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Deb White Celebrates 500th Career Win!
Surrounded by her players, parents, family, and friends, Deb White was honored for her 500th career win at the final home game of the season against Belmont Day.
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Annual Parent/Faculty vs. Middle School Field Hockey Team
Monday, November 9, 3:00 to 4:30 p.m.
Come one, come all! Join us for the annual competition of parents and faculty against our middle school field hockey team. It's a fun time for all, win or lose. Play for an hour followed by refreshments and eighth grade awards (aka Paper Plate Awards). We have plenty of sticks and shin guards, so come out and join the fun.
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Reminder: Picture Retake Day Is Tuesday, November 10
If you wish to have your child's picture retaken on Tuesday, you should have returned the entire undamaged portrait package to Barbara Laneau by Friday, November 6. Retake packages will be distributed by the school approximately 3-4 weeks after retake day.
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DCD to Host Veteran's Day Mother-Daughter Program 
Wednesday, November 11, 10:30 to 12:00 p.m.
For moms and daughters in kindergarten through grade 5
DCD is excited to be a host site for this mini-workshop, Build Bridges! offered by the Moms as Mentors program founded by Emilie Liebhoff, Admissions Director and Assistant Head of School. Moms and daughters will have fun bonding in science and engineering activities together. A few members of DCD's faculty will be participating in this workshop. Interested in joining this Veteran's day workshop? Please click here. Visit the Moms as Mentors website to learn more about the organization, its mission and programs.
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The Cradle to Crayons Coat Drive Continues Next Week
DCD is collecting gently used coats to be donated to needy children through the organization Cradles to Crayons. The drive runs through Friday, November 13. A bin for collecting coats is located in the main lobby.
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Friday Night Lights
DCD students and families, faculty, and alumni and friends are invited to show their DCD pride and support varsity field hockey at Friday Night Lights at Fay School in Southborough on November 13 at 6:30 p.m. The team is looking for another win to make it an undefeated season! Click here for a flyer.
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Congratulations to the DCD Field Hockey Team for Winning the Lincoln Tournament!
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| The DCD field hockey team were co-champs at the Lincoln Tournament on October 24.
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Parents Invited to PIN General Meeting
Wednesday, November 18
Chestnut Hill School, 428 Hammond Street in Chestnut Hill
Topic: Secondary School Admissions
Coffee at 9:15 am, Presentation at 9:30 am
The meeting is open to all parents of PIN member schools, but please note that parking is very limited (see below), so car-pooling is strongly encouraged!
Parking: There is no parking on the Chestnut Hill campus, but street parking is available on Suffolk Road (which runs parallel to and just south of Hammond Street) or Kingsbury Road, which intersects with Suffolk Road just west of campus. Please note that this is a residential neighborhood and that residents ask that drivers please refrain from turning around in private driveways; if you need to turn around, please use the roundabout at the intersection of Suffolk and Kingsbury Road.
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Save the Date for Parent to Parent
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
7:00 - 8:30 pm at the Herrick House
Parent to Parent provides DCD parents an opportunity to come together to openly discuss topics of interest. You can find more detailed information about the program on the DCD website's Parent Association page: http://www.dedhamcountryday.org/Page/Parent-to-Parent-
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Gently Used Blue Blazer and Boys' Shoe Exchange
Boys are required to wear a blue blazer, dress shoes, and a tie for the Thanksgiving and Holiday assemblies. If your child needs a blue blazer or dress shoes, you may find just what you're looking for in the closet of the Emmons Lobby (next to Mr. Thacher's office). Blazers and shoes may be taken or exchanged for use by DCD students and may also be donated by placing them in this closet at any time throughout the school year. You do not need to donate one to take one, but it does help with inventory.
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 Show Your School Pride! Get Your DCD Gear Online
With the holidays fast approaching, be sure to check out the DCD School Store online and place your orders today! Shipments will be made directly from Amerasport and arrive at your home within 14-21 days. There is a wide selection of activewear, outerwear, and gift items available for purchase. Click here to view all the DCD branded items for sale in our new online store.
