August 14, 2020
Greetings Deep Run Families,
We would like to welcome back our returning families and extend a warm welcome to our families who are new to Deep Run Elementary. We hope your family has had a healthy summer. We also hope you can enjoy the remaining three weeks of summer vacation with some fun families activities.
Our Deep Run staff has had a great summer but we are getting very excited to start the 2020-2021 school year. We hope your children are getting excited to connect with their teacher, friends, and school staff.
The Deep Run Digest will arrive in your email each Friday morning. This particular edition has information that we believe will be helpful to you as you prepare for the start of the school year. Addtional information with more specific details about the school year will be shared as we get closer to September. In the meantime, our Deep Run website also contains information about the school year.
Please contact us if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Denise Lancaster, Principal (denise_lancaster@hcpss.org)
Sophia Quirk, Assistant Principal (sophia_quirk@hcpss.org)
Ashleigh Townsend, Assistant Principal (ashleigh_townsend@hcpss.org)
Aug 14 Virtual Summer Lunch Bunch with the Administrators K-2@11:00, 3-5@12:00
Aug 20 Kindergarten Parent/Guardian Virtual Coffee and Conversation 9:30, 10:15
Sept 3 School Materials Distribution
Sept 4 Student/Family Virtual Open House/Orientation
Sept 8 First Day of Virtual School for K-8 9:00
Sept 10 First Day of Virtual School for PreK/RECC 9:00
Sept 22 Virtual Back to School Night Prekindergarten-2 @ 6:30 pm
Sept 23 Virtual Back to School Night 3-5 @ 6:30 pm
Sept 24 Virtual GT Back to School Night @ 6:30 pm
Back to School Resources for 2020
Learn about resources & updates to our VIRTUAL start of the school year! Read more
Virtual Open House on September 4th
Deep Run Elementary will hold a Virtual Open House on September 4th. Grade levels will meet at scheduled times throughout the day for a brief team orientation and opportunity for students to meet their teacher.
Materials Pick Up--Save the Date
On September 3rd, families will come to Deep Run to collect materials and supplies left from the 19-20 school year. Chromebooks and other supplies for virtual learning will also be available for pick-up. A schedule for pick-up will be provided at the end of August. The pick-up will take place outside of school following social distancing and other safety guidelines.
Families should plan to bring media library books, classroom library books, GT textbooks, and musical instruments that belong to Deep Run (as long as the student is not playing the instrument at Deep Run this school year) when they come to Deep Run on September 3rd.
Family File
Every year HCPSS parents must complete a Family File for each child. HCPSS utilizes Family File for parents/guardians to complete emergency information. Parents/guardians must verify and/or update information for each child, and can do so by logging in to HCPSS Connect and selecting the Family File tab on the left and then clicking on Family File.
Once logged in, you will be asked to update or provide the following information:
Please note if a parent completes the Family File prior to August 10th, the information entered will be attached to the 2019-2020 school year and the Family File will be considered incomplete. Also, parents new to HCPSS in 2020-2021 will not have access to their children in HCPSS Connect until August 10th.
Chromebooks for Students Leaving HCPSS and Registering at Deep Run
Directions for returning Chromebooks and borrowing Chromebooks. Read more
Coffee and Conversation for Parents/Guardians of Kindergarten Students
Join Deep Run administrators and kindergarten teachers for a question and answer session on August 20th at 9:30 in English and 10:15 in Spanish. Read more
Technnology Accounts for New Students
Beginning August 10, 2020, families with students new to HCPSS and whose registration has been finalized will receive an email with account information for new HCPSS students.Read more
HCPSS Reopening Plan with Student Schedules
The HCPSS Reopening Plan is available online. This plan includes student schedules as well as other information about virtual learning.
Health and Food Resources in Howard County
The Howard County Health Department and the School Based Wellness Centers Program want to ensure that students and their families have the health resources needed while the school-based wellness centers are closed.
Grab and Go meals are available Monday to Friday at Deep Run Elementary from 11:30-1:30 through August 28th.
Information and Application for Free and Reduced Meals
HCPSS participates in the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs which provide families with significant benefits to help save money. Qualification is based on family size and income, and enrollment is confidential. All children in households receiving benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) can get free meals regardless of income, and students from households that meet federal income guidelines are eligible to receive free or reduced-price meals. If financial circumstances have changed for your family due to Covid-19, please check to see if you are eligible to participate in the Free and Reduced Meals program.
Families currently eligible must submit a new application each year.
For more information and to apply on-line. Click here.
The HCPSS website provides a list of the benefits provided to children who are eligible for FARMs.