Deer Creek News
Monica Daugherty, Principal www.ncsd.k12.ca.us/dc March 19, 2015
SAVE THE DATE
VARIETY SHOW
March 20 @ 6:00
County Speech Contest Finals
March 24
Board Meeting
March 24 @ 5:00/DO
America's Tallest Tales
Mrs. Darden/2nd Grade
March 25 @ 8:45
Farmer Amanda Visits
3rd Grade
March 26
Read-a-Thon Ends
March 27
Mother Goose Play
Mrs. Lackey
March 27 @ 6:00
Quarter 3 Ends
March 27
SPRING BREAK
NO SCHOOL
March 30 - April 6
EARLY RELEASE WEDNESDAY
April 8
Farmer Amanda Visits
Kindergarten
April 9
PTC Meeting
April 9 @ 3:00
2015-2016 TK/Kindergarten
Parent Orientation Meeting
April 9 @ 6:30
School Site Council Meeting
April 14 @ 3:00
Board Meeting
April 14 @ 6:00/DO
A NOTE FROM PRINCIPAL MONICA DAUGHERTY:
Speech Tournament News: All of our district's contestants placed in the semi-finals (the top 6 students in their grade levels).
4th - Jacy Clawson, Connor Drew
5th - Ben Fitzpatrick, Harry Retzler
6th - Calais Poirson, Clara Luisetti
7th - Karlie McCracken
8th - Lauren Yantis, Monica Kittle
Those advancing to the County Tournament for the Finals on March 24 at 6:30 at the Nevada Theater (401 Broad Street) are:
4th - Jacy Clawson, Connor Drew
6th - Calais Poirson, Clara Luisetti
7th - Karlie McCracken
8th - Lauren Yantis
Congratulations to all the students for their hard work and dedication!
Just a reminder that the 8:25 is our late bell. At 8:20 the first bell rings giving children and families a five minute grace period to get into the classroom. After the 8:25 bell, students are considered tardy. Thank you for making the effort to get your children to school on time.
AFTER SCHOOL ENRICHMENT - See the enclosed registration packet for the spring classes that will begin the week of April 13th. Applications are due by Friday, April 10th. Classes are filled on a "first come, first served" basis, so SIGN UP NOW!
KINDERGARTEN ROUND-UP - Join with other parents and meet the principal at the Orientation Meeting, April 9, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. in the multi-purpose room. You will have an opportunity to ask questions and get all the information you need to register your kindergarten student. Round-up enrollment meetingsare scheduled for all day
May 6 & 7, 2015.
If you live within the boundaries of the Nevada City School District and your child will turn 5 years old on or before September 1, 2015, you may register him/her for kindergarten for the 2015-2016 school year. If your child will turn 5 years old on or between September 2, 2015 – December 2, 2015, you may register him/her for transitional kindergarten.
STEP UP TO KINDERGARTEN - First 5 of Nevada County will be offering a free kindergarten readiness camp for Nevada County children with no preschool experience or who need a boost to get ready for kindergarten. The camp will be held at several Nevada County locations, one of which is Deer Creek School. The camp will run from Wednesday, June 17th through Wednesday, July 8th from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon. For more information call Sandi at 274-5361 or www.first5nevco.org.
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO:
Tami Pettengill - Organizing the piles and piles of lost and found items!
Dylan Murty - Donating his Casino Night winnings back to our PTC!
Hills Flat Lumber - Discount and free delivery of our orchard shed!
The McElhannon Family - Assembling the orchard shed and distribution of rock in the orchard!
DEER CREEK ORCHARD WORKDAY
Sunday, March 22, 2015
12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
We just received a load of wood chips that need to be spread throughout the orchard. If you would like to help, put on your gloves and meet us in the orchard!
MATH CORNER
If you go to the link, https://www.engageny.org/parent-family-library under parent resources, and then under Common Core, there is a link to: Parent Roadmaps to the Common Core Standards Mathematics. This is a great document with useful information by grade level.Also, please check the District website for the Pathways to Algebra for the Nevada City School District under the Math Information link.
PTC NEWS
READ-A-THON: We are halfway through the Read-a-thon and the students have read over 2,500 books, so we are well on our way to the Carnival. Great job! Kindergarten - 2nd graders, please turn in your Week 3 tally sheet tomorrow. Your Week 4 tally sheet is in today's Communicator. 3rd & 4th grade parents, please make sure that you are checking your student's calendarin their Binder Reminder. Also, please turn in your Pledge Sheets or make pledges using 99 Pledges, If you didn't receive your e-mail regarding on-line pledges and would like to, please e-mail me nd I will get it set up for you. Keep up the great reading!
Carnival: As a reward for the Read-a-thon, we will be having a Carnival on April 10th. We need a lot of volunteers to make this happen. Please see the enclosed volunteer form and turn that in to your child's teacher or the office. Thanks for your help!