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Fun Fit Friday!
It has been a wet week so far with the much
needed rain!
Tomorrow's Fun Fit Friday will depend on the weather and track conditions. If it is raining, we will see you on the track next week!
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Early Release Monday
Monday, May 19th is our last early release Monday for this school year.
Dismissal at 12:25 p.m.
Your child will follow the same dismissal procedure (staying or leaving early) as indicated for the previous early release dates.
SACC is open at dismissal time.
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Bucky's Block Party Tomorrow
Rain or Shine
Don't miss the fun at Bucky's Block Party tomorrow.
Friday, May 16th at 6:00 p.m.
Read more about it in our PTA section below!
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Green Team News
The Green Team Eco Code:
We are the students and staff of Deer Park Elementary School. We help make our school community a better place by understanding the environment around us, and making it better.
We promote healthy living and positive environmental choices throughout the Deer Park community. We do these things to understand and improve the environment around us, so the plants and animals can thrive too.
Please check out the Spring Newsletter to learn about all the exciting work happening at Deer Park: Deer Tracks Spring 2025
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Check out all the fun at Deer Park!
May Happenings!
OTA FREE Demo Day
🎉 FREE Summer Camp Demo Day!
📍 Deer Park Elementary
📅 Monday, May 19th (After Early Release)
🕓 12:30-3:30pm in the gym
🕓 Registration required by 4:00 PM Friday
Is your child curious about summer camp? Let them get a brief experience at our FREE Demo Day — an action-packed sneak peek of the games, sports, and fun we bring all summer long!
✅ Open to NEW families exploring OTA Summer Camp
✅ Limited to 40 students – first come, first served
✅ No cost to attend, but registration is required
Register now! Space will go fast! OTA Free Demo Day @ Deer Park
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Menu Substitutions
Due to vendor shortages, the lunch menu will change frequently through the end of the school year. The online menu will be updated for the following school day each evening.
Please check daily for possible changes to the menu:
Deer Park Menu
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FCPS Free Community Peer Preschool Program
The Community Peer Project will provide an opportunity for preschoolers with special needs to work and play on a regular basis with typically developing preschoolers from the community. The community children participating in this project have the unique opportunity to make new friends and share experiences with the school’s preschoolers.
Find out more about this free opportunity and the requirements at this link:
Community letter 25 26
Peer model interest forms Please return the interest forms to the Deer Park Office or email them to Ms. Dennis.
Attend an informational playdate on June 5th from 9:00-10:00 a.m. at Deer Park. Parents will be notified by June 14th if space is available.
Optional Parent Input Form
In planning for the next school year, parents/guardians are invited to complete the Parent Input Form to assist with the best class placement for your child. We ask input on how your child best learns and any special considerations when placing students in classrooms.
* We cannot honor requests for specific teachers *
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2025 Deer Park Unified Special Olympics
Join our opening ceremony parade, bring a poster and your Olympic Spirit as we celebrate the Deer Park Unified Special Olympics event on May 30th.
The parade will begin at 12:15 p.m. at the main entrance of the school (Door 1) and will go all the way to the track in the back of the school.
Please help make this event a success by volunteering at this link!
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Field Day!
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Deer Park's Field Day is June 2nd and we need parent volunteers to help run the fun stations.
Grades 3 - 6 will be 8:45 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
Grades K - 2 and Enhanced Autism will be
12:15 p.m. to 2:20 p.m.
Sign up here to volunteer: Deer Park Field Day 2025!
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 Asha-Jyothi 2025
Deer Park is pleased to announce that we will once again partner with Asha-Jyothi to support their 17th Annual Fun Run! The Asha-Jyothi (AJ) 5K Run is a fun-filled family event with foot tapping music, delicious food and a friendly course. It is a volunteer based non-profit organization dedicated to serving the needs of the underprivileged by providing access to education and healthcare.
AJ generously donates all the registration money from each school back to the school for its STEM needs.
Last year we had 153 participants from Deer Park! Let's beat our number of registrants from last year - this is a huge fundraiser for the school and a great opportunity to practice our running! Register now and join the fun!
Event Details: Sunday, September 21st
Fun Run at 8:00 a.m.; 5K Run/Walk at 8:30 a.m.
Location: 4250 Fairfax Corner Avenue; Fairfax, VA 22030
Register here for the 2025 Fairfax-17th Annual 5KRun/Walk Fun Run
Use Coupon Code "AJ4Schools" and receive $10 off the registration for the 5K Run.
