February 16th- Discovery Newsletter
- 2012-2013 Kindergarten Applications: The kindergarten application deadline is February 17th at 12:00 p.m. Please note
that simply indicating a sibling will be attending on the pre‐registration form is not a complete application. Kindergarten
applicants with siblings currently enrolled will receive sibling preference and not be a part of the lottery drawing. If you
have a currently enrolled student not returning next year, any additional sibling you are attempting to enroll will not receive
sibling preference.
- Math Bowl: Discovery will be participating in the Indiana Association of School Principal's M.A.T.H. (Math Academic
Teams for Hoosiers) Bowl on Thursday, March 1st. The competition will take place at Boone Grove Elementary School
and begins at 5:00 P.M. Discovery will have two teams: a 4th/5th grade team coached by Ms. Wilfinger and Mr. Simon
and a 6th grade team coached by Miss Dopka.
- President's Day Break: School will NOT be in session on Friday, February 17th and Monday, February 20th due to a designated
snow make up day and President's Day.
- Uniform Pickup: There will be an additional uniform pickup next Tuesday Feb. 21st from 7:45-8:15 a.m. and 3:30-4 p.m.
in the basement (enter through the door to the right of the middle school entrance). If you need to make alternate arrangements
please contact Melissa Healy at healyfamily5@gmail.com.
- Frog in the Bog: Medical forms and payment ($51) can be turned into the front office. All forms and Fees are due by
March 16th.
- Howell Nature Center: Permission slips, Student Waivers, and payments can be turned in to the front office. The total
cost of the trip is $160. We are asking all students attending make a partial payment of at least $50 by February 24th so
that we can finalize the trip numbers.
- Photographs/photographers needed: We are seeking photos of Discovery kids in action for print material and publications.
If you have any photos you would like to contribute, please send them to the main office. In addition if you would
like to lend your photography skills to this endeavor, please contact the main office.
- Class Historian: There are so many wonderful activities occurring in every classroom. We want to begin archiving these
Discovery memorable moments. If you are interested in being a class historian, please e‐mail your child's teacher.
- Skill Sets Inventory: We would like to create a database of skill sets of parents and families within our school community.
This database will be used for everything from guest speaking opportunities to school improvement ventures.
Please assist us in connecting and involving everyone to keep building Discovery and connecting children to their
place. Please use the attached form and return to your child's teacher.
- Duneland Property Tax: There has been a lot of information in the news recently regarding a proposed property tax increase
benefitting Duneland School Corporation. We want to inform Discovery parents that although we are a public
school and our own official school corporation, we will NOT receive any funds from this tax hike. In addition, Charter
Schools do NOT have the opportunity to propose any type of tax hike. Duneland also communicated that part of their
financial hardship was due to Discovery. We want to inform you that with the tax increase they will be bringing in approximately
5 times the amount of money they loose annually to Discovery.
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ContactDiscovery Charter School
800 Canonie Drive
Chesterton, IN 46304
Phone: (219) 983-9800
Fax: (219) 929-5723
Email: discoverycharterschool@aqs.org