and Moses Kininki from the Biggest Loser gave a fun assembly for kids yesterday.  

Carnival Tonight

Don't forget to come to the school carnival tonight 5:30-8pm.  Food, games (Minute to Win it!!) prizes and a bake sale.  Punch will be available.  See you there!

Box Tops Winners!

Here are the final numbers for the class competition!

Davenport a.m. - 589

Davenport p.m. - 350

McCammon a.m. - 789

McCammon p.m. - 578

Olson - 928

McLaren - 568

Martineau - 413

Brian - 181

Havens - 932 (3rd place)

O'Rullian - 2,057 (1st place)

Olsen - 481

Boren - 329

Julian - 38

Patience - 1,552 (2nd place)

Andrus - 572

Knibbs - 737

Smith - 191

Inglet - 276

Scott - 355

Curtis - 170

We collected a lot of Box Tops! Winning classes - your teachers will be notified. Thank you for supporting Box Tops!

CRAFT FAIR!!!

 Saturday April 16, 2011 

10 AM - 4 PM.

We are still accepting vendors with the exception of Bows and Hair Accessories.

 For more details and information please e-mail Arin at discoverydragons@gmail.com.

Spring Break

I whole week off from school!!!  Enjoy it-hopefully the weather will get better so we can really enjoy it!  We school resumes grades 3-6 will begin preparing for the ISATs.  Grades K-3 will prepare for the IRI.  Good luck and have a great vacation!

No School Monday

 (bet we all wish we were in a place like this!!)

Just a reminder that there is no school on Monday.  It's a teacher in-service day to get report cards, etc ready!  Can you believe it's the end of 3rd quarter already!!  Enjoy the long weekend!

Kindergarten Registration March 14

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

Monday, March 14, 9am-1pm

Your child must 5 years old on or before September 1, 2011

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 registration

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

Any questions- call the school at 552-7711

Box Tops!

We are having another Box Tops competition! Here are the totals so far:

Davenport a.m. - 347

Davenport p.m. - 188

McCammon a.m. - 484 (2nd)

McCammon p.m. - 257

Olson - 248

McLaren - 213

Martineau - 134

Brian - 126

Havens - 483 (3rd)

O'Rullian - 1,251 (1st)

Olsen - 332

Boren - 229

Julian - 35

Patience - 394

Andrus - 420

Knibbs - 258

Smith - 164

Inglet - 181

Scott - 1

Curtis -150

The competition will continue until the end of April. Again, thank you for your support of Box Tops!

Pictures!

The yearbook staff would like your photos of the following events. Please send your best ones to Mrs. Scott. scottj@d93.k12.id.us

*Read-a-thon
*Fall Carnival
*Christmas Program

Cookbooks

Discovery Elementary cookbooks are going to be available soon. To guarantee that you will get one please preorder one. We need your order form by Tues., February 1st. They will be hardback with over 550 yummy recipes. Order forms are available in the school office. The cookbooks are $15 and CD's are $5 when you order the cookbook. If you have any questions please call a member of the PTO Presidency.

PTO Meeting!

PTO Meeting! 

Thursday January 13

4PM

Discovery Elementary Library

We will talk about many upcoming events so you don't want to miss it.

Ski Club

Students in grades 4-6 can attend Ski Club.  They will go 4 dates this winter.  January 14th and 21st, February 4th and 18th.  Call Felicia Bawden @ 523-3177 or 317-4343 for any questions.  I believe ski lessons and rentals are available for a small fee.

Can't find it?????

The school has accumulated many hats, gloves, scarves, coats, sweatshirts, etc (even lunch boxes).  All items are out for claiming on tables set up at the school.  Items not claimed by Friday, January 14 will be donated to a local charity!!!