This win belongs to our whole school community! 🎉 Thank you to Card My Yard Chesapeake, our amazing PTA, and all the families who promoted and voted to help us win a winter break yard sign. We’re so grateful for the support!
Holiday spirit has been on display all week at DCE as students and staff join in the fun with festive sweaters, pajama days, and holiday hats 🎄❄️☃️ We hope our Super Hornets all have a safe, relaxing, and enjoyable winter break!
One more shoutout to our amazing Teacher of the Year, Mrs. Cassie Scrivner! We loved celebrating her at the district Teacher of the Year ceremony—so well deserved! 🎉
🎉✨ Congratulations to Mrs. Nash, the winner of our Door Decorating Contest! We loved seeing the hallways come alive with so many thoughtful and festive designs. Thank you to all of our staff and students who participated and helped make our school an even more welcoming place!
Fifth graders are exploring sound with interactive lessons and building instruments to apply what they’ve learned. Learning about sound is fun at DCE 🥁🎵 #LaunchintoLearning
📢 Calling all future Chesapeake Public Schools families in the City of Chesapeake!
We are exploring the establishment of new preschool centers to meet the growing need for high-quality early childhood education. If you live in our district and have children ages 0-4 or are planning to have children, your voice is essential!
Help us plan for the future of our youngest learners by sharing your needs and priorities in our new Early Childhood Education Survey. Your input will shape these vital programs!
📋 Survey is open NOW - December 18: www.cpschools.com/surveys
Our annual Holiday Spirit Week is next week! 📅 When: December 15–19 Get ready to celebrate and spread holiday cheer all week long! 🎄🧣🧥
🐧The annual Penguin Patch Holiday Shop is happening next week!
The Penguin Patch allows students to shop during school hours for loved ones and friends for the holidays. Once students finish their shopping, our dedicated volunteers carefully wrap the gifts for students to take home.
Items are available at a variety of price points, ranging from $0.25 to around $15. 🛍️
💲 Payment Information: Cash or check (made payable to DCE PTA) will only be accepted.
Teachers will communicate with families about their class shopping day. Be on the lookout for more info from your child's teacher.
If you have any questions, please contact the PTA at:
📧 deepcreekelementarypta@gmail.com
The Penguin Patch allows students to shop during school hours for loved ones and friends for the holidays. Once students finish their shopping, our dedicated volunteers carefully wrap the gifts for students to take home.
Items are available at a variety of price points, ranging from $0.25 to around $15. 🛍️
💲 Payment Information: Cash or check (made payable to DCE PTA) will only be accepted.
Teachers will communicate with families about their class shopping day. Be on the lookout for more info from your child's teacher.
If you have any questions, please contact the PTA at:
📧 deepcreekelementarypta@gmail.com
🚀 Get ready for Computer Science Education Week! We’re celebrating with fun themed days all week long. Join in and show your Computer Science spirit! 💻✨
Monday 12/8 – Pixel Day
Wear red, green, and blue—the primary colors of light used in screens, cameras, and scanners—or wear polka dots to represent pixels!
Tuesday 12/9 – 404: Error Day
Oh no! There’s a glitch in your program! Wear mismatched clothes to represent programming errors.
Wednesday 12/10 – Digital Footprint Day
Have fun with your footwear by wearing your wackiest socks and favorite shoes.
Thursday 12/11 – Protect Your Identity Day
Stay safe online! Wear camouflage to blend in and “hide” your identity.
Friday 12/12 – Code.org Day
Wear a shirt with your favorite Code.org or video game character (Angry Birds, Minecraft, Frozen, Mario, etc.).
💡 Let’s make Computer Science Education Week a fun and engaging celebration of creativity, problem-solving, and technology! #LaunchintoLearning
🚌 Join the Chesapeake Public Schools Team!
We're hiring for multiple classified positions at our ONE STOP Job Fair. Come prepared to interview on the spot!
📅 Wednesday, December 10
⏰ 11 AM - 2 PM
📍 School Administration Building
💼 Now Hiring:
Bus Drivers
School Nutrition Workers
Custodians
Substitute Teachers
📋 Bring With You:
Two forms of ID (all applicants)
Transcript copies (substitute teacher applicants)
❗ This is your chance to become part of the CPS family! We can't wait to meet you.
💻 Learn more and explore additional opportunities at: https://www.cpschools.com/careers
Ms. Tant and Mrs. Smith’s third grade classes taste-tested a variety of holiday pies, graphed their favorites, and answered data questions to wrap it all together. A sweet way to mix math and festive fun! 🥧📊 #LaunchintoLearning
Congratulations to our Golden Sneaker award winners- Mrs. Bright, Ms. Grover, Mrs. Phillips and Mrs. Carson.🎉 These classes showed outstanding behavior in PE during the first 9 weeks and earned a special PE free choice day! #LaunchintoLearning
From testing water samples to observing river wildlife, our fourth graders had an incredible Learning Barge adventure on the Elizabeth River today! Our young scholars were soaking up every moment of outdoor learning 🦀⛴️#LaunchintoLearning
Mrs. Smith’s third graders put their persistence and flexible thinking to the test today! Using the Frayer Model as a scaffold, students worked through challenging tangrams and discovered new strategies for solving problems. 🧩✨#LaunchintoLearning
🇺🇸 Military Family Spirit Week is this week at DCE, and we’re excited to celebrate and honor the incredible military families in our community. Join us as we show our support with fun themed spirit days!
Our 4th graders have been busy scientists and mathematicians! They’ve been learning about weather in science and line graphs in math. Each day, students recorded the daily high temperature, then used their data to create line graphs. 📈🌦️ #LaunchintoLearning
Fall fun for all five senses! 🍁 Mrs. Dorsett’s preschoolers loved discovering the sights, sounds, smells, tastes, and textures of autumn. #LaunchintoLearning
🌟📚 Congratulations to our 2025-2026 Literacy Teacher of the Year, Ms. Rachel Mahler! Ms. Mahler brings stories to life and helps our youngest learners fall in love with reading every day. Congratulations! We love you 💜
Next week, DCE is excited to host our annual food drive to support families in our community. If you’re able, please send in non-expired, non-perishable food items. 🥫 Thank you for helping us make a difference!
The PTA will host the Scholastic Book Fair 📚 from November 14–21. Families are encouraged to join us for Parent Night this Thursday, November 13, from 5:00–7:00 PM. This evening event provides a wonderful chance to browse books and support our school. See you there!
