Deale Elementary

It’s Book Club day for our 4th & 5th graders! These readers are ready to dive into discussion and share their love for books. 📖💬🦅 #DealeEaglesSOAR #BelongGrowSucceed #AACPSawesome

Our amazing students helped set up the Book Fair today! 📚✨ It opens next week — get ready to shop and find your next great read! 🦅 #DealeEaglesSOAR #AACPSawesome #BelongGrowSucceed

It's Family Academy Friday! Check out the Family Academy Newsletter at https://aacps.edurooms.com/engage/family-academy/newsletters/family-academy-fridays-10-10-25. Visit the Family Academy anytime at www.aacps.org/familyacademy or in Spanish at www.aacps.org/academiafamiliar! #AACPSFamily #BelongGrowSucceed

🎨 Third-grade students are diving into weaving—learning about LOOM, WARP, and WEFT strings! They’re setting up looms and creating colorful designs with yarn and paper plates. Hands-on art + creative minds! 🧵 🦅#DealeEaglesSOAR #AACPSawesome #BelongGrowSucceed

🎻 Our third graders are tuning into something special—learning to play stringed instruments! From first notes to future concerts, they’re making music and memories. 🎶 🦅#DealeEaglesSOAR #AACPSawesome #BelongGrowSucceed

The Board of Education of Anne Arundel County will receive new additional information regarding Phase 2 of the comprehensive redistricting process and consider revisions to the current school year calendar at its next regular business meeting, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 15, 2025.

At the meeting, the Board will also receive an update on the minimum school funding requirements contained in the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future and the work Anne Arundel County Public Schools is doing to meet those requirements.

For more information on the meeting, go to https://www.aacps.org/article/2477523.

🐢 A special guest delivered a tiny terrapin turtle to our school this morning! We’re excited to care for it and watch it grow. Big love for our little friend! 💚 #TerrapinLove 🦅#DealeEaglesSOAR #AACPSawesome #BelongGrowSucceed

🏆 Our 4th graders brought the heat in this year’s handball tournament—breaking the 5th grade’s winning streak! Incredible teamwork, energy, and school spirit from both grades! 🎉 #HandballChampions 🦅#DealeEaglesSOAR #AACPSawesome #BelongGrowSucceed

🥫🎩 Our Harvest for the Hungry campaign is going strong! Students are making announcements, collecting food, and celebrating Hat Day with “Put a Lid on It!” Let’s keep the generosity flowing! #HarvestForTheHungry 🦅#DealeEaglesSOAR #AACPSawesome #BelongGrowSucceed

🧮 Math came alive today with manipulatives, hands-on materials, and small group magic! Students explored concepts with cubes & creativity while Ms. Bell and Ms. Spicknall rocked their small group instruction! 🎉 #MathMagic #HandsOnLearning 🦅#DealeEaglesSOAR #AACPSawesome #BelongGrowSucceed

🌞 First graders became shadow scientists this week! They traced and measured their shadows throughout the day to see how they changed with the sun’s movement. Hands-on learning at its brightest! 🧪📏 #STEM #FirstGradeScience 🦅#DealeEaglesSOAR #AACPSawesome #BelongGrowSucceed

🪞👄 Kindergarteners got up close and personal with phonics this week—using mirrors to watch how their mouths form letter sounds! A hands-on way to boost early literacy and have a little fun too! 📚✨ #EarlyLiteracy #Kindergarten 🦅#DealeEaglesSOAR #AACPSawesome #BelongGrowSucceed

🦋 Our first graders took learning to new heights this week—literally! They released Monarch butterflies after watching them grow, flutter, and fly! A magical moment of science, wonder, and smiles. 🌼 #FirstGradeFun 🦅#DealeEaglesSOAR #AACPSawesome #BelongGrowSucceed

🧠➕🥫 Students put their math minds to work solving our Harvest for the Hungry challenge: "How many pounds of food did we collect this week?" Armed with sticky notes and strategies galore, they calculated, collaborated, and we can't wait to see who solved it accurately! Can you guess how many pounds we collected this week? 🤔 #AACPSawesome #BelongGrowSucceed #DealeEaglesSOAR

Eighty-five school educators have been nominated for the 2025-26 Anne Arundel County Public Schools Teacher of the Year Award. These outstanding teachers, representing schools across the district, were selected for their commitment to student achievement, their ability to build welcoming and inclusive classrooms, and their dedication to going above and beyond in service of children and families.

To see the full list of nominees, go to https://www.aacps.org/article/2473426.

🎶 How exciting to see our music classroom featured in a photo shared by Superintendent Bedell during his address to principals today! Proud to see our Deale Eagles shining bright! 🦅 #DealeEaglesSOAR #AACPSawesome #BelongGrowSucceed

The Board of Education today announced a change in its schedule of public hearings regarding Phase 2 of its comprehensive redistricting process. The changes will allow the Board to receive new additional information from Superintendent of Schools Dr. Mark Bedell that may be helpful in the Board’s decision-making process.

Dr. Bedell told the Board he will present preliminary 2025-2026 student enrollment information at the Board’s next meeting, set for October 15, 2025. As a result, the Board has postponed the first of its two public hearings, scheduled for October 13, 2025.

For more details, go to https://www.aacps.org/article/2471155.

The Board of Education today announced logistics for two public hearings – to be held on October 13 and 27, 2025 – at which members of the public can testify about the four Phase 2 redistricting proposals currently under consideration. For details, go to https://www.aacps.org/article/2463907.

Magnet Program Applications open at noon on October 6th and close at noon on November 6th for entry into Magnet Programs 2026-2027.Visit www.aacps.org/magnet for application information and qualifications.

CAT Centers, Contract/Charter, & Virtual Academy use the same site as Magnet Programs for application.