Deep Run Digest 3-26-2021

Thu, 03/25/2021 - 6:42pm

Important Dates

March 26      College Spirit Day--wear your favorite college shirt

March 27       Free Food at Long Reach HS or Duckett's Lane ES 10-12w

March 29        Intermediate Hybrid A In-Person Learning Begins

March 29       Girls on the Run Starts--see information below

April 1             Intermediate Hybrid B In-Person Learning Begins

April 1            Career Day

April 2            Spring Break Begins

April 7             Back to School Group E in-person

April 8             Back to School Group B and E in-person, Virtual and A on-line

April 14           End of 3rd Marking Period

April 14           Noodles and Co. Restaurant Night 4-8 pm

April 20           PTA Meeting 7pm

April 22           Report Cards Go Home

Scholastic Book Fair Open!--see below

News 

Lightspeed at Deep Run

In the coming weeks, our school will start participating in the use of Lightspeed, a platform and instructional support tool that helps teachers keep students on track and safe as they navigate online learning.

Digital Education Center Virtual Information Center

HCPSS is considering a virtual school option for students in grades K-12 who are unable to attend traditional schools or who wish to remain virtual for the 2021-2022 (upcoming) school year. Students and families are invited to attend a virtual information session on March 31 at 1 or 7 p.m. Registration required
 
Canvas Notifications--Do you prefer text messages?
 
What are notifications?  Notifications are messages that you can receive about a course. Canvas offers a variety of notification options. Parents can customize the volume, the medium (email and text) and the frequency of communications regarding their student’s courses. Real time grades are visible at all times. Please refer to this guide for additional information.
 
How do I set up notifications in Canvas?  Parents automatically receive Announcements and Inbox notifications from Canvas. Notification settings apply to all courses in which parent’s children are enrolled. They are not specific to a course or student. View the Canvas notification preferences guide for more information.
 
GT Summer Institutes for Talent Development Registration Open
 
Online registration for the GT Summer Institutes for Talent Development is now open! These enrichment classes for students entering grades 1 through 8 in 2021-2022 include offerings in the humanities, science, mathematics, technology, and the arts. Course lists, registration instructions through HCPSS Connect, costs, and dates are all available on the Summer Programs page. Courses include fully virtual and fully face-to-face (in person) options. The first window for registration requests closes on Monday, March 29 at 6 p.m. Be sure to register today!

2nd HoCo Virtual Rainbow Conference 5/15

Please join us virtually to learn more about how to be better advocates for the LGBTQ+ Community at our second HoCo Rainbow Conference. With over 24 concurrent sessions and local as well as national speakers, we have a full day of fun and learning lined up for Saturday, May 15, 2021. Session speakers include Jane Clementi and Joshua Patel of the Tyler Clementi Foundation, Rae Sweet of the It Gets Better Project, Maryland House Majority Leader, Eric Luedtke, Kevin Naff of The Washington Blade, Ying Matties and Robyn Page of Community Allies of Rainbow Youth (CARY), and many more! Registration for this FREE conference will go live on Friday, April 2nd. Until then, you can browse our conference website to learn more about the sessions and view the conference schedule here. We hope many of you will join us!

Howard County Child Care and Preschool Information Fair 3/27

The Howard County Child Care and Preschool Information Fair is a virtual event for parents and caregivers!   The event connects families looking for child care to Howard County early childhood programs including:

  • Family Child Care
  • Infant Programs
  • Preschools
  • Child Care Centers
  • Summer Camps
  • Co-op Nursery Schools
  • School-Age Programs

Saturday, March 27, 2021 from 10 am to 1 pm.

Register at:  https://hoco.treebranch.live/

Flyer

News Worth Repeating

Free Food on Saturdays in March and Aprilk

Free Food Distribution:  Families will receive a box of food that contains 30.5 pounds of fresh fruit, vegetables, dairy, and meat. The boxes will be distributed on Saturdays in March beginning at 10:00 am and ending at noon, or earlier if the food is gone. The distribution will take place at Long Reach High School and Ducketts Lane Elementary School, 6501 Ducketts Lane, Elkridge, MD 21075, on the following dates:

Saturday, March 27, 2021

Saturday, April 3, 2021

Saturday, April 10, 2021

Saturday, April 17, 2021

Saturday, April 24, 2021

For more informaiton please click on the link below:

Information in English

Information in Spanish

Girls on the Run Started March 22 for Girls in Grades 3-5

Register for the Spring 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. Girls on the Run registration is now open for the 8-week season, which will begin the week of March 21. The end-of-season 5K weekend is scheduled for May 22-23, 2021. At Deep Run, the girls will meet in person on Mondays from 4:30-5:45 and virtually on Thursdays from 4:30-5:30. Ms.  Hasson will be the lead coach.

