Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy

Good morning! Hard to believe we are approaching the end of the first nine weeks of the 2018-2019 school year! The official last day of the quarter is Thursday, October 4, 2018. ​In order for teachers to adequately devote the time necessary to score the standards-based indicators for the 1st 9 weeks report card, the OnCourse Connect grading portal will close today at 8:30am. The OnCourse Connect grading portal will re-open the day that report cards are printed and sent home. In the future, the OnCourse Connect grading portal generally closes about a week before the end of the quarter and re-opens when the report cards go home, generally about a week or two after the quarter ends. Your child's teachers are aware that it is closed and will continue to send emailed progress reports on necessary summative grades, as well as keeping you up-to-date while the portal is closed. If you are concerned about your child's progress, please do not hesitate to contact the teacher. We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate the opportunity for this time to provide you with detailed information about your child's progress so far this year. KDHSA Admin

Reminder: KDHSA “Brainpower” Coffee Chats KDHSA Families: Throughout the 2018-19 school year we will host monthly KDHSA “Brainpower” Coffee Chats. Come spend roughly an hour with other parents to gather and listen to speakers share ideas on topics that are relevant to our scholars and our school. Please see the information below regarding our upcoming coffee chats scheduled this Wednesday and Thursday at the Maine Campus: Campus Location: Maine Campus Date: Wednesday, 9/26 in Library at 8:30am Date: Thursday, 9/27 in Cafe’ at 5:15pm (immediately before PTO meeting) Topic: Navigating KDHSA Online Platforms and OnCourse Connect Presenter: Christy Aymami, M.Ed. - KDHSA Educational Technology Integration Specialist Audience: 3rd - 11th Grade Parents We look forward to seeing you! KDHSA Admin Team

KDHSA Middle School School Spirit Week September 26 - 28,2018 September 26 - 28 we will celebrate Spirit Week as Kenner Discovery High School will hold the first homecoming since the school’s inception. KDHSA Middle School students will participant in the following activities: Wednesday, 9/26 - “Don’t be blue, we have a smoothie for you” Day Smoothie King Kickoff (Smoothies will be delivered during Advisory to Students who purchased smoothies from the Middle School Student Council.) Students may wear a blue shirt, socks, and shoes with their regular uniform bottoms. Thursday, 9/27 - “It’s not easy being green” Day Students may wear a green shirt, socks, and shoes with their regular uniform bottoms Friday, 9/28 - “We have KDHSA Spirit” Day Students may wear their grade level colored shirt or any KDHSA Spirit Shirt with uniform bottoms. See grade level colors below: 5th Grade: Purple 6th Grade: Blue 7th Grade: Gray 8th Grade: Red (All KDHSA sports teams may wear their sports tops with uniform bottoms.) Fun Friday Snack (Students may bring up to $2.00 to purchase a snack. All proceeds will go to PBIS for student incentives.) Grade Level Competitions 2:00pm Pep Rally at 2:45pm We are looking forward to a fun-filled Spirit Week!

Back to School Night Incentive ​KDHSA K-11th Grade Families: The K - 11th Grade children of all parents who attended back to school night will be allowed to wear shoes of choice and socks of choice with their normal uniform Tuesday, September 25, 2018. Thank you for being our partners in education. Have a great evening! KDHSA Admin

KDHSA Grade School Families: Throughout the 2018-19 school year we will host monthly KDHSA “Brainpower” Coffee Chats. Come spend roughly an hour with other parents to gather and listen to speakers share ideas on topics that are relevant to our scholars and our school. Please see the information below regarding our upcoming coffee chats scheduled this Wednesday and Thursday at the Maine Campus: Campus Location: Maine Campus Date: Wednesday, 9/26 in Library at 8:30am Date: Thursday, 9/27 in Cafe’ at 5:15pm (immediately before PTO meeting) Topic: Navigating KDHSA Online Platforms and OnCourse Connect Presenter: Christy Aymami, M.Ed. - KDHSA Educational Technology Integration Specialist Audience: 3rd - 11th Grade Parents We look forward to seeing you! KDHSA Admin Team

To remain compliant with Act 837, OnCourse Connect username formats needed to change. All students have received their information from 4th grade through 11th grade as of this morning. Your information has been emailed to you. Access OnCourse Connect: www.oncourseconnect.com If you see **** as the password, your password has not changed. If you do not remember your password, please click “Forgot Password” and enter the email address associated with your account (the one where you received this email). It will send you directions to reset your password. If you need additional assistance, you can email Michelle Snow at [email protected]. Please allow up to three business days for a response, as we are experiencing a high number of these requests at this time. Thank you for your patience! KDHSA IT Team

