Deep Run Digest 9-6-19

Thu, 09/05/2019 - 10:16pm

Deep Run Digest 9-6-19

Dates to Remember

  • September 6       Spirit Day--Wear Deep Run Spirit Wear or Blue/White
  • September 6       Form Filling with Spanish Interpreters 9:00 - 3:00
  • September 17     Constitution Day--wear red, white, blue
  • September 18     Back to School Night PreK-2
  • September 19     Back to School Night Grades 3-5
  • September 20     Spirit Day--Hat Day
  • September 24     GT Information Night 6:00 pm
  • September 26     Homework Night 6-7 pm
  • September 26     PTA Meeting 7-8 pm
  • September 30     Schools and Offices Closed

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News and Events

Arrival and Dismissal and Parking

Please do not park in the townhouse or apartment neighborhoods near Deep Run.  Please walk or use our car loop.  U-turns are not allowed on Old Waterloo Road during arrival and dismissal.  Please drive safely!

Family File

We do not have up to date emergency card information completed for over 50% of our students.  Please complete the Family File now on HCPSS Connect:

https://www.hcpss.org/connect/

Free and Reduced Meals Program

HCPSS participates in the Free and Reduced Meals (FARMs) program.  Students (PreK-12) who meet the federal income guidelines are eligible to receive free or reduced-price meals. Applications are available on-line or in paper forms. A new application needs to be submitted each year.  Please complete the application (Spanish and English) as soon as possible to avoid delays in your student receiving a meal.  Go to http://www.hcpss.org/food-services/farms/

School Attendance

Regular, daily attendance is very important for learning and the overall success of your child at school.

Back to School  GT Information Night

Back to School Information Night for the Gift and Talented Program at Deep Run ES on 9/24 at 6pm

Worth Repeating

Deep Run PTA

Please support the Deep Run PTA.  Our students and teachers count on the many activities PTA provides for our school.  Membership is only $15 a family.  Volunteers are needed to support many different activities.

Information for 2019-2020

Myths about PTA

Membership Form

School Schedule

9:10 am   Students may enter the building.  Breakfast available for all students.

9:20 am   Morning Announcements

9:25 am   Official start to the school day and instruction begins. Students arriving after 9:25 are late and will be marked tardy.  They must be signed in by a parent in the front office.

3:53 pm  Walkers and car riders are dismissed.

3:55 pm  Bus Riders are dismissed. End of school day.

Arrival and Dismissal Procedures

The safety of our students and staff is our number one priority.  In order to ensure their safety during arrival and dismissal, please adhere to the following guidelines.  
We use the following terms to identify how students are dismissed at DRES.  Understanding these terms will create a more efficient dismissal.

  • Car Rider-  A student whose parents use the carloop to pick up or drop off. Parents DO NOT park, get out of their car, or walk up to the school building.  They remain in the car and students are brought to the car by school staff.
  •  Walker– A student who walks to or from the school building. If a parent drives to the school, then parks and walks up to the building to retrieve a student, this student is considered a WALKER.  These students will be dismissed out of the front door or side door.
  •   Bus Service—We strongly encourage students who live in an area served by bus transportation to ride the bus to and from school.  Please enter your address in the HCPSS school and bus locator to find your assigned stop and bus information.

We highly encourage our families to walk to school if they live in our walker zone.  If you drive, please review the attached Deep Run Car Loop flyer, available in English & Spanish, for an overview on how to ensure safe, friendly, and efficient arrival and dismissal procedures for our school community.

Afternoon Car Loop.

We dismiss our walkers and car riders at 3:55. Please be alert for directions from our staff. We begin by loading students into cars on Old Waterloo Road along side the school.  As soon as buses leave school, parents will be directed to drive to the curb in front of the school.

Please be on time to pick up your children.  Dismissal is at 3:55.  Additionally, students should be in school until the very end of the day. The only reason to leave early is for an occasional doctor's appointment.  There are no early dismissals after 3:30 pm.

Welcome from the Health Room

Please read this back to school news letter from the Deep Run Health Room.

News from the Health Room

Wednesday Folders

Important information and flyers about community events will go home in Wednesday Folders.  This will give families time to review the information and return completed information to school before the weekend.  Please be sure to check Wednesday folders on  a regular basis and return them to school.

Parent Volunteers

We welcome volunteers at Deep Run Elementary.  Before you volunteer, according to HCPSS Board Policy, all parent volunteers must complete a Confidentiality Training Course about protecting the privacy of our students, staff, and school.  The online course will take about 5 minutes.  After completing the course, please bring your completion certificate to the front office at school.  Click here to access the course

School Calendars for the 19-20 School Year

Deep Run School Calendar

Howard County Pubic School System Calendar

There will be no printed 2019-2020 calendars. Students and families may add the online calendar to their own mobile/online calendar by

  1. Going to https://www.hcpss.org/calendar/
  2. Scrolling down to Subscribing to a Calendar
  3. Right-clicking on the calendar you wish to subscribe to
  4. Selecting Copy Link Location/Address/Shortcut
  5. Adding to your calendar of choice (See your calendar for specifics on adding a new calendar)

You also may view and/or download printable PDFs of the full calendar and/or important dates only. Updates to the PDFs will be noted on the HCPSS calendar page.

PLEASE NOTE! The calendar is subject to change. The online calendar reflects the most recent version.

Deep Run Elementary School Based Wellness Center

DRES has a school based wellness center! Children can receive medical care while they are in school by using telemedicine technology. A secure, two way, real time video link is used to connect the school nurse and your child to either his or her medical provider or a Howard County General Pediatric Emergency Room physician. Parents must complete the enrollment forms for their children to receive services and the school nurse will call you before visits. If you have a smart phone or computer, you may participate in the visit and talk with the doctor.Telemedicine visits are free or cost the same as a regular office visit, depending on the child’s health provider. Click here to see a video of how the program works.

English Enrollment Packet

Spanish Enrollment Packet