Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy

To access the LEAP Parent Guide to assist in understanding the scores and all of the components of the report, please click below: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/80422/parent-guide-to-the-leap-student-reports-spanish.pdf https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/80423/parent-guide-to-the-leap-student-reports.pdf

4th-8th Grade Families-LEAP RESULTS Tomorrow, 8/23, we will send home your child’s ELA LEAP 2025 Student Report and Math LEAP 2025 Student Report (2017 Results). Additionally, we have included a Parent Guide to assist in understanding the scores and all of the components of the report. Please be on the lookout for a large brown envelope. Sign and return this envelope to your child’s homeroom teacher by Monday, 8/28 --please keep the copies of your child’s LEAP Reports. We will use this envelope to send home Social Studies LEAP Student Reports (Early Fall) and future LEAP Reports. KDHSA Admin Team

Due to weather conditions, the 5th/6th Flag Football tryouts are postponed to Thursday at 3:45-5:00.

KDHSA'S First Fun Friday Snack of 2017-2018 Fun Friday Snack 8/25/2017 This Friday, August 25th , 2017 KDHSA will offer its first Fun Friday Snack of the year! Students may bring one to three dollars ($1 - $2 Lower School and up to $3 Upper School) to purchase snacks after lunch. Proceeds will go to the PBIS program. Healthy snack options include bottled water, pickles, popcorn, pretzels, and freeze pops. As well as other health-conscious snacks. Students can wear spirit, pe, or normal uniform shirts and normal uniform bottoms. Flyers are being sent home with students tomorrow and the price list is attached. Thanks for your continued support! It's for a great cause--our Swamp Owls!! KDHSA PBIS TEAM

KDHSA Middle School Principal’s Message KDHSA 5th - 8th Grade Families: Thank you for choosing Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy to educate your middle school scholar. Over the past four years, KDHSA has evolved into one of the highest performing open enrollment schools in the state of Louisiana, with strong traditions and routines. Our Middle School Clubs, Championship Sports Programs, Advisory, and Lunch assemblies have been an essential part of the school culture at KDHSA and are a snapshot of the way we view our school – a community of scholars exhibiting Honor, Endurance, Academic Achievement, Responsibility, and Tolerance (H.E.A.R.T.). The time we’ve committed to building a true Middle School has been an investment that is repaid many times over. Our staff, parents, and students share the responsibility and vision for improving student academic performance and achievement. We encourage all families to be involved in their scholar’s education. We welcome your participation always. We will continue to build and develop a strong partnership helping each scholar increase their academic performance. Our “A”mazing Middle School TEAM of professional scholars is comprised of teachers, support staff, and administration who all have a strong commitment to student learning. We desire to ensure this academic school year be an excellent one for you and your scholar. If you need to contact a faculty member, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. (Click here for our staff directory.) We suggest parents first email or call to schedule an appointment before coming in so that you do not experience any delays. Excellent communication is at the HEART of a successful organization. You will receive multiple messages throughout the year from our Middle School Leadership TEAM. Listed below you will find links to a brief bio of each Middle School Admin TEAM member: Dr. Watson, Middle School Principal Mrs. Douglas, Middle School Division Head Mr. Estrada, Middle School Dean of Students We look forward to working with you to achieve your scholar’s educational goals! With H.E.A.R.T., Jesse Watson, Ph.D. Principal, KDHSA Middle School https://docs.google.com/a/discoveryhsf.org/document/d/1u_wIFHLwKXoARnLfeVwPYudLe2XIhZgPrIetHXzPgH4/edit?usp=sharing

Owl Cart Volunteers Needed: Let's celebrate our young owls with fun prizes from the OWL CART! :) We are looking for 3 volunteers every Wednesday morning from 7:45am til 8:10am to collect tickets ONLY (not money) and give prizes to our young owls. This will take place at Maine Ave. Campus. To sign up, please visit the link below. www.SignUpGenius.com/go/4090F48AFAA29A0FB6-owlcart

KDHSA Heat Advisory Dear Parents and Guardians, To ensure the safety of all KDHSA students and staff, all prolonged school outdoor activities (20 minutes or longer) will occur during cooler times in the day such as before 11:00am. At this time, all outdoor activities will be modified to include rest breaks, shade, water breaks and no prolonged use of asphalt. We encourage you to ensure proper hydration at home and send your students to school with their water bottles. Thank you all for your continued support. KDHSA Admin Team

Tomorrow, Student Council will be selling Freeze Pops 2/$1 during 6th - 8th grade club time. The purpose this fundraiser is to cover various costs associated with our first dance of the year scheduled to take place Friday 8/25.

