Dear Parents,

Our current building poses some interesting challenges.  That list of challenges is long, but one great development has been the lack of a space for a computer lab.  Now normally that would be a negative, but in this case, it’s a huge positive.   At Discovery Academy, we now have a computer lab on wheels in the form of a laptop cart with 25 state of the art student laptops.  Just this week, the laptop cart made its Discovery Academy debut in our second grade classrooms.

Students in Mrs. Miller’s and Mrs. Worley’s rooms sat down for some challenging but engaging work on the new STAR assessments.  Normally, teachers would have to shift students through a few desktop machines.  Four students would log on, do their work, and then free up space for four more.  This is no longer the case at Discovery Academy.  We will use these laptops for countless engaging, and creative learning experiences for your students.  The possibilities are endless now that we can bring the technology right into the classroom.

I’ve attached some pictures below.  Notice the focus and determination on the students’ faces.  These boys and girls were taking nearly an hour’s worth of assessments and they were so engaged that when they finished Mrs. Worley said, “So let’s get cleaned up and ready for snack!”  One student quickly responded, “Wait, what?  It’s not that late is it?  How’d it get to be that late?”

I guess time flies when you’re learning and having fun at the same time!

-Mr. Reed-Swale