Hello Discovery Academy of Science Friends and
Families, 11/22/2019
I would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.
I am very thankful to work with such a wonderful group of students, parents, and staff.
2nd Quarter Progress Reports
2nd quarter progress reports sent home today, Friday, November 22.
Please review your student’s mid-quarter academic progress. You may contact your classroom teacher
for any questions or concerns.
You can check DAS Connect anytime for updated student academic performance.
Barnes and Nobles Book Fair
DAS PVO organized a book fair at Clearwater Barnes and Nobles on Wednesday, December 4th
Thanksgiving Break November 25-29
DAS will be closed the week of November 25-29 due to Thanksgiving break
Students will return to school on Monday, December 2nd.
School Attendance
Please be mindful of your student's school attendance. Continuous school attendance is a key to student
success. If your child develops habitual absence, it will affect academic performance dramatically.
Family trips and vacations are unexcused absences. Please refer to the student-parent handbook page-8
for the details. If you have any questions about school attendance, please contact DAS school counselor
Ms. Robin Chaloune at [email protected]
Important – Please Notice
All AR goals are now posted for grades 2-5. Please check your student's AR goal and encourage your
child to meet the goal.
Students must be dropped off at the north campus by 7:55 pm sharp. We allow early drop off at 7:00
am
The classes begin at 8:00 am sharp. Parents must sign in the student at the main office after 8:00 am.
Please remember that habitual tardiness may result in the removal of the student from after school
clubs.
DAS Connect is up and running for all students. Please make sure to check your emails daily to learn
your student's daily progress at DAS.
If you do not receive daily emails, please contact the front office to update your email. We can only
have two parent emails for each child to receive daily notifications.
Emre Akbaba, Principal
Discovery Academy of Science
mailto:[email protected]
TIME: 7:00 AM in the Music Room
DATES: AUG 30 - SEPT 27 - OCT 25 - NOV 22 - DEC 20
RSVP: www.allprodadsday.com/chapters/10948
RSVP is Required—Space is limited for each meeting
For More Info: Mr. Currier - [email protected]
TEAM UP & HERO UP
With other dads and kids at your school for a quick and fun breakfast. You’ll take
away some great tips and resources to help you be the best dad you can be, and
you’ll strengthen your relationship with your kids at the same time.
JOIN US FOR ALL PRO DAD’S DAY
AT DISCOVERY ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
https://allprodadsday.com/
https://allprodadsday.com/chapters/10948
mailto:[email protected]
Discovery Academy of Science - PVO
Wednesday, December 4th, 6pm-8pm
Barnes & Noble Clearwater
23654 US Hwy 19 N, Clearwater
Join us for:
Visit BN.COM/bookfairs to support us online from 12/04/19 to 12/11/19
by entering Bookfair ID 12547444 at checkout.
Wednesday, December 4th, 6pm-8pm
Barnes & Noble Clearwater
23645 US Hwy 19 N, Clearwater
Bookfair ID Number: 12547444
supporting
Discovery Academy
of Science - PVO
supporting
Discovery Academy
of Science - PVO
Wednesday, December 4th, 6pm-8pm
Barnes & Noble Clearwater
23645 US Hwy 19 N, Clearwater
Bookfair ID Number: 12547444
Childrens’ Section
- Superhero Arts and Crafts
- Storytime – teachers reading stories – (Mrs. Heathscott,
Mrs. Holland, Mr. Prindle, and Mrs. Townsend)
- Face Painting
Music Room
- Artwork Display of students in art class
Café
- Dessert decorating – purchase a cookie or cupcake and
decorate for free
- Decorating Contest – load photos of decorated desserts
to facebook for judging
November 18 – 22, 2019
MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDY
SESSIONS ARE HAPPENING
NOW!
Check out Avery & Alexis working
in Circuit Lab!
ATTENTION: ELEMENTARY
STUDENTS & FAMILIES!
Are you interested in joining the Elementary
Science Olympiad team this year? Please join us
at one of our interest sessions for more
information and to sign up.
