Deerfield April Newsletter
April 2024
📆April Calendar of Events
April 1st-5th- Penny Wars
April 4th- 3rd & 5th Grade to Lied Center
April 8th- Class Pictures
April 9th- Deerfield PTO Meeting 7:00pm-8:00pm
April 12th- No School
April 17th- No School-Kindergarten ONLY
April 17th- Kindergarten Orientation
April 18th- Music Programs- 2/3 6:00pm, 3rd 7:00pm
April 22nd-26th- Kindness Week
April 25th- 1st Grade Field Trip- Museum at Prairiefire
April 25th- Deerfield Dines Out at Toppers-20% 4pm-9pm
April 25th- Music Program 2nd 6:00pm
April 26th- 4th Grade Field Trip to Prairie Park Nature Center
April 27th- Deerfield Carnival 3:00-6:00pm
May 1st- 2nd Grade Body Venture Field Trip
May 9th- Music Programs- KDG-6:00pm, 1st-7:00pm
May 10th- Field Day
May 21st- Deerfield Dines Out at Mr. Brews Taphouse- 10% of all sales all day
Kindergarten Orientation
It's that time of the year again! Kindergarten enrollment is now open! Children eligible for kindergarten enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year, must be 5 years of age on or before August 31, 2024. Our orientation date is Wednesday, April 17th. Please share this information with your neighbors, friends and/or family who may also have an eligible student.
Please visit our Kindergarten Orientation Google Site to learn more about our Kindergarten program and prepare for Kindergarten Orientation.
Register your kindergartner Here!!
Next, be sure to email or bring the required registration documents below to your school/administrative assistant:
- *Certified Birth Certificate - *We will need to see the original prior to the first day of school, but can use the scanned copy for now
- Proof of Residency -Proof of Residency (accepted: a current utility bill - water/gas/or electric, current car registration, or a new lease agreement/buyers agreement)
- Current Immunizations - We will take immunizations that your child has had to this point. You may follow up with any updated immunizations prior to the first day of school.
- *Physical - *We understand that some children may not have had their 5 year physical yet and will have more immunizations at that time. You may email it as soon as it is complete, or prior to the first day of school.
After you have registered your child please call the office to schedule a time slot for Orientation.
Because your child's first 5 years of life are so important, we want to help you provide the best start for your child. You are invited to participate in the completion of the Ages & Stages Questionnaires®: Social Emotional, Second Edition (ASQ:SE-2™) and Ages & Stages Questionnaires® (ASQ-3), online screenings which provide a quick check of your child’s overall development. The questionnaires include questions about your child's communication, gross motor, fine motor, problem solving, personal social skills, and behavior.
We encourage each kindergarten family to participate. To participate in this screening study, please access the following URL by typing it into your Internet Browser or scanning the QR code below:
https://www.asqonline.com/family/8383fb
This information is a crucial piece of our overall Kindergarten Snapshot. It will help us support you and your child as they enter kindergarten. Please complete both screenings as part of the kindergarten enrollment process.
Field Day 2024
Deerfield will have Field Day this year on Friday, May 10th (rain date May 16th). There will be three sessions:
Session 1 Grades 4-5 - 8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m.
Session 2 Grades 2-3 - 10:00 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
Session 3 Grades k-1 - 1:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
Parents and guardians are welcome to attend their student’s session. Upon arrival, all adults must check in at the “Visitor Check-In” table located outside on the blacktop to receive a visitor’s sticker. The activities will take place along the southwest side of the school (playground, blacktop, field). Students participating in field day will have the opportunity to move freely between the activities. Please send an extra set of clothes with your child on Field Day just in case they get wet or muddy. Let's have a safe and fun day!
COVID- 19 Updates
Lawrence Public Schools has updated its COVID-19 Guidance to reflect the CDC recommendations. The changes include dropping the 5-day isolation period for positive cases and instead asking those with symptoms to stay home until they feel better and have been fever-free without fever-reducing medication for 24 hours. Please refer to the link below for more information. LPS Covid Recommendations
Deerfield Music Programs
3rd Grade- TH Apr 18th at 7:00
2/3 Grade- TH Apr 18th at 6:00
2nd Grade- TH Apr 25th at 6:00
1st Grade- TH May 9th at 7:00
Kindergarten- TH May 9th at 6:00
New VIP Links!
