Archer Update #21

Welcome Back to the 2023 School Year! We hope you had a restful winter break and are ready for the second half of the school year! Today is the last day of the second quarter. Report Cards will be uploaded to Skyward later next week!

No School on Monday, January 16th - Martin Luther King Jr. Day

1. Special Lunch in the Cafeteria on January 20th for Chinese New Year
2. Elkhart Area Career Center Open House
3. Ski Club Information for Registered Participants
4. Community Fitness Opportunities
5. 8th Grade Washington D.C. Trip Information
6. eLearning Instructions if Needed for Inclement Weather Days
7. Reporting Student Absences
8. SEL Lessons

Friendly Reminders:

• BOOK FEES ARE NOW AVAILABLE ON SKYWARD! Please login and begin paying them as they are due for the 2022-2023 school year! You can pay by check or at this website: https://payments.efundsforschools.com/v3/districts/56752 It is also possible that if you already paid, there have been some adjustments, so please double check to see if you still owe for a course that occurs in another semester this year. Thank you.

Discovery Middle School is now ranked #2 in the State of Indiana for top performing middle schools (this is out of about 300). Our teachers continue to be prepared to provide the most targeted, engaging lessons to help all our students reach their fullest learning potential. Our students are some of the best in Indiana and possibly the world! Thank you for sending us your finest!

Winter/Spring 2022-23 Overview: Safe & Healthy Learning Environment.

We welcome public feedback. Please email: feedback@phm.k12.in.us

As the weather quickly shifts from fall to winter, the school district is happy to pilot free fitness opportunities for the P-H-M community. This will take place four (4) days per week at the sites listed below.

Who is eligible to participate: The P-H-M Adult Community and Staff (no students). This includes residents of the school district and non-resident parents/guardians of attending students.

What: Access to walking/jogging tracks, open gym/basketball courts, and weight room

When: Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays at the sites listed below. Note: The fitness centers will be closed during designated school recess dates.

Questions? Please see the assigned staff at each site to help answer your questions.

This is a reminder that the fitness center opportunities will be closed when school is not in session. This included this Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. These will resume beginning on Wednesday 11.30.22 @ Discovery.

Weekly Schedule:

See Below

Attention 8th grade DMS Students and Parents:

Here is the link to sign up for the DC trip.

-Once on the site click find your school at the top of the page

-Scroll to about the middle of the page to find Discovery Middle School

-Click register

-Make an account

-You will find the details of our trip and links to sign up.

If your child will be absent for any reason, please notify our office as soon as possible! Our office staff records all absences beginning at 8:00 am and must phone any student's home who does not report to school without notice.

Another option is to go to your Skyward Family Access Account and follow these steps:

• Click on the Attendance Tile for the child who will be absent.
• Click on the Absence Requests Tab
• Click Add Absence Request on the right side of the screen
• Enter Start and End Date
• Check All Day if the absence will be the entire school day
• Attendance Reason - Choose from the drop down menu
• Comment - Add any information regarding the absence reason
• Click SAVE in the upper right hand corner

P-H-M is committed to helping students reach their fullest potential, which includes the whole child! Please visit the PHM website HERE for various valuable parent resources to help you in supporting your child

Website: https://discovery.phmschools.org/
Location: 10050 Brummitt Road, Granger, IN, USA
Phone: 574-674-6010