January 15th

CHESS CLUB

A reminder that Deer Creek hosts a chess club on Mondays after school in our library (lower computer lab if the library is in use).  All our welcome!  Learn the game of chess and prepare for the opportunity of competing in chess tournaments as the club grows!



POMS TEAM PREPARES FOR STATE

If you see a member of our DC Poms Team wish them good luck on their upcoming state competition!



NO SCHOOL FRIDAY

There is NO SCHOOL on FRIDAY, JANUARY 22nd (SEMESTER BREAK).  Gear up for a 3 day weekend.  Semester 2 begins when we return to school.  We are half way there!

January Welcome Back!

For Your Calendar:

January

·         21 End of Quarter 2 / Semester 1 - Grades 4-12

·         22 NO SCHOOL NO STUDENTS/STAFF (K4-12) - Semester Break

·         25 SECOND SEMESTER BEGINS (Grades 4-12)

Chess Club:

The first meeting of the Deer Creek Chess Club will be MONDAY, JANUARY 11TH after school in the LOWER COMPUTER LAB.  Chess Club will meet weekly on Mondays.  After January 11th, Chess Club will be held in the library.

Hour of Code:

Mr. Graven's Science Students have been participating in HOUR OF CODE; a a global movement reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ countries. The Hour of Code is a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify code and show that anybody can learn the basics.  To learn more about the Hour of Code check out: https://hourofcode.com/us

Winter Weather:

Winter is REALLY here.  Kids will be outside before and after school and during recess when the temperature is 10 degrees Fahrenheit and above.  Please be sure your student has appropriate winter gear including coats, boots, hats, gloves etc.

WELCOME BACK!  LOOKING FORWARD TO A NEW YEAR AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES TO LEARN!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

HAVE A SAFE AND HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON!

ENJOY YOUR TIME WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY!

                   

DC's Homepage: Your One Stop Shop for Information

If you haven't, please check out our web page located at:

http://www.stfrancisschools.org/schools/deercreek/

From there you can access all of the district information, the most up to date calendar of events, THIS blog, my monthly newsletter, and a live feed from twitter for information on all of our cool DC happenings in real time. On the left hand side bar you can find updated lunch menus, the web pages of the grade level teams, and the staff directory.

If you need information on what's happening at DC - the Homepage is the place to find it!

Big Happenings at DC!

Hour of Code

Computer science opens more doors for students than any other discipline in today’s world. Learning even the basics will help students in virtually any career—from architecture to zoology. Just as we teach students how to dissect a frog, or how electricity works, it’s important for every 21st century student to have a chance to “dissect an app,” or learn how the Internet works.

Students in 7th and 8th grade joined the global movement that is reaching tens of millions of students in 180+ counties by participating in the Hour of Code.   Students learned code by learning to program droids, and creating their own Star Wars game in a galaxy far, far, away.

Look for the rest of Deer Creek to complete their Hour of Code after the Holiday Break.

You too can  join the Hour of Code movement by checking out http://code.org or http://hourofcode.com.

DC Students taking part in Hour of Code

Dance

Saturday the DC Chargers Dance Team took part in a HUGE dance competition in  Watertown.   The girls competed in kick and jazz and placed first in both!  The middle school team also took overall high score and best choreography.   The next competition is January 9th in Menomonee Falls.  Our on the spot reporter noted, "It was pretty amazing to watch!"

First Week of December

For Your Calendar....

December 7th: 6:30 PM School Board Meeting (HS Library)

December 7th: ELL ACCESS Testing Window Begins

December 10th: 7:00 PM  Deer Creek Band / Choir Winter Concert  

December 23-31 NO SCHOOL WINTER BREAK (Dec. 23 to Jan. 4)

Student Supervision

During regular school days staff are not on hand to supervise students until 7:40.  Upon dismissal, staff supervise grounds until 3:20. On Wednesday 2:00 early release days staff are involved in professional development and are not available to supervise students.  Students who are dropped off prior to these times or picked up after these times run the risk of being unsupervised.  Student safety is our top priority - please make every effort to drop off and pick up during the times where we can make sure students are supervised.  If you require extended time for supervised activities for your students the YMCA offers before and after school care at a cost.  Please contact the Recreation Department at 414-482-8484 or 414-482-8486 for details.

Winter Weather

Students will be outside before and after school and during recess as long as the temperature is 10 degrees above zero (Farenheit),  It's time to break out coats, hats and mittens!

Character Counts at Deer Creek

On Thursday, November 12th we had our Quarter One PBIS celebration and Anti-Bullying/Character Assembly program featuring "Guardian" from the Omega Man Group.  The Omega Man group travels the world sharing a message of good decision making to students.

We set a goal of 1000 student acknowledgements through Deer Creek Dollars for quarter 1.  Our teachers recognized students with nearly 2300 DC Dollar acknowledgements!  As part of our "Success is as easy as Pie when you have CHARACTER" celebration; our Charger Champions got the opportunity to "Pie the Principal" at the conclusion of yesterday's assembly.

We continue our efforts to get the message to our kids that it's essential to do the right thing and treat each other the right way.  Our PBIS celebration and assembly program was an outstanding success!

GUARDIAN of the Omega Man Group

"PIE the Principal"