The Student of the Week candidates are nominated by their grade level teams for following the CHARGER WAY-TAKE Responsibility, GIVE Respect, and SHARE Leadership.  Our Student of the Week Nominees for Quarter One and Early Quarter Two are:

Kaiya Harris
Abigayle Rasmussen
Aiyana DeAngelis
Alex Beltran
Angelina Fowler
Annabelle Polinske
Augustyn Kasta
Austin Buechner
Ava Schassler
Benny Draeger
Brady Raether
Brianna Korber
Cameron Byrd
Carter Senda
Christian Reynosa
Denise Morales
Devin Zolinski
Devin Zolinski.
Emma Mraz
Gabriella Garcia
Henry Bub
Isabel Dixon
Isabel Santiago
Jeremy Caughell
Jonah Herrera
Josh Wendlick
Leanna Blanchard
Lily DeMarinis
Lily DeMarinis
Megan Clayton
Michaela Midrano
Miquel Quezada Perez
Nicole Morales
Nicole Morales
Olesia Gavrilova
Rosa Czarnecki
Ryan Putnam
Rylee Smith
Sarah Nabih
Tishara Morehouse
Zach Henner
STUDENTS OF THE MONTH SPECIALS (ART, MUSIC, PE)
Abby Heitman
Anna Keefe
Austin Bender
Ayana DeAngelis
Ella Bontempo
Emanuel Nater
Greylyn Adisek
Henry Bub
Jeremy Ninham
Jessica Johns
Joleigh Martinez
Marta Kowalik
Natalie Esparza
Orion Budzien
Paige Maudie
Perrion Oliphant
Peter Grant
Scot Nadolinski
Wesley Fisher
William Noble

PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES II

Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held  TUESDAY NOVEMBER 19th (correction from yesterday) from 4:30 pm until 7:30 pm. 

PTO MEETING

The Deer Creek/Willow Glen PTO will meet Wednesday, November 20th at 6:00 pm in the

Willow Glen Library

THANKSGIVING BREAK

There is NO SCHOOL on November 28th and 29th for Thanksgiving Break.

PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL

The first DC Parent Advisory Council took place on October 29th.  Thanks to all of the parents who attended!  We will meet again on Tuesday, January 14th at 5:30 in the DC library.

 Please CHECK the BLOG on WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20th to see our STUDENT of The WEEK candidates from QUARTER 1!

If you missed this week's take home or it is lost forever in the bottom of a backpack this is what was inside!!

TAKE HOMES 2 TIMES PER MONTH

As the school year moves along I will be sending a newsletter home 2 times per month for the remainder of the school year.  My plan is to send a newsletter on the first and third Wednesday of each month.

If you can’t find the take home in a folder or backpack it is available on our homepage on the right hand side under the link principal’s note-the date will be included.

PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES

Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held next Wednesday, November 13th from 12 noon to 3:30 pm and from 4:30 pm until 7:30 pm.  All students will have a 1/2 day  of school.

2ND QUARTER HAS BEGUN

Quarter 1 ended officially on November 5th.  Your students have begun the second quarter marking period for classes and grading.

THANKSGIVING BREAK

There is NO SCHOOL on November 28th and 29th for Thanksgiving Break.

PARENT ADVISORY COUNCIL

The first DC Parent Advisory Council took place on October 29th.  Thanks to all of the parents who attended!  We will meet again on Tuesday, January 14th at 5:30 in the DC library.

Thank you to all the parents who participated in our Deer Creek Parent Advisory Council last night!  Parents shared the many good things happening at Deer Creek as well as discussing some action steps we can utilize moving forward to improve and expand upon our home/school communication, preparing our kids for the transition to high school, and possibilities for additional community activities and involvement.

Our Parent Advisory Council will meet again on January 14th in the DC library at 5:30 pm.  I look forward to continuing our work and hope to see more parents as we grow in our efforts to make DC the destination school for our kids!

This week at DC:

• There is NO SCHOOL on Friday, October 25th for our fall break
• Next Tuesday, October 29th at 5:30 is our first Parent Advisory Council in the school library.
• If you ever miss the weekly take home, it is posted on the Deer Creek website on the main page underneath the monthly calendar.  Also, I will be entering the information on the blog each week beginning this week.
• This week with the take home, student MAP scores will be sent home with your child(ren).  Please dig in those backpacks for this VERY important information!

OCTOBER IS A BUSY MONTH!

There is a lot happening at DC in the month of October.  Along with our Bullying Awareness activities we have the following events happening:

OCTOBER 15:  8th graders will be taking the EXPLORE test which assists them in their planning for high school and career, college, and life readiness.

OCTOBER 25: DANCE, DANCE, DANCE:  St. Francis Poms is hosting a Dance in the Deer Creek Gym

OCTOBER 29th: Parent Advisory Council in the DC library @ 5:30 pm

If you have any questions regarding these or any events taking place at DC please feel free to call us at 482-8400.

OCTOBER IS BULLYING AWARENESS MONTH!

At DC, we emphasize family values.  We work daily on building community and making sure all voices in our building are heard.  October is Bullying Awareness Month and we are building the anti-bullying message through our monthly character trait of RESPONSIBILITY as well as special events in the building including the October 7th World Day of Bullying Prevention where we will all wear blue in recognition as well as the October 9th UNITY Day which we will recognize by wearing orange and making unity ribbons and chains.  Stay tuned for more details.