The Amity Weekly Minute: August 10, 2025
What's New?
From the Desk of Mrs. Warman
Amity Families,
It was wonderful to see so many of you at our Meet & Greet! Events like that are the perfect way to kick off the school year—full of smiles, reunions, and the excitement of new beginnings. The energy in the building was a great reminder of why we do what we do: to inspire growth, foster connection, and build a strong, supportive learning community.
As the first day approaches, it's normal for both students and parents to feel a few jitters. Please know—everyone feels a little nervous at the start of something new, even teachers! But the moment students walk into their classrooms, see their smiling teachers, and jump into fun and engaging learning activities, those nerves will fade and the joy of the school day will take over.
We’re ready—and so excited—to begin this year together. Let’s continue to collaborate, support one another, and inspire growth every step of the way. It’s going to be a fantastic year at Amity!
Warmly,
Laura
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Parent Information Night
We are excited to invite you to our upcoming Parent Information Night. This is a valuable opportunity to hear from your child’s teachers and learn more about classroom expectations, curriculum, and ways to support learning at home.
Below are the times each grade level will be presenting.
In addition, Ms. Marshall (Grades PreK–3) and Mrs. McKnight (Grades 4–6) will be available in the Professional Development Center (PDC) before and after each session for informal conversations and support. Look for additional information to come directly from them.
We look forward to partnering with you for a fantastic school year!
- Amity Parent Information Night (PreK-3): Wednesday, August 27th,
- 5:00 p.m. (Preschool & Kindergarten)
- 5:30 p.m. (1st Grade)
- 6:00 PM (2nd Grade)
- 6:30 p.m. (3rd Grade)
- Amity Parent Information Night (4-6): Thursday, August 28th,
- 5:00 p.m. (6th Grade)
- 5:30 p.m. (4th Grade)
- 6:00 p.m. (5th Grade)
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Homeroom Teachers
Postcards with students' assigned homeroom teachers were mailed on Thursday, July 31st. Please check your mailboxes for this exciting information! In the event that you believe the postcard was lost in the mail, homeroom teachers can be seen by checking your child's Schoology account and are posted on the main doors of the school building. If you are unable to access this information for any reason, please feel free to reach out to Diane Daily (daily.d@dpccsd.org) or Maggie Querry (m.querry@dpccsd.org) to learn your homeroom placements. We are also available by phone at 513-891-5995.
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Amity Elementary Kindergarten Staggered Start Information
Dear Kindergarten Families,
The first day of school is an exciting time for our teachers, students, and families, especially our kindergarteners. In order to best serve our students, and help them become acclimated to their teacher, classroom and new school, we will have a "staggered start" for our kindergarten students only.
Students with last names beginning with A-L will report to school on Tuesday, August 12th, but stay home on Wednesday, August 13th. Students with last names beginning with M-Z will have their first day on Wednesday, August 13th. All kindergarten students will report to school on Thursday, August 14th.
We hope that by doing this, we will get our Kindergarten students off to a great start to the year!
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2025-26 Amity School Times:
Arrival Times:
- Students eating breakfast can arrive between 7:35-7:50 a.m. at the cafeteria entrance. Breakfast is $2.00.
- All doors open at 7:50 a.m.
- School starts at 8:05 a.m. (Students are Tardy at 8:06 a.m.)
Dismissal Time:
- All students will be dismissed at 3:05 p.m.
Preschool Arrival and Dismissal Times:
- Preschool starts at 8:30 a.m. and dismisses at 11:00 a.m.
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Drop Off and Doors Open for Arrivals:
Breakfast: Enter through the open cafeteria door facing Linden Avenue. The cost of breakfast is $2.00.
Car Riders: Car Riders can enter through either our East entrance, which are the main office doors, or through our West entrance off the playground. We recommend kindergarten students be dropped off at the East entrance for easy access to their classrooms.
Walkers: Walkers not attending breakfast can enter through any of our three open doors.
*** We ask that parents say goodbye to their students in the car or at the doors of Amity. We will have plenty of staff members to help get them into their correct classrooms daily. Check in conversations with teachers can be scheduled through email or phone calls to the school.
Breakfast Entrance To Amity That Is Open From 7:35-7:50 Map
Morning Entrances To Amity That Open At 7:50 Map
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Kindergarten and 1st Grade Dismissal
- Kindergarten and 1st grade will be dismissed to the East Parking lot off the main office entrance.
- East Parking Lot Dismissal Map- Kindergarten and 1st Grade
- Car Riders- We ask that parents have a Student Pick-Up Card to help speed car rider pick up. Please remain in your car during pick up and your student will be brought to you.
- Walkers- Parents walking to pick up their students need to wait in the designated walker pick up zones to help ease congestion. Your student will be brought to you in this area.
- Shuttle Riders/Day Care Buses- These students will be taken to designated areas within the building and loaded onto the buses for dismissal. (Reminder: to ride the shuttle you have to apply each year by filling out the link sent out by district)
- All Kindergarten students will be dismissed on the East side of the building. All older siblings will come down to meet them on the East side of the building before departing.
