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Discovery Update for Families

May 17, 2026
Calendar
    • May 21 - 5-7:00pm - Family Game Night
    • May 25 - School Closed
    • May 28 - Half-Day for students while teachers work on 26-27 curriculum.
    • May 30 - Good Neighbors Festival 10:00 - 3:00pm - Volunteers Needed
    • June 3-5 - Frost Valley trip for invited students
    • June 10 - Half Day for students
    • June 18 - Field Day - All parents are invited.
    • June 19 - School Closed
    • June 22 - Half day for students
    • June 23 - 7:30 am Gratitude breakfast for 8th graders and their families
    • June 26 - Half Day and graduation ceremony for 8th graders and their families at 3:00pm.

 

Help us recruit our next Fourth Graders

Invite families you know to apply at  NewarkCommonApp.org.
We are happy to give a tour of the school to all interested families.

Pick-up flyers at the school or refer people to our website. 

 

 

 

 

 

Hello,

Last week after finishing the NJSLA, we engaged all our students in reflecting about the last 6 weeks of school, encouraging them to make the best of it. We had a special conversation with our 7th graders and reminded them of the importance of their final 7th grade report card for the High school application process.

On Thursday, we will have our second  Family Game Night from 5:00 to 7:00pm.

Saturday May 30 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm,  we will be holding our second Good Neighbors Festival on Maiden Lane, behind the school. There will be lots of attractions and games.

We are looking for a number of parents to volunteer.

Please let us know if you are willing to help and at what time. We need volunteers for our Discovery Charter School table to invite new families to enroll their children. We also need parents to help supervise the student helpers at the different game and activities stands. There will be a free grocery stall and we need parents to help pack the groceries.

Please contact Ms. Lombard or Mrs. Grier if you can volunteer on that day.

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In ELA this week students will practice reading to gather evidence while exploring the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. They will practice different strategies to organize information. At the same time in Social Studies, children will examine photographs, newspaper articles, and think tank documents to figure out what were the primary factors that made people move to new homes. They will take examples around the world and within the United States.

In Science, children are starting their Save our Land project, using what they have learned about erosion, weathering, deposition, and the rock cycle.

Our mathematicians in level 7 continued to explore probabilities, and in level  8 solve linear systems as well as reviewed the Pythagorean theorem. The level 6 students will finish looking at the four quadrants of coordinate graphs and engage in a study of basic statistical measures. In level 5 we used powers of ten to write km in cm, grams in kilograms, etc. The level 4 students are measuring angles.

As we restart our regular school rhythm after the end of “testing season,” please make sure your child(ren) comes to school every day and on time.

We are looking forward to seeing you at Family Game Night and at the Good Neighbors Festival.

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Reminders: 

  • Students are marked late starting at 8:20 am. We open our doors at 7:30 am for students who need to come to school earlier. We dismiss our students between 3:45 and 4:00 pm.
  • Students need to wear tops with the school logo. You can purchase these at Land’sEnds. You can find more details about the dress code on our school uniform page..
  • Remember that you can access the 25-26 school calendar, and that you can access the Parent Portal on Realtime, or download the Realtime Parent Link app (Apple store or Google Play)