Upcoming Dates

Community Information

  (Items in this section are not sponsored by Deal)  

Janney Elemntary School 5K

Now that the fall weather is here, it's time to get out your running shoes and enjoy a healthy activity for the whole family.  Run-or walk-the Janney 5k on Saturday, October 20th, at 9 am.  All proceeds from the event go to support Janney Elementary School, a D.C. public school and Deal feeder school.  The 5k (3.1 mile) race is for runners/walkers of all abilities and there is a shorter Fun Run for younger kids.  Please see www.janney5k.com for more information and to register now!

Information of interest to the Deal community may be emailed for consideration to [email protected]  

Complete Lunch Form online at

 Mealsapp.dcps.dc.gov   

(All families regardless of eligibility must complete a lunch form.) This is important and helps determine some funding for the school.

Tickets at the door: $5/plate; $1/drink; $1/dessert.

Send questions and volunteer offers to [email protected].  Indicate how you want to help:

• Bring a dish for one of the tables--African, Middle Eastern, Caribbean/Latin American, American/Regional/Soul, European, Asian
• Drinks, or Desserts (indicate from which region your dessert comes);  
• Help with Ticket Sales, Decorations/Set-up,  
• Clean-up. 

Student and parent information...   

New: Another Door to Deal

To accommodate our increased student population, we have opened a third entry door in the mornings. 6th graders should now enter at the west front entrance to the building - the entrance furthest to the left when you face Deal. 7th graders should enter through the main entrance to the building. 8th graders should continue to enter through the gym-side (east) entrance. Any arrivals in any grade level after 8:40am (but don't be tardy!) should come through the main entrance.

Deal students are invited to Youth Voices, a poetry open mic celebration at Wilson High School, Saturday September 29th, 10am-noon.  Students wishing to perform should see Ms. Redekopp in the library to register. The poem should be an original work, written by the performing poet that addresses a social or environmental issue (and is under 3 minutes). The event is part of 100 Thousand Poets and Musicians for Change and may be the largest poetry event in the history of the world (currently 700 events in 115 countries). Stanford University will chronicle and archive it for posterity. All are welcome to attend!  

Update: 8th Grade Parent Workshops/HS Night 

In order to support 8th grade academic goals and planning for high school while providing a reasonable schedule for burdened parents and children, Deal's proposed 8th grade nights have been changed.

• October 4 - 8th grade parent workshops on our important National History Day project and on Writing in the 8th grade. Attendees will be able to go to both sessions. 
• Deal's annual High School Night has been moved to Wednesday, October 24, at 6:30 pm.   

We hope to enjoy your company both nights! Included elsewhere in this bulletin is information on specialized high school open houses. 

New: 2013 World Language Trip to China!

For our second year, this spring break will see Deal 8th grade students visiting China. This trip is the extension of our classroom teaching and offers a great opportunity to our future global citizens to put what they have learned into practice. Besides the language learning, they also will personally put their hands on the bricks of the Great Wall, personally step on the floors of the Forbidden City and personally evaluate the real Terracotta Warriors. We will visit Beijing, Xi'An, and Yangshuo, then come back home via Shanghai.

The tour is operated by EF Educational Tours. You can learn more online and register for the tour by going to eftours.com. If you know you are going, it is always better to register earlier than do it at the last minute.

Peer Mediation at Deal 

Peer Mediation is a process of conflict resolution in which trained student (or adult) mediators assist disputants to discuss and resolve their conflict. Mediation is available at Deal for student (and adult) disputes on a referral basis. If teachers or students are having a conflict or want to let someone know about a potential conflict situation, they can refer the situation to Ms. McFarland, the Peer Mediation coordinator. Mediation referral forms can be picked up in the counseling suite and can be left with a counselor or in Ms. McFarland's mail box in in the Welcome Center.

Patriot's Pen Essay Contest

The Veterans of Foreign Wars & Ladies Auxiliary are offering a $5,000 scholarship to the winner of the Patriot's Pen Essay Contest. This contest is open to all students in grades 6, 7, and 8. This year's theme is "What I Would Tell America's Founding Fathers". Interested students should see Ms. White to pick up the contest pamphlet.

The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards

Volunteering in the community is a demonstration of good citizenship and can earn you $1,000 from Prudential. To apply for this award simply go online to http://spirit.prudential.com or www.nassp.org/spirit. If you need a paper application you may call (877) 525-8491.

Fall Lacrosse

Sign up for Fall Lacrosse clinics now. Please reserve your spot at www.winnerslacrosse.org. Please contact [email protected] with any questions.

DC Scores Developmental Soccer (Co-ed)

This is a new program for Deal this year. It includes two days of soccer practice and one day of soccer competition against other DC Scores teams. There is an educational component with the program. Please have your son or daughter sign up for DC Scores developmental soccer with Mr. Buda any day after school (N101).

Monday: International Cooking Club (Group C)  

The International Cooking Club (Group C) will meet today at 3:30 in Room C216 ( Teacher's Lounge). Students should be picked up at 5 pm so they have enough time to prepare and cook food. The following students are in Group C.  

Monday:  Girl Up Meets Today in E305

Join us for the weekly meeting of Girl Up this afternoon in E305.We will elect officers,make plans for our fall fundraiser,and select the first book for our Girl Up book club.  All are welcome!

Tuesday:  Girls' Running Club starts Tuesday!  

If you are interested in fun and fitness, stretching and striding, this club is for you. Each week we will take a jog around the Deal campus, discuss the role of fitness in our lives, and work to build healthy habits. You do not need to be a fast or experienced runner to participate. All girls are welcome! Meet in Ms. Dillon's room, E304, on Tuesday at 3:30. All you need are your running shoes and a smile. 

Wednesday:  Calling all students! Come join StudentCam!

StudentCam is C-SPAN's annual national video documentary competition that encourages students to think seriously about issues that affect our communities and our nation. This year students are asked to create a short (5-8 minute) video documentary on a topic related to the competition theme "Message to the President: What's the most important issue the president should consider in 2013?"

Please join us on Wednesdays at 3:30 in room W304. We will discuss the program, watch previous entries, and discuss how we will create our own documentaries based around this year's theme.

Wednesday: Team Alexandria Library Time

Team Alexandria will host Library time in E200 on Wednesday afternoon. Students are encouraged to come get help from all of their team teachers.

Thursday: Deal Football vs. Eliot-Hine MS at Eastern High School - 6:30pm. 

6th Grade

7th Grade

8th Grade

Burnham

D'Antonio

Eckel

Jackson

Helsabeck

McDowell

Hughes

Kirschenbaum

Milikin

Parish

Rhoads

Woods