• Volunteer Info Session 9/20
• Join Your Class List
• Hispanic Heritage Month
• Military Family Social 9/24
• Sloppy Mama's Restaurant Night 9/25
• Odysset of the Mind Info Mth 9/26
• No Frills Fundraiser Update
• Grade Level Shirts for 10/4
• School Photos on 10/8
• Sponsor and Vols Needed for DES Carnival 10/27
• Reflections Entries due 11/18
• Join the Yearbook Committee
• Ongoing Opportunities: Food Bus, Garden PATCH

Join us in Blue Sky Studio on Friday, September 20th, from 9:30-10 am for a Volunteer Information Session. 

Learn about PTA volunteer opportunities as well as about the APS volunteer requirements (needed for field trip chaperones, etc.). 

Please take a moment to add your name and contact information to our class lists so that your child(ren)'s room parent can contact you with important and helpful information during the school year. Thank you!

September 15th through October 15th is Hispanic Heritage Month. Discovery Elementary School students are celebrating by reading various books published by Hispanic authors, learning about famous Hispanic figures, and making a Hispanic Heritage Month mosaic for their classroom. Learn more about how Arlington Public Schools are celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month!

Ms. Stewart will be hosting a Military Family Coffee Social on Sept 24th from 9:00 to 10:00 am in the Blue Sky Studio. Come out to meet her and connect with other military and foreign service families. 

Take the night off from cooking to support the Discovery PTA. The PTA will receive a portion of the proceeds from 11 am to 8 pm at Sloppy Mamas on September 25th. Mention Discovery when you place your order!

Do your kids like to think creatively? Develop out of the box solutions? Odyssey of the Mind (OM) is an international creative problem-solving program for students in. Teams are made up of 5-7 Discovery kids, usually from the same or similar grade levels, that work together to create solutions to problems using building, painting, storytelling, and other skills.  OM teams are formed in the fall and meet throughout fall and winter, with the experience culminating in a friendly regional competition in early spring.

Parent involvement is key!!!!  OM is truly a team effort. The kids will do all the thinking, creating, failing, succeeding, but we need plenty of adults to help make that magic happen. We can only have teams if parents volunteer to coach, judge, etc. 

To learn more, join us for a virtual information meeting on Thursday, Sept 26th at 7:30 pm. 

You can also complete this Interest Form. If you have any questions, please contact Lexi Bonura alexandra.bonura@gmail.com. 

We are 1/8th of the way there to our goal of raising $8K to support STEM programs!

Have you made your donation to our No Frills Fundraiser yet? 

Donate here!

The grade level with the highest total of donations will get to choose this year's yearbook cover!

Don't wait, make your gift today. 

Our first Grade Level T-Shirt/Color Spirit Day will be Friday, October 4th. 

If you don't already have one, you can purchase your child a shirt on the PTA website. Shirts are $10 and available for Pre-K through 5th grade. Shirts will be delivered to your child's classroom in about one week. 

Save the Date! 

School photos will be taken on Tuesday, October 8th. 

Did you know we’re having a big party to celebrate Discovery’s 10th year? In lieu of Pumpkinfest, we’re having a CARNIVAL this year! The event will be held on October 27th from 12 -2 pm. 

We plan to have lots of fun and games in booths, along with bounce houses. We’re also planning on bringing back the beloved Cake Walk!

But we need your help! Do you own, or do you know of, a business that would like to sponsor a booth? Would you like to help plan or to sign up for a shift to help the day-of? 

Please reach out to explorerevents@discoverypta.org for more info! We’d love to have you on board! 

The theme for this year’s Reflections program is “Accepting Imperfection.” The program provides opportunities for recognition and access to the arts which boost student confidence and success in the arts and in life. Students can participate in the division for their grade and submit one completed work in one or each of the available arts categories: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography and Visual Arts. 

Entries will be due November 18th. More information can be found under the Programs tab on the PTA website. If you have questions or are interested, please reach out to Kimberly Burham or Lou Elin Najmi at reflections@discoverypta.org. 

We're looking for volunteers to help design captivating pages and capture unforgettable moments by taking photos at school events. If you're creative, organized, and love preserving memories, this is your chance to shine. 

We have various ways for you to help depending on your time commitment level. To join, contact Kelly Williams at yearbook@discoverypta.org. 

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 here, and THANK YOU for volunteering and supporting the Discovery-AFAC Food Bus partnership! 

Questions? Contact Haley Anderson at anderson.haley.r@gmail.com

Join Discovery parents and teachers to tend to our fantastic garden spaces at your convenience. We have opportunities to help as much or as limited as you like. 

Sign up HERE, and thank you very much for your interest! We will follow up once you complete the sign up. 

If you'd like to reach us directly, our lead contact is Haley Anderson (PK3 and K parent) at anderson.haley.r@gmail.com