Sports/Extracurricular Activities September 22, 2018 Dear Parents, Guardians, and Community Members, We are excited to have our inaugural football season here at Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy. We are also excited about the large community attendance at games with students of all ages, parents, and grandparents. Our coaches and team have done a dynamic job preparing and performing through this point of the season. We are looking forward to a successful completion to our first season of football. As we continue to have sporting events and extracurricular activities, we want to ensure the spirit of our school (H.E.A.R.T.) is displayed at all times by everyone representing our school. Competitive sports can become very exciting, causing emotions to rise, but it is important for both players and fans to remain respectful of others and themselves. We will not tolerate inappropriate behaviors that do not align with our core values (honor, endurance, academic achievement, responsibility, and tolerance) among our players or fans. All participants and attendees at any KDHSA school related events and activities are expected to display HEART (show citizenship). As adults we are to serve as role models for good sportsmanship, controlled emotions, and positive interactions. Anyone asked to leave an event will be barred from future attendance at any athletic event for the remainder of the school year as determined by school administration. When necessary, we reserve the right to deny entry and attendance to events as determined by school administration and/or law enforcement. We hope to never go to these extremes as we have already had several years with very few incidents and none barring future attendance; however, it is important you share this information with all stakeholders who may attend our games and activities representing KDHSA. We welcome all the support and passion; however, that passion must be demonstrated appropriately, as we are all part of the same Swampowl Family. One of our greatest desires is to always be known for our huge HEART! Thanks for your cooperation and continued support! With HEART, The Administration Team

KDHSA Middle School Families: Please note 5th - 8th Grade 1st quarter progress reports were emailed Friday (9/21). If you have any questions regarding your child’s progress report, please email his or her classroom teacher. Thanks for all you do, Dr. Watson KDHSA Middle School Principal

Good evening! The network connectivity has now been restored. All students with 1:1 Chromebooks/Laptops may now resume internet use. If you have any questions or concerns please contact [email protected] or [email protected] KDHSA IT Team

Good afternoon! Sorry for the late notice, but network connectivity will be unavailable from 4pm for a couple of hours. We will send a push message when this is available again. Students participating in the 1:1 Technology Program will NOT be able to access the network during this time. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. KDHSA IT Team​

Thank you High School parents for your quick response to today's power outage. School will resume as normal tomorrow.

Spirit Week, Sept. 26-28, 2018 Parents, Guardians, and Families, Next week we will celebrate Spirit Week as Discovery High School is celebrating their first Homecoming. To support this endeavor all Lower School Students in PreK - 4th Grade will participate by: Wednesday, Sept. 26: “Don’t be Blue, We have a Spirit Pop for You” Day Wear a blue shirt with regular uniform bottoms Bring $1.00 for a large Freezy Pop Thursday, Sept. 27: “It’s Not Easy Being Green” Day Wear a Green shirt and regular uniform bottoms Friday, Sept. 29: We’ve got KDHSA Spirit Day Wear any Spirit Shirt with uniform bottoms Fun Friday Snack Day $1.00 or $2.00 for snack All proceeds will go to PBIS for student incentives.

11:30 Dismissal TODAY - The High School Campus has been impacted by a power outage throughout the campus. We are without phones, internet, electricity, air-conditioning, security systems and PA system, therefore, we are dismissing the high school campus students at 11:30. Please see email for more information.

​Reminder! Join the PTO for fun and food with your Kenner Discovery family at 2 Amigos (3826 Williams Blvd. Kenner) tonight until 8 PM. Mention KDHSA and 2 Amigos will donate a percentage back to our PTO!

Good afternoon! In order to be in state compliance with Act 837, we are in the process of changing the OnCourse logins for some users. We understand that you and your student may not be able to log into OnCourse over the next couple of days until this process is complete. We will be sending home updated usernames with students. The passwords will not change. The format we are moving to is the first three initials of the last name and an OnCourse ID. We apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause. Thank you for your patience during this process. IT Team

Network Connectivity has been restored. 1:1 Chromebooks/Laptops are now able to be used. IT Team

Good evening, Due Tropical Storm Gordon, and the need to extend the Spirit Shirt order form due date for the 2018-2019 Spirit Shirt, the Spirit Shirts were unable to be distributed in time for tomorrow's Early Release day. ​For tomorrow, Wednesday, September 19, students on ALL campuses are to come to school in FULL UNIFORM. We apologize for any inconvenience. KDHSA Admin

Early Dismissal Reminder - Wednesday, 9/19/2018 KDHSA Families, This message serves as a reminder we have early dismissal at the the DEC, Rivertown, Maine, and Vintage Campuses Wednesday, September 19, 2018. 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. Thank you in advance for your attention to this message. KDHSA Admin TEAM

Good afternoon, Due to a necessary network outage starting at 3:30pm today, the students will be unable to access internet via their 1:1 issued Chromebooks/Laptops. We will send a push message when the network has been restored. Students can access their online programs and email from another computer or device until this process is complete. KDHSA IT Team​

A Week or B Week for Middle School for Monday?! Who knows?! Thank you for your support during this growth. Please access the Bell Schedule Calendar below which shows which weeks are A Week Mondays or B Week Mondays. MS Admin Team https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/228255/2018-2019_KDHSA_Calendar_Bell_Schedule.pdf