DART permission slips are available in Skyward! This running team is a free activity open to all students at Discovery Intermediate. Please see your email with more information.
Wear your socks for World Down Syndrome Day on Thursday, March 21!
Have a great Spring Break! All Goddard Public Schools and Offices will be closed March 11-15, 2024.
It's here #265Family! The Goddard USD 265 Board of Education approved a two-year District calendar for the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years. To download the 2-page PDF, please visit https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/.../USD_265... or find it on the homepage of www.goddardusd.com
The Goddard Public Schools Board of Education approved a two-year 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 School Year Calendars. To download the 2-page PDF, please visit https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/3661/GPS/4068164/USD_265_2024-25_and_2025-26_School_Year_Calendars.pdf
Do you or someone you know have questions regarding enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year? Visit our website to learn more: https://www.goddardusd.com/o/gps/page/enrollment.
Also, be sure to mark your calendar for these upcoming enrollment events!
Hat Day Fundraiser tomorrow! Pride Pack is raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Please see the flyer for more information!
Check out our fun on Career Day!
Check out the fun!
Please join us for our PTO meeting during Conferences!
Happy School Resource Officer Day to the best team in Kansas!
Join us this Thursday and Friday for Books & Breakfast!
Join us from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 7th, 2024 in the Eisenhower High School cafeteria for the USD 265 Special Education Services Fair! There will be an array of service vendors and support organizations for individuals with special needs, as well as free Chick-Fil-A sandwiches while supplies last. USD 265 staff that attend will even be entered in a raffle for some great prizes! This event is aimed to help provide support, information and connect resources with those that need them. Come help us help our community!
There will be no classes for our students February 9 or 12. We look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday, February 13!
Please note that our office will be closed from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Friday for our staff to attend Professional Development.
We are excited for Spirit Week February 5-8! Let's go Chiefs!
Join us Friday night for Discovery Night at EHS! $1 from every ticket sale will go back to Discovery.
Tickets can be purchased here:
https://gofan.co/event/1329395?schoolId=KS67220
Deputy Bozarth from the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Department joined Ms. Kinder's math class today to talk about how he uses math in his investigations. A huge thank you to our USD 265 Police Department for organizing this!
Around the World - Affirmation Style! 25 students were able to write 600 total affirmations in the span of 30 minutes. Watching each student read their affirmations after was just the thing we needed to finish our day strong! #BetterTogether
“Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they have the heart.” – Elizabeth Andrew
Ray and Amy Hall, Discovery Intermediate School Family, were awarded the District Attitude Award after being nominated by Mary Kloefkorn and Alexa Heim. Their nominators wrote, “Ray and Amy Hall are the most supportive and kind parents you will find. They are the epitome of kindness and generosity. They started volunteering when Kate was in 5th grade and continue that now that she's in 6th. They are involved in many areas of Discovery and have become an invaluable part of the Discovery family. Ray says "yes" even before you've told him what you need. They show up and are involved in any way they can be. They come early, stay late to clean up, and interact with the students and staff in a positive manner. Not only are they kind and helpful, they are modeling this lifestyle for their daughter, Kate, who now looks for ways to help others and jumps in to help wherever she sees a need. If you told them that they would be nominated for this award, they would humbly brush it off and say it wasn't necessary - that they are just happy to be helpful. That's exactly the reason they should be given this award. We are thinking of keeping Kate at Discovery so we don't lose this awesome family. However, knowing the Hall's they will just tell us to give them a call and they would be happy to come and help with whatever we need.”
"School bus drivers are the people who transport children to their future."
Kristy Evers, Transportation Trainer, received the District Attitude Award after being nominated by Mr. Robert Rehse. Her nominator wrote, “As tends to happen every year, the district is short on bus drivers. That shortage is especially acute for activity drivers for sports. When the district put out feelers at the beginning of the year for coaches to sign up, lots of people were interested. At least until they saw how in-depth the training is and how much information you are required to learn. I decided to dive in anyway and once I did, I discovered Kristy was the perfect person to teach prospective drivers. She has made everything as user-friendly as possible and shows you exactly what you need to know and what are the best ways to learn it. The average person can't parallel park a car. Kristy has a method that if you simply follow the steps, you can parallel park a bus. She has a very calming presence about her teaching style and is very encouraging in her feedback. She understands that you'll make mistakes but helps you learn from them instead of dwelling on them. She made the process very bearable and helped me pass the CDL test on the first try. She is an asset to the district that often goes unnoticed so I believe she deserves this recognition.”
