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Fun, Fit Friday Tomorrow!
Dear Deer Park Families,
We are excited to begin using our Deer Park track again for our morning community building each week. This year, we will be moving from Mondays to Fridays. As part of our wellness initiative, we invite you and your child(ren) to Fun Fit Friday. Students in all grade levels (PK-6) are welcome to participate, as well as parents and teachers!
Fun Fit Friday will meet on Friday mornings from 8:10 - 8:30 AM beginning on Friday, September 29 and run through Friday, December 1st. We will then resume in March.
This is an excellent opportunity for your child to meet new friends, enjoy the benefits of exercising, and develop an appreciation for fitness. We hope this program builds self-confidence and improves fitness levels among our students and within the community. Everyone is welcome to join us!
If it is raining or the track surroundings are too muddy, then we will cancel for that Friday. There will be communication sent out the morning of by 7:45 a.m. If you do not receive Deer Park News You Choose updates, please sign up at this link: News You Choose
A huge “THANK YOU” to the Deer Park PTA and community for your continued support to make this track possible in partnership with DPES.
We look forward to seeing you on the track!
Sincerely,
Mr. D’Amato and Mrs. Hitz
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 October 4th is Walk and Roll to school day! This is a great event to promote physical activity, teach safe pedestrian and bicycling skills and awareness of how walkable and bikeable a community is and sharing time with classmates and parents!
It’s fun! Remember the thrill of riding a bike for the first time or walking or rolling to school on the first day? There’s a feeling of joy and independence—a sense of adventure—that doesn’t fade.
If you walk or bike to school on October 4, please enter the school at the front entrance so we can count all our walkers and bikers.
Thank you for your support!
Student Rights and Responsibilities Acknowlegement Due
FCPS' updated Student Rights and Responsibility (SR&R) booklet is available online and in SIS ParentVUE. The SR&R booklet explains expectations for student behavior, and adult responses to enhance school safety and to create a fair, equitable, and supportive school environment.
Each year, we ask parents/caregivers to review and sign the SR&R. The SR&R will be visible upon logging in to SIS ParentVUE until the SR&R acknowledgment has been completed.
Signatures are due by Friday, September 29. Please contact our front office if you are having difficulty accessing the booklet. Visit the SIS ParentVue Account Overview webpage for help logging in to your account.
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Red Ribbon Week
Enrique (Kiki) Camarena was a Mexican-American man working for the DEA after formerly serving in various positions such as the Marine Corps, as a fireman, a police officer, and a deputy sheriff in California. In 1985 he had been on assignment in Mexico for four years. And he was on the trail of the country’s biggest marijuana and cocaine traffickers. He was getting close to exposing a multi-billion dollar drug pipeline until he was kidnapped that February. He was headed to lunch with his wife when he was last seen being thrown into a van by masked men. His body wasn’t discovered until a month later.
After his death, “Camarena Clubs” were launched in his hometown of Calexico, California. Hundreds wore red ribbons and pledged to lead a drug-free life in his honor. President Ronald Reagan was in office at the time. The club members presented a proclamation to First Lady Nancy Reagan which brought the red ribbon pledge national attention. The campaign became official in 1988 by the National Family Partnership, President Reagan, and the “Just Say No” creator, Mrs. Reagan, as honorary chairpersons.
Red Ribbon Week is now celebrated annually from
October 23-31st.
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Check out this Google Earth video on "The Life of DEA Special Agent Kiki Camarena".
Sources & Resources:
DEA
Fairfax CSB Opioid Info
REVIVE Training for Opioid Overdoses
Medication Disposal
FCPS Substance Abuse Prevention Program
DEA Drug Take Back Day
For general questions about the FCPS Substance Abuse Prevention Program, please contact the Office of Student Safety & Wellness at: (571) 423-4270 and be sure to follow us on Twitter at @FCPSSAPS.