Solar Eclipse Information, 8/21/17 Kenner Discovery will be in the path of the Solar Eclipse on Monday, August 21, 2017 from approximately 11:57 a.m. until 2:57 p.m. In order to ensure our students are able to safely experience this event, Kenner Discovery Health Science Academy will provide the opportunity for students to watch the eclipse indoors at school through a special livestream broadcast. https://eclipse2017.nasa.gov/eclipse-live-stream To ensure the safety of all KDHSA staff and students, all outdoor activities at KDHSA --Maine Campus and Rivertown-- (physical education classes, recess, athletic practice, etc.) will be held indoors between the hours of 11:50 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Monday. All schools will dismiss at the regular dismissal time. We consider this eclipse to be an educational event. The event will be addressed throughout the school day in an intentional manner. We encourage all students to attend school and participate in our planned day. If at home, parents/guardians and teachers are encouraged to stress to students that safety is of the utmost importance during a solar eclipse and failure to take the necessary viewing precautions may lead to permanent eyesight damage. This day will not be an excused absence from school. Thank you for being our partners in educating your children, The Admin Team

Reminder: Swim Team Parent Meeting/Signups is Today! August 16 @ 6 PM in the school library. The swim team is open to all 5th-8th grade students who can swim unassisted the full length of a 25 yard pool. Swim team questions should be directed to Coach Kelly at [email protected], Coach Nicole at [email protected] or Coach Katie Caldarera at [email protected].

*Volunteers Needed* *Friday, August 25th* Come join the students as they enjoy a Fun Friday Snack at Maine Ave. Campus! We need 15 volunteers total, 5 per time slot: 10:00am-12:00pm, 10:00am-2:00pm and 12:00pm-2:00pm. Our volunteers will assist with money collection and snack distribution. Please click the link below to sign up. www.SignUpGenius.com/go/4090F48AFAA29A0FB6-funfriday

Flag Football tryouts will be held next week for 5th-8th grade boys. 5th and 6th grade tryouts will be held Tuesday, August 22 from 3:45-5:00 pm. 7th and 8th grade tryouts will be held Wednesday, August 23rd from 3:45-5:00 pm. All students wanting to tryout should meet on the blacktop after dismissal. Parents may pick up their child from the horseshoe at 5:00 pm. If you have any questions, email Coach Mitch at [email protected]

Middle School Cross Country practice begins tomorrow at 6:30am. Please bring a towel. We will be working in the grass and you will get wet and sweaty. Remember to bring you FULL SCHOOL UNIFORM to change into after practice. Please bring a water bottle. See you all in the morning!

Just a reminder... All students who opted into the Chromebook Leasing Program last school year should be bringing their Chromebooks to school fully charged daily. If you have questions, please email [email protected]

The Owl Shop is currently not open due to pending inventory. Students will not be penalized for not having a PE uniform during this time. Thank you for your patience. - NEST PTO

We're hiring a SPED Co-teacher! For a complete job description and to apply go to: https://goo.gl/9CtiJu

Subject: Morning & Afternoon Carpool Good Evening Swamp Owl Parents: Please practice patience with carpool as we begin the 2017-18 school year. While we have "all hands on deck", remember that faculty will be standing in the heat and inclement weather until all students are safely loaded in vehicles. Only 5th-8th grade students can be picked up on 26th St. If you have students younger than 5th grade, use the horseshoe as usual. We will monitor the carpool to ensure that it runs smoothly. With H.E.A.R.T., KDHSA Admin TEAM

Instructions on how to prepay for school meals can be found in "documents" in the "Menus/Lunch Account" folder. All lunch account questions should be directed to [email protected].

KDHSA 6th-8th Grade Families: KDHSA 6th - 8th grade students will use individual lockers located in the hallway of the Middle School building (Building 600). The KDHSA Student Locker Policy was reviewed with all 6th - 8th grade students in their homeroom class this morning and sent home with them this afternoon. Student lockers and locks will be issued upon the signed return of the attached document beginning Friday 8/11. It is important to note, there are responsibilities accompanying the privilege of students using lockers. Please review this document with your child and return the signed copy to their homeroom teacher in the morning. Click on the lick below to view and print the KDHSA Student Locker Policy: https://docs.google.com/a/discoveryhsf.org/document/d/1o0zarD5LJiE6GavV-NynYG8juoDN7fsIc76MzYfPAUw/edit?usp=sharing Thanks for all you do! KDHSA Admin Team

Good afternoon! We are so excited to see our returning and new Swamp Owls tomorrow at the much anticipated Science Day 2017! Student homeroom rosters will be posted in the front office, as well as outside each teacher classroom. Homeroom teachers will be located in the following buildings: 100-(LA4, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade) 200-(Rivertown PreK/K) 300-(3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade) 600-(6th Grade, 7th Grade, 8th Grade)