Feb 11 Dismissal at 12:55, Virtual Parent Teacher Conferences
Feb 14 Kindness Week
Feb 14 Wear Red or Pink
Feb 14 Fireside Story Time 7pm
Feb 15 Peace, Love, Kindness--Wear Tie Dye or Rainbow Colors
Feb 15 Covid-19 Vaccine Clinic at Deep Run for Dose #2 4:30-6:30
Feb 16 Team Up for Kindness--Wear Favorite Team Spirit Wear or Work-Out Clothes
Feb 16 Early Dismissal 12:55
Feb 17 Hats off to Kindness--Wear A Hat
Feb 18 I Dream of Kindness--PJ Day
Feb 21 Schools Open
Feb 22 Two's-Day Tuesday, 2-22-22--twin day--dress like twins with a friend
Feb 24 PTA World Culture Night 6:15-8:00
Feb 28 Fireside Story Time 7pm
Howard County Family Institute Parent Workshops
The Family Institute is offering parent workshops in February and March focused on friendship skills and challenging behaviors. Read more
Deep Run PTA World Culture Night
Additional information is below.
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PTA World Culture Night February 24th 6:15-8:00
World Culture Night is a great opportunity to showcase the diverse heritage of our school community.
We invite you to show pride in any country, culture or heritage. All are welcome, including families who sign up to showcase Maryland or American culture.
Options to participate:
1. Culture Tables- Create a trifold board with your child(ren) to display pictures and/or share artifacts and have a table in the hallway,
AND/OR
2. Have you and/or your child(ren) go on stage as part of our Parade of Cultures (see below to learn what this entails!). Trifold boards will be provided if you do not have one.
World Culture Night will be Thursday, February 24th from 6:15 pm - 8:00 pm.
SCHEDULE:
5:45 pm - Parents who sign up can begin setting up tables in the hallway
6:15 to 7:00 pm - Families circulate throughout hallway areas to explore the culture tables
7:10 to 8:00 pm - Parade of Cultures on stage - parents/children sign up in advance to showcase clothing
(fashion show, song, dance, story, poem or other). PERFORMANCE WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO (2) MINUTES
If you would like to participate by creating a trifold board to share your culture or by performing in the Parade of Cultures, please complete the form below no later than Friday, February 11th.
REMINDERS:
1. Masks are required in the school building.
2. There will be no food or drinks allowed.
3. In order to keep students, families and staff safe and healthy, we ask that parents/guardians perform a COVID symptom check for EVERYONE attending the event before leaving home.
HCPSS Vaccine Clinics for Students
Ages 11+
Long Reach High School February 9th
Ages 5-11
Deep Run ES February 15th
Swansfield ES February 25th
Information in English and Spanish
2022 Summer Program Registration Open Through February 15th
Online enrollment requests for currently enrolled HCPSS students is open now through Tuesday, February 15 at 6 p.m. Please reference the HCPSS News posting. Families can find up-to-date course information and enrollment directions on the Summer Programs web page
Howard County Library Pop-Up Library in Deep Run Mobile Home Park
The Howard County Library's Pop-Up Library is coming to Deep Run Park. This is for children, ages infant to age 5, and their caregiver. The Pop-Up Library will be in Deep Run Park on February 23rd from 2-4 pm.
Kindergarten Registration Begins March 7th
Children must be 5 years old by September 1 in order to enroll in kindergarten. Every child who is 5 years old by September 1 must be enrolled in a kindergarten program this fall or have an approved waiver.
More information about registering a Kindergarten student
Staff Appreciation Throughout the Year
Parents often ask what they can do to support their child's teachers as well as the other staff at Deep Run. A small snack item is always appreciated! Consider ordering individually packaged snacks using the Amazon Wishlist below. All items will be sent directly from Amazon to Deep Run and placed in the staff lounge for easy access by staff. Thank you!
https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3UXVY3291RBEF?ref_=wl_share
Volunteer/Observer Vaccine Requirement
All volunteers and chaperones who interact with students, and parents/guardians who are conducting classroom observations will be required to use the PinPoint platform to show proof of full vaccination at least five school days in advance. Read more
Covid-19 Self Screenings
All parents/guardians are to perform a COVID-19 health check every day before your student leaves home. Students are not to come to school if they are experiencing any symptom(s) associated with COVID-19 or other communicable disease.