Deep Run Digest 8/30/19

Thu, 08/29/2019 - 10:23pm

ates to Remember

  • August 30           New Student Orientation for Grades 1-5  9:30am
  • August 30           PreK and K Orientation 1:15pm
  • August 30           Open House for all grades  2-3 pm
  • September 3       First Day of School for Grades K-5  Doors Open at 9:10
  • September 5       First Day of School for RECC and PreK
  • September 5       Form Filling with Spanish Interpreters 9:30 - 5:00
  • September 5       PTA Back to School Picnic 6-8 pm
  • September 6       Spirit Day--Wear Deep Run Spirit Wear or Blue/White
  • September 6       Form Filling with Spanish Interpreters 9:00 - 3:00
  • September 17     Constitution Day--wear red, white, blue
  • September 18     Back to School Night PreK-2
  • September 19     Back to School Night Grades 3-5
  • September 20     Spirit Day--Hat Day
  • September 24     Save the Date--GT Information Night 6:30 pm
  • September 30     Schools and Offices Closed

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News and Events

First Day of School

Students should come to school on the first day of school the way they will throughout the school year.  If your child rides a bus, please have him/her ride the bus on the first day.  This enables us to tag backpacks with bus numbers which helps students get on the right bus in the afternoon.  We will have many, many staff available to greet students when they get off the bus and to help them get to the right classroom.  Staff will also assist students in getting on the right bus at the end of the day.  Due to the large number of students entering our building each day and the need to follow our security procedures, parents are not able to walk their children to classrooms. Thank you for assisting us in having a safe and welcoming first day of school.

School Schedule

9:10 am   Students may enter the building.  Breakfast available for all students.

9:20 am   Morning Announcements

9:25 am   Official start to the school day and instruction begins. Students arriving after 9:25 are late and will be marked tardy.  They must be signed in by a parent in the front office.

3:53 pm  Walkers and car riders are dismissed.

3:55 pm  Bus Riders are dismissed. End of school day.

Arrival and Dismissal Procedures

The safety of our students and staff is our number one priority.  In order to ensure their safety during arrival and dismissal, please adhere to the following guidelines.  
We use the following terms to identify how students are dismissed at DRES.  Understanding these terms will create a more efficient dismissal.

  • Car Rider-  A student whose parents use the carloop to pick up or drop off. Parents DO NOT park, get out of their car, or walk up to the school building.  They remain in the car and students are brought to the car by school staff.
  •  Walker– A student who walks to or from the school building. If a parent drives to the school, then parks and walks up to the building to retrieve a student, this student is considered a WALKER.  These students will be dismissed out of the front door or side door.
  •   Bus Service—We strongly encourage students who live in an area served by bus transportation to ride the bus to and from school.  Please enter your address in the HCPSS school and bus locator to find your assigned stop and bus information.

We highly encourage our families to walk to school if they live in our walker zone.  If you drive, please review the attached Deep Run Car Loop flyer, available in English & Spanish, for an overview on how to ensure safe, friendly, and efficient arrival and dismissal procedures for our school community.

Afternoon Car Loop.

We dismiss our walkers and car riders at 3:55. Please be alert for directions from our staff. We begin by loading students into cars on Old Waterloo Road along side the school.  As soon as buses leave school, parents will be directed to drive to the curb in front of the school.

Please be on time to pick up your children.  Dismissal is at 3:55.  Additionally, students should be in school until the very end of the day. The only reason to leave early is for an occasional doctor's appointment.  There are no early dismissals after 3:30 pm.

Family To-Do List to Start the Year

Here are some helpful links to start off the school year!

1.  HCPSS Connect

https://www.hcpss.org/connect/

2.  HCPSS FARMs

https://www.hcpss.org/food-services/farms/#chart

3.  School & Bus Locator

http://www.infofinderi.com/ifi/?cid=HCP2IOASIJVW

Deep Run PTA

Please support the Deep Run PTA.  Our students and teachers count on the many activities PTA provides for our school.  Membership is only $15 a family.  Volunteers are needed to support many different activities.

Information for 2019-2020

Myths about PTA

Membership Form

School Meals at Deep Run

Breakfast and lunch are available to all students each day. Breakfast is free for all students and is served in the classrooms starting at 9:10.   Lunch is $2.75. Parents are encouraged to pre-pay for lunch online.  Additional information about the meal programs is on the HCPSS Website.

HCPSS participates in the Free and Reduced Meals (FARMs) program.  Students (PreK-12) who meet the federal income guidelines are eligible to receive free or reduced-price meals. Applications are available on-line or in paper forms. A new application needs to be submitted each year.  Please complete the application (Spanish and English) as soon as possible to avoid delays in your student receiving a meal.  Go to http://www.hcpss.org/food-services/farms/

Welcome from the Health Room

Please read this back to school news letter from the Deep Run Health Room.

News from the Health Room

Wednesday Folders

Important information and flyers about community events will go home in Wednesday Folders.  This will give families time to review the information and return completed information to school before the weekend.  Please be sure to check Wednesday folders on  a regular basis and return them to school.

Parent Volunteers

We welcome volunteers at Deep Run Elementary.  Before you volunteer, according to HCPSS Board Policy, all parent volunteers must complete a Confidentiality Training Course about protecting the privacy of our students, staff, and school.  The online course will take about 5 minutes.  After completing the course, please bring your completion certificate to the front office at school.  Click here to access the course

 

Worth Repeating

Free Vaccines for School

Does your child need vaccines to start the school year?  Check with your doctor.  The Howard County Health Department is offering a FREE vaccine clinic on September 3rd and 5th from 3-7 pm at the Howard County Health Department on Stanford Blvd.    Click below for more information.

Free Vaccine Clinic--English

Free Vaccine Clinic--Spanish

Girls on the Run

Register for the Fall Season of Girls on the Run: 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 Fall season will start the week of September 23, with the season-ending 5k scheduled for Saturday, December 7, 2019, in Columbia, MD. Program registration fee is $175 and includes 20 lessons, 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.  Registration opens August 18 and closes September 23rd.

School Calendars for the 19-20 School Year

Deep Run School Calendar

Howard County Pubic School System Calendar

There will be no printed 2019-2020 calendars. Students and families may add the online calendar to their own mobile/online calendar by

  1. Going to https://www.hcpss.org/calendar/
  2. Scrolling down to Subscribing to a Calendar
  3. Right-clicking on the calendar you wish to subscribe to
  4. Selecting Copy Link Location/Address/Shortcut
  5. Adding to your calendar of choice (See your calendar for specifics on adding a new calendar)

You also may view and/or download printable PDFs of the full calendar and/or important dates only. Updates to the PDFs will be noted on the HCPSS calendar page.

PLEASE NOTE! The calendar is subject to change. The online calendar reflects the most recent version.

Deep Run Elementary School Based Wellness Center

DRES has a school based wellness center! Children can receive medical care while they are in school by using telemedicine technology. A secure, two way, real time video link is used to connect the school nurse and your child to either his or her medical provider or a Howard County General Pediatric Emergency Room physician. Parents must complete the enrollment forms for their children to receive services and the school nurse will call you before visits. If you have a smart phone or computer, you may participate in the visit and talk with the doctor.Telemedicine visits are free or cost the same as a regular office visit, depending on the child’s health provider. Click here to see a video of how the program works.

English Enrollment Packet

Spanish Enrollment Packet