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 Third Graders gather around the chipmunk house they created.
Photo by Colleen Hultgren
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A New Spin to Monday Morning Assembly 
The Ooch came to DCD on Monday! Brett Outchcunis, a motivational entertainer and "life coach" for kids, visited DCD during two special assemblies. Delivering his "Positive Spin" program, Ooch, as he likes to be called, used a combination of storytelling, music, dance, comedy, and of course, yo yos to teach the children how to turn negative situations into positive ones. Read more...
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Thank You!
Thank you to all the volunteers who helped make this year's Annual Meeting on October 22 such a success. We appreciate everyone taking time out of their busy schedules to help with this important event. We couldn't have done it without you!
Laura Arends
Anna Beakey
Kristine Chitkara
Kristen Cloonan
John Connors
Kim Dadasis
Erin Epker
Mark Epker
Michelle Freniere
Melanie Guerra
David Hoffman
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Jen Jordan
Becky King
Skip McKee
Marie Nagode
Stuart Nagode
Julie O'Rourke
Carrie Pantazelos
Jason Peterson
Ellen Volpe
Bob Volpe
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and to ALL the parents, teachers and staff on the clean up crew!
Special thanks to Carl Abrahamson, Phil Holden and Fred McPhee.
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Scope & Sequence
Copies of Scope & Sequence, the curriculum-at-a-glance guide for Pre-K through Grade 8, are available in the front lobby or through the Admissions Office.
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Annual Report
Click here for an electronic version of the 2014-15 Annual Report of Giving. The report will be published in the fall Bulletin, which comes out in November. Please let us know if you notice any errors so that we may correct them in the final printed version.
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Save the Date for Family Skate
The annual winter skating party will be held on Saturday, February 27, 12:45 to 1:45 p.m., at the Nobles rink. Mark your calendars!
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Monday, October 26
Day 1
Morning Assembly: Music with Susan Glaser
8:15 a.m. Lowell Center
K/8 Buddies Make Scarecrows
9:20 a.m.
Coding Class
3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, October 27
Day 2Lower School Math Club 3:00 p.m. Diversity Committee 5:30 p.m. Adams Lab Wednesday, October 28Day 3Middle School Math Club 7:30 a.m. Thursday, October 29Day 4Morning Assembly: Alumni Speaker Nick Jackson '87 8:15 a.m. Lowell Center Friday, October 30Day 5Halloween Parade and Assembly 8:30 a.m.. Rand Gym Grade 8 SSAT Prep 12:30 p.m. Click here to view the entire calendar |
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Read On! The Library Blog
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Black and White
 When I was a child, there was a common joke, "What's black and white and red all over?" The answer, of course, was "a newspaper" because of the play on the word red/read. Once we knew this answer, we learned other answers like "an embarrassed zebra" or "a sunburned penguin". Today's children probably wouldn't come up with the old answer of a newspaper, but they might answer that a book can be black and white and read all over. After all, many of our older children grew up enjoying the picture books about Olivia by Ian Falconer. The illustrations in Olivia are black, white, and grey with splashes of red. Parents and children loved the little pig that enjoyed fashion, opera, and ballet. Falconer's book was commended as a Caldecott Honor Book the year it was published.
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Work by Lisa Houck Featured in Mosaic Exhibit
Middle school art teacher Lisa Houck is one of six artists whose work will be featured in the exhibit Mosaic Muse: Six Contemporary Mosaic Artists, October 30-November 27, 2015 at the fpac gallery, 300 Summer Street, Boston. Click here for the flyer. |
 Duane Claussen to Perform at BSO Onstage at Symphony
DCD music teacher Duane Claussen will perform in a community orchestra at Symphony Hall on Saturday, October 31, at 1:30 p.m. Onstage at Symphony, as the group is known, is for adult amateur musicians in Massachusetts who have a passion for musical performance but have pursued alternate career paths. The group's participants were selected from a pool of applicants on a lottery basis and range in age from 22 to 81. The concert is free and open to the public. |
 Moms as Mentors
Moms as Mentors, founded by DCD's Assistant Head and Director of Admissions Emilie Liebhoff, invites you to put your busy schedule aside and spend a special, memorable afternoon with your daughter at Build Bridges! 2, an afternoon featuring team-building activities and invaluable bonding time for moms and daughters. Come engage in a fun afternoon of activities expertly designed to strengthen the mother-daughter bond as well as foster your daughter's enthusiasm and confidence in science and engineering.
 The program is for moms and daughters* (kindergarten through third grade), both newcomers and past attendees, and takes place Saturday, November 14, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Simmons College Institute for Leadership and Change, 300 The Fenway, Boston. To register, go to http://buildbridges2-simmons.eventbrite.com. For more information, contact Leslie Coles, lcoles@momsasmentors.org. *Guardians, relatives and special friends always welcome. |
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