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Instructional Material Feedback

As stated in Board Policy 9130, parents are welcome to provide feedback related to curriculum materials.  The information submitted on this form will be directed to the building principal.

Click here to fill out and submit Instructional Material Feedback form.

National Junior Honor Society

The National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) is a nationwide organization that recognizes outstanding middle school students who demonstrate excellence in scholarship, leadership, service, character, and citizenship. Being a part of NJHS encourages students to develop strong leadership skills, build a commitment to community service, and strive for academic success. It’s a great opportunity for students to grow personally and make a positive impact on their school and community.

Visit www.njhs.us/about to learn more about the program.

Check ParentSquare to find out how to get involved in NJHS at Discovery Middle School.

Middle School Travel Opportunities

Grissom students on spring 2017 DC trip PHM students on Europe trip summer 2014 PHM Middle School Trip to China spring 2017

Bringing the world to students and students to the world!

Penn-Harris-Madison believes there is immense value in enhancing students’ understanding and comprehension of globalization and history through experiential learning opportunities. Annually, we offer one week trips to Washington, D.C. for 8th graders.

Qualified 7th and 8th grade students also have the opportunity for international travel. Typically a group comprised of 7th and 8th grade students from all three middle schools will visit Europe one summer and then Asia the next summer. 

The safety of our students and staff is the number one priority for P-H-M, that is why we partner with the EF Educational Tours for our Asia and European trips. As our trusted educational partner, P-H-M has conducted numerous tours with EF. The company has more than 50 years of experience providing a 24/7 Tour Director who is able to connect with a local EF office present in 53 countries around the world.

 

 

Learn 360


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Virtual Tour of Discovery

Speaker: Brandon King (Tour Guide)

[0:00 – 0:23]
Hello and welcome to the virtual tour of Discovery Middle School. My name is Brandon and I’ll be your tour guide. Whether you’re coming from North Point, Mary Frank, Horizon, or somewhere else, I hope this tour will be informative and interesting.
[0:23 – 0:38]
You will most likely arrive at school on the buses in the back parking lot, walk through the main bus door and into the commons, where you’ll begin navigating your first experience at Discovery.
[0:23 – 0:38]
This is the commons. Here, nearly every place in the school connects together. To the left of the large display on the wall is the cafeteria, but most people just call it the cafetorium.
[0:39 – 0:52]
This large room doubles as a cafeteria and an auditorium, hence the name. This is where you will eat lunch. For 6th graders, lunch will occur after third period. For 7th graders, after fourth period. And for 8th graders, after second period.
[0:53 – 1:10]
Each period, you will attend a different class for 55 minutes, then have 5 minutes to travel to your next class. There are 6 periods in a day. This is the lunch line. Here you can buy lunch if you decide not to bring it from home.
[1:11 – 1:30]
If you went to a PHM elementary school, any funds you currently have in your lunch account will be transferred to Discovery. Contact the main office to add money to your lunch account. Now let’s get back to the tour. The commons also connects to the gymnasiums, the music rooms, and the various offices, but we’ll get back to that later.
[1:31 – 1:43]
For now, let’s head up the stairs to the left of the bus door to reach the hallway that serves as the hub for upstairs activity. Remember, whether you’re going up or down the stairs, always take the right side to help with the flow of traffic.
[1:44 – 2:06]
In this upstairs area we’ve just reached, you can access the health labs and the sixth and seventh grade hallways. You can turn left to access the seventh grade hallway and turn right to access the sixth grade hallway. Don’t worry, we’ll show you how to get to the eighth grade hallway later. We’ll use images of the sixth grade hallway as an example since the three grade hallways are set up mostly the same.
[2:07 – 2:39]
All the hallways are shaped like a half circle. This is a locker. There are three metal hooks on the walls for hanging backpacks and coats, as well as a metal shelf towards the top. You will leave your backpack and most of your textbooks in your locker during the day, and you can pick up needed textbooks from your locker during the five-minute passing periods that you use to get from class to class.
[2:39 – 2:55]
Cell phones and other electronic devices should be placed in your locker during the day and turned off. Some teachers will ask you to BYOD, or Bring Your Own Device, on certain days. This is the only time where such electronic devices will be allowed outside of lockers during the day. Don’t worry if you don’t have a device. Teachers who ask you to BYOD will have a plan for those students who don’t have devices.
[2:56 – 3:10]
Many new students worry about getting their locker open. This is relatively a non-issue at Discovery. Many people are able to easily open their locker within the first week. If you do happen to be unable to open your locker during the day, just find the nearest teacher. Many teachers have keys that can unlock your locker. Those teachers who don’t have keys can direct you to a teacher that does.
[3:11 – 3:49]
Now let’s head to the top of the main stairs where we found the central upstairs area. From here we can access the IMC, meaning Instructional Materials Center, or library. This is where you can check out books to read. You may take them home and read on your own time, or you can read IMC books during our daily read time. This is a time before first period where you can read a book from home or from the IMC for 30 minutes. You will have read time with your first period teacher, so report to his or her classroom first thing in the morning.
[3:50 – 4:03]
Also connecting to the library is Computer Lab A. You can head out the back door of the library and turn left to get there. This is where your Media Explorations class will be. We’ll talk more about that in just a minute when we get to rotations.
[4:04 – 4:55]
The final place of interest upstairs is the health labs. Depending on your grade, you’ll have health class with different frequencies. For sixth grade, health is a rotation. For seventh and eighth grade, health alternates every two weeks with gym.
[4:56 – 5:12]
No matter what grade you’re in, you’ll have two periods of the day that are not taken up by core subjects (math, language arts, science, and social studies). Sixth graders will have one music class that alternates every day between gym and rotations. The only class choice in sixth grade is which music class: Band, Orchestra, Choir, or Piano Lab.
[5:13 – 5:45]
Seventh and eighth graders have one elective (either rotations or music) and one period that alternates between gym and health. Rotations classes change every nine weeks and may include Media Explorations, FACS (Family and Consumer Sciences), World Languages, Health, and Art.
[5:46 – 10:11]
The tour continues through the music and gym areas, locker rooms, two gyms, guidance office, main office, health office, eighth grade hallway, and rotations hallway (including Computer Lab D, FACS, and the World Languages/Art room). The video concludes with a summary and credits.

