January Newsletter
January 1st-31st
Calendar of Events
Jan 9th
School resumes
Jan 10th
Deerfield Dines-out at Toppers
Jan 14th
Geography Bee 8:05 a.m.
Jan 15th
Site Council Meeting 4:30 p.m.
PTO Meeting 7:00 p.m.
Jan 17th
Martin Luther King Celebration
January 21st
NO SCHOOL
Jan 28th
PTO Swim Night at Lawrence Aquatic
WatchDOGS
Save the Date: Music Program
2nd Grade: 6:30 p.m.
3rd Grade: 7:30 p.m.
April 25th
4th Grade: 6:30 p.m.
5th Grade: 7:30 p.m.
Revised School Calendar
Breakfast & Lunch Menu
Like Deerfield Facebook Page
Like Deerfield PTO Page
Hy-Vee High Five
The Winner for December’s Hy-vee High Five is Amanda Davis, 3rd grade teacher. She was nominated by Leighton Scott. Congratulations!
Any student can nominate a teacher or staff member that makes a difference in their day. The teacher or staff member wins special rewards and gifts donated by Hyvee. Submit nominations at the office.
BGC COATS FOR KINDESS
I just wanted to send a warm "Thank You" to all who donated coats, hats, and scarfs! Boys & Girls Club is beyond thankful for your donation, and I am sure the Lawrence Community Shelter is equally as grateful. We couldn't do a lot of the things we do without your support, so thank you!
Have a great break!
Kassadie Burton
BGC Sit Coordinator
Greetings from your school counselor:
We have had a great few months at Deerfield working on social-emotional lessons in classrooms. We are learning much about the brain and how it relates to being in charge of our own thoughts. The entire school knows at least 5 parts of the brain and how our pre-frontal cortex “flips” while experiencing big emotions. Core practice and mindfulness, the simple act of paying attention on purpose, is giving the students skills to use deep breathing and a focused mind to help re-align the brain and bring it back to the “green zone” Ask your student about “core practice” and even doing the bell at home to increase your own ability to bring calm and focus to your brain. (link below)
Other topics you can ask your student in younger grades are: 2 strategies to melt the mean bug (count to 10 and blowing your bubble wand) and making smart goals to tackle their “2 tracks,” the one with their strengths and the other with the things they have not mastered “yet.” We all continue to have these tracks our whole life long, so creating visuals with your students will help them always be working toward goals!
We are currently talking about the power of thoughts, and making a habit of sending them down the positive side of the brain until it becomes natural to look at a situation and find the positive rather than the negative. (Ask your student about sending your thought down the positive sledding hill until it is carved into a new pathway in their brain)
The last of our topics are around kindness and the endless ripple acts of kindness create. Upper level students are learning about how those positive acts may not come back directly, but eventually and how it feels good to give!
I certainly enjoy working with your students and please be in touch if I can be a support.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/meditation-bell/6017921?i=6017901
Nicole Bobey, LSCSW
Deerfield Mental Health Professional
785-330-4854
New Year, Same Reminders
Please do not drop students off in the driveway in the back of the school.
We do not allow cars to drop off on the playground. Please do not drive on the blacktop to drop off / pick up your child.
Thank You PTO!
Breakfast and Lunch
Lunch Schedule
2nd Grade:11:00-11:25
5th Grade:11:15-11:40
KDay, KHumburg:11:30-11:55
KLeibach:11:35-12:00
1Moser,1Heller:11:45-12:10
1Bland, 1Chappell:11:50-12:15
3rd Grade:12:05-12:30
4th Grade:12:20-12:45
Quick Links
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
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deerfield497/