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Welcome to Discovery Elementary School

Mission Statement

We empower all students to be curious, kind, and contributing members of an ever-changing world.

Discovery Explorers live to love to learn!


 

Address:

4905 Rosedale Street NW
Gig Harbor, WA 98335

Phone: 

Main Office: (253) 530-1200
Attendance: (253) 530-1206
Fax: (253) 292-5977

Hours: 

M, T, TH & F: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm
Wednesday: 10:00 am - 3:30 pm

School Leadership

Delonna Halliday – Principal

Discovery Explorer Corner

School News

Learn more about how students can use technology safely

The Peninsula School District, in partnership with Tom Taylor YMCA and Resurrection Church, invites families to attend “Parents’ Tech Night” from 6 - 7 p.m. on  Thursday, March 23. 

This free event, hosted at Tom Taylor YMCA, will help equip parents with resources to help their kids engage with technology in healthy, helpful ways. There will be information and discussion about safe use of smartphones, online videos, and more!

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Join our Community Reading Challenge this Winter Break!

Peninsula School District invites everyone in the community to join us in our reading challenge. Our goal is to collectively read 1 million minutes by the last day of school, June 21, 2023.

Peninsula Light Company and PSD have collaborated to launch a ‘minutes read’ collection webpage as part of Peninsula Reads. When you’ve completed your reading activity, simply sign in and record how many minutes you read! Use this tool to log your reading minutes.

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 New classroom doors planned for Discovery Elementary School by 2023-2024 school year

The Peninsula School District (PSD) Capital Projects team is working on installing new interior doors on classrooms at Discovery Elementary School. PSD Capital Projects are in the process of submitting applications for the proper permits to complete the project. Once permits are obtained, the district will start receiving bids from local contractors early in 2023. 

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Graphic showing a child astronaut jumping from an open book filled with educational items.

Calling all readers!

You can support our youngest learners by reading in our elementary schools!

Guest readers are invited to share their favorite book or read a book provided to them as part of Peninsula Reads, our community-wide effort to promote literacy development in young children.

Readers are needed now through Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. Sign up here.

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