Deer Run Tracks

Home of the “Bucks” Mr. Eric Elmore, Principal Mr. Nathaniel Jones, Superintendent of Schools Mr. Jeremy Coleman, Asst. Principal

Important Dates:

PTA Meeting

Jan.12th - 6:00pm

Community Room DRES

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Martin Luther King Jr

Day

Jan.18th

(No School)

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Book Rental Due

(Details Inside)

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Scholastic Book Fair

Feb. 1st - 5th

DRES Media Center

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STEM Celebration

Math Night

February 4th

5:30pm -7:30pm

DRES

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DRES Yearbooks

Feb. 19th

Last day to order

(Cost $10)

Friday, January 7, 2016

Dear Parents &/or Guardians,

Happy New Years and welcome back from Winter Break! I hope that everyone had a good holiday season. It is such a wonderful time of year to spend with friends and family. I’m excited that all of the students returned safely to school and are ready to start learning again.

It is the time of year when we are preparing for standardized testing. Your student may be involved in NWEA testing (K-5th grade), IREAD-3 (3rd grade), or ISTEP+ (3rd

-5th grade). Teachers will be communicating home how parents can best sup-port their child in the classroom. Some easy at-home ways to help your student succeed are spending time reading with them each evening and making sure they are getting a full night’s sleep.

The weather has started to turn cold. Please make sure your student comes pre-pared to school each day with a hat, gloves, and a coat. Even as the weather gets cold the scholars will still have outdoor recess. It is important to us the students have an opportunity to get fresh air and exercise on a daily basis. Only when tem-peratures reaches below 20 degrees will the grade levels start having indoor re-cess.

Deer Run Elementary School has a lot of special events planned during the next couple of months. Keep an eye out for information being sent home with your child!

Finally, we appreciate all of the support and involvement in your child’s educa-tion. Thank you for everything you do at home.

Sincerely,

Mr. Elmore

ATTENDANCE LINE

317-216-5292

Introducing Character Strengths

The character strength for the month of January is Social In-

telligence. Below is the definition and some of the behav-

iors attached to the character str ength of gr it.

Social Intelligence

Definition: a person’s ability to interact, maintain and build

relationships with others.

Behaviors Associated with Social Intelligence:

• Finds solutions during conflict with others

• Shows that he/she cared about feelings of

others

• Adapts to different social situations

DRES 2015-16 Yearbook

Parents/Guardians:

Just a friendly reminder the last day to order the yearbook

for 2015-16 school year will be February 19, 2016.

Yearbook Cost: $10 (cash & check)

**Order forms are available at the Front Office.

BOX TOPS!

It’s easy to help your school earn money for

fun activities, events, & supplies!

Buy your favorite Box Tops Foods!

Cut out the Box Tops from the packages!

Send the Box Tops to school with your

child!

We get CASH for every single Box Top that is collected for things we need the most! Our goal this year is $1,500 and we need you to send in those Box Tops for that to happen! All those Box Tops

really add up!!

Scholastic Book Fair

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Deer Run Elemen-

tary School!

When: February 1st-5th

Where: Deer Run Elementary School (Media Center)

All students will be able to shop during school time. A let-ter will be sent home with your child telling his/her day

and time to shop.

Parents can shop on Monday, Feb.1st from 3:00pm -

4:00pm or during Math Night on

Thursday, Feb. 4th from 5:30pm - 7:30pm.

**Please do not send checks.

BOOK RENTAL PAST DUE

Friendly reminder

Dear Parents,

If you do not receive free or reduce lunch, book rental payments are due. Please check your student’s backpack for your book fee statement. All fees must be submitted before January 15th. You can make payments with cash, check, money order or with an online

credit payment.

DRES CHOIR NEWS

There will not be choir rehearsals during the

month of January.

Choir will resume on Wednesday, Feb. 3rd

@ 7:30 am.

Thanks,

Carol Thorne

Music Teacher

PTA NEWS

PTA has found a new board member. We would like to welcome Rachel Luna as our new PTA Treasurer.

We are looking for volunteers for our upcoming popcorn and Fun Friday. If you are interested in participat-ing in these events, please contact our Activity Coordinator at Jmdrespta.com or on our Facebook page Deer

Run PTA.

The PTA is always accepting new members. Please join us at our next meeting to learn how to support our

students and school.

We will be sending some more information home regarding upcoming events.

PTA meetings are open to all teachers and parents of Deer Run Students.

EVENT SCHEDULE

Jan. 15th– Fun Friday (K-2) & Popcorn Friday (3-5)

Jan. 29th– Fun Friday (3-5) & Popcorn Friday (K-2)

Deer Run PTA

December: Grit Character Strength Awards

Kindergarten

Wilson: Cameron Caldwell & Lilliana Mar te

Barnum: Alex Estrada & Brooklyn Anderson

Hamilton: Demiyah Alexander & Giovanni Jaimes

Mason: Lenin Aguir re & Merica Barns

Adams: Aiden Mar tinez & Jaiveon Coe

Hawk: Amelia Burrough & Steffany Viveros

1st Grade

Davis: BRiseyda Nava & Johan Cordova

Levin: Justyce Toler & Israel Contreras

Crum: Br ian Orduna & Zur i Contreras

Roach: Nia Taylor & Amaury Monge

McShea: Emiliano Anata & Alexander Iraheta

2nd Grade

Martin: Oscar Villa & Noah Litt Suski: Diego Anaya & Arnie Medina

Fifer: Edward Hinojosa & Karen Inter iano

Gardner: Elija McKinstry & Cirstin Coleman

Carbaugh: Allison Almazan & Fanta Conde

3rd Grade

Denham: Saniyah Graham & Lykaiah Coe

Dalton: Merery Lopez & Brayden Jenson

Firkins: Jonathan Rios & Aaniyah Taylor

Granger: Dion totten & Jordan Cabrera

Wood: Pedro Jaimes & Carmello Roundtree

4th Grade

Ealy: Jaime Gonzalez & Tachiana Taylor

Kroon: Kayleen Perea & Nery Perez

Garner: Todd Wilson & Brandon Alvarez

McCreary: Tazar ia Duncan & Carolina Or tega

5th Grade

Quashie: Noelle Bufore & Luke Okeke

Mena: TreVeon Pool & Jocelyn Gonzalez

Vangets: Tr ina Le & Chase Mayfield

McClure: McKaila Evans & Mann Patel