All third grade and seventh grade students across the state of Tennessee will take the CRA (Constructed Response Assessment) on November 8th and 9th.  This is a pilot of a new assessment asking students to answer open ended questions, instead of only multiple choice questions, in a standardized testing format.  All third and seventh grade students present at school will take the test, but no results will be returned to the school for any of the assessments.  There will be no make up assessments for students who are absent.  Third graders will take two 45 minute tests: one in reading and one in math.  Seventh graders will also take a science portion.  Ultimately, the state plans to add some of these types of questions to TCAP in future years. 

Link to TDOE Report Card

1st and Second Grade Assessment Discontinued

Murfreesboro City Schools and Discovery School have discontinued standardized testing of first and second grade. For several years, we gave the Terranova Test and then switched two years ago to the Stanford, or SAT 10 assessment.  First and second grade assessment has always been optional for our district.  Many districts had already opted out of standardized testing for early primary students. 

Gifted Assessment

Girls Games are at 5:30pm

Boys Games are at 6:30pm

Thursday, November 4 Black Fox / Away

Monday, November 8 Erma Siegel / Home

Thursday, November 11 Northfield / Home

Tuesday, November 16 Mitchell-Neilson / Away

Thursday, November 18 Cason Lane / Away

Tuesday, November 30 Scales / Home

The Monday games are due to school closing for Election Day and a scheduling conflict with the prospective student information meeting that is scheduled November 9.  

Congratulations to Discovery School's Cheerleaders!!!

Leraas Lane, Marion Storvik, Isabelle Palmer, Emily List, Maddie Zelan, Madeline Davis, Madeline Seymour, Taylor Matteson, Ainsley Vendur, Lyndsey Jones, Sidney Saucier, Anna Kay Cook,  Chloe Keating, Kendall Reynolds, Grace Apigian, Grace Mayfield, Aubrey Bernitt, Lauren Bales

The girls did a great job cheering at the Robotic competition.  They helped the Robotics team win most spirit. 

The girls are having a fabulous time and bring a lot of excitement to the games.  They also enjoyed performing at the pep rally.  Thanks to Coach Lori Burden for volunteering her time and experience in getting the girls ready for the first game.  Kim Reynolds and Christina Bernitt have assisted Lori and we appreciate their time as well.

The PTA General Membership Meeting and Chili Cook-off originally scheduled for November 18 have been postponed.  The new date for the General Membership Meeting is Dec. 7.  The Chili Cook-off has been rescheduled for February 3rd when we should really enjoy a nice warm bowl of chili. 

The PTA is the advocate for you and your child.  At this time there are many changes affecting our kids' education on the federal, state, and local levels.  We are your PTA and we are your voice. Several parents have expressed concerns about what these changes will mean to our high achieving kids. We want to hear your thoughts. If you have any opinions that you would like to share or are interested in being part of a task force, please submit your ideas and contact info to dsrrpta@gmail.com. If it is needed we will form our task force from this pool of information and you will be contacted by email.  Thank you.

Its time to start getting ready for the National "Reflections" Art Contest!!! This year's theme is: "Together we can..." This is a fantastic way for our students to explore their artistic side in a variety of ways. Help your student to start thinking about which categories they want to enter this year: Visual Arts, Photography, Musical Composition, Literature, Film Production, and Dance Choreography. The deadline will be after Thanksgiving, look for more information in folders soon. For more information contact: Reflections Chair - Molly Nemeth mollynemeth@yahoo.com  (615) 869-8138