Dolphin Clicks - January 21, 2024

Discovery Elementary: Empowering Every Learner through Inclusion, Collaboration and Excellence

Monday, January 22

PTO Meeting - 7:00 p.m.

Join us via Zoom Meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4179711224?pwd=aDRVYnU3dzg3enowNTF6eGh3QklIUT09

Meeting ID: 417 971 1224

Tuesday, January 23

PTO Dollar Bookstore - During lunch recess

Wednesday, January 24

3:30 - 4:30 p.m. - Leadership Club (4th and 5th grades only)

Friday, January 26

2:10 p.m. - Early Release - Learning Improvement Time (LIT)

Due to the 2-hour late start on Friday, January 12, we had to postpone our Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. assembly. We made up the assembly last Friday afternoon and were joined by the choir from Voyager Middle School. Seeing some of our 4th grade students sing with their choir was very special. During the assembly students learned more about Dr. King as they heard songs from the choir, listened to two 5th grade students share their "I Have a Dream" speeches, and watched a video presentation about Dr. King. Please ask your student what they learned about Dr. King. You can also follow up on the assembly by asking your student/s the following question:

• What are some ways you can show kindness and empathy to others? What does kindness and empath look like, sound like, and feel like?

• Informational .pdf (shareable link: 2024 DI Multicultural Night 3.14.pdf )
• Click the link to see highlights from last year's MCN event:

  Discovery Multicultural Night (MCN) 2023

• Help us make Multicultural Night 2024 bigger and better!!! Sign up for a booth or performance to showcase your culture/country

  Click here  https://forms.office.com/r/CwPyHjP8ch

• Microsoft Form booth sign up https://forms.office.com/r/CwPyHjP8ch

This month’s schoolwide focus is Empathy. Character Strong defines empathy as “understanding and connecting with other people’s feelings.” Empathy is a practice that can help us grow strong relationships. Empathy is just one of the traits we focus on throughout the year that helps students learn to Be Kind. Throughout the school year, students will continue to develop skills like perspective-taking, conflict resolution, and leadership.

Family Empathy Pursuit #2

Find a time to sit in a circle together and celebrate all the ways you have seen each other practice Empathy. Take turns sharing responses to the following prompts or make up your own! Remember to practice Empathy as you listen to each other.

Celebration Prompts:

• What is 1 way a family member has shown you Empathy lately?
• Share about a time when you felt like someone really listened to you.

Please join our PTO group on Facebook:

Discovery Elementary PTO

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1558801251020448

Contact us with questions and feedback at:

pto.discoveryelementary@gmail.com

Next PTO Meeting: TOMORROW NIGHT - Monday, January 22, 2024 - 7:00 p.m.

PTO Meeting - Monday, January 22, 2023 - 7:00 p.m.

Join us via Facebook Live: (private group, please send request first) https://www.facebook.com/groups/discoveryelementarypto/?mibextid=oMANbw

Join us via Zoom Meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4179711224?pwd=aDRVYnU3dzg3enowNTF6eGh3QklIUT09

Meeting ID: 417 971 1224

Each Tuesday, during lunch recess, students have the opportunity to buy books for one dollar ($1) at our PTO-sponsored Dollar Bookstore. These books are sometimes new, but often gently used, and are ready for new homes. Students love shopping for books and can even earn "free book" certificates from teachers and staff.

Donations of gently used books are always welcome! If your child has outgrown their books, please consider donating them to Dollar Bookstore. Students may purchase 1-2 books each week, so please limit the amount of money they bring to school. No more than $5 dollars, please. This is an optional event and is a great way to get books into the hands of our students.

This year all Discovery students continue to be eligible to receive FREE breakfast and lunch. If you send lunch from home, please make sure your child can independently open all items and that you send healthy foods your child will eat.

• Breakfast is served from 8:35-8:50 AM daily.
• Lunch is served by grade level at their designated lunch time.
• Breakfast and Lunch Menus - January
  

January:

School Board Recognition Month

Chinese American History Month

JANUARY

22: PTO Meeting - 7:00 p.m. (via Zoom)

23: PTO Dollar Bookstore (during lunch recess)

- School Board Meeting (6:00 p.m.)

24: Student Leadership Club (4th and 5th)

26: Learning Improvement Time (LIT) - 2:10 Dismissal

30: PTO Dollar Bookstore (during lunch recess)

31: Student Leadership Club (4th and 5th)

FEBRUARY

1: 5th Grade Band/Orchestra Concert @ O.P. - 6:00 p.m.

2: NO SCHOOL - Teacher Workday

3: Mukilteo Community health and wellness event The flyer

6: PTO Dollar Bookstore (during lunch recess)

7: Student Leadership Club (4th and 5th)

9: Learning Improvement Time (LIT) - 2:10 Dismissal

12: PTO Meeting - 7:00 p.m. (via Zoom)

13: PTO Dollar Bookstore (during lunch recess)

- School Board Meeting (6:00 p.m.)

14: Student Leadership Club (4th and 5th)

16: Learning Improvement Time (LIT) - 2:10 Dismissal

19 - 23: NO SCHOOL - Mid-Winter Break

27: PTO Dollar Bookstore (during lunch recess)

- School Board Meeting (6:00 p.m.)

28: Student Leadership Club (4th and 5th)

Principal: Shannon Koehnen,

KoehnenSA@mukilteo.wednet.edu

Assistant Principal: Mary Helen Bever, BeverMX@mukilteo.wednet.edu

Dean of Students: Alysha Yeamans, YeamansAX@mukilteo.wednet.edu

School Counselor: Kristen Ching, ChingKL@mukilteo.wednet.edu

Family Engagement Liaison (FEL): Dulce Estrada, EstradaDX@mukilteo.wednet.edu

Administrative Assistant: Debbie Fischer, FischerDL@mukilteo.wednet.edu

Registrar: Sandra Ibarra, IbarraSE@mukilteo.wednet.edu

Website: https://www.mukilteoschools.org/Domain/147
Location: 11700 Meridian Avenue South, Everett, WA, USA
Phone: (425) 366-2700

Fax Number: (425) 2702

Mukilteo School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex,

race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation,

gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of trained dog guide or service animal and

provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following

employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:

Civil Rights Coordinator and Title IX Coordinator Simone Neal (425-356-1319),

nealsr@mukilteo.wednet.edu, Section 504 Coordinator Becca Anderson (425-356-1277),

andersonra@mukilteo.wednet.edu, and the ADA/Access Coordinator Karen Mooseker (425-356-

1330), moosekerkw@mukilteo.wednet.edu. Address: 9401 Sharon Drive in Everett, WA.

Inquiries regarding ADA/Access issues at Sno-Isle TECH Skills Center should be directed to

Wes Allen, Director (425-348-2220) allenwr@mukilteo.wednet.edu. Address: 9001 Airport Road

in Everett, WA 98204.