What: Science Olympiad Presentation for
Student and Coach Recruitment
When: Thursday, December 12th
between 3:30 - 4 PM
Saturday, December 14th between 9-10
AM
Where: Curlew Campus ~ Mrs. Lykon's
STEM Classroom
For whom: 2nd - 5th Grade students and
parents
Elementary Interest Sessions:
Event Summary
Head coach Mrs. Lykon will deliver an
introductory Science Olympiad
presentation to 2nd-5th grade parents and
students.
Families will receive information about:
• DAS Science Olympiad team vision and
goals
• Science Olympiad team structure
• Specific details about each Science
Olympiad event
• Student application
• Parent application for coaching
Mrs. Lykon
[email protected]
x 159
IMPORTANT MIDDLE SCHOOL
SCIENCE OLYMPIAD DATES:
• Saturday, January 11th
(Invitational in Jacksonville)
• Saturday, February 8th
(Regional Competition at HCC)
Last weekend we played laser tag at Celebration Station!
mailto:[email protected]
November 18 - 22, 2019
Mrs. Lykon
(like the camera brand
Nikon but with an L!)
In 6th Grade Science this week
we learned about
electromagnetic waves,
specifically light waves and
sound waves. Students
investigated the sounds that
straws of various lengths make.
After break we will move on to
studying forces and motion!
The STEM & 6th Grade
Science classroom
needs pencils and
paper towels!
Thank you! : )
Students in STEM finished their
“Geometrocity” design and building project.
Check out some of their work below!
[email protected]
Club News
FLL Team have completed the robot de-
sign, started the script for their project
and designed their presentation of core
values..
FLL, new challenge for this year is City Shaper !!!
Tournament Date—January 25th 2020
Computing — Mrs Bradbury
Welcome to Computing, 6th Grade have been
practicing the use of ‘keypress’ commands ,
examples included space down, left down,
right down etc.
The students have completed their end of
chapter assessment project, where they have
created interactive greeting cards, which
demonstrate all the skills they have learned
during the unit. The card includes a back-
ground, moving sprites, text and at least one
user interaction. Great work 6th Grade.
8th Grade have started to use Event Driven Pro-
gramming this week.
We have learned about creating buttons, and asso-
ciating these with events, so that when a button
is clicked and event happens, for example when a
button is clicked another screen is displayed.
The students have demonstrated their under-
standing of this by creating a 4 screen interactive
app, where they have used images, text, designed
and created buttons, programmed events and add-
ed sounds. Well done 8th grade, amazing work !!
The very first Apple logo featured Sir Isaac
Newton sitting underneath a tree, with an apple
about to hit his head.
Some of 8C completing their Apps
“Education is not the learning
of facts, but the training of the
mind to think”.
Albert Einstein
MRS. MILLIGAN’S
GIFTED CLASS
3rd Grade
The students
design, build and
test model race
cars made from
simple materials
(lifesaver-shaped
candies, plastic
drinking straws,
Popsicle sticks,
index cards, tape)
as a way to
explore
independent,
dependent and
control variables.
They measure the
changes in
distance travelled
with the addition of
mass to the
vehicles. Students
also practice the
steps of
the engineering
design
process by
brainstorming,
planning, building,
testing, and
improving their
"mint-mobiles."
Check out the
different creations~
https://www.teachengineering.org/k12engineering/designprocess
https://www.teachengineering.org/k12engineering/designprocess
https://www.teachengineering.org/k12engineering/designprocess
Did you miss the deadline?
You Can STILL Place Your Order ONLINE or by PHONE
Until Wednesday, November 27th.
Parents get busy — and some things slip through the
cracks; but we COUNT ON and APPRECIATE your
support for our school. We have extended the
LAST CALL for Square 1 Art keepsake orders
featuring the artwork your child made for you!
Please go to square1art.com/shop
or call 1.888.332.3294 and place your order.
Don’t forget: all proceeds support our mission. You’ll find products
for any size budget — and t
