Deerfield News & Notes
August 6, 2024
Welcome Back! Together we can make this a fantastic school year!
Back to school season has arrived once again, and at Deerfield Elementary, we have been hard at work preparing to make the 2024/2025 school year a meaningful year for your child. Please know that every child’s learning and overall well-being are of the utmost importance to us, and you are an important part of our team. Your children learn more when you are involved. We encourage you to call us when you have questions or are interested in helping in any way. We are anxiously awaiting our first day with your children, and we hope you are as excited as we are to get started!
August Reminders
Open House
We hope to see you at our Open House tonight from 5:00-6:00. This is the perfect opportunity to meet your child's teacher, tour the school, and calm any back-to-school nerves your children may be experiencing. We invite you to bring your school supplies too so the children do not have to manage the extra items on the bus in the morning. Then, go home and get everyone to bed early. Wednesday will be a big day for all of us!
Student Chromebooks & Insurance
Students in grades 1-5 will begin bringing their Chromebooks home every night starting within the first few days of school. Our kindergarten students will begin bringing their devices home every night by the end of the first full week of school. We need your help establishing routines in your home to charge Chromebooks every night and return them to school every day. If you have not yet paid the $15 fee for Chromebook insurance, you may want to do so tonight during Open House. You can also send the payment (cash or check) with your child tomorrow. Give us a call if you have any questions!
School Hours & Early Dismissal Wednesdays
You can find our normal arrival and dismissal times here on our school webpage. Remember that we dismiss an hour early (1:55) every Wednesday including the first day of school. Breakfast is served in classrooms from 8:00-8:20. Students are tardy if they arrive after 8:20. If your child is eating breakfast at school, plan to drop them off at school at 8:00.
9/2/24 - Labor Day (No School)
9/5/24 - Fall Picture Day
9/9/24 - 1st Quarter Midterms Go Home with Students