WELCOME BACK!!

It was great to see all of our students and families who attended our Open House last evening!!

As we move into the new school year there are a few key pieces of information I wanted to share:

BREAKFAST

Our breakfast program will be hosted in the lunch room beginning at 7:40 am.  Students will enter through the playground doors to the lunch room and pick up their breakfasts and sit at their grade level tables.  NEW FOR THIS YEAR:  Students who arrive later can take their breakfast "to go" in a prepared bag which they can eat prior to the beginning of school.  It is our goal to make sure that every student who needs a morning meal has the opportunity to eat!!

POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS

Our theme at Deer Creek is "THIS IS WHO WE ARE" we are making sure that every student is clear on our expectations and that our school is the safest learning environment it can be.  During week one of school each classroom will spend extensive time visiting each area of the school to clarify behavior expectations. We encourage and expect our students to:

BE A FRIEND

BE A LEARNER

BE A LEADER

Check often with your students to discuss what this looks like at DC.  We are also implementing our ACT NOW bully prevention program in partnership with Children's Hospital to ensure that classroom lessons are being taught so our students are certain on how to treat one another.  We will focus on the STOP, WALK, TALK model that teaches our students to tell a bully or someone who is not treating them as they should be treated to STOP, then to WALK away and to TALK to an adult immediately.  There is no time to wait when you are not being treated as you should.

COMMUNICATION

You will receive in the first take home the homework statements from each of your student's teachers so you are positive of what homework looks like in your child's classroom.  The PRINCIPAL'S BLOG is linked to the front page of our website and is updated every Friday.  A monthly newsletter from the principal will come home and also has a link for an electronic version on our homepage along the right hand side beneath the calendar.  A homework page including the classroom homework statements is being developed. Quarterly we will have Parent Advisory Council Meetings which are noted on your district calendars as are Parent/Teacher Conferences.

We look forward to a great year.  I am excited to see you all on Tuesday!!

Registration and Picture Day

Registration packets were mailed home on Monday, August 4th.  Deer Creek/Willow Glen Registration will take place on August 12th from Noon to 6 pm and August 13th from 8 am until Noon in the Deer Creek Gym Building.  Pictures will be taken at registration.  There will be a picture re-take day once the school year begins.

Thanks for a Great Summer School!

Thanks to all of our students, families, teachers, staff members, volunteers, and community members for a great summer school!  Enjoy the rest of summer and we will see all of our students at families for Registration on August 12th and 13th!

  

Summer School Session 2

Session 2 is under way!  Great stuff is happening! When you take a look around you will find kids:

• cooking and baking
• building and programming robots
• improving their reading and math skills
• creating their own books
• building models
• experimenting with hands on science
• ...and MUCH, MUCH more!!

Summer School/Summer Cool Session 1

Session 1 of Summer School/Summer Cool is coming to a close and it continues to be a great place for learning and fun! We look forward to session 2 beginning on July 7th!

Closing Week

Next week draws a close to the 2014-2014 school year.  Students are still working to complete projects, catch up, take final assessments and move on to the next grade!  8th Grade promotion is Wednesday, June 11th beginning at 1 pm.  Parents and families should have received the promotion materials. If you have not, please contact the DC office at 482-8410.

Thursday, June 12th we will have an all school get together outside for students to interact with their teachers from this year and their teachers for next year.  We are focused on fun, we will play basketball, 4 square, tether ball and a staff and student kickball game.  We will then have a cool summer snack and return to classrooms for goodbyes!

Congratulations and thanks to all of our performers, staff and families for an outstanding music concert last night.  The bands were phenomenal and the group and individual vocal performances absolutely rocked!