Kenner Discovery Health Sciences Academy

For new students accepted in the March lottery: Registration is now open for you to register your child for the 2020-21 school year. Please log in to your account at www.discoveryapplication.com to complete the registration form by Monday 4/13. The link below includes a video with detailed instructions on how to complete the registration form if you need assistance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i53_fC29U8&feature=youtu.be

Time to Vote!! Kenner Discovery has been nominated by the New Orleans City Business for the BEST NEW ORLEANS CHARTER SCHOOL for the 2020 Reader Rankings Awards! But it's not over yet! We have to vote...EVERY DAY...from now through April 24th! Set a calendar invite...share with your friends and family! Click the link below. Click Education. Scroll to "Best Charter School" - VOTE! https://neworleanscitybusiness.com/readerrankings/?fbclid=IwAR022-y0ZMK3liQGuVOAPzaSzeKVgqlL_YrkCkD0V2XCYSifHpzpYO8INJM#/gallery?group=346679

Kenner Discovery Community Connections Week 4.6.2020-4.8.2020 The word of the week this week is Academic Achievement. Keep showing us what you know! Tuesday is TALENTED TUESDAY! Share your special talent with us on Facebook, or email to kdhsaconnect@discoveryhsf.org. Thursday is THROWBACK THURSDAY! Share your first day of school picture, or a picture from when we were in school at school. Please continue to stay connected to us! Teachers, faculty and staff all have office hours. You can access all information on our KDHSA Online Learning Website: https://sites.google.com/discoveryhsf.org/kdhsa-online-learning/home. We are updating the website daily, so if you haven't been in a while, please check it out!

Middle School Students and Parents: Please click on the click below to access an important Middle School Co-curricular update. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QbqUBugl9v1oYr-swdfPbuxzCd18Mn6JSbpQcyM6klg/edit?usp=sharing Enjoy the weekend! Dr. Watson Principal, KDHSA Middle School

Office Hours with the one and only Director of the Jefferson Campus, Dr. Kennedy, for students and parents at 10 am. Join me. Haven't seen you all in forever! Hope you stop by to say hello! https://meet.google.com/gyg-ogap-woe

Important Updates-KDHSA Online Learning https://docs.google.com/document/d/10SpbKdKP5-8JqgKdWgiz2ykyzDFzPDgBL3kLtx1ylmM/edit?usp=sharing

See flyer for Coffee with the Counselors via Google Hangouts! https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/648217/Coffee_Chat_4-7-20.pdf

#TwinningForAutism Click the link for a message from Dr. Glaser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqO9Ax_9474&feature=youtu.be

KDHSA Connect-SPIRIT WEEK 3/30/20 SPIRIT WEEK FLYER https://drive.google.com/file/d/1aYinoETpg99OydDj18dhqAcxV4nkrUDr/view?usp=sharing

It's Fun Friday!! Don't forget to join me for the Honor Challenge Recap at 1 pm today--less than an hour away! Bring some examples of how you showed honor this week. Everybody is welcome--students and staff. Join my hangout: https://meet.google.com/gyg-ogap-woe

It's Wellness Wednesday! Friendly reminder: Post to Facebook or email photos and/or videos of yoga poses to kdhsaconnect@discoveryhsf.org. You can also upload them to the KDHSA Shared Album: http://www.discoveryhsf.org/o/kenner-discovery/page/online-learning-plan #KDHSAculture

Virtual Attendance for Lower School Families Hello Discovery Lower School Families, We are very excited about our new online learning program. Our students and teachers have really stepped up to the challenge and are making strides in posting and completing work online during this unexpected time of separation. Just as attendance is a critical component of traditional education, it is equally important in non-traditional, online school. Online attendance, for our program, is based on participation in the entire process. Here is a brief breakdown of our attendance procedures: Students will receive attendance credit for doing assigned online classwork. Teachers will mark student attendance in OnCourse based on work submitted and contacts made with them. Students should use Google Classroom to determine what is expected each week and ensure those things are completed by the deadlines provided by each teacher. Administrative Assistants will verify attendance and note any contact made with families and feedback received. Deans or Administrators will contact students and parents/guardians when students have shown little or no participation each week. A plan will be implemented to ensure the student completes online assignments, including counseling services as appropriate. Administrators will follow up with students and parents/guardians with major concerns of non-participation. If a family has an unusual circumstance where a student is unable to participate for a given time, the parent should contact one of these individuals to explain the circumstance and provide documentation, as appropriate. 1st - 4th Grades officemainels@discoveryhsf.org K Rivertown officerivertown@discoveryhsf.org K Jeff Campus officedec@discoveryhsf.org From our virtual HEART, KDHSA Lower School Administration Team

