Important News

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…

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…

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/.

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…

The Deep Run Regional Early Childhood Center (RECC) prekindergarten programs are making preparations for classes for the 2019-20 school year. These classes include children with and without disabilities. The program’s focus is helping all children develop communication, literacy, math, problem solving, motor, and social skills. Parents of children who will be 3 by September 1st or 4 years of age…

Starting Soon! – Tynker Coding Course This course introduces elementary girls to programming using a drag-and-drop interface. Students learn the basics of motion and animation, create scenes and change backgrounds, add sound and music, all while creating simple projects, animations, and games. Prerequisites: None Audience: 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade Girls (who have not taken Tynker before)…

Dates to Remember January 25 No 1/2 day RECC and PreK January 25 PTA Paint Night 6:30 pm--registration required ahead of time January 25 Deep Run Pride Spirit Day--wear DRES spirit wear or blue/white January 28 Early Dismissal at 12:55 End of the Marking Period January 29 Beginning Band and Strings Concert 6:30pm January 30 Young Author's Contest Participant Breakfast…

Cozy Night of Reading: I'm Dreaming of a Good Book February 20th, 6-8 pm Snow Date February 28th 6-8 pm Many community resources will be available starting at 6:00 (energy assistance, food, housing, education, and employment) Teachers and other staff members will begin reading at 6:30. Cozy Night of Reading

Come to movie night at Deep Run on February 8th. Bring a blanket, beach chairs, dinner or snack and enjoy CoCo. Doors open at 5:45 and the movie will start at 6:15. 5th grade will be selling snacks. Movie Night--English and Spanish

Do you have a baby, or young child age 4 or under, in your home? Would you like your child to receive one FREE BOOK EACH MONTH until age 5? Deep Run has been selected to participate in Read with Me, a partnership between HCPSS, Bright Minds, the HC Early Childhood Advisory Council, and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. This program…