• Auction Tix Available - Early Bird Pricing!
• VCO Orthodontics Fundraiser
• Joseph Green Workshop 1/23
• World Heritage Dinner 2/7
• Discovery Merch
• Sign up for the Food Bus
• Important Upcoming Dates: Club Photos, Share the Love, DJ Dance Party
• Ongoing Opportunities: Yearbook Photos, Volunteer Opps, Garden PATCH
• Community News

VCO Orthodontics and Dr. Crissy Markova, in Arlington, are partnering with Discovery families for a braces blitz fundraiser from January 20th - January 24th! For every new patient that starts with orthodontic treatment (this includes students and anyone in their family), VCO Orthodontics will donate $500 to the school. Every patient will also receive $500 off their braces, expander, or Invisalign treatment.

Discovery will have a week-long recognition of World Heritage from February 3 - 7, 2025! Then we will end the week with a World Heritage Dinner Celebration on Friday, February 7 from 6:00 - 7:30 pm.

Sign up here to bring a dish, share an activity or performance.  Friendly reminder this is a nut free event. We look forward to seeing you there and celebrating a host of cultures within our Discovery community!

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

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. 

We need volunteers (parents and kids!) to drive food donations to AFAC on Fridays anytime between 2-4 PM! It’s quick, easy and makes a big impact!  All 2025 dates are open. 

Sign up here!

• Yearbook club photos will be taken on Friday, Feb 7th.
• Share the Love Volunteer event will be held on Tuesday, Feb 11th, prior to PTA meeting at 7pm. 
• The DJ Dance Party will take place on Friday, Feb 21st at 6 pm!

It's time to start gathering photos for the 2024-2025 Discovery yearbook. We need your help to make sure all students are well-represented in this year's publication.  

Please share school-related photos of your child from their first day of school, Spirit Days; Walk, Bike, Roll to School Day, the Discovery 10-yr Carnival, and any other Discovery events!

Simply upload your photos for consideration using Josten's Photo Share Site

Questions? Contact Yearbook@discoverypta.org

There are so many ways to get involved! 

We need volunteers to help with:

• Hospitality - email schoolprograms@discoverypta.org to learn more
• Food Bus
• Garden Patch - see details below
• Yearbook - email yearbook@discoverypta.org to volunteer or learn more
• Auction planning - reach out to auction@discoverypta.org to get involved

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