Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy

Reminder: The KDHSA Middle School “Back to School Night” will be held Thursday, September 13, 2018 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm. Please note you will meet in your child’s homeroom teacher’s classroom promptly at 6:00pm., where you will receive a copy of the classroom rotation to follow. You can check the OnCourse Parent Portal to find out your child’s homeroom teacher (https://www.oncourseconnect.com/account/login). We look forward to seeing you Thursday, September 13th at 6:00pm! ​

Today is KDHSA night at Flavors Snoballs! ​100% of all sales this Friday, September 7th from 1 pm-10 pm will go to KDHSA. The NEST PTO is raising funds to create a sensory room at the new Discovery Education Center for our newest Swamp Owls.

KDHSA Maine Campus Families: Show school spirit for your favorite college! Friday, September 7, 2018, all students at the Maine Campus are allowed to wear any college or university shirt along with their regular uniform bottoms. Please access the link below to view the College Shirt day flyer. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FUOnh-q-S7wd9VrFJ9dZNlc5id2UWakNrEwO1ineI54/edit?usp=sharing KDHSA Admin TEAM

Rescheduled 1st - 4th Grade Back to School Night, Wednesday, September 12, 2018, from 5:00 - 7:00 Dear Parent, Guardians, and Families, We would like to invite you to our 6th Annual Lower School Back to School Night next Wednesday, Sept. 12th from 5:00 to 7:00pm. The earlier time was selected because High School Back to School Night is the same evening starting at 6:00pm. Having an earlier start time will assist parents who have children in both Lower School and High School to have an opportunity to attend both events. Our Back to School Night will start in the Cafeteria for 5:00 pm, where our faculty and staff will be introduced. Following the introduction, parents will have the opportunity to visit with your child’s teacher and find out more about their daily activities and schedules. Parents and guardians may also visit with our co-curricular teams and learning resource center teachers and staff. At 7:00pm, our interventionists will hold a Title 1 parent meeting for our students in Reading and Math Interventions in the Cafeteria. The evening will end promptly at 7:30pm.

All Discovery Education Center students who did not take original pictures on Science Day will be taking pictures this upcoming Monday, September 10th. If you did not get a chance to purchase pictures and you would like to do so, you may order online using this link https://barberitostudios.fotomerchanthv.com/ and use the code "kdasd18" or you may complete the paper order form located in the front office of Maine and/or in the documents section of the KDHSA website: http://www.discoveryhsf.org/o/kenner-discovery/browse/15017 Please email Michelle Duplantier at Michelle.Duplantier@discoveryhsf.org with any questions/concerns.

Update: KDHSA Middle School “Back to School Night” has been rescheduled for Thursday, September 13, 2018. Update: Please note the KDHSA Middle School “Back to School Night” has been rescheduled for Thursday, September 13, 2018 from 6:00pm - 8:00pm. Please note you will meet in your child’s homeroom teacher’s classroom promptly at 6:00pm., where you will receive a copy the rotation to follow according to you child’s class schedule. You can check the OnCourse Parent Portal to find out your child’s homeroom teacher (https://www.oncourseconnect.com/account/login). We look forward to seeing you Thursday, September 13th at 6:00pm! Dr. Watson Principal, KDHSA Middle School

School closed - 9/5/18 KDHSA families: All Kenner Discovery Health Sciences locations (Maine Campus, DEC-Jefferson Campus, Rivertown Campus, and Vintage Campus) will close Wednesday, September 5th, 2018 due to the closing of all other area schools and the possible impact of Tropical Storm/Hurricane Gordon on electricity and other services. School will resume on Thursday, September 6th, 2018 at the usual times. Lower School Back-to-School night and all athletic events are also cancelled for Wednesday. Please encourage your child(ren) to spend a little academic time over the next day and a half. KDHSA students this is a great time to catch up on missed work, get ahead in a chapter book, study previously learned information using our online textbook access, practice math facts, or review notes. Middle School and High School students, please utilize Google Classroom and Study Island for practice work/class assignments. 3rd grade-HS students can log in to Achieve 3000 to read an article of choice or one that has been assigned. For our little Swamp Owls, spend some time on Lexia, practice math facts, play board games with your family, have an older sibling or adult read with you, write a story or journal about the unusual weather, draw and label some pictures of the weather. Stay safe and dry! See you on Thursday! With HEART, The Admin Team

School closed - 9/4/18 KDHSA families: All Kenner Discovery Health Sciences locations (Maine Campus, DEC-Jefferson Campus, Rivertown Campus, and Vintage Campus) will close Tuesday, September 4th, 2018 due to Tropical Storm/Hurricane Gordon. We will monitor the weather on Tuesday with emergency personnel. We will notify all parents/guardians when school will resume as soon as the administration is able to assess the conditions of all 4 campuses and ensure it is safe for faculty and students to return. KDHSA students this is a great time to catch up on missed work, get ahead in a chapter book, study previously learned information using our online textbook access, practice math facts, or review notes. Please utilize Study Island for practice work and Achieve 3000 to read an article of choice or one that has been assigned. For our little Swamp Owls, spend some time on Lexia, play board games with your family, have an older sibling or adult read with you, write a story or journal about the unusual weather, draw and label some pictures of the weather. Stay safe and dry! With HEART, The Admin Team

4th-8th grade cross country practice is canceled tomorrow, Tuesday 9/4.

