PTA Family Fun Night Bingo--November 15th
Join family and friends for PTA's Bingo Night on November 15th. Doors open at 6:30 and Bingo starts at 7:00. Click below for more information.
American Education Week November 18-22
Please join us for American Education Week 2019! We welcome you to visit your child's classroom any day from 9:30 to 3:30. Be sure to stop by the Scholastic Book Fair which will open on November 19th in the media center. Click here to view our Deep Run schedule to help you plan your visit. We look forward to seeing you!
Scholastic Book Fair--November 19-26
Scholastic Book Fair November 19-26. Open during American Ed Week and Conferences. Click here to learn more. Read more
Deep Run Holiday Shoppe--Save the Date
The annual PTA Holiday Shoppe will be on December 6th from 6-8 pm.
Help the PTA Provide Dinner to Staff During Conferences
On Monday, November 25th the PTA is hosting a teacher/staff dinner for fall conferences and we need all the help we can get. If you can donate food, paper products etc., please take a look at the volunteer list and sign up.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0e4daaae2daafa7-teacherstaff4
School Picture Retakes on November 22
School pictures went home in Wednesday folders on Novemer 13th. Photographers will be here on November 22nd to take pictures of students who were absent on picture day. If you are not satisfied with the pictures you received on Wednesday, return them to school on or before November 22nd and the picture will be retaken on November 22nd.
Students Can Use DreamBox at Home
We have partnered with DreamBox Learning® Math, an online, highly adaptive learning program, within our mathematics classes this year. It meets the educational needs of each individual learner, adjusting and re-adjusting in the moment as they engage in a fun learning environment. Click here to learn more.
Your child can access DreamBox Learning from a desktop, laptop, or iPad 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by logging in through https://hcpss.me (internet connection required). Click here for addiitonal directions.
Deep Run Dash--The Results are In!
Thank you for your support of the Deep Run Dash, the primary fundraiser for the Deep Run PTA this year. The PTA raised over $5000. These funds will be used to support many activities for your children at school. The grades with the most fundraising participation are:
First Place: Kindergarten! The kindergarten students will race the administrators and teachers in a scooter race on Monday, November 18th at 3:00.
Second Place: 5th Grade! 5th graders won the opportunity to "pie" the assistant principals in the face on November 13th.
Third Place: 1st Grade! 1st graders had free seating during lunch on November 12th.
If you didn't get a chance to support the Deep Run Dash or are interested in additional ways to support the PTA, click here! Your support is greatly appreciated!
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Parent Teacher Conferences--November 25-27
Parent Teacher Conferences will take place on November 25th & 26th, and for some teachers on November 27th. Fall conferences will be the traditional parent-teacher conference with homeroom teachers and February conferences will be the student-led conference. The HCPSS Connect/Family File account is used to schedule the conferences. Beginning on Monday, November 11th you can log on to HCPSS Connect at www.hcpss.org/connect to access Synergy Conference Management. You can then choose your desired conference time from each teacher’s availability. For assistance with scheduling your conferences, visit the user guide for detailed instructions.
For parents without online access, please contact our front office staff at 410-313-5000 for assistance in scheduling conferences. Please note that if you are unable to attend conferences during the conference days/evenings, please contact your child’s teacher directly to arrange a mutually convenient time.
Tips for Scheduling Conferences
Parent Teacher Conferences will be scheduled in 20-minute increments.
Conferences will need to begin and end on time.
Please allow yourself travel time between conferences within the building.
Please do not schedule back-to-back conferences with different teachers if at all possible.
Related Arts teachers have a limited number of conference times available in comparison to the number of students they teach. You are not required to schedule a related arts conference, however we encourage you to schedule a conference if you have a concern you would like to discuss with the teacher. If you would like to schedule a conference with a related arts teacher, please email the teacher to schedule with them directly. Please visit our DRES staff page at https://dres.hcpss.org/school-staff for contact information.
If you do not have access to email, please call the front office.
5th Grade Fundraiser
Fifth grade is having a fund raiser to raise money for their end of the year field trip, Simulated Congressional Hearings, and the end of the year celebrations. Fifth graders have catalogs, or you can shop online at boonsupply.com/239276. Forty percent of the sales will go to support our school. The fund raiser will go until November 18th so that all items will be delivered in time for holiday gift giving.
PTA Meeting
Please join us at our November 19th meeting for a presentation by Assistant Principal Sophia Quirk. Learn about standardized testing at DRES, what tests are administered, understanding the results, how the test data is used at school, and additional information. Bring your questions! Join us in the Media Center at 7PM on Nov 19th. We will have a brief PTA business update on PTA activities before the presentation. A Spanish interpreter will be present.
Thrive By Five Conference
Thrive by Five Conference is coming! This conference is for families with children birth to 5 years old and will be held at the North Laurel Community Center on November 16th from 8:00am to 1:00pm.
Please visit the Community News and Programs page at http://www.hcpss.org/community-news-and-programs/ for announcements of upcoming events and programs sponsored by non-profit organizations.