Registration is $140 and includes a program shirt, water bottle, 5K registration and finisher’s medal, as a well as a cinch sack with all necessary program materials. Scholarships are available by completing this interest form: https://www.raceplanner.com/register/index/ScholarshipinterestSP21

For more details and to register, visit gotrcentralmd.org. Teams are limited to 15 girls and registration is first-come, first-served.

Kindergarten and PreK Registration

Kindergarten registration started March 8th and prekindergarten registration begins March 15th.

Deep Run Scholastic Virtual Book Fair Opens March 15th

The Deep Run Online Scholastic Book Fair is coming soon and will be a great time to build a personal library for spring break!  Support Deep Run's Media Center from the comforts of your own home. The online book fair will be open from March 15 to March 28.

Check out the available books here!

    •    Click here to order. You will need to enter an email address and create a password before you can shop.

    •    Orders are delivered directly to your home.

    •    Free shipping on BOOK-ONLY purchases over $25

    •    25% of sales will go to Deep Run's Media Center to purchase new books for the library and resources for classroom teachers.

Flyer with Directions for Ordering

DRES Night at Noodles and Company to Benefit 5th Grade End of Year Activities

Family and friends are invited for a Restaurant Night at Noodles and Company at 6191 Old Dobbin Ln Ste 930 on April 14th from 4-8 pm.  Order online following the directions on the flyer or stop by the restaurant.  Be sure to bring the flyer if you order at the restaurant.  This restaurant night is a fundraiser for end-of-the-year 5th grade activities.

Flyer in English

Flyer in Spanish

PTA Spirit Night at Chipotle

Save the date for a PTA Spirit Night at Chipotle's on Old Dobbin Lane on May 11th from 4-8 pm. Bring the flyer below or show it on your smartphone and the PTA will earn 33% of the sales.

English Flyer

Spanish Flyer

A Message from the Health Room

Welcome Back Rangers! 

The Health room is very excited to see our Group E, A, and B children back in school.  Our goal is to keep every student and staff member healthy. We can only accomplish this if we work together.  If your child has any of these symptoms: 

  • 1 of the following:
    • New onset cough, shortness of breath, or difficulty breathing;
    • New loss of taste or smell;

OR

  • 2 of the following:
    • Fever over 100.4 or chills within the past 24 hours;
    • Fatigue;
    • Muscle or body aches; 
    • Headache; 
    • Sore throat; 
    • Congestion or runny nose;
    • Chills or shaking chills;
    • Nausea or vomiting; 
    • Diarrhea.

Please keep them home! 

If we see them in the health room and they complain of any of the above symptoms, they will be sent home to quarantine for 14 days.  At that time, they can attend school virtually but they will not be allowed back in the classroom/building until we receive a negative Covid test or 14 days. Many of these symptoms are similar to seasonal allergy symptoms.  Even if you believe your child’s symptoms are seasonal allergy related, please follow the guidelines above and keep them home and attend school virtually until the symptoms subside. Together we can keep our community healthy and our school open during these Covid times.  

When should my child stay home and what health checks should families conduct?

Book Checkout Began on March 15

Beginning Monday, March 15, 2021, students in grades 3-5 will have a chance to checkout books.Because it is virtual and contactless, it will work a bit differently than if we were in school.  Please follow the link below to find out how you can check-out a book and how it will work.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1NOnK6VEwzlrN2uuBmSTY4s9O_RYmU36Ui4Hc34I47w8/edit

For virtual students:  Please note that if you cannot come to school to pick up your books in the front vestibule, please do not request a book.  Books not picked up within the week, will be returned to the shelves in the media center

Prekindergarten Learning Together Program

Learn about the prekindergarten program for children who will be 3 years old by September 1st.