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Sunday's Super Moon Offers Unique "Parenting" Opportunity
Head of School Nick Thacher is encouraging families to enjoy an unusual cosmic event on Sunday: a total lunar eclipse, to begin at 10:11 p.m., when the earth, moon, and sun will align perfectly. To add to its novelty, this weekend's full moon will be a "supermoon," when the moon is at its closest point to earth and brighter than usual. He hopes families take advantage of the opportunity to do make a a lasting childhood memory. Happy moon gazing! Click here to read the full text of his letter.
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Guest Musician Visits DCD
The week started off with a bang as children were treated to a special performance on the drums by musician John Colpitts at morning assembly on September 21. John was invited to DCD by middle school teacher Rob Thacher, who has been collaborating musically with him since 1990. Read more...
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Culture Club Begins in October
Culture Club, a group for Lower School children of color in Grades 1 through 5, will meet on the following Wednesday afternoons after school from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m.: October 14, November 18, December 9, January 13, February 17, April 6, and May 18. The mission of the group is to create a comfortable place where children can feel free to talk about their experiences, nurture self-esteem, appreciate differences, and celebrate similarities. Age-appropriate games and activities are integral to each meeting. Children from the following racial/ethnic groups are invited to attend: African American, Latino/Hispanic American, Asian American/South Asian, Native American, Middle Eastern American, or Multiracial American. Please contact Lynne Mayard at lmayard@dcds.net to sign up or request further information.
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Monday, September 28
Day 6
Website Training and Tips
7:45-8:30 a.m. Adams Lab
Morning Assembly: Rainstorm
8:15 a.m. Lowell Center
Website Training and Tips
3:45-4:30 p.m. Adams Lab
Primary School Back-to-School Night
6:30 p.m.
Tuesday, September 29
Day 1Lower School Math Club 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 30Day 2Middle School Math Club 7:30 a.m. Kindergarten and Eighth Grade Buddies Field Trip to Jane and Paul's Farm Thursday, October 1Day 3Morning Assembly: Presentation on Seals by Nick Thacher 8:15 a.m. Lowell Center Middle School Back-to-School Night 6:30-8:00 p.m. Friday, October 2Day 4PA Executive Committee Meeting 8:15 a.m. Ladd Conference Room Grade 8 SSAT Prep 12:30-3:00 p.m. Middle School Dance 7:00-9:30 p.m. Saturday, October 3Annual Fund Ambassador Training 8:30-10:00 a.m. Valentine Center Kindergarten Class Dinner 7:00 p.m. Herrick House Click here to view the entire calendar |
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Read On! The Library Blog
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Two Gems
A picture book is a small door to the enormous world of the visual arts, and they're often the first art a young person sees. Tomie dePaola
 The crayons are back! Drew Daywalt brought young readers into the world of crayons when he brought them to life in his award winner, The Day the Crayons Quit. Children laughed out loud at the antics of the colors. Who can forget yellow crayon and orange crayon bickering over which is the true color of the sun and writing to their owner, Duncan, to complain? Daywalt once again teamed up with illustrator, Oliver Jeffers, in The Day the Crayons Came Home (Philomel). This time Duncan receives postcards in the mail from his crayons. Orange crayon and yellow crayon aren't arguing anymore because they were left outside in the sun and they are melted together. They want to be rescued and brought home.
Another recent addition to our collection that features the use  of a crayon is Open Very Carefully: A Book With Bite (Nosy Crow/Candlewick) by Nicola O'Byrne, illustrated by Nick Bromley. A crocodile intrudes on the story of The Ugly Duckling and starts eating the letters in the book. His favorite letters are O and S, and as he munches them, it becomes difficult to continue the story. The reader can get physically involved in the book by rocking and shaking the crocodile. This is great fun to share with our youngest readers. Older children who enjoyed Chester by Melanie Watts might also like to check these out. ...Read On!
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