Announcements

What's For Lunch?

LUNCH MENU

November 17 - Chicken pattie on a bun, veggie sticks, strawberries

November 18 - Stick day, Hot max sticks, pizza sauce, veggie sticks, fruity snacks

November 19 - Soft Chicken taco, corn, pineapple chunks, Animal crackers - EARLY RELEASE

November 20 - BBQ rib sandwich, carrots, graham bites, pears - EARLY RELEASE

Novmeber 21 - Pepperoni pizza, fresh veggies, applesauce, chocolate chip coookies - EARLY RELEASE

November 24 - Hamburer on a bun, french fries, pickles, apples - EARLY RELEASE

November 25 - Burrito, corn, brownie, orange halves - EARLY RELEASE

November 26 - Corn dogs, potato tots, apples, crispy rice bars - EARLY RELEASE

Online Payments For Food Service Accounts

We are pleased to announce that families can now add money to their student's food service account through Deer Park's Skyward Family Access website. This payment option can be accessed while on any computer connected to the internet. A link to Skyward Family Access is on our district's website main page; dpsd.org

If your child's balance is low, you can add money using a VISA/Mastercard credit or debit card. You will need a Skyward Family access username and password, available in your child's school main office.

Payment processing with REVTRAK is secured by VeriSign. When transactions are completed and approved, a printable receipt is available and money is deposited into the students account. Your credit card statement will show that payment has been made to PayOurSchool.com

Parents can choose to receive a convenient low balance alert message via email.

PTO NEWS

BOOK FAIR TIME: Annual book fair will be held during conference week November 19 - 25 in the library. All proceeds earned from the book fair will be used to purchase books for the elementary library.

TOY DRIVE: This is an opportunity for parents to help parents by donating toys for children ages 8 and under. Last year PTO was able to help 37 children with toy donations. Cash and gift cards are also excepted. A collection box for toy donations will be located in the foyer outside the main office.

PTO MEETING: Tuesday, November 18, 3:30 in the library

Agenda:

Minutes

Treasurers Report

Committee Reports

Unfinished business

New business

Next meeting: January 13 @ 3:30

Free childcare provided at all meetings

PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES

Parent teacher conferences are scheduled for November 20 - 25.

Students will be dismissed at 12:20 each day.

If you have not received your scheduled time to come meet with your child's teacher, please call the school to schedule a time.

Conference time is a great opportunity for staff to meet with parents and discuss student growth. Teachers and parents can become better partners in working together for the child's continued progress.

VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR

Lynn Sanchez is our parent volunteer coordinator. She is in the Parent Involvment Center from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday

DATES TO REMEMBER

November 18 - PTO Meeting 3:30

November 19 - 26 - Early Release - 12:20 Dismissal time

Guidelines For A Kind and Caring School Environment

Deer Park Elementary School staff would like to create an environment where respect and learning prevail. We also want each child to be accountable for his/her behavior and learning while in school.

Our children work on four school guidelines while at school:

Guideline One: Be Responsible

All through your life you must decide how you will act. Therefore, we expect you to do what is right whether anyone is watching you or not. This is called "being responsible". It is important for you to remember that you are in charge of yourself and are responsible for your own actions even if someone around you is making a bad choice. You can do what is right!

Guideline Two: Work and play safely

When you come to our school everyone must know that Deer Park Elementary School is a safe place to be. Any behavior in class or on the playground that could hurt anyone, adult or child, will not be allowed. This includes both physical (with hands/feet) and verbal (words).

Guideline Three: Show respect for yourself, others and property

When you show respect you show you care. Respecting includes being polite, accepting differences between people, helping and encouraging others, taking care of personal property, and taking care of the school's equipment and materials. Behaving or not disrupting class time is a way of respecting other's learning time. Taking care of your own coat, backpack and school property is a way to show respect.

Guideline Four: Come ready to learn

In order to come to school ready to learn you must come with a good attitude and be ready and willing to do your very best on every job or assignment. Some of the ways we can come to school ready to learn are to get plenty of sleep, eat nutritional food (breakfast) and realize school is a positive place for you to be. It is important to remember we all make mistakes, but we can learn from our mistakes.

PTO Fundraiser Begins September 15

Deer Park Elementary has many fun student and family activites planned for the school year. Please help our PTO earn the funds needed to provide all the great extras for our kids and teachers. You can help by participating in our Fall Fundraiser beginning on September 15 and running through Sept 30. PTO will receive 50% profit from purchases. It's simple to help: Check out the catalog available in the school office, or visit the website at www.QSP.com and enter account number 710327837.

What does the PTO do?

Fall Carnival

Family Movie Night

Family Fun Night

Muffins With Mom

Donuts With Dad

Reading Marathon

I CARE assembly books

Book fair to earn money for our library

Guest authors

Summer Reading prizes

Box Tops for Education

Fish Fry Fundraiser

eScript

T-shirt sales

Next PTO meeting: October 14, 3:30 Free childcare is provided

Student Supply List

Preschool

1 - backpack with your child's name clearly visible on the inside

1 - large box of Kleenex

1 - large box of baby wipes (2 boxes if your child is in diapers)

5 -glue sticks

1 - box quart or gallon size Ziploc bags

1 - box sandwich or snack size Ziploc bags

Diapers or pull ups if your child needs them

1 - set of extra clothes

1 -color book

Kindergarten

*PROPER GYM SHOES ARE REQUIRED FOR PE

1 regular size backpack (no wheels) with your child's name clearly visible on the inside

1- large glue stick - no purple glue please

1 pair of Fiskar's blunt end scissors

2 - boxes 24 count crayons

1 - large box of kleenex

1 - box gallon size Ziploc freezer bags

1 - color book

1 - box of snack crackers - we ask tht you supply one box each month

First and Second Grade

*PROPER GYM SHOES ARE REQUIRED FOR PE

1 - large backpack

1 - plastic pencil box no larger than 5"x8"

2 - boxes of 24 crayons

1 - box Crayola markers

1 - pair Fiskar's blunt end scissors

1 - jumbo glue sticks

1 - pink eraser

1 - package 24 sharpened pencils

1 - box colored pencils

2 - spiral notebooks

1 - color book

1 - large box of Kleenex

1 - box of Ziploc bags, any size

Elementary Office Opens August 13, 8:00 AM

Office Opens August 13, 8:00 AM

The elementary office will open on August 13, 8:00 AM. Any new students to the area or students who are of kindergarten age are invited to come in and register between 9:00 AM and 3:00 PM each day before school starts on August 27. Kindergarten students must be 5 years old on or before August 31, 2008 to be eligilble for kindergarten. A legal birth certificate and updated immunizations are also required for registration. The elementary offers all day, everyday sessions. Please call the school for more information @ 464-5600.

Meet The Teacher Day, August 22

Elementary teachers are planning a special day to meet the teacher for all students grades K - 2 on August 22.

Information regarding the meet the teacher day will be mailed to parents the middle of August. This information will include a special time for students and parents to come to school and meet the teacher, tour the school, visit the classroom and set up transportation. This is also a great opportunity for parents to learn about teacher expectations and homework. Each visit will include 4 other families from that classroom.