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From the Desk of Mr. Drouhard
Dear Amity Families,
It's homecoming week in Deer Park, and Amity will be celebrating alongside the High School! We will be hosting a spirit week for the students and staff to have a little fun! Each day will have a different theme to celebrate! During the homecoming parade, please be on the lookout for our Amity staff as we will be marching from St. John’s to High School on Plainfield Road. The parade kicks off at 6:00 and we look forward to seeing our students along the way!
It's always great to participate in these fall traditions!
Take Care,
Josh
Weekly Photo Gallery
Click the link below to access photos from all around Amity Elementary during the week!
Amity Spirit Week Themes
Moving and Cruising Monday - Wear a shirt from your favorite vacation spot.
Team Spirit Tuesday - Wear your favorite team shirt or jersey.
Wacky Wednesday - Wear the wackiest and tackiest you can find.
Tie-Dye Thursday - Show off your favorite tie-dye shirt!
Deer Park Fan Friday - Wear your scarlet and gray to show your Deer Park Pride for Homecoming!
Soul Bird Consulting Guest Speaker
Thursday, September 22nd starting at 6:00pm Danae Riggs, from Soul Bird Consulting, will be at Amity sharing strategies and information on how to help you support lifelong success for your elementary student. Some topics will include stress and anxiety reduction, establishing strategies for dealing with frustration, supporting student boundaries, and social media. The presentation will be 45 minutes with a 15 minute Q&A. Soul Bird has been supporting our staff with professional development over the years and we are excited to share the same information, language and foundation with our families!
Parent Teacher Conferences
Please mark your calendars for Amity Parent Teacher Conferences at the end of the month. Conferences are Thursday, September 29th from 1:00-8:00 p.m. and Friday, September 30th from 8:00 AM-3:00 p.m. These conferences will be offered in person, by phone, or virtually. A conference sign up will be released in the September 18 Amity Weekly Minute. There will be no school on these days because of conferences.
Community Fliers
Please see the fliers below for more information about events/activities happening around the Deer Park Community!
September Lunch Menu
Due to supply issues, lunch menu options change frequently based on availability. The most up-to-date menu is below, however, please continue to check the Deer Park Food Services website for the latest information.
Looking Ahead
Please mark these important dates on your calendar!
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Conferences: Thursday, September 29th and Friday, September 30
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Camp Kern: October 10-12
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Fall Picture Day: Wednesday, October 19
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Amity Harvest Night: October 20
In Case You Missed It
Breakfast at Amity
Just a friendly reminder that students must purchase breakfast to enter the cafeteria between 7:30-7:45. With the expiration of the USDA’s Free Meals for Students initiative, breakfast will no longer be free for all students. I just wanted to put this on parents' radars so that charges from breakfast don’t pile up. If you believe you might qualify for free breakfast and lunch due a financial hardship, please see the information below.
Free and Reduced Lunch Updates
As you may recall, the past two school years all public schools, including Deer Park Schools, took advantage of the USDA free meals waiver for students. Unfortunately, this program expired on June 30, 2022. This school year, Deer Park families will once again have to pay for their school meals.
For Deer Park families who may continue to qualify for free or reduced meals based on income or other qualifying factors, please complete the free and reduced meal application form online through FinalForms. If, for some reason, you are having trouble accessing the form through FinalForms, you can print off a hard copy and email the completed hard copy to Brianna Listermann at listermann.b@dpccsd.org. You may also turn the hard copy into Betty Hollander at the Board of Education office located at 8688 Donna Ln., Cincinnati, OH 45236. The hard copy of the free and reduced application form can be found here:
Staying Connected
There are multiple ways to stay connected to Amity Elementary School.
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Newsletter: All parents who have completed FinalForms should receive Amity Weekly Newsletters. If you are not currently receiving them, please register for the e-mail communication. To register, simply go to https://www.deerparkcityschools.org/ and click on the button on the bottom of the page that says “Subscribe to District News”.
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Twitter: Follow Deer Park Schools for the most up-to-date news and happenings at @DeerParkSchools or @DeerParkAmity
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Facebook: Follow us at Deer Park Community City Schools.
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