Deep River Elementary School

Here is our last preview for tomorrow night’s Deck the Halls! It is 5 to 7 pm. Please bring cash to pay the $2 entry fee and for our food trucks! We also will have a visitor from the North Pole too! 🎅

Here is a sneak peek for tomorrow’s Deck the Halls! We are excited to for some festive fun Thursday from 5 to 7! Don’t forget to bring $2 for every guest over the age of 3!

Some of our gators had a great time in last night's Sanford Christmas parade! We saw some families in the crowd! If you were at the parade, then please post below so we can celebrate you!

Mark your calendar! Our kindergarten and 3rd grade students will have their winter music concert next Tuesday, December 09 at 6 pm. We ask that all students come by 5:45 to get ready for the concert. Students will also perform for the student body earlier in the day!

Only three more sleeps until the 2nd Annual Deck the Halls! We are excited for another great night with our families!

We hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving with your loved ones! Here is the elementary breakfast and lunch menu for December!

We enjoyed the last day before Thanksgiving break with some fun both in the classrooms and as a staff! We had turkeys in the 1st grade, a yummy staff potluck, and many of our students enjoyed their own Charlie Brown thanksgiving!

We hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! Deep River is closed on Wednesday Nov. 26 to Friday Nov. 28!

Hello families! We hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving break! We are excited to see families on Thursday, Dec. 4 for our 2nd Annual Deck the Halls! Our PTO and staff have been working hard to plan a great event! We even had a jump start on decorating ;) Check out this little glimpse of Santa's workshop!

Hello families! Our students will be bringing home this letter from district office about state testing. Access the public testing calendar here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BomZ59hsXFLVWXUxGm6c0DwGDOh8fscf7_LObTlsBVY/edit?usp=sharing

Good morning! Here is our schedule for next week. We do have two school days for students and staff on Monday & Tuesday. From Wednesday to Friday, we will have 3 holidays for Thanksgiving Break!

Our 2025-2026 yearbook is now on sale! The yearbook is currently $17.00. The price will increase after winter break! Students will bring home the paper order form sometime this week. Families can also order the yearbook online at this link: https://strawbridge.fotomerchanthv.com/search/YB32991

Good morning! We have the same bus changes this afternoon as we did yesterday. These changes are to ensure the safety of all students while keeping our bus below maximum capacity and working with the number of buses and bus drivers we have at Deep River.

- New for Today: Ms. Monjar will be driving Bus 41 students home today.
- Bus 49 students will be dropped off by Bus 193.
- Galvin Ridge students will be dropped off by Bus 108 this afternoon in a first load.
- Boys & Girls students will be dropped off by Bus 19 at the club.
- Bus 108 students will be dropped off by Bus 108 in a second load. They will be about 10 to 15 minutes later than normal due to the second load.

Families, we have bus changes for this afternoon. These changes are to ensure the safety of all students while keeping our bus numbers under maximum capacity and working with the number of buses we have at Deep River.
- Bus 49 students will be dropped off by Bus 193.
- Galvin Ridge students will be dropped off by Bus 108 this afternoon in a first load.
- Boys & Girls students will be dropped off by Bus 19 at the club.
- Bus 108 students will be dropped off by Bus 108 in a second load. They will be about 10 to 15 minutes later than normal due to the second load.

Ms Atkins is starting her route back up now.

Bus 49 is delayed on its route due to mechanical issues. The bus is in town picking up students. We will send out a message when it starts it route again. Ms Atkins has the students and they are safe.

Deep River will be closed on Tuesday November 11 in honor of Veterans Day! Thank you for your service!

Good morning! Please see the message below from Nurse Heather. If you have any questions, then please contact Nurse Heather at heatheryowthomas@lee.k12.nc.us.

We are excited to have the Season of Harvest lunch with our students and families the week of Nov. 17! Students were given the sign-up sheet today and should have brought it home today or will bring it home tomorrow! If you are interested in attending, then please fill out the form and return it by Monday. Please note that the 4th-grade students have a field trip on Thursday, Nov. 20, so their lunch will be packed for the field trip.

Good morning! Bus 49 is having mechanical issues so bus garage is sending out a sub bus for Mrs Atkins to continue the route. If your student has not been picked up yet then there will be a delay while we wait for the sub bus. All students already picked up are safe and with Mrs Atkins on Bus 49.