Phone Message 8/16/19

Good afternoon Cub Families this is Mr. Vernon keeping you updated for next week.  Even the rain couldn't stop us from having a great first week.  I have been very proud of our Cubs with the manner they have started this school year.  My favorite part has been seeing our older Cubs help younger students and new students find their way around campus.  It always makes me happy seeing our students support each other.  Starting Monday morning, we will allow students to be dropped off at 7:35am for breakfast.  The hope is that this extra 10 minutes will assist in parent drop off in the morning.  Classrooms will still open at 7:50am.  We are still encouraging students that are eligible to use provided bus transportation to ease traffic during arrival and dismissal times.  I again thank you for your patience as rain, traffic, and new bus routes have provided challenges during these times.  Next week we will continue with required drills.  Tuesday, August 20th will be our next Fire Drill and our first Safety Drill.  Thursday, August 22nd will be the date of our first Tornado Drill.  Safety of our students is always a priority and it is a goal to make sure we are prepared and calm during these drills.  Last, we had to postpone our Summer Reading Obstacle Course reward so students have another week to complete those reading challenge papers.  Make sure to turn them in by Wednesday.  Thank you for listening.  I hope you enjoy the rest of your Sunday afternoon.  I look forward to seeing our Ready, Responsible and Respectful Cubs tomorrow morning.

Phone Message 8/14/19

Good afternoon Deep Creek Families.  This is Mr. Vernon with a few reminder to all parents.  Remember, today was the last day that students may be walked to class.  Starting tomorrow all students will be responsible for walking themselves to class.  Supervision and breakfast will continue to start at 7:45am and classrooms will open at 7:50am.  Anytime a parent comes on campus they must have a photo ID and must report to the front office.  For many reasons, the beginning of the school year brings many challenges with traffic on Harborview Road.  We encourage students to use our bus system if you are eligible for a bus.  If your child is parent pickup make sure you have your car tag visible or be prepared to park and go into the office with your photo ID, we can not make exceptions to this rule.  Again, thank you for your patience, we want our students to enter and leave school in a positive manner so remaining calm and understanding until these issues improve is important.  Friday is our Summer Slide celebration, so please make sure your child turned in their Summer Reading Challenge to their classroom teacher. It has been great having our students' smiling faces back on our campus and I'm so looking forward to the rest of the school year.  Have a great evening.

Phone Message 8/11/19

Good afternoon Deep Creek Families.  This is Mr. Vernon with announcements for this first week.  I have been anxiously waiting for tomorrow for two months, we are looking forward to having our Cubs back on campus.  Remember our new school start time this year is 8:20am, we want students in their classroom seats by 8:15am.  Drop off can begin as early at 7:45am and breakfast will be open at that 7:45am as well.  We will begin dismissal at 2:50pm and just to be proactive remember that the first few weeks traffic and parent pick up does take a much longer time than usual.  It is beneficial for the school and our students if you have them get used to their normal method of transportation on the first day.  We do know that first day excitement makes parents want to walk students to class and that will be allowed on the up until Wednesday.  We believe our students are leaders and on Thursday they will be expected to walk themselves to class, but remember we have staff members and Safety Patrols stationed all over campus for assistance.  Kindergarten Open House will be tomorrow at 6pm and our Kindergarten students will begin their first day on Tuesday.  All Communication students K -5 will start tomorrow and do not need to attend tomorrow's open house.  Last, students have a few more days to finish their Summer Reading Challenge and we will have their reward at school on Friday.  It is an honor to start this school year as the Deep Creek Elementary Principal and I look forward to seeing our Ready, Responsible, and Respectful Cubs tomorrow.  Enjoy the rest of your Sunday. 

Phone Message 8/4/19

Good afternoon to all of our returning Deep Creek Families and a huge welcome to our new Deep Creek Families joining us this school year.  This is Mr. Vernon your Deep Creek Principal calling to make sure that everyone has information for Open Houses, beginning of year start dates, and new school start times.  We will have three different Open Houses this school year, the first Open House will be for our New K - 5 Communication Classrooms students on Friday, August 9th from 12 pm - 1 pm.  Also on Friday, August 9th will be our Open House for grades 1 - 5.  We will open school doors at 4:30 pm to allow time for parking and visiting our Expo in the cafeteria, but classrooms doors will be open between 5 - 6 pm.  Our last open house will be for Kindergartners on Monday, August 12th from 6 - 7 pm.  All Communication Classroom students and students in grades 1- 5 will begin school on Monday, August 12th.  Kindergarten students will begin the next day on Tuesday, August 13th.  Don't forget the new school start times this year.  Deep Creek will be starting the student day 15 minutes earlier this year at 8:20 am.  We want students in their classroom ready to learn by 8:15 am and dismissal will begin each day at 2:50 pm.  Remember it's important that our students are in school All Day, Every Day.  Attendance is vital to their success.  It has been a great summer, but I can not wait for the school year to start. I definitely have missed our Ready, Responsible, and Respectful Cubs.  I can't wait to see them at Open House.  Have a great evening and see you soon.

Phone Message 7/11/19

Good afternoon.  This is Mr. Vernon calling with very, very exciting news.  The Florida Department of Education released school grades for the 2018-2019 school year and.... Deep Creek earned an A!  Mrs. McElroy, Mrs. Sare and I know that this grade is a reflection of our entire Deep Creek family and something we have been working towards for many years.  We can not thank our community and families enough for the support and positive relationships you have built with our school.  Our amazing Deep Creek staff works so hard and believes strongly that we are a Cub Family.  They do not forget each day that we are devoted to inspiring our Cubs into successful leaders.  Finally, thank you to our students.  This "A" is built on their efforts and their belief in Nothing Less Than Their Success.  This means that they understand that all they have to do is be themselves and do their best each and every day.  They should know that we are so proud of their effort.  I am sorry to interrupt your afternoon, but couldn't wait to let you all know that Deep Creek Elementary is an "A" school and we all should be so proud.  Have a great day and I can't wait to see our Ready, Responsible, and Respectful Cubs at Open House on August 9th.

Phone Message 6/16/19

Good afternoon Deep Creek Cubs,
       My name is Keli Sare and I am calling you this evening to introduce myself as your new Deep Creek Elementary Assistant Principal.  I am so excited to be joining your school family and to be working alongside Mr. Vernon for the 2019-2020 school year. Prior to making my way to Deep Creek Elementary I worked at Sallie Jones Elementary as a classroom teacher, an ESE teacher, and for the last six years as the Lead teacher of curriculum and instruction for the school.  I am excited to bring some of my experience and knowledge with me but know that I will also be learning and growing along with the kiddos this school year.  I’ve been lucky to spend the last few days with many Deep Creek teachers that have been busy learning at professional development sessions or meeting to lesson plan in preparation for the new year.  Meeting other staff members that have been busy prepping materials for our students returning and those that are doing some exciting updates to our classrooms and cafeteria has been so much fun!  I can tell already that this school is an amazing place to be.  I can’t wait for all of the kiddos to return in August!  The excitement of open house and the first day of school brings me so much joy!  Until we get to meet in person, I hope that all of our Cubs are spending some much needed relaxation time with friends and family, but…. also sneaking in some reading and math time too!  Have a wonderful evening, and I look forward to meeting our Ready, Responsible, and Respectful Cubs in August.

Summer Newsletter

Wishing you all a wonderful summer. Below is the link to the summer newsletter.  We will see all of our Ready, Responsible, and Respectful Cubs on August 12th.
https://sites.google.com/yourcharlotteschools.net/dces/summer