Box Tops Bring in the Bucks for Discovery

A huge thank you to all the families who brought in Box Tops for Education this school year. We collected over 20,000 Box Tops, earning more than $2,000 for Discovery!

Mrs. Jackson's third-grade class won the last contest of the year with 516 Box Tops submitted. They celebrated last week with a Box Tops Bonanza party featuring Go-Gurts, granola bars, and fruit snacks.

Mrs. Wright's kindergarten class also was rewarded for bringing in the most Box Tops during the school year. Each student received a Box Tops goodie bag to take home.

Here are the overall class totals for this school year:

• Mrs. Eldredge, preschool: 302
• Mrs. Wheat, preschool: 285
• Miss Allen, AM kindergarten: 849
• Miss Allen, PM kindergarten: 411
• Mrs. Wright, tuition kindergarten: 2,152
• Mrs. Croft, first grade: 919
• Mrs. Howard, first grade: 814
• Ms. McKay, first grade: 899
• Mrs. Arevalo, second grade: 1,157
• Mrs. Davison, second grade: 2,063
• Mrs. Maw, second grade: 342
• Mrs. Watkins, second grade: 580
• Mr. Hawkins, third grade: 510
• Mrs. Jackson, third grade: 1,614
• Mrs. Jayne, third grade: 399
• Mrs. Olsen, third grade: 466 
• Mrs. Morris, fourth grade: 727
• Mr. Partin, fourth grade: 848
• Mrs. Slocum, fourth grade: 351
• Mrs. Stroud, fourth grade: 640
• Mrs. Haycock, fifth grade: 1,103 
• Mrs. Kalinski, fifth grade: 823
• Mr. Runyan, fifth grade: 1,005
• Mr. Thie, fifth grade: 800

Be sure to keep clipping over the summer. Here's a Box Tops collection sheet to help you!

Second Annual Walk-a-Thon Tomorrow

The time is finally here for Discovery's second annual walk-a-thon! Students will be walking and running the track during the school day tomorrow to help raise money for playground improvements.

Please make sure that your students wear their walk-a-thon t-shirts, provided by the PTA, that came home in backpacks today (some teachers also decided to keep the t-shirts at school and will have the students change into them in the morning).

The PTA also will collect donation envelopes this week, and students who raise $20 will be entered into a drawing for some fun prizes.

Please come out and walk with your students if you have time. Here's the schedule for tomorrow:

• 10:05-10:35 a.m.: 4^th grade
• 10:40 to 11:10 a.m.: AM and Tuition Kindergarten
• 11:15 to 11:45 a.m.: 2^nd grade
• 1:05 to 1:35 p.m.: 5^th grade
• 1:40 to 2:10 p.m.: 1^st grade and PM Kindergarten
• 2:55 to 3:25 p.m.: 3^rd grade

STEM Bus Comes to Discovery; PTA Shows Staff Appreciation

We had a flurry of activity at Discovery last Thursday. The interactive STEM Bus with hands-on activities was at Discovery for the day for the students' enjoyment and exploration. The PTA helped to bring the STEM bus to discovery under the coordination of third-grade teacher Heather Jackson and a Micron Foundation grant. 

The PTA also hosted a staff appreciation luncheon on Thursday, as part of Teacher Appreciation Week. Thank you to Anne Gordon for coordinating and to all the PTA members and volunteers who brought in food donations! 

Discovery's 2nd Annual Walk-a-Thon to Aid Playground Improvements

Discovery PTA is so excited for our second annual walk-a-thon on Wednesday, May 10. This PTA fundraiser will help raise money for our initiative to provide climbing equipment to enhance the intermediate (3rd to 5th) playground and add new play equipment on the primary side. We also will be adding a ramp and playground surfacing to allow access for our special-needs students. Over the past two school years, the PTA has raised $11,000 and is a quarter of the way to our goal.

Donation packets went home with students at the end of April. This is a flat donation event, not a per-lap pledge. All donations must be turned in to teachers by Friday, May 12. If you would like to make a donation of $50 or more, please consider donating to Discovery PTA's playground initiative through the West Ada Education Foundation. Your donation will go directly to the playground improvements, and you will be eligible to earn a tax deduction. Your donation also will go further if your employer matches donations to nonprofit organizations. Go to the Discovery web page to find the link to make your donation.

The student who raises the most money in grades K-2 and 3-5 will get to be assistant principal for the day with Mr. Dudley. Also, if a student raises $20, they will earn a ticket with their name on it to go in a prize drawing to win the following:

• Bricks & Minifigs Boise birthday package worth $150
• Two full-day tickets for Roaring Springs
• Mini golf at Wahooz
• Family pass or Dart Warz
• Laser Maze from ToyTown
• Glow-in-the-Dark Lab from ToyTown
• Bowling passes from Meridian Lanes
• Big Al's FunCards
• Zoo Boise family pass
• Le Creme Frozen Yogurt gift cards

Thank you for all of your support to make this fundraiser a success and bringing us closer to our playground goals.