The learning community of Deephaven Elementary School welcomes you and your family to our school. Deephaven has a long tradition of excellence and I look forward to working with you throughout the 2011-12 school year. Our school is fortunate to have staff, students, and parents working together to create partnerships for learning. The dynamic and committed professional educators at our school continually look for ways to improve our school and our classroom instruction. Our focus is on our students and their personal and academic growth and we make learning come alive through the use of:

• Differentiated Instruction
  
• Responsive Classroom
  
• Balanced Literacy Approach
  
• Guided Reading with the use of leveled reading material
  
• K-5 Coordination of Science Instruction
  
• Technology Integration
  
• Our adopted curriculum of Houghton Mifflin, Everyday Math, 6+1 Traits of Writing, Foss Science, History Alive and The Great Body Shop.
  

We focus on creating a learning environment that encourages Cooperation, Assertion, Responsibility, Empathy and Self-Control (C.A.R.E.S. skills). Common Language is also used with students to reinforce consistent expectations for work and behavior. Our Kindness Initiative and Olweus Bullying Prevention Program encourage a safe and supportive learning environment for all students, allowing us to support each student’s progress toward academic, social and emotional growth.

Deephaven Elementary is a vibrant learning environment focused on continually improving the learning experiences of our students.  Our school built a beautiful new playground for students in 2005, created an Outdoor Classroom in 2007 and opened up a state-of-the-art Media Center in 2010.  This year we are partnering with Life Time Fitness to provide students with healthier lunches by improving the ingredients in our menu items.

Parents are valued partners at Deephaven Elementary School playing important roles at home and at school. We are fortunate to have a community that shares their time and talents with our students. I encourage all parents to become involved in our school in a way that fits your time and taps into your talents.

We are always looking for ways to improve our web page. Please e-mail me if you have suggestions for making our web page easier to use or more informative. Thank you for taking time to visit the Deephaven Elementary School web page.

Sincerely,

Bryan McGinley
Deephaven Elementary School Principal