For further Information & support:
Stacey King, MSW, M.Ed
Westfield Pyramid/ Chantilly Pyramid
Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist
Saking@fcps.edu
Bucky’s Fun Run 2023
Registration and Fundraising is ongoing! Bucky’s Fun Run 2023 is on October 13, 2023. The kids will partake in a run with different fun group activities and music during their specials time.
The annual Fun Run is your family's chance to help the PTA raise money to support the students and staff at Deer Park!
Go HERE to register your student. Make sure you choose your child's homeroom teacher.
***If you have a student who participated last year it will be the same login***
If you send in cash/check to the school for the Fun Run make sure you put the child’s name on the envelope so they can get credit. Here is the link to the printable donation form to send with the cash/check.
Raffles are back! Fun Run participants can win Special Time with Teachers, Funland gift cards, Beats headphones, a hoverboard, Squishmallows® and more! First Raffle will be Friday morning on the morning announcements.
For more information, check out Deer Park’s FUN RUN Webpage. Prizes will be distributed on October 6th and at the conclusion of the Fundraising period to streamline the distribution for the volunteers.
Fun Run Incentives
Register for Fun Run: name on Bucky’s Fun Runner’s sign and one raffle entry
Share on social media: Two Bucky Temporary Tattoos and one raffle entry
Raise $25: Bucky Croc Charm (w/ bracelet for charms) and one raffle entry
Raise $50: Deer Park Sunglasses and two raffle entries
Raise $100: Earn a Golden ticket for large raffle prizes
Check out the Fun Run Website for the Whole School and Grade Incentives!
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Spirit Night at Skate N’ Fun Zone
October 4th from 6-9 PM
Bring your friends and enjoy a night of roller skating and dinner for $10. Help earn Deer Park some money.
Explore the Arts and Express Yourself!
The National PTA has a long-standing commitment to arts education. The Reflections program provides opportunities for recognition and access to the arts which boost student confidence and success in the arts and in life. Each year, over 300,000 students in Pre-K through Grade 12 create original works of art in response to a student-selected theme.
This 50+ year-old program helps them explore their own thoughts, feelings and ideas, develop artistic literacy, increase confidence and find a love for learning that will help them become more successful in school and in life. Categories and Divisions. Students participate in the appropriate division for their grade: Primary (Pre-K - Grade 2), Intermediate (Grades 3-5), Middle School (Grades 6-8), High School (Grades 9-12), Special Artist (All grades welcome).*
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Students submit their completed works of art in one or all of the available arts categories: Dance Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, Visual Arts. *Students who identify as having a disability and may receive services under IDEA or ADA: : Section 504 may enter in the Special Artist Division or grade division most closely aligned to their functional abilities. Here is a quick video that explains Reflections! Submissions are due November 15th. Student entries are in English and Spanish.
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Become a PTA Member!
Haven’t gotten around to joining the PTA yet? Now is the time!
All PTA members receive a member gift Bucky magnetic clip! Rates remain unchanged from last year: $10 individual, $15 family (2 adults), and $8 faculty
Click here to join!
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SPIRIT WEAR
Bucky is stylin’ and profilin’ in the Deer Park Spirit Wear designs! Spirit Wear has been totally revamped for this coming year and will be sold online year-round! That’s right…on-demand Spirit Wear! Click here for the online store!
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Volunteer
Have ideas? Have some time, even if it’s just for the day of? We welcome you! The PTA has lots planned for this year, and we need all your helping hands to make our Era of Success Tour a hit this year!
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” - Arthur Ashe
Click here to learn more on how you can volunteer!
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Sponsors
The PTA is looking for sponsors this year. If you own a business or know someone who does who would be interested in being an Educational Sponsor for Deer Park ES, please go to the PTA Website. We also have a Bucky Family Supporter Option. Click Here to donate. All donations are tax deductible.
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Upcoming Dates |
October
4 - Roller Skating Night @ Skate N' Fun Zone
9 - Student Holiday/Staff Development Day
13 - PTA Fall Fun Run 2023!
18 - PTA Meeting
19 - Texas Roadhouse Spirit Night
27 - PTA Fall Festival with Trunk or Treat
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