End of Term 1, Deal Gives Back Food Drive, Winter Sports
Principal’s Message
Happy Halloween!
This is the final week of Term 1. Students must turn in all assignments by Thursday, November 4. Please remind your child to check Aspen and meet with their teachers this week. Please visit ParentPortal.dcps.dc.gov to access the Aspen Parent Portal.
This Week's Schedule
Students will not have school on Tuesday, November 2 (Election Day) and Friday, November 5 (Teacher PD/Record-keeping Day).
Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) @ Deal This Week
During the month of October, students were able to learn about Responsible Decision Making. In November, they will explore Self-Awareness. During Period 6 tomorrow, we will review metacognition.
Metacognitive strategies are techniques to help students develop an awareness of their thinking processes as they learn. These techniques help students focus with greater intention, reflect on their existing knowledge versus information they still need to learn, recognize errors in their thinking, and develop practices for effective learning.
Have a Happy and Safe Diwali!
This year, Diwali will be celebrated on November 4. Diwali is India's biggest and most important holiday of the year. The festival gets its name from the row (avali) of clay lamps (diya or deepa) that Indians light outside their homes to symbolize the inner light that protects them from spiritual darkness. You can learn a little more about Diwali HERE.
Here we GROW!
November is nationally designated as American Indian Heritage Month, a time to celebrate and make people aware of the history of American Indians and their contributions to the world. Join these virtual events to learn more.
Deal Gives Back Food Drive
Learn about the requested needs here. Deal’s GirlUp will collect feminine products for young women. Families can learn more about Deal’s ABAR initiative and meet our partner Bravo Zulu Chess Academy!
Save the Dates - Virtual Open Houses and Winter School Tours
We will host three Virtual Open Houses from 6:30 until 7:30 pm on the following dates:
Tuesday, November 16
Tuesday, December 14
Tuesday, January 11
The two Winter School Tours will take place on Saturday, December 4 (10:00 am - 12:00 noon) and Saturday, February 5 (10:00 am - 12:00 noon).
8th Grade Families
High School application season is upon us! In the coming weeks, we will be providing families with key dates and information. If you have private school transcript requests, please submit your request to dealtranscripts@k12.dc.gov.
Deal has many clubs for students to explore throughout the week. See the full list of activities here!
Winter sports sign ups are underway through November 15th. Check out this season’s offerings along with this week’s practice schedules. Read more here!
