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Fun Fit Friday Tomorrow!
Join Principal D'Amato and Assistant Principal Hitz for our first Fun Fit Friday of the year tomorrow!
What better way to start the day than with fresh air, exercise and friends to start your Friday.
8:10 - 8:30 AM
See you on the track!
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Principal's Coffee October 29th
Please join Principal D'Amato and Assistant Principal Hitz on Tuesday, October 29th.
Light breakfast refreshments from 9:00-10:30 AM
There will be a literacy presentation, question and answer time and classroom visits.
We hope you can join us!
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Help Grow a Storybook
Pumpkin Patch!
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We are growing a storybook pumpkin patch, and we need your help! Decorate a pumpkin to look like one of your favorite book characters and bring it to school to plant in our Storybook Pumpkin Patch!
**No Carved or Cut Pumpkins!**
Entry forms can be picked up in the library.
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- Think of your favorite book and design your pumpkin based on your favorite character from that book.
- Purchase a pumpkin that is NO larger in size than a basketball. You can also use a Styrofoam/craft pumpkin.
- Gather your decorating supplies. Acrylic paints or permanent markers work best. Watercolors tend to run, and spray paint will gradually dissolve the pumpkin. You can add materials, like yarn, buttons, wiggly eyes, etc.
- Decorate your pumpkin without carving, cutting, or poking holes in it.
- Bring your pumpkin and completed entry form to school: Before October 28
- Take your pumpkin home: November 8
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If your child needs help getting it home, please make plans to do this. All pumpkins that are left behind will be thrown away by 4:00pm that afternoon.
Participation is completely voluntary. This is not a contest.
Each decorated pumpkin will earn the owner one prize
(limit one pumpkin per student).
You will get your prize when you pick up your pumpkin.
Have fun and be creative!
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Walk, Bike and Roll to School
Wednesday was Walk, Bike and Roll to School day! We had almost 100 walkers, bikers and students on scooters that participated and many enthusiastic parents!
Thank you Deer Park Families for your support!
Cafeteria Menu
Our wonderful cafeteria staff serves healthy breakfasts and lunches daily. At times substitutions or additions are made and we try and notify the community as they occur.
Additions to the menu:
Wednesday, 10/16/24, Mac & Cheese added along with regular lunch menu.
Wednesday, 10/30/24, Dumplings added along with regular lunch menu.
Menu change:
Tuesday, 10/29/24, Instead of Turkey Barbacoa Street Taco, we will be serving Beef Taco.
See what's for lunch here.
Hispanic Heritage Month
 In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, students learned about famous Hispanic Americans. Then they shared connections, wonderings, and new information about the person they studied. Take a look at the slideshow that our classes put together.
Deer Park Learns About Hispanic Americans '24
6th Grade Book Club
Your 6th grade student is invited to join a book club this year!
- The book club will meet with librarian Mrs. Farfan 6 times this year during a 6th grade lunch period.
- Students will bring their lunch to the library and eat while they discuss this month’s book.
- The requirements for attending are that the student turns in a permission slip and they read the book!
- Students are responsible for getting their own copy of the book; they can purchase a copy, borrow it from a library, or download it on their Kindle/computer.
Here is a list of books we will be reading and dates we will be meeting:
October 25: Fuzzy Mud by Louis Sachar
December 13: The Canyon’s Edge by Dusti Bowling
February 7: The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
March 7: Ghost by Jason Reynolds
April 11: Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston
May 23: See You in the Cosmos by Jack Cheng
See Mrs. Farfan for a permission slip; they are due by October 18th.
October 28th Early Release Monday @ 12:25PM
Your child will follow the same dismissal procedure (staying or leaving early) as you indicated for the first early release date, with the exception of those students attending SACC which will be open at dismissal time.
In order to ensure student safety, please do not make any last minute changes to your child's dismissal plan.
Students receive lunch daily, including early release days.
3 hour early release lunch schedule:
10:20-10:50 - 3rd grade and enhanced aut
10:50-11:20 - 1st and 5th Grade
11:20-11:50 - 2nd and 6th Grade
11:50-12:20 - Kindergarten and 4th Grade
Thank you for your support and cooperation.
