Monday Memo 9.30.19

We hope that you have had a restful weekend.  Although there are not too many major events this week, there are a few important things to take note of.  First, our school's Climate Survey opens on Monday.  Our goal is to have at least 90% of our staff complete this important one question survey.  Please take a minute to visit the CCPS website on Monday and login with your staff ID to rate how likely you are to recommend DCE as a great place to work.  Your feedback matters to us!  Our students in grades 3-5 will need to complete this survey in their homeroom classes.  We ask that teachers track which students have completed it as we also need to hit our 90% goal in this area as well.  Our students will be asked 10 questions and will have an opportunity to write comments.  

This week we will also be meeting for the first time in our committee groups.  We have gathered your input through our survey for suggested collaboration topics for each committee.  The lists for each group show many great topics that will allow all of us to come together to discuss small tweaks that will make big impacts on teaching and learning.  We couldn't be more excited to get these committees started.  Keli will be sending out directions for where in the media center building each committee will be meeting on Thursday at 7:20 am.  Be on the lookout!

We would like to give a big shout out to Kathleen Skavronek and all of her volunteers that made our "Dad's, Take Your Child to School Day" event a huge success last week.  Take a peek at a few of the fun pictures from the morning!  Wednesday mornings will often be busy with our Family Center events.  Please keep this in mind as it will impact parking.  We have discussed some out of the box options for days that we expect extremely large crowds and will send out directions for staff parking before these events.  We apologize for the parking craziness... but are super proud to say that it is the result of having such a high percentage of parent involvement at DCE!

We hope that you have a wonderful week!  We are looking forward to dedicating some time to observe in your classrooms.  It is our favorite place to be!

-Keli and James

Phone Message for the Week of 9.30.19

Good afternoon Deep Creek Families!  This is Mrs. Sare with a few messages for this week.  First, thank you for all of your support during our Otis Spunkmeyer school fundraiser.  If you have not turned your packet in yet, please send it in with your child on Monday morning.  This week launches our School Climate Survey.  Beginning tomorrow, Charlotte County Public Schools will send out an automated telephone message asking you to rate how likely you are to recommend our school to another family.  We hope that you consider participating in this survey so we can hear your feedback.  Students in grades 3-5 will complete a survey in their classroom as well.  On Tuesday, we will be hosting our second SAC and PTO meetings of the year at 5:30 pm in our Media Center.  We will be finalizing our School Improvement Plan and discussing many important events that are scheduled for the year.  We can't wait to see many of you there.  Tuesday also concludes our National Attendance Awareness Month.  Our students are eager to find out which grade level will take the championship belt for the month of September for having the highest percentage rate.  Arriving to school on time and remaining in their classrooms until the end of the day is so important to maximize every minute of learning.  Thank you for helping us instill great attendance habits in our Cubs.  Finally, be on the lookout for our digital newsletter that will be sent out this afternoon.  Enjoy the rest of your afternoon, and I look forward to seeing all of our Ready, Responsible, and Respectful Cubs bright and early tomorrow morning.

https://sites.google.com/yourcharlotteschools.net/dces/october?authuser=0

Monday Memo 9.23.19

Happy Monday!  
We have a busy week up ahead.  Take a peek at our schedule of important events.

Also, this is the time of year when DCES is usually visited for our fire and health inspections.  Our goal is to be infraction free so we can ensure our families that we are taking every precaution to keep our students safe and healthy.  The link below will take you to the official list of safety rules from the fire department that we will be inspected on.  We will let you know when we will begin walk through checks ourselves to begin preparing for our visit. 

SREF Safety Inspection Checklist

Our new kindergarten class begins on Thursday!  Please be sure to welcome Pam Hertenlehner.  We are excited to have her join the DCE family.  As her class begins we will also be starting new lunch times and table numbers for some of our classes.  Be sure to check out the adjusted schedule.

We hope that you have a great week!
Keli and James

Phone Message 9/22/19

Good afternoon Deep Creek Families.  This is Mr. Vernon calling to give a few quick announcements for the upcoming week.  First, I have seen many Cubs wearing their robot lanyards around school.  This must mean we are doing a great job with our Otis Spunkmeyer Fundraiser.  Sales can continue through this week and PTO volunteers will be available during lunches to hand out prizes each day.  Fundraising money envelopes can be turned in to classroom teachers starting this Friday, September 27th.  Once again, thank you so much for your support.  This is DCES' largest fundraiser of the year and has assisted PTO with funding many great opportunities for our students.  This Wednesday, September 26th is the 5th annual statewide observance of "Dad's Take Your Child to School Day."  Father figures can start dropping students off at 7:35am.  Our Family Reading Center will be open and will have a photo area available to get a special picture.  In addition, there will be a special activity and a snack that you will be able to take with you to work on after school.  We look forward to seeing all of our Father figures Wednesday morning.  Next, a reminder that all transportation changes for students, for safety reasons, must be completed in writing to the child's classroom teacher.  We can not make transportation changes by phone or via email.  Thank you for assisting with keeping our students safe.  I'll end with another reminder of the importance of attendance.  We need our Cubs at school All Day, Every Day.  Thank you for listening.  Have a great evening.  I look forward to seeing our Ready, Respectful, and Responsible Cubs tomorrow morning.

