Important News

Deep Run's Great Kindness Challenge (GKC)

The Deep Run Great Kindness Challenge: February 8th-February 15th Friday, February 8 – During lunch shifts, school counselors will announce the GKC, with a slide show, video and information about what’s to come. Monday, February 11 - “BEE Kind” Spirit Day - Dress as a bee or your favorite bug! Students receive the GKC checklists in homeroom. Change Matters Campaign…

Quarter 2 Report Cards Go Home February 7th

Report cards go home on Thursday, February 7th and we are celebrating our students' report card achievements. This quarter we will once again recognize our Rangers' report card successes in a few ways. Students in first through fifth grade can earn one of two awards. The awards and criteria are listed below and will be sent home in students' report…

Flu Season is Here--Important Information for You to Know

Flu season is here! https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pdf/freeresources/family/flu-guide-for-parents-2018.pdf We are seeing an increase in fever and flu like symptoms in the Deep Run health room. Here are some facts about the flu: • Symptoms include fever, chills, body aches, cough, and sore throat. If your child has a fever they must STAY HOME. Your child must be fever free (<100*F) for 24 hours…

Girls on the Run--Registration Begins February 10th

Girls on the Run Registration Opens February 10: 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 Spring season…

Change Matters Superheroes!

A SPECIAL MESSAGE TO DEEP RUN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CHANGE MATTERS SUPERHEROES! Dear School Families, During the week of February 11-15, our school is proudly participating in an educational fundraising campaign called -- Change Matters -- to benefit Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center -- Howard County’s only 24-hour homeless shelter and crisis center. Since 2008, Change Matters has been teaching children about…

Deep Run Drinking Water--Testing Revealed all Water Outlets are Safe

Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) began in September 2018 to test all schools for the presence of lead in school drinking water. The testing is being conducted to comply with a new state regulation requiring lead testing of drinking water outlets in all Maryland schools and not because of any concerns with drinking water in Howard County schools. The…

Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) - Winter Administration

We will be administering MAP assessments in reading and mathematics to all DRES students in grades 1-5 starting this 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 up or down the difficulty of the questions presented to the student. This creates a personalized…

Summer Institute--Registration Opens February 6th

The Summer Institute (grades K-9) on-site registration will now take place on Wednesday, February 6th, from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the Homewood Center. Online registration will open on Wednesday, February 6th at 6:00 p.m. and will remain open through Thursday, February 22 nd at 6:00 p.m. Details at https://www.hcpss.org/summer-programs/.

Deep Run Digest 2-1-19

Dates to Remember February 1 Young Author's Contest Participant Breakfast 9-9:25 am February 1 Super Bowl Spirit Day--wear your favorite team colors or shirt February 5 No School--Countywide Professional Learning Day for Staff February 7 Report Cards Go Home February 8 Scholastic Book Fair Opens February 8 Spirit Day--wear your clothes inside out February 8 Kindness Week February 8 PTA…