Deerfield October Newsletter
October 1st -October 31st
Calendar of Events
Oct 6-11
Bully Prevention Week
Oct. 7
4:30-5:30 Site Council Meeting
Oct 8
3:00-6:00 Fundraiser Pick-up
PTO Meeting 7:00-8:00pm
Oct 9
Deerfield Dine-Out @ Burrito King 7am-3am
Oct 10
3rd Grade to the Natural History Museum
Oct 14
Picture Retakes
Oct 15
Kindergarten to Pumpkin Patch
Oct 15
Music Program 1st Grade 6:30-7:30pm
Kona Ice (Parked in Deerfield Circle Dr.) 7:00pm- 8:30pm
Oct 17
District PD Day/NO SCHOOL
Oct 18
Elementary Plan Day/NO SCHOOL
Oct 21-25
Red Ribbon Week
Oct 21
4th & 5th Grade to Lied Center
Oct 22
3rd Grade to Lied Center
Oct 22
PTO Swim Night 5-8 pm
Oct 26
Trunk or Treat at Deerfield Park 3-4 pm
Oct 31
Fall Parties
*Please see Below for party times*
Nov 1
NO SCHOOL/ Record and Report
Alice
The district’s crisis plans include ALICE strategies for us in the event of an intruder. The ALICE acronym stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate. ALICE uses technology and age-appropriate information and training to prepare staff and students to make informed decisions in a crisis to keep themselves and others safe from harm. More information about ALICE can be found here:
Picture Retakes Oct 14th
Class Party Sign-Up
Kindergarten:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FWtX1tj72qzAtff4_yRurWFmJe31CQAZurgnAGf0-Yg/edit#gid=0
First Grade:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13d6xbQFIOEMaHTOlJYh3ekgyJlZA3pjBtC9IZQ99ImI/edit#gid=0
Second Grade:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RdwPwHGOa6eUTPJkrxz4YFI7sA_Vz0eD5ocayuBfOtY/edit#gid=0
Third Grade:
Fourth Grade:
Fifth Grade:
Note from the counselor:
Thanks so much for sharing your amazing students with me! This last month in our counseling lessons we have been doing mindfulness training. Students are stretching their mindful muscles by paying attention “on purpose.” All students should be able to show you the hand model for the brain and label the parts listed below. We explore together what happens when we have big emotions. Students have also practiced “core practice,” when we sit quietly and listen to a bell to refocus and quiet our brains.
Essential Questions:
How can we be more mindful?
How can we understand and control big emotions?
Vocabulary:
Brain stem—keeps body systems going
Amygdala (downstairs brain and “miggy”)
Hippocampus—stores names and memories
Pre-frontal cortex (smart part and wise owl)
Flipping your lid --when big emotions happen
Cortisol—the stress hormone that makes us feel cloudy
Deep breathing—how to put your lid back on
Check out these videos from the mindful institute to learn more:
Parts of the brain:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtIZNCBIs4g&list=PLKIG9FHnlb6jZcXwQD5u8IHimnfhRpvm0&index=22&t=7s
Core practice:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BiOyrNuaV4&list=PLKIG9FHnlb6jZcXwQD5u8IHimnfhRpvm0&index=19&t=1s
THANKS for your partnership!
Nicole Bobey, LSCSW
Deerfield Mental Health Professional
WatchDOGS
Deerfield Website Calendar
Revised School Calendar
Fall Party
1st- 2:00-3:00
2nd- 2:00-3:00
3rd- 12:30-1:30
4th- 8:30-9:15
5th- 2:10-3:00
It is our goal each and every day to ensure the individual differences of our students are respected and our school practices are inclusive. In our effort to reach this goal, we continually evaluate our practices and procedures using a cultural and inclusive lens.
After staff discussion and input from our school site council, it has been determined that we will continue to host Fall Parties, but will save costumes for those who celebrate Halloween after school hours.
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MESSAGE FROM THE OFFICE
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Deerfield School
Email: japplema@usd497.org
Website: https://www.usd497.org/Domain/10
Location: 101 Lawrence Avenue, Lawrence, KS, United States
Phone: 785-832-5660
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