- 1st grade students with an older sibling in grades 2nd-6th will be brought to their older sibling and exit to the west side of the building using the 2nd-6th grade dismissal process described below.
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2nd-6th Grade Dismissal:
- 2nd-6th Grade walkers and car pick up will be brought to the West side of the building off the playground.
- Car Riders- We ask that parents have a Student Pick-Up Card to help speed car riders pick up. Please remain in your car and pull all the way up to increase the number of cars we can get in our parking lot. Students will be staged by grade in these areas. All cars inside the gate will be loaded with students before any cars inside the gate will be permitted to leave. This is for student safety.
- Walkers- Parents walking to pick up their students need to wait in the designated walker pick up zone outside the southwest corner of the building by the big tree. Students will be brought to you in this area.
- Shuttle Riders/Daycare Buses- These students will be taken to designated areas within the building and loaded onto the buses for dismissal. (Reminder: to ride the shuttle you have to apply each year by filling out the link sent out by district)
- In the event that we have heavy rains, we have a plan in place for our West (playground) parking lot. Students will be housed inside the building in the classrooms and will be radioed to when their cars enter the recess parking lot. Students will then come down stairs to be released to the cars. Typically traffic patterns will be followed, but loading will require patience, as the distance students are traveling to get into cars will increase.
West Parking Lot Dismissal Map- Grades 2-6 (and 1st grade siblings)
2nd-6th Grade Walking Routes Map
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Shuttle Bus and Transportation:
On August 4, the district sent communication to our families that we will be bringing back the shuttle bus for this upcoming school year. You can find out more information about our shuttle as well as a link to the shuttle bus application here:
Shuttle Bus Registration Information
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Lunch/Recess Times:
Below are posted lunch and recess times for the 2024-25 school year.
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Grade |
Lunch Times |
Recess |
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K |
10:50-11:20 |
11:20-11:40 |
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1st |
11:00-11:30 |
11:30-11:50 |
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2nd |
11:20-11:45 |
10:55-11:20 |
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3rd |
11:30-12:00 |
11:00-11:30 |
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4th |
12:10-12:40 |
12:40-1:00 |
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5th |
12:20-12:40 |
11:55-12:20 |
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6th |
12:00-12:20 |
12:20-12:40 |
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Attendance, Arrival, and Dismissal Information
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Amity School Supplies
Please be sure to check out the school supplies necessary for each grade by using this link. As a reminder, Ohio Tax Free Holiday lasts until August 14.
Click Here
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Cell Phone Policy
We understand that students are starting to get cell phones in the later grades within Amity. Please help us in talking to your student about the following expectations prior to the start of school. This year Amity Elementary students will be expected to turn their cell phones off when they get to Amity in the morning and keep them off until the end of the day. This is a change from last year. We believe this will help eliminate distractions throughout the academic day. Because all students are issued a chrome book at the beginning of the school year there is not a need for students to access their cell phones during the school day for academic purposes. If students need to connect with you during the school day, they are welcome to use the phone in the front office to call you.
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FinalForms
We will continue to utilize FinalForms in an effort to help simplify your life! Please login to FinalForms at https://deerpark-oh.
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Schoology
The Schoology Learning Management System offers a tremendous amount of information in a user friendly version. You will be able to communicate with your child’s teachers, check homework and grades, and find teacher resources through teacher Schoology pages.
Schoology Link
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2025-26 PDF District Calendar
Each year, the Deer Park Board of Education approves the district's yearly calendar, which can be found on the Deer Park Schools website. This calendar includes official school dates, holidays, and breaks. Additionally, a printed event calendar will be sent home with your student during the first week of school. For your convenience, you can access the PDF calendar using the link provided below.
View the Calendar
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Looking Ahead
Please mark these important dates on your calendar:
- 1st Day of School: Tuesday, August 12 | 7:35 a.m. (Breakfast $2.00), 7:50 a.m. (No Breakfast), 8:05 a.m.-3:05 p.m. (School Day)
- Kindergarten Last Names M-Z 1st Day of School: Wednesday, August 13
- Board of Education Regular Meeting: Tuesday, August 19 | 6:30 p.m.
- Parent Information Night (Pre-K-3rd): Wednesday, August 27 | 5-8 p.m.
- Parent Information Night (4th-6th): Thursday, August 28 | 5-6:30 p.m.
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Staying Connected
There are multiple ways to stay connected to Amity Elementary School.
- Email Newsletter: All parents who have completed FinalForms should receive Amity Weekly
Newsletters. If you are not currently receiving them, please register for the email communication. To register, simply go to www.deerparkcityschools.org and click on the button on the bottom of the page that says “Subscribe to District News”. From there, you will send an email requesting that you be added to future email communication from the district. - X: Follow Deer Park Schools for the most up-to-date news and happenings at @DeerParkSchools or @DeerParkAmity
- Facebook: follow us at Deer Park Community City Schools.
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