• World Heritage Dinner Tomorrow 2/7
• DES Family in Need
• Yearbook Club Photos on 2/7
• Kindness Spirit Week
• Share the Love on 2/11
• PTA Meeting on 2/11
• Discovery Auction and Parent Social Early Bird Deadline 2/8
• Order Your Yearbook!
• Sushi Restaurant Night 2/19
• Candace Fleming Authis Event
• Ongoing Opportunities: Trex Recycling Program, DES Gear, Food Bus, Volunteer Opps, Garden PATCH
• Community News

Discovery will end the week with a World Heritage Dinner Celebration on Friday, February 7, 2025, from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. 

It's not too late to 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!

One of our Discovery Explorers has been hospitalized, and will likely remain there for quite some time. The family is in need of Uber gift cards and Giant Food gift cards as they care for their child. 

If you'd like to help support them, please drop off gift cards in the Discovery front office. Questions can be driected to Dr. Healy. 

Yearbook Club photos will be taken next tomorrow, February 7th.

Join us on Tuesday, February 11, from 6 to 7 pm in the Discovery Cafeteria for an evening of volunteerism and community. Then stay for the PTA meeting at 7 pm and we will have childcare available. 

Get all the details. 

The February PTA meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 11th right after the Share the Love event and will feature guest speaker Ivan Lopez, from the APS Dept. of School Climate & Culture. 

Pre-order your 2024-25 Discovery Yearbook!

Enter Discovery’s School Code: 154147M

All users will have to Register the first time they access the site.

• Pre-order Price: $19                   
• Order By: April 18th

Yearbooks will be delivered to your student’s classroom at the end of the year.

Join us for our February Restaurant Night at Sushi Zen (2457 N. Harrison St.) A portion of proceeds for that day will be donated to the Discovery PTA!

On Monday, March 24, award-winning author Candace Fleming will visit Discovery. 

You can oder her books through the local non profit Read Early And Daily at this link. Please order by 3/17. 

More. 

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

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! Sign up here!

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