Impending Weather Watch - 9/2/2018 Due to the impending weather system currently brewing in the Gulf of Mexico, KDHSA administration is closely watching the weather forecast. We are in contact with local authorities and emergency management personnel. As always, our top priority is the safety of your child(ren). As the weather continues to develop and predictions change by the hour/day, a push message will be sent if needed with a detailed weather plan for Tuesday, September 4, 2018 and onward through the week if needed. As of today, September 2, 2018, classes at all Discovery campuses will resume as planned after the Labor Day holiday on Tuesday, September 4, 2018. If we decide to close or delay school openings; the KDHSA Admin Team will notify you. We do not always follow the JPPSS decision as they are making decisions for a large geographic area. Please be on alert for email, text, app/website updates, or Facebook updates from the Admin Team. With HEART, KDHSA Admin Team

First - Fourth Grade Back to School Night, Wednesday, September 5, 2018, from 5:00 - 7:00 Dear Parent, Guardians, and Families, We would like to invite you to our 6th Annual Lower School Back to School Night next Wednesday, Sept. 5th from 5:00 to 7:00pm. The earlier time was selected because there is a KDHSA football game at Muss Bertolino that evening at 7:00pm. Having an earlier start time will assist parents who have children in both Lower School and High School to have an opportunity to attend both events. Our Back to School Night will start in the Cafeteria for 5:00 pm, where our faculty and staff will be introduced. Following the introduction, parents will have the opportunity to visit with your child’s teacher and find out more about their daily activities and schedules. Parents and guardians may also visit with our co-curricular teams and learning resource center teachers and staff. At 7:00pm, our interventionists will hold a Title 1 parent meeting for our students in Reading and Math Interventions in the Cafeteria. The evening will end promptly at 7:30pm.

MAINE CAMPUS UPDATE Dear KDHSA Families, The power on Maine Campus has been restored in buildings 100, 200, and 300. All normal school operations and activities will resume on Tuesday, August 28th for students in 1st-8th grade. Thank you for your cooperation today. We appreciate your trust and understanding. Our students' safety is always our top priority! With HEART, KDHSA Administrative Team

1:1 Chromebook Issue with Power Outage Good evening! Due to the power outage at Maine Campus today, students will not be able to access internet on the Chromebooks,even when logged into home internet, as it pings back through our web filter that is located on Maine Campus. Teachers have been notified of this issue. When power to Maine has been restored, and internet connectivity resumes, students will be able to access as normal. Thank you for your patience! IT Team

Maine Campus has been impacted by a power outage in buildings 100, 200, and 300. We are without phones, internet, electricity, air-conditioning and PA system, therefore, we are dismissing Maine campus students early. We have received confirmation from Entergy that the power will not be restored for 3 hours. We are dismissing all students in grades 1st-8th starting now and will continue until all students are picked up. Community Works Aftercare is cancelled. Rivertown students enrolled in Community Works will not be bused to Maine campus and should be picked up at Rivertown campus. The bus students from Rivertown will be brought to Maine campus. The buses will depart at normal time. The bus students will relocate to an air-conditioned building until regular dismissal. Thank you for cooperation.

All lower school and middle school Maine Ave. students who did not take original pictures on Science Day will be taking pictures this upcoming Monday, August 27th. If you did not get a chance to purchase pictures and you would like to do so, you make order online using this link https://barberitostudios.fotomerchanthv.com/ and use the code "kdasd18" or you may complete the paper order form located in the front office and/or in the documents section of the KDHSA website: http://www.discoveryhsf.org/o/kenner-discovery/browse/15017

Fun Friday Snacks are coming up!! :) Come get involved!! :) We love the help of our volunteers who make this event exciting and smooth for the students and staff. Please sign up via (1) the link below, (2) email michelle.duplantier@discoveryhsf.org, or (3) reply/PM to KDHSA Facebook post. www.SignUpGenius.com/go/4090F48AFAA29A0FB6-maine

Oops! Due to an error, some 5th/6th Grade Chromebooks were kept at school that should have gone home with students. This affected anyone who had a payment plan set up through Gulf Coast prior to August 15th. This issue will be corrected and the students will be able to take home the Chromebooks starting tomorrow, IF they have turned in their Chromebook Agreement AND have an approved case. I apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your patience through this process. Christy Aymami Director of Educational Technology

​Due to the current weather conditions, the 5th/6th grade Flag Football tryouts have been postponed to Wednesday, August 22, 4:00-5:45 at Wentwood Playground (232 W. Loyola Drive)

Dear Parents, If your family was approved for free/reduced meals for the 2017.2018 school year their status for free/reduced meals automatically rolled over from Meals Plus to MealTime. However, that status will be expiring soon. Please make sure that you have either completely filled out an online application for the 2018.2019 school year through the following link: (https://www.mymealtime.com/Apps/SignIn.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fapps) or that you have turned in a paper application for the 2018.2019 school year at the Maine campus in order for your benefits to continue. Thanks in advance, Tiffany Chatelain Accounting Clerk Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy www.discoveryhsf.org Tiffany.Chatelain@discoveryhsf.org 504-229-2143

Carpool: Please be courteous to neighbors and do not block our neighbors' driveways. Please follow the correct route. Do not drive on Massachusetts coming from Walmart. That is an illegal right turn. Please go to Mississippi and turn right on 26th Street.