Community and Classrooms

Community Member
Includes staff, students, and parents of Discovery Community School.

Youngers
1st and 2nd grade DCS students.

Middlers
3rd and 4th grade DCS students.

Olders
5th and 6th grade DCS students.

Safe Arrival
(425) 821-6329 - Number to call between 4:00 pm and 9:00 am if your child will be absent or late. You may also want to send an e-mail to your child's teacher.

Sandburg Office
(425) 823-8670 - Office staff are Bette, Kate, and Rosie. Call if you have an urgent issue and are unable to reach Janet. Sign in here when volunteering in the classroom.

Terminology

Field Trips
Learning Journeys

Learning Journeys
Field trips.

LWSD
Lake Washington School District.

Org Chart
Organization Chart of DCS community including staff, elected officers, committee Chairs, and committee members.

PTSA
Parent, Teachers, Student Association - A DCS/Sandburg organization planning, discussing, implementing, and supporting school sponsored events, activities, and facilities. Volunteering for PTSA sponsored events or attending their meetings count toward DCS parent volunteer hours.

Steering
Refers both to the monthly Steering Meetings and the Steering committee made up of elected officers, committe chairs, Principal, and Head Teacher.

Volunteer Badges
To be worn while volunteering at DCS/Sandburg. Found on the corkboard to the left of Janet's office in the Youngers' classroom. For safety and security reasons, you must sign in at Sandburg's front office anytime you are volunteering or visiting DCS or Sandburg.

Volunteer Hours
Each DCS family is required to contribute 65 hours per year (per family—not per student). All volunteer hours should either be logged in the volunteer notebook or e-mailed to Janet on a monthly basis.

Volunteer Notebook
Located on the shelf just inside the Youngers classroom. Used to log DCS parent volunteer hours.

Wednesday Early Release
All LWSD Elementary Schools release early on Wednesdays. DCS/Sandburg Elementary dismisses at 2:00 pm on Wednesdays.

Communication

Kid Mail
A folder system of relaying daily paper notices to parents/staff.

PO Parent Organizer
Online communication tool used for LWSD and DCS calendar events, announcements, and online forms. www.parentorganizer.com
PO hint - ALWAYS scroll to the bottom of the e-mail before deleting to ensure you've seen all the announcements.

E-mail Group Lists
E-mail Group Lists A series of group lists used for communication from staff and between DCS families. At a minimum, you'll need to subscribe to the "DCS-Business" list and your child(ren)'s class list (see FAQ page for more information). 

Staff E-mail
LWSD e-mail format is firstinitiallastname@lwsd.org (ex. jdoe@lwsd.org). E-mails should be brief and concise (15 lines max). Teachers are happy to schedule conferences as needed to discuss more complex issues.

Roster
A list of community group members and their contact information.

Shared Campus with Carl Sandburg Elementry

DCS Portable Portable building #4
Contains supplies and equipment for DCS. Janet has the key.

DCS/Carl Sandburg Shared Campus
DCS students enjoy all the benefits of a sharing a campus with Carl Sandburg Elementary School. These include library, music, physical education, and computer lab in addition to special education, after school programs, and special events.

Buildings
Consists of two main buildings and several portables. The upper building houses DCS, the administrative offices, gym, library, and Sandburg grades K-3. The lower building houses Sandburg grades 4-6, a music room, and is where the DCS community Meetings are generally held. The portables house DCS and PTSA storage, music class, Inglemoor Cooperative Preschool, and LWSD extended care program.

Sandburg
Carl Sandburg Elementary.