Important News

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 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…

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…

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…