December 16 Spirit Day: Holiday Shirts and Sweaters
December 20 Advanced Instrumental Music Concert
December 23 Pajama Day
December 26 Winter Break
January 3 Back to School
NEWS
Welcome to Deep Run, Mr Pickens!
At the December 15th Board of Education meeting, Mr. Jerome Pickens was promoted to Assistant Principal at Deep Run effective December 29, 2022. Mr. Pickens has been an educator for over 10 years. He began his teaching career in Baltimore County and moved to Howard County in 2016. As a teacher he taught in 2nd, 4th, and 5th grades. In 2020, he was named HCPSS Teacher of the Year. Mr. Pickens is committed to ensuring high-quality education and providing opportunities for all students to succeed and close the achievement gap. Mr. Pickens is looking forward to meeting the Deep Run school community after the winter break.
Young Authors Contest Winners
Thank you to all of the students who participated in the Young Author’s contest this year! We had over 40 students in grades first through fifth write a poem or short story. Some students submitted both! All of the submissions were creative and interesting to read! Here are the winners in each grade:
Congratulations to all the winners and participants!
Parents Needed to Attend the Family Engagement Team Meeting on 12/16
The Family Engagement Team includes Deep Run parents and staff across grade levels. The GOAL of the team is to:
Help create positive home-school connections
Increase family engagement
Maintain effective communications with families
Plan family events and programs
Friday,December 16 8:40am-9:10am at DRES or join virtually!
To join the video meeting, click this link: https://meet.google.com/kvn-krxz-sqf
Otherwise, to join by phone, dial +1 629-888-1376 and enter this PIN: 318 709 531#
To view more phone numbers, click this link: https://tel.meet/kvn-krxz-sqf?hs=5
5th Grade Fundraiser--Gift Certificates to Mutiny
The perfect holiday gift. Gift Certificates expire 3/1/23. Get them before we sell out! $10 gift certificates can be purchased for $5 at https://deeprunespta.memberhub.com/store?limit=21&live=true
Purchased gift certificates will be placed in students Wednesday folders.
Federal Impact Aid Forms due by December 19
Only a few days remain for eligible parents/guardians to complete the Impact Aid section of Family File. Parents/guardians who work on a federal property in Maryland and/or are a member of a uniformed service qualify HCPSS to receive additional federal funding. The Federal Impact Aid programs provide financial assistance to school districts that enroll federally connected children. In HCPSS, Impact Aid supplements the operating budget to enhance the teaching and learning that takes place in Howard County classrooms.
In order to qualify for funding, parents who identified themselves in Family File as working on federal property in Maryland or as active duty military should log in via HCPSS Connect to complete the Impact Aid form by confirming the information and providing a digital signature before December 19. (See directions below)
If you did not complete Family File this year and work on federal property in Maryland or are active duty military, please log in and complete the Federal Impact Aid section of Family File Links to an external site.prior to completing the Impact Aid form.
If you submitted a form before September 30, it must be redone.
In instances where families are federally connected both by work location and membership in the uniformed services, the digital signature only needs to be completed by one parent.
To complete your online Impact Aid form:
The family’s federally connected information along with the digital signature will qualify the school system for applicable funding.
Learn more about the Impact Aid program Links to an external site.and view answers to frequently asked questions online.