Hello Deal Island Families,
We have construction going on in the front entryway today. If you need to pick up your child earlier than 12:30, please call the school and we will escort your child out. 4106512449.
Thank you.
Hopefully this wind blows out of here with March!
Next week is a bit shorter.
Monday, we have after school tutoring and unlike previously stated, we need the egg/candy donations by Monday so volunteers can pick them up on Tuesday.
Tuesday, we have after school tutoring.
Wednesday, we have after school church. It will be a casual day for those who donated to the community egg hunt. 5th Grade GT students will travel to the Technical High School to compete, Go Ella and Harvey!
Thursday, It is a half day with early dismissal starting at 12:30. It is a FREE casual day for all and we are asking students to wear BLUE in honor of Autism Awareness Day.
Friday and the following Monday we are off for spring break!
Third Grade will also be taking the MCAP test next week Monday through Thursday so we will cheer them on, wish them luck, and ask they get enough rest and arrive to school on time!
Tonight, SCPS will announce the 2023 Somerset Teacher of the Year! Meet the candidate from Deal Island Elementary School: Ms. Jennifer Jones, Specials Teacher! Watch her video, here: https://youtu.be/nxst1NQsQOU
Congratulations again to Ms. Jones as she attends tomorrow nights Banquet for Somerset County Teacher of the Year! We wish you the best of luck and are so proud of you!
Pre-K & Kindergarten Registration begins 4/3/23! Register by 5/26 to be eligible for a FREE summer program at Woodson or Princess Anne Elementary.
Registration events will be held on 4/12 at Princess Anne Elementary and 4/13 at Woodson Elementary. See flyer for more details!
Reminder: Students who bring in a bag of wrapped candy or plastic eggs before next Wednesday April 5th will receive a casual day! Please put students name on donation. Thanks so much !
Meet our 2023-2024 Somerset Teacher of the Year Candidates! SCPS will announce the Teacher of the Year on March 31, 2023 at the Somerset Teacher of the Year Banquet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NZZ7MAcFPQ
Pre-K & Kindergarten Registration begins 4/3/23! Register by 5/26 to be eligible for a FREE summer program at Woodson or Princess Anne Elementary.
Registration events will be held on 4/12 at Princess Anne Elementary and 4/13 at Woodson Elementary. See flyer for more details!
Next week is the last week of March!
We have after school tutoring on Monday and Tuesday, with after school Rock Creek Church on Wednesday.
4th Grade GT students will be going to the Technical High School on Wednesday and Nellie/Brantley will be competing with their car! Good luck!!
Friday is the last day of the month so we will have our end of the month incentive for those students with no office or bus referrals and no unexcused absences for the month of March. It is a free casual day. There is NO SCHOOL FOR PREK STUDENTS.
We have our T-Shirt Sale going on until April 13th. If you don't want to purchase a T-Shirt, that is perfectly fine! When sports day comes, students will be encouraged to wear their class color. Proceeds will go towards making our Sports Day awesome!!
Our third quarter is quickly coming to a close on April 5th. Please encourage students to keep working hard, do their best and make sure any missing assignments are turned in!
Egg-citing news about an upcoming event in our community!! Any student who donates a bag of candy or eggs for this event will earn a free casual day in April!! All donations are needed by Monday, April 3rd!
Deal Island T-Shirts are for sale! We are preparing for Sports Day and every grade level will be wearing a different color! 5th grade is wearing Gray, 4th grade is wearing Green, 3rd grade is wearing Purple, 2nd grade is wearing Red, 1st grade is wearing Blue and K/Prek is wearing Yellow. If you would like to purchase a shirt color that is not to your student's assigned color, that's fine! We just highly encourage the day of Sports Day (May 25th) that we wear our grade level color. Please feel free to share and have adults purchase as well! The funding will help support our Sports Day event and other future events as well. Thank you so much and call the school with any questions.
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Have you met our 2023 Teacher of the Year candidates? Our 8 School Teachers of the Year are competing for the Somerset Teacher of the Year title. Winners will be announced on Friday, March 31, 2023. Click the link to meet our candidates!
https://www.somerset.k12.md.us/page/toy
Save the date! Deal Island's artwork will be featured in the county Art show in April!
Kindergarten have been learning about Kings and Queens and wrote their own books about Old King Cole. Today they read those books aloud to their court and enjoyed a tea party!
Wishing these two students from third grade the best of luck as their plane competes against other schools in the county today. Go Hunter & Aislyn !!
CANCELED: March 21, 2023 Regular Meeting of the Somerset Board of Education
The Somerset Board of Education was unable to reach a quorum for today's public meeting. The next Regular Meeting will be April 18, 2023 - 4:00 p.m. Closed / 6:00 p.m. Open
Wow! We can't say enough thanks for Level The Playing Field coming down to Washington High today with sports equipment and gym supplies for FREE! Ms. Jones loaded her trunk up with bags of amazing stuff, even field hockey equipment! What an amazing opportunity for Somerset County Schools P.E. programs. Thanks again!!
4th and 5th grade students attended the Harriet Tubman Museum today in Cambridge, MD. Students got to learn of her journey along the underground railroad and even see one of her safe houses!
Pre-K & Kindergarten Registration begins 4/3/23! Register by 5/26 to be eligible for a FREE summer program at Woodson or Princess Anne Elementary.
Registration events will be held on 4/12 at Princess Anne Elementary and 4/13 at Woodson Elementary. See flyer for more details!
We are happy to have Ms. Nicole Turner from NASA-Wallops Island join us at Deal Island Elementary today to read to Prek, K, 1st and 2nd grade students! The students enjoyed the Space themed books.
