Welcome back to the new 2007-2008 school year at Deer Creek Elementary. I hope everyone had a wonderful summer vacation. Our year has started off with a "Bright" start. We have seventeen students. There are nine girls and eitht boys. As always we look forward to visiting with all the parents at "Back to School Night." Our rotations for specials have started. The rotations flow in this sequence: art,library/guidance,music, P.E. Students will be taking the STAR reading and math tests as soon as they have their passwords assigned to them. We will use the results of the Star reading test to calculate each student's AR points. Reading Logs will be sent home as soon as we have those results. I am asking each student to bring a personal water bottle to be kept at their desk. Brain research shows students perform much better when they keep hydrated. The brain needs "lots" of water. Our classroom gets very cool from time to time. Students are encouraged to bring a light jacket to school to insure their comfort. We are assessing this week and next week.