THIS WEEK

Rising Kindergarten Playdates

Join us April 26 at 10am for the first 2025-2026 rising Kindergarten playdate!

Come meet fellow rising Kindergarten families before school starts and enjoy connecting with new friends. Siblings welcome! Meet us on the Discovery Kindergarten playground.

See here for a full list of dates!

Spread the word to your friends and neighbors - and don't forget to register for kindergarten!

COMING SOON

BOOK FAIR & Earth-O-Rama

We need parent volunteers for the Book Fair. Please sign-up for a shift here.

Food Bus Needs You!

We need volunteers (parents and kids!) to drive the donations to AFAC on Friday afternoons. It’s quick, easy and makes a big impact!

ONGOING

Rising Kindergarten Playdates

See here for a full list of dates!

Spread the word to your friends and neighbors - and don't forget to register for kindergarten!

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.

Track our progress 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.

Nominations are quick & easy. Recommend your favorite Discovery teachers & staff today!

For the nomination form and more info, visit: https://apsva.us/departments/school-community-relations/all-stars/

Discovery Merch Now Available!

Outfit your Explorer (and the rest of the family) with new Discovery merch! We have a new vendor this year. You can place an order anytime and they will ship directly to your home.

If there are items you'd like to see added to the store, please reach out to Sarah Lantz at schoolprograms@discoverypta.org

STORE SPECIAL: 15% off with code

DELEMENTARY15 · Expires January 24, 2025

Place your orders at https://teamlocker.squadlocker.com/#/lockers/discovery-elementary-2170217

Celebrating Year 10 at Discovery!

While our big Carnival Celebration is over, we are still celebrating our 10th year! Please wear your Year 10 shirts on the 10th of every month! We can't wait to see everyone rocking their Discovery Red!

Big shoutout to Dr. Crissy Markova and VCO Orthodontics for our cool 10 Year T-shirts!

Call to schedule a free consultation: 703-774-3070

Save on Minted stationery & custom gifts while fundraising for Discovery!

Use code FUNDRAISEDISCOVERYVA to save 20% off stationery & custom gifts from Minted.com and 15% of your purchase will go back to Discovery.

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Join the PTA!

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