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Use Scrip for your holiday shopping and support DCD!
Scrip are gift cards, including e-cards, to major stores that give a rebate from each gift card purchase back to DCD. With cards from more than 300 of the country's biggest brands, including Gap, Shaw's, Home Depot, and Whole Foods, you can shop at your favorite stores, and DCD earns money with each purchase. The deadline for submitting scrip orders in time for holiday giving is December 14.
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DCD Annual Fund 2015-16
As a parent of a current DCD student, you might receive a call in the next few weeks from a fellow parent asking you to join them in supporting the 2015-16 Annual Fund. Last year, 97% of current DCD parents made an Annual Fund gift to the school. Contact Ashley Linell, 781-329-0850, ext. 2562, or alinell@dcds.net, for more information. Click here to make your gift online.
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 Jack's Kitchen
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 Nothing Is Wasted in DCD's Kitchen!
Did you know DCD adds hundreds of pounds of compost to our school gardens? The kitchen saves much of of its vegetable and fruit waste and adds it to our compost bin. The staff and students also do their part every day by using the blue bucket for uneaten vegetables and fruit leftover from lunch. Once all these are added to the compost bin, the result is a nice dark soil that is rich in nutrients for growing more vegetables.
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Monday, November 9
Day 5
Morning Assembly: Sound Sculpture
8:15 a.m. Lowell Center
Coding Class
3:00 p.m.
Parents and Faculty vs DCD Field Hockey
3:00-4:30 p.m.
Tuesday, November 10
Day 6PA Executive Committee Meeting 8:15 a.m. Ladd Conference Room Community Outreach Meeting 8:15 a.m. Lawrence Room alcove Grade 4 Field Trip to Hammond Castle 8:30 a.m. Lower School Math Club 3:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 11No School: Veterans Day
Build Bridges! Program (for moms and daughters in kindergarten through grade 5) 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at DCD
Thursday, November 12Day 1Grade 7 Play 8:30 a.m. Lowell Center Friday, November 13Day 2Grade 8 Visiting Day Grade 7 Play & Cast Party 8:30 a.m. Lowell Center Friday Night Lights: DCD Field Hockey vs. Fay 6:30 p.m. at the Fay School Grade 5 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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 Rediscovering Harry Potter
Harry Potter fans will be thrilled with the new, illustrated version of J.K. Rowling's first book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Scholastic). Jim Kay, the illustrator, was honored in 2012 with the Kate Greenaway Medal. This award is given to an artist in Great Britain whose illustrations in a book for young people demonstrate outstanding merit. Kay has produced dozen's of colorful illustrations to compliment Rowling's popular tale.
The publisher, Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic, should be commended for this project. Undoubtedly, they will make money on this edition, but the quality of the book is remarkable.
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Belmont Day Hosts Brain Expert Andrew Watson
Teacher and neuroscience expert Andrew Watson will speak on Working Memory: Making Learning Possible at Belmont Day School on Thursday, November 12, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Andrew, who heads the organization, Translate the Brain, will discuss the ways working memory helps students master new information. The event is free and open to the public. Click here for a flyer.
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Winter Break Sports Program 
Mark Jackson and Dan Balk are offering a sports program during the first week of winter break, December 21-24, in the Rand Gym for children in Pre-K through Grade 8. The cost is $60 per day or $30 per half day. The program runs from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Wednesday, and 9:00 a.m. to noon on Thursday. Activities will include floor hockey, basketball, soccer, kickball, wiffle ball, capture the flag, handball, and many other games. Snack will be provided in the morning. Full-day campers should bring their own lunch. Prizes and awards will be given daily. To sign up, contact: Dan Balk, (781) 329-0850 ext. 2563. Non-DCD students welcome.
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Play Lacrosse This Spring!
Now is the time to register for Dedham Youth Lacrosse 2016 season. The program is open to boys and girls in grades 1 through 8. The deadline to sign up is January 1, 2016. Go to www.dedhamlax.com for more details and to sign up. Click here for a flyer.
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