Welcome Ms. Bowles, our new Music Teachers. Ms. Bowles just graduated from Emporia State University in December with a Bachelor's Degree in K-12 Music Education with an Emphasis in Voice and a Minor in Ethnic and Gender Studies. She had the opportunity to Student Teach in the Lawrence School District last semester, so while she is new to Deerfield, she is fairly familiar with the district. Ms. Bowles is passionate about empowering students to become lifelong learners and lovers of music, and she is so excited to teach music to the awesome kiddos of Deerfield Elementary!

Mark your Calendars!

1st and 2nd Grade-Tuesday, April 4

-1st Grade at 6:15pm

2nd Grade at 7pm

Kindergarten and 3rd Grade- Tuesday, April 25

-Kindergarten at 6:15pm

-3rd Grade at 7pm

4th and 5th Grade- Tuesday, May 2

-3 classes at 6:15pm

-3 classes at 7pm

Come to a PTO Meeting & Follow us on Facebook!

TUESDAY, January 10, 2023, 7 p.m. in the music room. You can also join via our Zoom link below.

Launch Meeting - Zoom

Come learn about the ways PTO supports students and staff, find out how you can help, and VOTE on issues that matter to you, including how PTO spends its budget.

Want to stay in the know?

Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/deerfieldPTOlawrence

We also share all of our events and announcements in the Deerfield Parents & Guardians Facebook group. Join the group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1559532244201069 and invite all your Deerfield Facebook friends!

Remind (sends text reminders)

Text 81010 with the message @dfpto

Thank You, Volunteers!

Thank you to all of our Deerfield families for making December a great month for our students, teachers and staff! From winter parties to bringing back the Bake Shop, December was a busy month for PTO and its volunteers.

Deerfield Carnival Returns this Spring

The Deerfield Carnival will be back this spring on Saturday, April 29. For families new to Deerfield, the carnival is an amazing time for our kids but it takes a large number of volunteers to make it happen! More details will be sent out in upcoming newsletters. In the meantime, if you are interested in helping plan and/or volunteering the day of, please email ksdeerfieldpto@gmail.com.

Deerfield Dines Out at Minsky’s on January 27

Take a break from cooking on January 27 and support Deerfield PTO by dining out at Minsky’s. PTO will earn 10% of all sales when you mention that you’re supporting Deerfield by dining out!

High-5 Nominations Due

Does your kid know a great teacher or staff member who deserves a high five? Nominations for January will be accepted until Tuesday, January 17th! Students can fill out a paper form in the library or complete an online submission here: https://forms.gle/K59vX78cMufd1bvc8.

Let's help celebrate our teachers and staff by filling the fridge with refreshments and re-stocking classroom supplies. Thank you all for continuous support for our school staff. Please drop donations off in the front office. Please follow new sign up link below!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4AADA922A1FB6-fill

1/5-1/6 Meg Heriford

1/9-1/13 Louis Braille

1/16- 1/20 James Naismith

1/23-1/27 Girl Scout Troop 6000

1/30-2/3 LeBron James

Keep an extra set of clothes in your child's backpack(including socks)! This will help us get kids back to class quickly when "accidents" happen such as soiled pants, food spills, mud puddles, and so on.

'Tis the season for CHAPPED LIPS and DRY HANDS! Please consider sending a tube of lip balm and hand lotion withy your student to use as needed!

All parents/guardians must come into the school to sign out their child if checking them out during school hours. This was our policy prior to Covid and we are now following this procedure again.

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.