The Climbing Wall and Family Reading Night on May 21st was a success! Climbers enjoyed trying out the climbing wall up, down, over, and around. Kids of all ages enjoyed the challenge. The Reading program was attended by 43 families – what a great turn-out! The audience was entertained by a variety of reader’s theater performances: Kindergarten, with their parents, 6th graders, the 3rd grade Family Book Club, and last, but not least, several staff members. The theme was taken from the book Big Chickens, which provided the audience with a message that chickens can learn to be brave. After a performance of the story, families played a game based on the book. There was also time to enjoy reading as a family. The librarian at the Waite Park Library provided information about the many summer reading opportunities in our community. The night ended with the option to buy books at the School Book Fair where books were a bargain as they were sold at half price. Thank you to all who made this night such a great success. Discovery looks forward to future reading nights! So be a brave chicken and read, read, read over the summer!
Discovery staff are participating in a summer online Professional Learning Community. Nine staff members will be discussing the resource Common Formative Assessments by Larry Ainsworth. The members will read, interact and respond via a Blackboard site hosted by Resource, Training and Solutions. This is an exciting way to extend learning and interaction into the summer months!