Deerfield VIPs (Very Important People) is a volunteer opportunity aimed at adults who are important to our students. Deerfield VIPs can be individuals who serve as a positive role model in the life of any Deerfield student. As a Deerfield VIP, you will volunteer for your child's teacher/grade level in a variety of settings and complete a variety of tasks. For example: a Deerfield VIP could help supervise recess, work with small groups of students, and/or complete clerical tasks. The VIPs will receive a daily schedule for the amount of time they volunteer. We are welcoming VIPs into the building for the second semester beginning Tuesday, January 16 (VIP dates/times are at the discretion of the classroom teacher). Due to limited space, VIPs will not be able to stay for or to help with lunch in the cafeteria. At this time, we're asking that VIPs only sign up for a maximum of 2 times for each of their students per quarter to allow everyone plenty of opportunity to sign up if they wish.
Spring Stucco Members
Kindness Week - April 22-26
Stuco is sponsoring Kindness Week from April 22-26. This will be a spirit week to celebrate kindness and to kick off Earth Day/Week (April 22 is Earth Day). See Below for our themed days.
Penny Wars April 1-5
Penny Wars will be starting next week! Send in your loose change! Proceeds will go to our Deerfield Food Pantry!
Character Strong Character Trait of the Month
March Character Trait Nominations
March's Character Trait was Cooperation! These students were nominated by their teacher for demonstrating Cooperation! They were recognized in our assembly! Congratulations to the following students:
Greyson Duckworth
Bella Jalali
Leo Peper
Maggie Hothan
Ace Dennington
May Ann Donnelly
Arlo Wright
Ian Gillum
Triton Elsten-Casella
Gozie Ekwunife
Zoe Peck
Colton Born
Simon Jackson
Wiley Edwards
Ruby Storey
Palmer Hammond
Brayden Singer
Marssiah Carson
Paige Funk
2024-2025 Annual Registration will be open from April 1st - April 12th!
Parent Directions: 2024-2025 Annual Student Registration
ALL Parents are required to log into their "Parent Powerschool Account" on a web browser (NOT through the app) and navigate to the 2024-2025 Annual Student Registration on the bottom left of your screen. This is required each year for all current students except seniors graduating this spring. Please note that this is separate from the secondary course enrollment that students are responsible for completing.
Transfer Request
The 24-25 Transfer Form is also available. Families may start requesting transfers for the fall at www.usd497.org / Parents and Students / Transfer Request. I believe the expectation is to wait until May to start the review/approval process for these once you know your school numbers. Current In-District students who want to attend LVS will use the Transfer Request Form as well.
Student Learner Profile
Deerfield Elementary uses academic, behavioral and social-emotional data in a collaborative process among teachers to place students in class sections for the following school year. Our goal is to achieve the best possible balance for each class within a grade level. As a reminder Deerfield does not accept requests for specific teachers, nor are students automatically assigned to a teacher the family has had in the past. Additionally, we will not accept requests to be placed with specific classmates. Class placements for the 2024-25 school year will be made public the first week of August.
*Change Maker of the Week
Our goal is for our students to see themselves in our change makers and to also learn that they can do anything they put their mind to. Another goal is for our students to see people who are unfamiliar to them, to grow in empathy, and push for justice for the inequalities that marginalized communities face.
4/1-4/5 Tony Shalhoub 4/8-4/11 Rashida Tlaib 4/15-4/19 Pura Belpré
Deerfield Text Reminders
Our main mode of communication will be direct email and newsletters. However, on occasion we send text reminders for special events our announcements. If you would like to received text reminders, o sign up by texting 81010 with the following message according to your child's last name:
A-D: @deera-d
E-K: @deere-k
L-Q: @deerl-q
R-Z: @deerr-z
When prompted, enter your name and your child's name in parentheses. Please know that you number is not shared with anyone else. You can unsubscribe anytime by texted @leave.