Phone Message 9/15/19

Good afternoon Cub Families.  This is Mr. Vernon calling with our announcements for the upcoming school week.  Last week, our Otis Spunkmeyer Fall Fundraiser started.  All students should have brought home their fundraising packets Thursday afternoon.  This is our biggest fundraiser of the year, and as always we appreciate the support.  Students will be able to bring their sales tickets and collect their robot prizes each day of the fundraiser after their scheduled lunches.  Parents please sign the tickets for the numbers of items sold as this will be there only method of collecting these prizes.  Last week, was our first Wednesday of having our Family Reading Center open and there was a great turnout.  The Family Reading Center will again be open this Wednesday and each Wednesday of the school year from 7:00am until 8:15am.   The Family Reading Center does open early, but we still do not have supervision for our students until 7:35am and breakfast does not start for our students until 7:35am.  The idea behind opening the Family Reading Center early was for Cub Club parents that have to drop off early, others are welcome to use this early time, but will not be able to drop off students until 7:35am.  September is attendance awareness month and we want to again remind parents that attendance has huge effect on student success.  We want our students at school All Day, Every Day.  Please help us reach our goal of having an average daily attendance rate of 96.5% this school year.  One last reminder is that any change in transportation for students must be given in writing to classroom teachers.  We can not accept phone calls as a manner in which to change transportation.  Thank you for listening and thank you for helping make Deep Creek a great place for our students.  I look forward to seeing our Ready, Responsible, and Respectful students tomorrow morning.

Phone Message 9/8/19

Good afternoon to all of our Deep Creek Families.  We have many exciting things coming up this week.  This week will kick off our biggest PTO fundraiser of the year, the Otis Spunkmeyer Cookie Fundraiser.  Information and a merchandise packet will be coming home this week.  Thursday our students will be attending a kick off presentation to explain all the selling instructions and possible prizes.  We thank you in advance for your assistance with this fundraiser.  The proceeds from our Fall Otis Fundraiser assist with so many activities and materials for our Cubs throughout the year.  Another exciting event is our Family Reading Center.   This Wednesday our Family Reading Center will be open starting at 7:00am.  Mrs. Skavroneck is excited to start sharing her books with our students.  The Family Reading Center will be open every Wednesday from 7:00am until 8:15am and students must come with an adult.  Once again, we want to send a reminder about attendance.  We have a goal to have an average daily attendance of over 96.5%, so we need our Cubs in school All Day, Every Day.  Please continue to help us with this goal and have your child in school.  Thank you for listening and I hope all of you enjoy the rest of your Sunday.

Phone Message 9/1/19

Good afternoon Deep Creek Families.  This is Mr. Vernon, hoping all of you are enjoying the long weekend.  Remember, there is no school tomorrow in observance of Labor Day.  Also, remember that Charlotte County Public Schools Superintendent, Mr. Dionisio, will be calling this evening with information on Hurricane Dorian and school status. Be sure to listen to his call about the latest update.  If we continue with our regular school schedule our first SAC/PTO Meeting will be Tuesday, September 3rd in the Media Center at 5:30pm.  Our agenda will include a Bullying Presentation and review of our School Improvement Plan.  All parents are welcome to attend.  This Wednesday, September 4th is the Fall Picture date.  Order forms have previously been sent home with ordering information.  All students will be getting their pictures taken and must be in their regular Deep Creek uniforms. Last, September is Attendance Awareness month.  Student attendance is very important to us at Deep Creek as it is vital to student success.  We want students at school All Day, Every Day.  We understand that emergencies happen and children also get ill, but any other times we need students in classrooms to be successful.  Our goal this year is to have an average daily attendance rate over 96.5%.  Please help us reach our goal and have your child at school, learning All Day, Every Day.  Thank you for listening.  Enjoy the rest of your Sunday and Labor Day tomorrow.  I look forward to seeing our Ready, Responsible, and Respectful Cubs Tuesday morning.