KDHSA Community Connection Activities 3/23-3/27 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dh-2vBoLq0Fj2uIh3mbueCnbFBXPVCVrbOp85IzjRMo/edit?usp=sharing

Happy first day of online learning, Swamp Owls! Parents were emailed yesterday evening outlining our online learning plan. We have also created a web page on our website for parents and students to easily find updates and resources regarding online learning. http://www.discoveryhsf.org/o/kenner-discovery/page/online-learning-plan

Dear Discovery Parents and Guardians, Honors Transportation will begin the delivery of student materials left on the campuses tomorrow, 3/19/20. Student materials have been bagged and organized for home delivery. Deliveries will take place between the hours of 8am and 7pm Thursday through Saturday. If necessary, we will deliver on Sunday as well. For those of you who live in apartments, gated communities or on streets with limited access, the drivers will phone you prior to their arrival and ask that you meet them on the corner or out front of your residence. If your door or porch is accessible, the drivers will leave the materials outside. Please continue to be patient and flexible as we work together through these challenging times. We greatly appreciate Mr. Wells and all of the bus drivers at Honors Transportation for always showing HEART. If you have any questions and/or concerns please call our Director of Operations, Mr. Nick Walker directly at 504-234-4528. Kindly, KDHSA Administration

3/18/2020 Dear Lower School Discovery Families, We write this letter with very mixed emotions as we venture into a “new normal” for our KDHSA community. Everyday events have changed so quickly that we haven’t had time to fully adjust. Please be mindful that we want to take our next steps slowly and steady so as not to overwhelm our teachers, students, and families. Our Lower School teachers and staff are sending home electronic platforms so that your children can continue learning during the time spent away from school. Please do not feel that students need to complete all assignments perfectly or completely. We are trying to make the learning fun and engaging for our little Swamp Owls. We just want our students to do their best and enjoy the learning process away from school. We will be working mostly with Google Classroom as the main hub for your student’s daily assignments. In the daily assignments, teachers will post videos, links, access to online platforms, and fun, engaging activities. Please see below for a video tutorial on how to access Google Classroom. Google Classroom Tutorial for Parents We thank you for your continuous support throughout the school year. Now more than ever, we are searching for structure and some sense of normalcy. We are hoping that our Google Classroom platform will provide a routine to organize learning activities for your students. Initially, teachers will be emailing you information that is already posted on Google Classroom. If you need assistance, please reach out to your child’s teacher or one of our Lower School administrators. Because Google Classroom is a new platform for all of us, we are asking for your patience as we launch this new learning experience for our students. We are learning together through this process and your feedback is crucial. When providing feedback, please be flexible, caring, and collaborative. We can’t wait to work with our students and their families to make this a successful learning experience for all. Thank you for being our partners in educating your children, The Lower School Admin Team Lyn Kelly, Principal, K - 4th lyn.kelly@discoveryhsf.org Raquel Fitzmorris, LS Division Head, K - 2nd raquel.fitzmorris@discoveryhsf.org Carrie Comardelle, LS Division Head, 3rd - 4th carrie.comardelle@discoverhsf.org Debbie Scalia, Director, Rivertown Kindergarten debbie.scalia@discoveryhsf.org Nikisha Kelly, Director DJOD, Jeff Campus nikisha.kelly@discoveryhsf.org

KDHSA Distance Learning Launch and Updates Please follow this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jC7_KTT9e7JmI_YlmV4obO4EguzThlS4dPrcJWxW1zE/edit?usp=sharing

​Good Afternoon KDHSA Families: We are busy planning a robust online learning program for our students during this unusual time. We know the demands on families are high now. Our program will have routines, rituals, fun challenges, and academic challenges. It was created over the last 5 days and will have glitches. We will work through those glitches with you. This is what we desperately need now. We NEED to know who is connected to the internet! We NEED to know who has computers at home! ​Please take a few minutes today to respond to this survey. We are trying to get computer access or paper packets to all 1,850 swamp owls. A quick response will help with our planning! With a Connected HEART, Dr. Glaser https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe1ZNGDPSHTISg3oXTe8I_qEIS5ZaIpwrqKLrQuxHCI-KlzYw/viewform?usp=sf_link

Important Message From Dr. Glaser: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kCW-jS1TbbZfKl_CmW6B7tEiakC9BBVSSvfSll560JQ/edit?usp=sharing

Important Message: COVID-19 https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/617316/IMPORTANT_MESSAGE__COVID-19.pdf