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NURTURE: Mr.Pitera's Class In fourth grade, Mr. Pitera's class is nurturing students' emotional intelligence through practicing mindfulness. They are using ClassDojo to explore their emotions. Emotions are powerful: they can either overwhelm you, or become your best friend. With ClassDojo students go on a journey to understand how they can manage their powerful emotions through mindfulness. The activities were created in partnership with Yale University's Center for Emotional Intelligence. | INSPIRE: Mrs. Tuhy's Class Mrs. Tuhy's class has been exploring the different types of life that live on an ocean shelf. Their goal is to teach the visitors who come to the aquarium about this ocean habitat and how the sun helps to feed the many plants and animals that live here. Mrs. Tuhy has taken this a step further and is inspiring learning by having her students publish their very own classbook. There is nothing more gratifying than to see students excited to learn. Watch their faces light up as they become published authors. | EMPOWER: Ms. Navarro's Class Our kindergartners are a scientist studying bees this quarter for project based learning. They want to understand how bees live and what they need in order to survive. They will use this information to help teach people about the importance of bees. They are also making recommendations for how people can help to make sure that bee populations continue to grow. One way they are already helping is by growing flowers in class. |
NURTURE: Mr.Pitera's Class
In fourth grade, Mr. Pitera's class is nurturing students' emotional intelligence through practicing mindfulness. They are using ClassDojo to explore their emotions. Emotions are powerful: they can either overwhelm you, or become your best friend. With ClassDojo students go on a journey to understand how they can manage their powerful emotions through mindfulness. The activities were created in partnership with Yale University's Center for Emotional Intelligence.
INSPIRE: Mrs. Tuhy's Class
Mrs. Tuhy's class has been exploring the different types of life that live on an ocean shelf. Their goal is to teach the visitors who come to the aquarium about this ocean habitat and how the sun helps to feed the many plants and animals that live here.
Mrs. Tuhy has taken this a step further and is inspiring learning by having her students publish their very own classbook. There is nothing more gratifying than to see students excited to learn. Watch their faces light up as they become published authors.
EMPOWER: Ms. Navarro's Class
Our kindergartners are a scientist studying bees this quarter for project based learning. They want to understand how bees live and what they need in order to survive. They will use this information to help teach people about the importance of bees. They are also making recommendations for how people can help to make sure that bee populations continue to grow. One way they are already helping is by growing flowers in class.
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NURTURE: Ms. K's Class Ms. K's kindergartners have been nurturing a classroom community. They focus on different skills that will help bond them and create a positive environment. Recently they have worked on the concept of responsibility. Some of our kindergartners have shown this by being responsible at lunch and raising their hands when they need something. | INSPIRE: Ms. Younan's Class Ms. Younan's third grade class has been inspired by giants, dragons, talking animals, ogres, princesses, and sometimes even fairies through the process of creating their own fairy tales. Students researched, drafted, edited and published their fairy tale. These marvelous magical stories will be presented in class and hung in the hallway for everyone to enjoy. | EMPOWER: Mrs. Davis' Class Mrs. Davis' class will be empowered through art expression in March. Students will research an artist and then they will use this as inspiration to create their own art work. They will decorate their hallway with their art so that classes can come by and do an art walk. |
NURTURE: Ms. K's Class
Ms. K's kindergartners have been nurturing a classroom community. They focus on different skills that will help bond them and create a positive environment. Recently they have worked on the concept of responsibility. Some of our kindergartners have shown this by being responsible at lunch and raising their hands when they need something.
INSPIRE: Ms. Younan's Class
Ms. Younan's third grade class has been inspired by giants, dragons, talking animals, ogres, princesses, and sometimes even fairies through the process of creating their own fairy tales. Students researched, drafted, edited and published their fairy tale. These marvelous magical stories will be presented in class and hung in the hallway for everyone to enjoy.
EMPOWER: Mrs. Davis' Class
Mrs. Davis' class will be empowered through art expression in March. Students will research an artist and then they will use this as inspiration to create their own art work. They will decorate their hallway with their art so that classes can come by and do an art walk.
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NURTURE: Mrs. Garcia's Class Mrs. Garcia's PreK students are nurturing their knowledge of the alphabet by creating individual alphabet books. They are constantly exploring the alphabet whether through letter finding, letter picture matching, spelling and more! | INSPIRE: Mrs. Matie's Class Mrs. Matie's class will be inspired in March as they learn about the Iditarod and follow along. The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is an annual long-distance sled dog race in March within the state of Alaska. | EMPOWER: Ms. LaMarsh's Class In second grade Ms. LaMarsh's class have been exploring the career of an architect. They are now ready to become architects themselves and help build a mock house for a family. Their goal is to decide what materials are best to use to build a house. |
NURTURE: Mrs. Garcia's Class
Mrs. Garcia's PreK students are nurturing their knowledge of the alphabet by creating individual alphabet books. They are constantly exploring the alphabet whether through letter finding, letter picture matching, spelling and more!
INSPIRE: Mrs. Matie's Class
Mrs. Matie's class will be inspired in March as they learn about the Iditarod and follow along. The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is an annual long-distance sled dog race in March within the state of Alaska.
EMPOWER: Ms. LaMarsh's Class
In second grade Ms. LaMarsh's class have been exploring the career of an architect. They are now ready to become architects themselves and help build a mock house for a family. Their goal is to decide what materials are best to use to build a house.
Scholastic Book Fair
Thank you Discover U families!! With your support of our Scholastic Book Fair we were able to raise $1,130.00 worth of books for our school!
Field Day
Discover U is excited to partner with the Autism Academy for a fun filled field day! Students will be exploring events in PE prior to the big day on March 27th.
Explorers Dress for Success
The Discover U uniform shirt or sweater and khaki colored bottoms completes our dress code Monday through Thursday. On Fridays, students are allowed to wear denim bottoms with their uniform shirt. This is optional, of course. If the student is not wearing denim bottoms with their uniform shirt, then the expectation is that the student is in the school uniform.
Shirts and sweaters are for sale in the front office. Please call if you have any questions 623-974-4827.
American Furniture Warehouse Supports DU
Great News! Have furniture needs? Purchases at American Furniture ANYTIME will support Discover U Elementary School. Just mention our School ID: DSCVRU (or our school name) at check-out. All details are included in the flyer: https://afw.com/Content/Images/uploaded/Community%20Page/DSCVRU_Invite18.pdf
Our Mission is to provide a school that works for all students: academically-socially-emotionally.
Our vision is to be the most student-centered school working to nurture, inspire, and empower our learners so that they become strong, successful individuals with 21st century skills. We define 21st century skills as being a critical thinker/problem solver, empowered, collaborative, curious, innovative, and resilient.
As Explorers We Are...
Respectful, Kind, Proactive, Courageous
Critical Thinkers, Collaborative, Curious, Creative, Empowered, Resilient
Angela Makowski, School Leader
Angela Makowski is honored to lead Discover U. She earned her master’s degree in Educational Leadership and her bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from the Arizona State University. Her work has been devoted to creating a positive, safe, caring environment where students are nurtured, inspired, and empowered as learners.
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