AJ Fairfax Sep 21 2025 Race Flyer
FCPS Comprehensive Boundary Review
Families, staff, and community members will soon be able to explore and visualize potential boundary scenarios using a customized Boundary Explorer Tool. The tool will be accessible from the FCPS website. You are also invited to participate in another series of community meetings in order to review and reflect on the initial draft scenarios before the start of summer break.
- Thursday, May 15, 6:30-8 p.m., Oakton High School
- Friday, May 16, 6:30-8 p.m., Robinson Secondary School
- Monday, May 19, 6:30-8 p.m., Herndon High School
- Friday, May 23, 7-8:30 p.m., Lewis High School
- Wednesday, May 28, 7-8:30 p.m., Annandale High School
- Thursday, May 29, 6:30-8 p.m., Whitman Middle School
- Friday, May 30, 6:30-8 p.m., Chantilly High School
- Friday, June 6, 6:30–8 p.m., Glasgow Middle School
Each meeting will be hybrid, meaning that you may attend in person or via Zoom. Childcare for in-person participants and language interpretation/translation for all participants will be available as needed. Registration links will be shared soon. Another round of community meetings will be held in the fall.
Visit FCPS’ Comprehensive Boundary Review page for more information.
Bucky's Block Party
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Join us for our annual Bucky’s Block Party, Friday May 16 from 6-8pm. We will have face painters, hair stations (fairy hair and spray color), inflatables, crafts, food trucks and more!!
It's $5 for kids. Parents are free!
PRE-Order wristbands and Dunk Balls here!
Volunteer here!
Wishlist or drop off a bag of individually wrapped candy to the office for the PTA.
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School Supplies - 2025-2026
Save yourself the frustration of multiple trips to the store by buying a complete school supply kit for your student. Each kit has a complete set of supplies and FREE delivery!
Each kit is packed in a drawstring bag and includes all the supplies your student will need - including brand names such as Elmer’s, Crayola and Expo. Order here: Campus Survivalkits.com/deerpark
Kits will be delivered to the school and in your child's classroom by Open House in August.
Spirit Wear
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 90s vibe. Choose a t-shirt, long sleeve t-shirt, crewneck or leggings. All traditional Bucky spiritwear is available too!
Click here to order!
Email pta.deerparkes@gmail.com if there is something you would like to see.
Membership
Join us to make this year a RAD one for the Kids! Help Deer Park reach our member goal! Tell your friends to join with a ONE time donation! Your membership gets you access to the members only MemberHub with features like an online contact directory and discounts!
Girl Scouts
Attention Kindergarten Parents!
Are you interested in joining your child(ren) up for Girl Scouts? We have a new Deer Park Kindergarten troop formed that meets Thursday at 6pm, twice a month at Deer Park Elementary. If you are interested in joining this troop, please email Megan Durst at megankdurst@gmail.com (Deer Park GS Troop Organizer).
OTA Summer Camp Pass
Overtime Athletics Summer Camp Pass is back to allow you the MOST flexibility and LOWEST prices that you can find in the Northern Virginia Camp scene! Just choose how many weeks of camp you would like to join us for this summer and reserve your spot today. These can be used for any of our traditional day camps (and you don’t even have to choose just one!). All Families will receive an email from the OTA Team in February for final week/location selection. Any Add-ons may be purchased at this point.
More information and enrollment here!
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!
Mt. Kim Martial Arts
Card My Yard Centreville
L and V Cleaning
BOWA
Victory Martial Arts
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Thank you to our Educational Partner, Jessica Fauteux with Re/Max Allegiance for your support of our PTA Programs! |
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Upcoming Dates |
May
16 - PTA Bucky's Block Party - 30th Bash
19 - LAST Early Release Monday / Dismissal at 12:25 p.m.
21 - Last day to checkout Library books
22 - Spring Choral Concert - 7:00 p.m.
23 - PTA Spirit Wear Day
26 - Memorial Day Holiday / No School
28 - All Library books must be returned
30 - Unified Special Olympics Event at 12:15 p.m.
June
1 - Bucky's Run Club 5K
2 - Field Day
4 - Preschool End of Year Celebration
4 - PTA Meeting/Volunteer Celebration
5 - Preschool Community Peer Playdate - 9:00 a.m. in Room 8
5 - Westfield Grad Walk
6 - Last Fun Fit Friday
6 - Chorus Production 7:00 p.m.
9 - Kindergarten Blast Off - 1:30 p.m. (parents invited)
10 - 6th Grade Party (students only)
11 - 6th Grade Promotion (parents invited)
11 - Last Day of School / Early Dismissal @ 1:25 p.m.
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