Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy

Dear Parents, We currently have tons of math manipulatives your child can check out to use for math homework. Check out this video showing examples! Additionally, we have some science activities and games that can be checked out to promote literacy and STEM activities. Please see list. Email [email protected] for the items that you would like to check out with your child’s name and home room. She will send your request within 24-48 hours or contact you if an item in unavailable. Please feel free to return whenever you are ready to do so. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Fitzmorris Thank you! Raquel Fitzmorris Title I Coordinator Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy [email protected]

KDHSA 5th - 8th Grade Spirit Day Kickball Competition - Friday, March 22, 2019 Click on the lick below to view more information. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ikFqjvGq4lBcwEfsPMegw_WH2e36gZ2WxDXw_7s1U60/edit?usp=sharing

Please click the link below for information about our upcoming health fair: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bz9EEAVthktHcHZtaWR2OHNkdXZSSjkxWmpIU25peGRnUlJj/view?usp=sharing

​Attention All Campers!!! Community Works Summer Camp @ Discovery. Online registration opens Wednesday, March 20th at www.communityworksla.org​​ See flyer for complete details​ under documents on the app and/or website.

Silly Sock Day! Thursday, March 21, 2019 In honor of World Down Syndrome Day, at no cost, students will be able to wear silly socks with school shoes ! #lotsofsocks

​Please click the link below​ for an important message about the high school 3rd quarter awards. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1awnBEHFmfoyelibTdpFYmPxNvHfUwi9I HS Administration

Volunteers Needed: We are preparing for state testing and we will need volunteers to help us maintain test security by monitoring the hallways and supporting the Test Administrators. Please see the link below to sign up. Thank you so much for helping on these very important days for our students and school. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090F48AFAA29A0FB6-2019

Office Hours for 4th Grade Students, Offered Tuesday - Friday, 7:45-8:10 Dear Parents and Guardians, Our 4th grade team will offer Office Hours from Tuesdays through Fridays from 7:45am - 8:10am for 4th grade students to review skills that will be included on the LEAP test. Starting next Tuesday, March 19, our wonderful 4th Grade teachers will be offering extra tutorial time for our students to master skills in reading, writing, and math. The schedule will be as follows: Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays Fridays Math Reading Writing Math We will continue with Office Hours weekly until LEAP testing begins. Please be first in the carpool line and have your child take advantage of this free opportunity for needed practice before testing. As always, we appreciate your support, Lyn Kelly

Early Dismissal Reminder - Wednesday, 3/13/2019 KDHSA Families, This message serves as a reminder we have early dismissal at the the DEC, Rivertown, Maine, and Vintage Campuses Wednesday, March 13, 2019. Students will be dismissed as follows: Early Dismissal Times by Campus: Discovery Education Center (PreK) 1:40 pm Rivertown Campus (K) 1:50 pm Maine Campus (1st-8th) 2:00 pm Vintage Campus (9th-11th) 1:30 pm All campus pickups are at the normal location. Community Works after school enrichment will be provided for students who have signed up. Please make the necessary arrangements for student pick-up. Bus service will be provided. Students are allowed to wear their 2018-19 KDHSA Spirit shirt with normal uniform bottoms on early dismissal days. Thank you in advance for your attention to this message. KDHSA Admin TEAM

February 28, 2019 Dear Parents and Guardians: A social media challenge targeting children and young adults called the “Momo Challenge,” has created concern among school communities due to its disturbing and potentially harmful nature. The “Momo Challenge” features a frightening avatar who asks viewers to perform various tasks and provide pictures as proof. The “Momo” encourages children to commit dangerous and potentially violent acts through social media and video games. Recently, the Momo challenge has been covered extensively in the news and the avatar has been popping up on the internet. It’s important to know that there isn’t much evidence of there being harm to children aside from the upset caused when a child sees a disturbing image or hears about something that sounds frightening. Please continue to closely monitor your child’s technology usage and speak with your child about the importance of online safety and that they should not be communicating with strangers. It may also be beneficial having a conversation about this online challenge in order to ensure their safety and security. Please encourage your child to refrain from discussing this challenge at school to avoid miscommunication among peers. They are always able to talk to a trusted adult at school, who will then correspond with the home within the day. Please do not hesitate to contact someone at school if you have any further questions. You may also email one of the counselors at [email protected] We are also providing resources to assist with considering age appropriateness for children’s use of technology and the time spent on social media. 13 Tips for Monitoring Kids' Social Media Safe Search Kids Media Guidelines for Kids of All Ages We hope everyone has a safe and healthy Mardi Gras break! Kindly, Michelle McCrary, Kristen Centanni, Michelle Duplantier, and Claire Barry KDHSA Counseling Team

