GREETINGS, EXPLORERS!
🎃 PUMPKINFEST IS HERE! 🎃
Sunday, October 26th, 1-3pm
Come enjoy food, games, and activities with our Discovery community!
🎉 What to expect:
- Free entry — activities for the whole family!
- 🍿 Refreshments for sale ($1 each - popcorn & cotton candy)
- 🏰 Bounce house (wristband required!)
- 🍭 Lollipop tree — $1 per pull (amazing prizes!)
- 💲 Cash or card accepted for all on-site purchases
🎟️ Wristbands give access to the bounce house plus one free popcorn and one free cotton candy!
Buy on-site at PumpkinFest - $5! Cash or card accepted!
🙌 We need volunteers! PumpkinFest runs on community spirit (and coffee ☕).
Sign up to help here 👉 Volunteer Signup
We will kick-off the event at 1PM with a parade led by the Yorktown Band! Costumes encouraged, smiles required.
Hope to see you there!! 🍂🎃
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NO FRILLS FUNDRAISER
IT'S BACK! This year's No Frills Fundraiser will support field trip transportation and our sustainability initiatives. Help us skip the candy bars and wrapping paper sales - donate directly to our school and our students.
No Frills will run through November BUT the grade with the most participation through October 31 will get to choose this year's yearbook cover. More details available here. To donate, click the button below! |
During the school year, Discovery students donate over 2,800 pounds of food to AFAC (Arlington Food Assistance Program) through the Discovery Food Bus Program.
Volunteers (parents and kids!) are needed to take the donations to AFAC at the end of the week. You may pick up donations anytime between 2-4 PM.
Sign Up & Additional Details Available Here!
Join the Discovery Garden PATCH - Parent & Teacher Committee on Horticulture.
Join Discovery parents and teachers to tend to our fantastic garden spaces at your convenience. We have opportunities to help that fit your schedule.
Customize your Discovery Spirit by purchasing spirit wear!
Donate Your Stretchy Plastic!
Bring us your (clean) stretchy plastic/plastic film and help Explorers win a bench for our campus!
Our goal is to collect 1,000 pounds of plastic film to be recycled and repurposed into Trex’s composite decking material. If we log 1,000 pounds collected before March 2, 2026, we will win a bench for our campus! More details can be found here.
What can you donate?
Where can you donate?
There are two boxes in the front entrance and one box between the music rooms.
Want to help deliver our donations? Sign up here!
Nominate a teacher or staff member for APS All Stars!
APS is highlighting five outstanding staff members each month to recognize the many ways staff make a difference in our community and to highlight their great work.
These individuals demonstrate excellence in collaboration, equity, inclusivity, integrity, innovation and stewardship. They are the members of the community who are the first to pitch in, who bring a positive attitude to their work, and go above and beyond to support their colleagues, and to serve students and families.
They also embrace the mission and vision of APS to ensure all students learn and thrive in safe, healthy and supportive learning environments.
All employees are eligible for nomination. These are employees who make a difference and contribute to creating an inclusive, supportive learning community that empowers all students, no matter their role or position.
For the nomination form and more info, visit: https://apsva.us/departments/school-community-relations/all-stars/
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Use code FUNDRAISEDISCOVERYVA to save 20% off stationery & custom gifts from Minted.com and 15% of your purchase will go back to Discovery.
Upcoming Events
- Wednesday, October 29
- Monday, November 3
- Tuesday, November 4
- Wednesday, November 5
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Sponsors
Discovery Explorers and their families proudly support local businesses in our community. For details on opportunities to be featured on our website and/or newsletter for the 2025-2026 school year, please visit Discovery Sponsors.
