Calendar of Events
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THIS WEEK: Book Fair Diner: All You Can Read! Our book fair this
spring has a '50s theme. See story at right. April 27: Murfreesboro City Schools Board meeting. 6:30 p.m., School Board offices. See story at right. May 4: PTA General Membership Meeting, Volunteer Fair and Night of the Arts. 6:30 p.m. See story at right. May 5: Diabetes Kids Walk Donations/collection envelopes due May 12 or before. See article at right. May 7: Career Day. See article at right. May 11: Spirit Night, Newk's Cafe, 11 a.m.-9 p.m. See details in this newsletter. May 27: Last day of school for students (abbreviated day) |
Comments? Questions? Concerns?
Feel free to contact your PTA Member-at-Large representatives -- we're
here to help!
Grades K - 2: Sarah Woods, woodss@comcast.net
Grades 3 - 6: Michelle Palmer, michellpa@aol.com |
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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THIS WEEK: Book Fair. Please see the item below!
TUESDAY, APRIL 27, 6:30 p.m.: Murfreesboro City Schools Board Meeting. The board will vote on the 2010-2011 budget at this meeting. The outcome of this meeting may determine if bus service will be provided to Discovery School students next year.
MAY 4: General Membership Meeting/Night of the Arts/Volunteer Fair · Exhibits open 6 p.m., Meeting begins 6:30 p.m.
The final PTA General Membership Meeting is being held in conjunction with the Discovery School's annual Night of the Arts. The PTA meeting will be brief so parents can enjoy the Guitars from Mars exhibit in Mrs. Cunningham's art classroom and "EI EI Oops" performed by kindergarten and 1st grade students. Parents are also encouraged to spend some time at the Volunteer Fair to get a head start on selecting the committee you wish to serve on for the 2010-2011 school year. To learn more about the PTA's volunteer opportunities, read job descriptions on the Volunteer page of the PTA website.
MAY 5: Diabetes Kids Walk. See the article in this newsletter.
MAY 7: Career Day.
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SPRING BOOK FAIR DINER THIS WEEK!
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 April 26-30 in the gym from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday and 8 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday.
Tuesday, April 27, from 6:30-8 p.m. Drive-In/Read In Night! Enjoy the movie "Herbie the Love Bug" in the cafeteria with free popcorn, $1 pizza by the slice and $1 drinks.
Thursday, April 29, from 6-8:30 p.m. Sock Hop Night! Dress in your favorite '50s attire during the school day. Come back Thursday night to enjoy free hamburgers, cookies, oven-baked fries and milkshakes provided by Reeves-Sain. Contests in the cafeteria include: hula hoop, bubble gum blowing and Twister games. Stay dressed in your '50s attire and come ready to dance!
Thank you, JoZoara Coffee Shop!
Complimentary coffee, iced and hot teas, and iced lattes will be provided at the following times in the gym:
Monday, 9-11 a.m.
Tuesday, 9-11 a.m.
Wednesday, 9-11 a.m.
Thursday, 10 a.m.-noon
Friday, 9-11 a.m.
Come out and help your school and library!
For more information, please check out the Book Fair website.
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FIND US ON FACEBOOK
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The Discovery School PTA is now on Facebook. Keep up with everything going on in your child's school life by joining us. Search Discovery School PTA on Facebook and become a fan today!
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STUDENTS PARTICIPATING IN CAREER DAY
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Friday, May 7: Discovery School students in grades 2-6 will attend information sessions on a variety of career opportunities throughout the day. Each student selected six sessions out of about 30 career possibilities to learn about. Be sure to ask them about it!
Kindergarten and 1st graders will also participate, however the career sessions they attend are pre-selected for them.
We promise no Wallys will attend.
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SPIRIT NIGHT AT NEWK'S
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 The last Spirit Night is scheduled for Tuesday, May 11, from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Newk's located in the Avenues.
The school receives 10 percent of the proceeds from anyone who signs the back of their receipt and tells the cashier they are from the Discovery School.
Newk's will also deliver lunch to the teachers if they send in their order on Monday, May 10.
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DIABETES WALK IS MAY 5
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 The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Walk to Cure Diabetes will be on Wednesday, May 5. Students should bring their donation envelope to turn in that day. Your child's name and classroom teacher should be written on the envelope so proper credit may assigned to fundraising "teams."
Participating students will be walking from our school to the MTSU
outdoor track, around the track for about 30 minutes and back to the
school. A field trip form is required to participate. Students who do
not wish to participate or who do not return a field trip form will be
supervised at the school during the walk.
Three Discovery School students are leading teams that are raising money to find a cure for Type 1 diabetes. Please register your children to these teams according to grade:
Kindergarten - second grade: TEAM SARAH
3rd - 4th grade: TEAM JOHN ROSS
5th - 6th grade: TEAM HANNAH
DIABETES WALK SCHEDULE:
K-2nd: 9-10 a.m.
3rd-4th: 10-11 a.m.
5th-6th: 11 a.m.-noon
If you have any questions, please send an e-mail to Kelley Robbins, event coordinator, at krobbins@jdrf.org.
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HOST AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT
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ELS Language Centers, the English as a Second Language school at MTSU, is seeking host families. ELS is an intensive English language program for college-aged students from all over the world. While they are in Murfreesboro, many students like to live with an American family.
Being a host family can be rewarding experience for those interested in learning about new cultures. If your family has a spare bedroom and an extra seat at the dinner table, please call Maegen Endert, the ELS housing coordinator, at 615.898.5212. You can also reach her by e-mail at mendert@els.edu.
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FUNDRAISING
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 Tyson labels: The Discovery School earns 24 cents for every Tyson label brought in by students.
Box Tops: Every class has a collection bin in its
classroom, so it's convenient to send in your tops at any time. For more information, please contact
Jennifer Kropog. |
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Always stay informed about PTA happenings at discoveryschoolpta.org |
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