Welcome to the 2015-2016 School Year!

Dear Deep Creek Family, 

Welcome to our new format for the Monday Morning Memo. Each week the Core Team will share important information in this blog. You will need to be logged in to your CCPS provided google account (same log in and password as email) in order to access all the info in the blog. Only certain events will be shared in the Weekly Reminder section. It is imperative that everyone monitor the DCES calendar. As a Core Team, we are challenging ourselves by growing and learning with technology just as we ask you to do. Technology continues to evolve so must we!

A HUGE thank you to our custodial crew, office team, and core team who endured many challenges this summer and yet have everything ready to start this year! Wednesday is our official school based professional development day. We will close the office from 7:35-10 and all staff need to report to the cafe. Non-instructional staff will be released by 10 to go back to their areas. Lunch will be provided for all staff at noon. Our faculty and team photos will occur during lunch as well.

We are very excited for this year and look forward to the great things to come. We said goodbye to a few staff members but are welcoming many! New faces bring new perspectives and new ideas. Please help us welcome:
Dee Cornelison - 4th grade
Amanda Lockhart - 3rd grade
Sarah Sarkany - Kinder
Melissa Crowder - 5th grade
Kristina Kelch - Lead Teacher
Mary Powers - Paraprofessional
Jennifer Konold - Nurse
We still have an ESE teacher posted for our new ESE unit. Also, we are still monitoring closely our kinder and 3rd grade numbers.

I read a good book this summer, Teach, Reflect, Learn.  One of the most powerful growth techniques for improving your teaching is reflection! The practice of reflecting on your instruction will help you grow and learn as a professional. We all need to continue to grow and learn. I challenge each of you to reflect daily. Grab a spiral notebook and start simply by writing down a positive each day or writing "Wows" and "Yikes" for each day. I wouldn't challenge you if I wasn't going to do it myself. This is very personal and won't be shared. It is simply for you and your growth! Also, you could use it as part of your Deliberate Practice Plan. Please watch this video on the Happy Secret to Happy Work! It has a powerful message at the end.

I hope you all had a wonderful summer and are returning relaxed and ready to dig into another year. Thank you in advance for making it a HAPPY one. Don't forget to send me a fun summer picture for our slideshow on Wednesday.

Thank you all for being part of our school family!

See you Tuesday,
Adrienne