Discovery Elementary

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School Land Trust End of year report 2013-2014 and Mid Year Report: Click here for the monthly newsletter  I wanted to take a moment to inform all of you about our school community council.  This is a group of parents and teachers that meet together with the principal to give input on school goals and decide how some money is spent each year.  This money is called School land trust money and is given to us by the state.  Last year we were allocated $30,302 by the state.  We spent $22,608 on tutors to help our students, $100 on professional services, $411 on a computer based writing program for our 3rd and 4th graders, and $4,520 on voice amplification systems for our classrooms.  This money was well spent and we have seen a lot of improvement in our student learning.  This year we are looking at 3 school wide goals, and are using our money to achieve those.  Goal #1 - Grades K-5 : 95% receive rubric score of 3 on end of year literacy place...

Here is an important letter about SAGE test results from the state of Utah. http://www.schools.utah.gov/assessment/SAGE-Communication/SAGEParentLetterOct16_2014.aspx Student reports will be sent home on November 5th, 2014.

Parents of Discovery Students,                                                                                                         Oct. 1, 2014 We want to try something different this school year.  We will allow students to wear costumes to school on Halloween day (October 31 st ).  However, it is critical that all rules be followed by all students in order to minimize the disruption to the school environment.  If parents and students will follow the guid...

October Newsletter: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B472CJos0e5VRDVaQklRdU9QMGs/edit?usp=sharing As I look at our calendar for October it appears that every week has a different safety theme. As we get into Halloween we want to make sure that students are safe whether they are at school or not. To help us communicate with you please sign up for the remind101 messages by texting @b15ba to 435-363-3195. As usual Reading is a big focus this year. What research has found in looking at reading is that students who read 40 minutes independently score in the 90th percentile nationally on reading assessments. Reading is the most critical skill we can give students. Parents often ask what they can do to help their children that struggle, the answer I give is always something to the effect of listen to them read aloud to someone. I encourage them to ask them questions, have them predict, analyze and anticipate. These skills are so important. A little time reading to a fluid reader makes a ...

We are now live!  Sign up for Parent Teacher Conferences with these easy steps! Below are listed instructions on how to sign up for Parent Teacher Conferences on October 1-2.  This link will be active starting on Friday for Parents to sign up for their conferences.  You need your student's birthday or student ID number to register, the birthday is probably the easiest.  Directions to schedule Parent Teacher Conferences: Parent Window September 19-26 If you have any troubles with registering for conferences please call the school, or stop by. Visit the school’s homepage and select the Parent Teacher Conference Scheduler icon/link on the right, or go to the link https://www.canyoncreeksoftware.com/scheduler/ut/boxelder/index.cfm . From the Online Scheduler Home Page Choose your student’s school from the drop down list and click “GO” Enter the school password dolphins Enter your student’s “Student ID”.  If ...

Sir Readalot's Castle Bookfair Our book fair is scheduled for September 29 – October 3, 2014.  We have an on-line fair which runs from Sept. 24-October 14, 2014.   The web site for the on-line fair is as follows: Your URL: http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/discoveryelementaryschool14 Here is the schedule for the book fair.   Monday  2:50 to 3:30 Tuesday  2:50 to 3:30 Wednesday  2:00 until 7:00 p.m. Thursday  2:50 to 7:00 p.m. Friday 2:50 to 3:30