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Incoming DMS 6th grade Parent Info Nights

Posted on February 20, 2019

Discovery Principal Sheryll Harper & Asst. Principal Troy Kauffman  will be visiting the following Penn-Harris-Madison feeder elementary schools to hold parent information sessions for incoming SY 2019-2020 sixth grade middle school students. The meetings will be held at the elementary school. The same day of the parent meetings Mrs. Harper and Mr. Kauffman will have had visited each elementary school to introduce the 5th graders to Discovery. Click here for a copy of the 2019-2020 Orientation Packet.

  • Tues., Feb. 19, 7:00 p.m., Mary Frank Elementary School
  • Wed., Feb. 20, 7:00 p.m., Horizon Elementary School 
  • Thurs., Feb. 21, 7:00 p.m., Northpoint Elementary School

After the visits to the elementary schools, the students will then have an opportunity to tour Discovery and meet with the School’s Counselors Mrs. Badur and Mrs. Ward to learn more about their new school.

  • Tues., March 26, 9:15 – 11:00 a.m., Mary Frank Student Tour
  • ​Wed., March 27, 9:15 – 11:00 a.m., Northpoint Student Tour
  • Thurs., March 28, 9:15 – 11:00 a.m., Horizon Student Tour

On Wed., April 17, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m., 5th grade parents of all three elementary schools will then visit Discovery (meeting in the Cafeteria). Students will lead their parents on a tour of their new middle school. Mrs. Harper and Mr. Kauffman will be available for questions.

Monday, August 19, 6:30 – 7:00 p.m., all incoming Discovery 6th grade students and their parents will pick up the student’s schedule and attend the Open House and schedule walk through. Students and parents will have the opportunity to meet their 6th grade LA, Math, Science, Social Studies and Wellness teachers.

Exceptional Education students and parents can meet Discovery’s Exceptional Education teachers and staff and take a tour of the learning areas on Wed., Feb. 27 at 5:00 p.m. and again on Fri., Aug. 16, 3:00-4:00 p.m. For both dates, parents and students should meet in Discovery’s Library on the 2nd floor.

Middle School Instrument Selection nights for incoming sixth graders are also coming up.

Discovery Instrument Selection Nights

Monday, Feb. 25, 2019

Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019

4:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Click to sign up and for more details.

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