Costume Parade
On October 31st students are encouraged to dress like a favorite book character.
Don't have a favorite book character? Wear your Halloween costume (no masks permitted) OR your Deer Park Spirit wear and colors!
*Please remember all costumes should follow school dress code policies.
October 31st
End of 1st Quarter Dismissal @ 1:25PM
Thursday, October 31, is the last day of the first quarter, and a two-hour early release for students.
Friday, November 1, is a holiday this year for Diwali and Dia de los Muertos and All Saints Day. All schools and offices will be closed.
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Westfield Halloween Festival
Westfield's Halloween Festival is Saturday, October 19th at Westfield High School!
The carnival in the auditorium from 4-8pm will feature games and princess and pirate meet and greets! Costumes encouraged. Come anytime!
The escape room (for ages 12 and up) in the Blackbox classroom will run from 4-8pm. Sign up for the escape room with the QR code on the flyer below or by this LINK.
Halloween Festival Flyer 2024
Fall Festival and Trunk or Treat
Save the Date! Oct. 18
Our free family friendly Fall Festival and Trunk-or-Treat is around the corner! There will be music, crafts, food trucks, trunk-or-treats, Pumpkin Moon Bounce and more! Fairfax Police will be joining in on the fun too! Costumes are encouraged but not required!
Spirit Wear
The Deer Park Spirit Store is open online year round! Celebrate Deer Park’s 30th anniversary with this fun shirt and coordinating leggings featuring a cool 90's vibe. Choose a t-shirt, long sleeve t-shirt, crewneck or leggings.
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RAD to Run!
Fun Run Registration and fundraising is coming this week!
Mark your calendar for the official RAD to Run! Fun Run. It will be during the school day, Friday October 25. Signup for volunteering will be out soon too!
Be sure to follow us on social media and keep an eye on your email for updates!
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Membership
WHY HAVEN’T YOU JOINED YET?
Come and join us to make this year a RAD one for the kids! Help Deer Park reach our member goal! Tell you friends to join with a ONE TIME dontation.
We aren’t scary…we promise! Your membership helps fund this year’s big project!
Volunteer
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Got you laughing, right? We know you think the PTA is scary, but we aren’t “that” PTA!
We would love to have more help with the Fun Run- the biggest fundraiser of the year is coming up on Oct. 25th!
Volunteer here today!
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Girl Scouts
Girl Scout troops are forming and have spaces for girls and adults at Deer Park ES. Become a Girl Scout Family! Come to the Kindergarten Troop Formation this evening, 10/10/2024 at 6PM at Deer Park ES in Pod 1 or get more information at https://bit.ly/girlscouts-centreville |
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Sponsors
A huge thank you to our sponsors for Deer Park! Your support is greatly appreciated as we move towards our goals for the school!
Check them out below!!
CARD MY YARD Centreville
Thank you to our Deer Park educational partner-Card My Yard Centreville for your support of our PTA programs! Use Code DPES5CVILLE for your own Card My Yard purchases to give back to the PTA.
L & V Cleaning
BOWA
With a focus on delivering remarkable client experiences and superior construction quality, BOWA specializes in luxury renovations ranging from primary suites and kitchens to whole-house and condo remodels.
Check them out here!
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Upcoming Dates |
October
14 - Indigenous Peoples' Day/Teacher Workday / NO School
15 - AAP Information Meeting - 5:00PM in the Library
19 - Westfield's Halloween Festival
25 - PTA Fun Run
28 - Early Release Monday / 12:25PM Dismissal
29 - Principal's Coffee
31 - Costume Parade
31 - End of 1st Quarter / 2 hour early release / 1:25PM Dismissal
November
1 - Diwali Holiday / NO School
3 - Daylight Saving Time Ends
4 - Student Holiday / Teacher Workday / NO School
5 - Student Holiday / Election Day/Teacher Workday / NO School
7 - Makeup Photo Day
11 - Veterans Day / No School
12 - Veterans Day Celebration (changed from November 8th)
14 - Progress Reports sent home
21 - Bucky's Family Barbeque Lunch
27 - 29 Thanksgiving Holidays / NO School
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