November 20 Wear Red, White, Blue for American Ed. Week
November 20 Learning Materials Distribution Noon-4 pm
November 20 Special Education Progress Reports Issued by Today
November 23 Early Dismissal at 12:45 for Parent Teacher Conferences
November 24 Early Dismissal at 12:45 for Parent Teacher Conferences
November 25 Thanksgiving Holiday begins--No School
December 2 Young Authors Contest Entries Due--see below for details
December 2 Parent Connect 11:30
December 4 Breakfast and a Book book club for Grades 3-5 8:30-9am
December 4 Save the Date: PTA Virtual BINGO 6:30-7:30
December 9 Parent Connect Spanish 11:30
We wish all of our students and families a very Happy and Safe Thanksgiving! This is a time of year when we think about our blessings and give thanks for family and friends. We are thankful for all the support we continue to receive from our Deep Run Community during virtual learning. We appreciate our partnership! We are Better Together which makes Deep Run #1! Wishing you all the best!
Deep Run Elementary School Staff
As a reminder, November 23rd and 24th are early dismissal days for parent teacher conferences. School will be over at 12:45. Review the grade level schedules here.
Schools are closed on November 25, 26, 27 for the Thanksgiving break.
There will be NO asynchronous assignments assigned to students during the week of November 23. Lexia and DreamBox will be optional.
Enjoy the break and be safe!
Tips for Virtual Conferences on November 23-25
Parents/guardians must use their student’s login to join a conference:
Meeting codes were included in confirmation emails for those parents/guardians who selected that option. Google Meet codes also can be found by
Parents/guardians who experience any difficulty logging in to a conference should email their child's teacher. Parents will be in a virtual "waiting room" until the teacher let's them in.
General information on Google Meet can be found online. Parents/guardians are reminded of privacy guidelines around all Google Meet sessions.
3rd, 4th, and 5th graders are invited to participate in the monthly book club called Breakfast and a Book. The first book students may listen to or read is, Emmanuel's Dream. The discussion will take place virtually on December 4th from 8:30-9:00. They can have their breakfast and discuss the book prior to the start of the school day.
Sign up to participate in the discussion by December 2nd
Parents will receive a reminder email along with the Google Meet Join Code on December 3rd.
Breakfast and a Book December Flier
There are plans to offer a similar book club to students in K-2 in 2021.
Deep Run Title I Family School Compact and Calendar of Events
Deep Run Elementary is a Title I Schoolwide Program school. Title I is a federally funded program designed to close achievement gaps and ensure all children have an opportunity to access a high quality education by providing funding for supplemental academic services and supports. A Family-School Compact & Plan is an agreement between families, students, and teachers that is jointly developed and distributed to all families. It explains how families, students, and teachers will work as a team to make sure all students meet with success and get the support they need to achieve grade level goals. The Deep Run Family School Compact and Calendar of Events can be found by clickign the links below and on the Deep Run Title I website. If you have any questions, please ask your child’s teacher at your upcoming parent teacher conference. If you have any input or feedback, please contact Denise Lancaster, Principal.
Deep Run Family Compact English
Deep Run Family Compact Spanish
Google Play--Parent Permission Required
In an effort to continue expanding our authorized set of digital tools for virtual instruction, HCPSS has curated a new set of supplemental digital tools that are available only through Google’s menu of additional services. These supplemental digital tools are approved by HCPSS and comply with federal, state and Howard County Board of Education student data privacy policies. Due to Google’s settings, students must access this set of tools by utilizing Google’s menu of additional services, which requires consent by a parent or guardian.
A efectos de continuar la expansión de nuestro grupo autorizado de herramientas digitales para la instrucción virtual, el HCPSS ha seleccionado un grupo nuevo de herramientas digitales suplementarias disponibles sólo a través del menú de servicios adicionales de Google. Estas herramientas digitales suplementarias están aprobadas por el HCPSS y cumplen con las normas de privacidad de datos estudiantiles federales, estatales y de la Junta de Educación del Condado de Howard. Debido a la configuración de Google, los estudiantes deben acceder a este grupo de herramientas utilizando el menú de servicios adicionales de Google, que requiere el consentimiento de un padre o tutor.
Young Authors' Contest
The Young Authors' Contest, spnsored by the State of Maryland Literacy Association, is open to students in grades 1-5. Students may submit their original poems or short stories written within the past year. The due date is December 2nd. Entries will not be accepted after December 2nd. Entries should be submitted to Mrs. Owens at audrey_owens@hcpss.org and should include the cover sheet with parent's signature. Please follow the directions in the following documents: