Important News

Deep Run Digest 10-4-19

Deep Run Digest 10-4-19 Dates to Remember October 8 Interim Reports Go Home October 9 Schools and Offices Closed October 10 Book Mobile October 11 Spirit Day--Wear Deep Run Spirit Wear or Blue/White October 15 PTA Meeting 7pm October 16 Trunk or Treat 6:30-8:00 October 18 Schools closed for Students October 22 Pink Out Day--Wear Pink October 22 Wellness Community…

Deep Run ES is invited to Homecoming at Long Reach High School

Long Reach High School Homecoming-Opportunity for Staff, Students and Families--October 19th at 8:30 am Homecoming for Long Reach is October 19 th. Each LRHS feeder school is invited to set up a pop up in school’s front parking lot at 8:00 am, perhaps with food or poster making supplies for families, while LRHS prep for the parade. Students and families…

Interims Progress Reports Go Home 10/8

Interim progress reports will go home on Tuesday, October 8th. New this school year, interim progress reports will be issued only to students in elementary school. In both progress reports and report cards, the Pre-K-5 Learning Behaviors section is modified to better support parents and teachers in identifying areas of focus. Understanding Your Child's Interim Progress Report

Deep Run Digest 9-27-19

Deep Run Digest 9-27-19 Dates to Remember September 30 Schools and Offices Closed October 2 National Walk and Bike to School Day October 8 Interim Reports Go Home October 9 School and Offices Closed October 10 Book Mobile October 11 Spirit Day--Wear Deep Run Spirit Wear or Blue/White October 15 PTA Meeting 7pm October 16 Trunk or Treat 6:30-8:00 October…

Walk and Bike to School Day ~ Wednesday, October 2nd, 2019

Wednesday, October 2nd, Deep Run will be participating in National Walk and Bike to School Day! All students (even bus riders) will have the opportunity to participate in this exciting arrival. Our bus and carloop drop off areas will be shifted down Old Waterloo Road, to the Waterloo Park circle. Bus and car riders that are dropped off at the…

Annual Policy Review with Students

Over the past two weeks, Mrs. Lancaster, Mrs. Quirk, and Mrs. Townsend met with each grade level for a team meeting. The following policies and procedures were reviewed using developmentally appropriate language. HCPSS Policies are available on the Howard County website. Attendance Safe and Supportive School Environment Civility Bullying Student Assault on Staff Weapons Discrimination Grading/Reporting (focus on students earning…

Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) - Fall Assessment Window begins October 1st

We will be administering MAP assessments in reading and mathematics to all DRES students in grades 1-5 starting next week. MAP is a computer adaptive assessment. In a computer adaptive assessment, as a student responds to questions, the test responds to the student, adjusting the difficulty of the questions presented to the student. This creates a personalized assessment for every…

Volunteering at Deep Run

We are so pleased to welcome all of our volunteers for the 2019-2020 school year! Your participation in school activities is greatly valued! There are many ways to help our school including assisting in classrooms, chaperoning on field trips, or completing clerical tasks (cutting materials, etc.) at home. According to HCPSS Board Policy, all parent volunteers must complete a Confidentiality…

Grade 4 and 5 Students New to Howard County

All Grade 4 and Grade 5 students who are new to HCPSS are eligible to take a Mathematical Ability and Reasoning Test as part of our Gifted and Talented Placement Process. Please let us know as soon as possible that you have a child who needs to be part of this testing group; you can send a written notice or…