Why celebrate Digital Learning Day? With so many new types of digital devices, educational software and mobile apps continuously developed, it’s hard to keep up with the latest and greatest advancements in educational technology. In some classrooms and out-of-school programs across the country, educators are doing some pretty amazing things with technology. Yet, these pockets of innovation are confined to a small number of schools and communities. Digital Learning Day was started as a way to actively spread innovative practices and ensure that all youth have access to high-quality digital learning opportunities no matter where they live. Started in 2012, Digital Learning Day has provided a powerful venue for education leaders to highlight great teaching practice and showcase innovative teachers, leaders, and instructional technology programs that are improving student outcomes. Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy is getting it right! 💙💚 #DLDay

KDHSA Vintage Campus: Let the Good Times ROOLLLL! Thursday, February 28, 2019 Students will be able to wear a purple, green or gold shirt with jeans and tennis shoes Cost: $2.00 to benefit the KDHSA Chapter of National Honor Society

KDHSA Middle School Families: Please note 5th - 8th Grade 3rd quarter progress reports were emailed Friday (2/22). You may check OnCourse Connect at any time to view your child’s academic standing. A link to OnCourse Connect along with a video with instructions on how to reset or recover your OnCourse Password is listed below: OnCourse Connect (Parent Portal) OnCourse Password Reset or Recover (Video) If you have any questions regarding your child’s progress report, please email his or her classroom teacher. Thank you for all you do! Dr. Watson KDHSA Middle School Principal

Please click link for document access. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bMe_isOnP646PW8hkSMOspj-YgB4zRngob0zg8FK59k/edit?usp=sharing 2/22/2019 KDHSA Families, In an effort to provide a direct and efficient manner in which KDHSA parents and guardians can contact the Discovery Admin Team in the event of an emergency threat situation after school hours, we have created an Emergency Group email. This group email will reach the extended KDHSA Leadership Team and should only be used to report potential threats to the safety of our students, faculty, and/or campuses after school hours when it is difficult to reach the necessary people. Our goal is that the Emergency Group email address will keep parents from going directly to social media in an effort to reach KDHSA Admin. This manner of contact ensures that we receive accurate information and allows us to act on it quickly. It also gives us direct information with a direct contact rather than trying to follow the many leads of social media postings. Feel confident that we will report any potential threats to parents once we have a clear understanding and accurate details. Our first responsibility is to work closely with law enforcement and then report information as needed to parents. The Emergency Group email link is: [email protected] With HEART, Dr. Glaser, Ms. Preen, Dr. Watson, Ms. Schott, and Ms. Kelly

KDHSA Middle School Dance Update KDHSA Middle School Families: The 5th and 6th grade dance will take place as originally scheduled tomorrow (2/22), from 4:00pm - 6:00pm in the Maine Campus cafe’. This Mardi Gras Masquerade themed dance will have a live DJ, photo area, and light snacks. Due to low student interest, the 7th and 8th Grade dance tomorrow (2/22) is cancelled. All 7th and 8th grade students who purchased a dance ticket will receive a full refund. Thank you for your attention to this message. With H.E.A.R.T., Dr. Watson

Dear Parents and Guardians: Please complete the following reenrollment form by Monday, February 25th. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdI6bqR4Ggh0TkSv1RkNONxxhVmAvprQWnTVy9Jpjr4RuVwlg/viewform

Please check you email for an important message from KDHSA Administration. https://docs.google.com/document/d/17J0kjmvOjyjPqIhvDXzX44UVmL2OCHMPx9mZrj5cNXg/edit?usp=sharing

Tick Tock! The Swamp Owl silent auction board closes today at noon. Bid from your phone or computer! Thank you for supporting Kenner Discovery! https://501auctions.com/discoverybash/category/category/84272

​Middle School Families: Due to inclement weather, 5th and 6th grade baseball tryouts have been cancelled today. They will now be held Friday at Wentwood Playground from 4:15pm - 5:45pm. Our 7th and 8th grade baseball tryouts will take place Thursday at Wentwood Playground from 4:15pm - 5:45pm.

The winner of our Discovery Bash parent ticket raffle is... Tendai Madondo Gauthier Congratulations, Tendai! We will see you at the BASH!