Supporting StudentsON THEIR PATH TO SUCCESS
2024 Michigan Green School-Emerald Level
2023 Michigan Department of Education Rewards School
(The highest 5% of schools in Michigan ranked by academic achievement)
2016 National Blue Ribbon School
Deerfield Elementary School serves grades K-5 with the mission to help children recognize their potential, build confidence, and ensure quality student learning. We're proud to provide a positive learning environment that challenges students and allows them to thrive early on in their educational journey. Helping our students set out on a path to success is our main goal.
Deerfield Elementary
School Day: 8:32 AM - 3:39 PM
Half Day Dismissal: 11:45 AM
Early Release Dismissal: 1:35 PM
Office Hours: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM
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Deerfield Celebrates Avondale Homecoming
Homecoming spirit week was a blast! Thanks to our leadership team who planned fun spirit days and to the AHS Cross Country team for running through our school with tonight’s game ball. A HUGE shout out and thank you to our Deerfield Dads (and moms too) for building our fantastic float. It was a great week to be a Falcon AND a Yellow Jacket!
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THANK YOU to everyone who supported our Fun Run fundraiser. We are happy to say we reached our goal. A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU to our spectacular PTO who planned and supported the event. We had a blast (and we LOVE our shirts).
It was a fantastic Saturday morning for several of our Falcons. We were proud to support one of our young Falcon buddies at the Kares Foundation KDM5C 5K. It was a fun event
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Our Mission
The mission of Deerfield Elementary is to help children recognize their potential, build confidence, and ensure student learning.
Curriculum
Within Avondale School District, our goal is to implement relevant curriculum that meets each students academic needs, while also encouraging them to challenge themselves to reach their fullest potential. Our elementary curriculum is aligned with National and State Standards at all grade levels, and our staff does an incredible job tailoring the curriculum to each classroom. Our staff utilizes innovative teaching methods to start building a foundation in literacy, mathematics, science, and social studies, while enhancing the curriculum through technology in our computer labs and in our classrooms. For more specific information on curriculum at each grade level, click the button below.
The Road to the Future
The focus at Deerfield Elementary, and all of our Avondale Elementary Schools, is student success – and it shows in everything that we do! Every student deserves access to high-quality education in a supportive, nurturing environment, and we are proud to provide that. We have implemented Project Based Learning and Design Thinking methods into our curriculum to help students learn collaboration, decision-making, self-assessment, cooperation, and problem-solving. These life skills ensure students are better prepared for life after Avondale and whatever their road to the future may look like!
Avondale K-5 Career Development
Students begin to develop ideas about jobs and the world of work at a young age, but they only know what they have seen or experienced. Often, this is a very limited view. At the elementary schools, it is our mission to help students dive in to all 6 Michigan Career Clusters and be exposed to a multitude of possible careers. We have created many intentional activities and events that are completed throughout the year.
Elementary Activities & Events
- K-5 Job of the Week (174 covered in 6 years)
- K-5 "Careers in a Box" Career Cluster lessons available to all teachers
- 2nd grade Career Booklets completed throughout the year, sent home in May as a great keepsake!
- 3rd-5th grade Monthly Career Journal starters
- 4th grade STEMi visit showcasing jobs in STEM
- District-Wide 5th Grade Career Day
- District-Wide K-5 Future Focus Day
- K-5 Xello-Fun online Career Activities
Resources
All of the Deerfield Elementary School information and resources you and your child will need can be found below. If you have a question about any of the resources, please feel free to contact us using the information at the top of this page – we're here to help!