Deep Run Digest 3-8-19

Thu, 03/07/2019 - 11:52pm

Dates to Remember

  • March 8              Spirit Day--Deep Run Pride--wear blue/white or spirit wear
  • March 8              PTA Bingo  Doors Open at 6:30, First Game is at 7:00
  • March 8              Hershey Park Ticket Order Forms Due
  • March 11-15       Kindergarten Registration at DRES 9:30-3:00
  • March 13            STEM NIght 6:00-8:00
  • March 18-22       Pre-K Registration at DRES 9:30-3:00
  • March 19            PTA Meeting 7:00
  • March 21            Hoops for Heart in PE
  • March 22            Spirit Day--Baseball Opening Day
  • March 25            Book Mobile
  • March 25            Restaurant Night at Chipotle 5-9 pm

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News and Events

Kindergarten Registration

Online registration is now open for the 2019-2020 school year! Online registrations can be finalized in person at school beginning March 11.

Parents/guardians of children who will be five as of September 1, 2019 must enroll their children in kindergarten for the 2019-2020 school year. Parents may begin the enrollment process online, followed by completion of the registration process at Deep Run Elementary. Online registration is not required and parents may elect to complete the full registration in person.

This link provides detailed information about the kindergarten registration process.
More information about enrollment in HCPSS can be found here.

Kindergarten registration kick off week starts March 11 at all HCPSS schools. Parents may visit DRES all week from March 11-15 between the hours of 9:30 am and 3:00 PM to complete registrations. An appointment is not necessary during kick off week. K registrations can be completed after March 15 by appointment only - please call 410-313-5000 if you need to schedule a time.

PreK Registration

Pre-K applications for 2019-2020 will be availabe March 11th but assistance and processing will begin the week of March 18th.

STEM Night--March 13th from 6-8 pm

Please join us for the DRES Title I STEM night on Wednesday, March 13th from 6:00-8:00 pm.  

This event will include a variety of fun, hands-on science, technology, engineering, and math activities.  You and your child can participate in the following activities throughout the evening:   Hula Hut, Marble Maze, Boat Float Challenge, Airplane Challenge, Catapult Challenge, Ski Jumps, Paper Plate Hovercraft, Microbits, Measuring Wind Speed, Pendulum Painting, Geometric Bubbles, Coding, Gumdrop Domes, Balloon Cars, and a presentation about the solar system. We look forward to seeing you!

STEM Night Invitation

Introducing Typing Agent

In today's digital age, HCPSS believes that teaching students to touch type is imperative. As students become keyboard proficient, this invaluable skill will help prepare them to become global citizens and obtain meaningful and rewarding employment in a dynamic, international workplace. With this in mind, we are excited to inform you that all students in grades 2-5 now have access to one of the most innovative typing tutors available -Typing Agent. Click on the links below to learn how to access Typing Agent at home.

Typing Agent Parent Letter English

Typing Agent Parent Letter Spanish

 

Worth Repeating

Discounted Hershey Park Tickets

The Deep Run PTA is selling discounted Hershey Park Tickets that are good any day from May 3rd through September 29th.  The tickets include entry into the waterpark and zoo. Flyers are going home with students in their Wednesday folders or you can click on the links below.  Orders are due March 8th.

Hershey Park Flyer English

Hershey Park Flyer Spanish

DRES PTA Bingo Night--March 8th

The Deep Run PTA will be hosting a family Bingo Night on March 8th in the cafeteria.  Doors open at 6:30 and the first bingo game starts at 7.  The cost is $3.00 for PTA members and their families or $4.00 for everyone else.  Children must be accompanied by a parent.  Prizes will be awarded to winners.  5th grade will be selling pizza, drinks, and snacks.

Bingo Flyer in English

Bingo Flyer in Spanish

Save the Date:  PTA Restaurant Night at Chipotle

Make dinner a selfless act by joining us for a fundraiser to support Deep Run Elementary School. Come in to the Chipotle at 6181 Old Dobbin Lane Ste. 100 in Columbia on Monday, March 25th between 5:00pm and 9:00pm. Bring in the flyer below or show it on your smartphone or tell the cashier you’re supporting the cause to make sure that 33% of the proceeds will be donated to Deep Run Elementary School.

Chipotle Flyer English

Chipotle Flyer Spanish

Girls on the Run--Registration Opens February 10th

Girls on the Run Registration Opens February 10: Girls on the Run® inspires girls in grades 3-5 to be joyful, healthy, and confident by using running to teach valuable life skills. Teams of 15-20 girls meet twice weekly after school for 10 weeks. Each season concludes with the girls and their running buddies completing a 5k run. The Spring season will start the week of March 17, with the season-ending 5k scheduled for June 1, 2019, in Columbia, MD. Registration opens on Sunday, February 10 at 12:00 noon. Program registration fee is $175 and includes 5k registration, water bottle, t-shirt, and all program materials. Financial assistance is available – no girl is turned away. Visit www.gotrcentralmd.org for a list of program sites and to register. Questions? Call 443-583-7740

Dolly Parton Imagination Library

Deep Run has been selected to participate in Read with Me, a partnership between HCPSS, Bright Minds, the HC Early Childhood Advisory Council, and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

This program is for ANY baby or young child age 4 or under who lives in the Deep Run Elementary area. This includes your relatives and neighbors who live in the Deep Run area. Books will be mailed directly to your child.  If you would like to sign up, complete the form below--one form per child.  Contact Glenna Deekle at Deep Run with questions at 410-313-5000 or glenna_deekle@hcpss.org.