Full detailed narration is available in the video.

Alexandria

For accessing our library resources at DMS please use the link below.
 

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Just FYI – Special Education Community Resources

Pediatric Study Group

Fall series hosted by Memorial Children’s Therapy Center

Technology for Children with Special Needs: Keeping It Simple

Location
Innovation Café in the Navarre Building
100 Navarre Place, South Bend, Indiana
Directions
Just south of Memorial Hospital. Turn west off Michigan onto Navarre and into the Navarre parking garage (free parking). Drive to the second floor, turn left and park near the west elevator. Take that to the first floor. Exit outside the building to the right and the Innovation Café is towards the South Bend Medical Foundation with an awning over the door.

Session 1

Topic
Empowering the Pediatric Therapist in the Creation of Mobility and Seating Solutions
Presenter
Kerry Jones, Rehabilitation Designer/ATP
Date & Time
September 16, 2014, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
What to Bring
Bath towel, hand towel, and washcloth

Session 2

Topic
Augmentative and Alternative Communication Accessibility Options—how AAC impacts everyday activities, demonstration, case study
Presenter
Children’s Therapy Center AAC team
Date & Time
October 21, 2014, 6:45-8:15 p.m. (following the Logan First Steps quarterly meeting)

Session 3

Topic
Make and Take—a fun session where attendees make an easy-to-use access switch for practical application using easy-to-put-together materials
Date & Time
November 18, 2014, 6:00-7:30 p.m.

For More Information

Miriam Tribbett, PT
St. Joseph Regional Medical Center’s Pediatric Therapy Department
574-335-6265 or tribbetm@sjrmc.com
Chris Wilson, OT
Memorial Children’s Therapy Center
574-647-5007 or cnwilson@beaconhealthsystem.org

www.michianadownsyndrome.org

Asperger Autism Group of Goshen

Group Information

Meeting Schedule
Second Monday of each month
Cost
Free and open to the public
Lending Library
Available at 6:45 p.m.
Childcare
Available by reservation—contact Dena Deal
Website
sites.google.com/autismgoshen

Contact Information

Address
406 S 7th St
Goshen, Indiana 46526
Christine Guth, Coordinator
574-534-2718
cguth@autismgoshen.org
Dena Deal, ASI Autism Ally
1-800-609-8449 ext. 202
ddeal@inautism.org

What We Offer

The nuts & bolts of autism info and support in northern Indiana

  • Events calendar
  • Speakers and topics
  • Conversation nights
  • Lending library
  • Spouses group
  • Facebook group
  • Meeting locations
  • Local, regional & state resources

Visit our website for more information

About Us

Additional Resources

Little Star

Where kids with autism learn to live in the world. Where parents learn they are not alone.

Visit Little Star Center

Logan Center

Visit Logan Center

Michiana Down Syndrome Organization

Visit Michiana Down Syndrome

Exceptional Education

Exceptional Education at Discovery Middle School

Contact Us

John Himschoot
Resource Teacher of Record
Carly Hixon
Resource Teacher of Record
Melissa Shemanski
Resource Teacher of Record
Wendy Pierce
Speech Language Pathologist
Kevin Runyan
School Psychologist

Community Resources

Michiana Down Syndrome Organization

Visit Michiana Down Syndrome

Little Star

Where kids with autism learn to live in the world. Where parents learn they are not alone.

Visit Little Star Center

Logan Center

Visit Logan Center

Asperger Autism Group of Goshen

Meeting Schedule
Second Monday of each month
Cost
Free and open to the public
Lending Library
Available at 6:45 p.m.
Childcare
Available by reservation—contact Dena Deal
Website
sites.google.com/autismgoshen

Asperger/Autism Group of Goshen

Contact Information

Address
406 S 7th St
Goshen, Indiana 46526
Christine Guth
Coordinator
574-534-2718
cguth@autismgoshen.org
Dena Deal
ASI Autism Ally for region
1-800-609-8449 ext. 202
ddeal@inautism.org

What We Offer

The nuts & bolts of autism info and support in northern Indiana

  • Events calendar
  • Speakers and topics
  • Conversation nights
  • Lending library
  • Spouses group
  • Facebook group
  • Meeting locations
  • Local, regional & state resources

Visit our website for more information

About Asperger/Autism Group of Goshen

Positive Behavior

Positive Behavior & Instructional Support is a school–wide program in which positive behaviors are supported through instruction and acknowledgments.

Discovery Students AIM High

Attitude

Integrity

Make a Difference 

Literacy Resources – Please go to the Canvas Module DMS Literacy Template

Aim High Index Score Card

AIM High Poster

AIM High Teaching Lessons (Disk Version)

AIM High Poster Version (all slides)

Teacher Guidelines Page