The Amity Weekly Minute: 

September 29, 2019

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Feature Grade: 3rd Grade 

Third graders enjoy sharing their reading with "friends" in the classroom. Reading to a stuffed animal is one option for our self-selected reading time. Students also sent their "love" to a fellow classmate who was out sick during the week. Recess time always provides a great opportunity for the students to work on cooperation skills and practice respectful play and competition. Mr. Phillips even got into the action this week, practicing spelling rules with some excited 3rd graders.

Academic Awards- Change of Dates

Parents,

I want to make you aware of a change that will occur regarding the scheduling of our 1st Quarter Academic Awards. Our new dates for the 1st quarter awards are as follows:

Wednesday, October 30th- Grades 4-6
Thursday, October 31st- Grades K-3

We apologize for the change in dates, but we are giving our 3rd Grade Ohio State Test the week before, and want our 3rd graders focused on doing their best on that test. Our committee got creative with selecting October 31st for our K-3 awards as they figured that parents would already be taking off to view the Halloween parade for K-3 students in the afternoon.

Thank you for your understanding.

Thanks,
Josh

Spirit Week at Amity

To celebrate Homecoming, Amity will be hosting a spirit week for our students to participate. Here will be the theme for each day.

Monday- Disney Day- Wear your favorite Disney character!
Tuesday- Twin Day- Ask a friend to dress alike for the day!
Wednesday- Wacky/Mix Match Day- Get creative with the outfit you put together for the day!
Thursday- Superhero Day- Please no masks or face paint.
Friday- School Spirit Day- Wear school colors or favorite Deer Park Shirt!

Smiles Program

Great news! Deer Park Community City Schools has partnered with the Smile Programs…the mobile dentists to offer in-school dental care! 

The mobile dentist will be coming to both Amity Elementary and the Jr./Sr. High School!

• Jr./Sr. High School on November 11^th, 2019
• Amity Elementary on November 11^th, 12^th & 13^th 2019

Registration is easy! Simply sign up your child today at www.myschooldentist.com or fill out and sign a permission form. Please return forms to the school nurse by October 8th. If you have not received a permission form, please contact the school today and ask for one to be sent home with your child.

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Now Hiring: Amity Cafeteria

Are you a mom/family that needs extra cash? Are you energetic and able to work at a quick pace?

If you answered yes, then we are interested in you. Work while your children are at school. Apply to work in the school cafeteria. We want passionate friendly people serving our students. Can that be you?

Start by applying HERE.

Looking Ahead

Please mark these important dates on your calendar:

• Camp Kern: Oct. 7-9
• End of First Quarter: Oct. 11
• First Quarter Report Cards: Oct. 18
• 4-6 Academic Awards: Oct. 30
• K-3 Academic Awards:  Oct. 31

In Case You Missed It!

ODE Report Card

The Ohio Department of Education (ODE) annually issues report cards for each Ohio school district and each Ohio school. The report cards look back on the school year and provide information on such areas as students' performance on statewide tests, graduation rates and early literacy rates.

The 2018-19 report card shows that Deer Park Schools has made significant growth and improvements in many areas of the report card. With an overall district grade of a B and an overall Performance grade of an A, we have a lot to celebrate and build upon.  We are very pleased with our growth and we want to commend our students and staff for working incredibly hard to move the needle forward. We also realize there are plenty of areas for improvement and we will continue to do our best day in and day out to make steady progress and increase student achievement.

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Deer Park Youth Basketball

If you're interested in playing basketball this year, you have until Oct. 6 to sign up! Visit http://www.dpbasketball.org for more information or to sign up today!

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Notes & Reminders

Lost and Found

The lost and found is filling up with student items. If your child is missing something, please have them check the lost and found that is located off the cafeteria.

Check Out Our New App!

We excited to announce the relaunch of our one-of-a-kind Deer Park app! The app is available for FREE in both the iTunes App Store and Google Play Store.

The new DP app features marked improvement on the previous version, including an easy-to-use, easy to find button display on the home page. Simply select your desired location and get the information you need quickly.

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We Want to Hear from You!

Do you have a story about a Deer Park student that you'd like to share? Did you participate in a special event or charity that needs to be featured? We want to tell your story. Simply fill out the following form, and you might be featured on the Deer Park website, social media pages or this newsletter! Fill out the form today!

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Deer Park Schools Looking for Substitutes

Deer Park Schools is looking for substitute teachers at both Deer Park Jr./Sr. High School and Amity Elementary.

If you are interested in becoming a Substitute Teacher for us please apply here. We are partnered with Hamilton County Educational Service Center for this service. They are located at 11083 Hamilton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45231.

Please log on the Hamilton County Educational Service Center's website. Once on the site please follow the directions on that page to complete and submit the forms.

Apply Here

Hiring Aids, Food Service, and Secretary Substitutes

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