HAVE A GREAT SUMMER, EXPLORERS!

 

 

 

Summer Watering Schedule

 

Help us keep our gardens thriving over the summer. We need volunteers (parents and kids!) to water our gardens. 

 

SIGN UP HERE!

 

 

 

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Rising Kindergarten Playdates

 

 

See here for a full list of dates! 

 

Sign up here to receive additional details and reminders!

 

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

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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!

 

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 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.

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

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