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 Kindergartner Katie Starmer peeks out from under the fort she built with her big buddy.
Photo by Hilary Rochelle
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Winter Sports Assembly, Part 2
Coaches will recognize participation in winter sports and announce award winners for girls' basketball and squash at the second winter sports assembly on
Monday, March 5, at 8:15 a.m. Parents are welcome to attend.
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Ready, Set, Go!
Sign up now for the James Joyce Ramble!
Calling all runners and poets! Save the date for the James Joyce Ramble, a 10-K race that will wind through the hills of Dedham on
Sunday, April 29.
DCD is a race sponsor again this year. Come represent your school at this great community event! There are three ways you can get involved: 1.) Join the
running team (
register for the race here) and be a moving ambassador for DCD; 2.) be part of the
hydration team handing out water along the route; 3.) or help the
tent crew at the Endicott Estate.
Go to our event page on
SignUpGenius to let us know how you're planning to participate (runners who register for the race on the James Joyce website should also sign up on DCD's SignUpGenius page).
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A third grader wins this year's Bee!
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Middle school English teacher Rick Edie congratulates Spelling Bee winner Nate Felix, a third grader. |
The animal kingdom dominated the landscape of DCD's annual Spelling Bee on Thursday, March 1, with words ranging from the canine world to the zoo, desert, and jungle. Twelve students representing grades 3 through 8, finalists from spelling tests conducted in each classroom earlier in the week, went many rounds in this year
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s challenging competition.
The final round came down third grader Nate Felix and fifth grader Brooks Sjostrom. Spelling the word "rogue" correctly, Nate walked away with the victory, the first for a third grader! Read more...
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Two new 3D printers arrived in the Adams Lab this month! Fifth grade is especially excited to see the new Ultimakers printing the Egyptian artifacts that they designed this winter! The prints are speedy and high resolution - stop by to watch the machines work! Click here for the latest issue of Tech Bytes to learn more about this and other great things happening in technology at DCD.
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Monday, March 5
Day 5
Winter Sports Assembly (girls' basketball & squash)
8:15 a.m. Lowell Center
Grades K-7 Dismissal
3:00 p.m.
Faculty vs. Grade 8 Basketball Game
3:00-4:30 p.m. Rand Gym
DCD Book Group
6:30 p.m. Herrick House
Day 6
Grade 7 to Pinkham Notch
Community Outreach Meeting
8:15 a.m. Lawrence Room alcove
Grade 8 Exams
8:30-10:30 a.m.
Grades K-8 Dismissal
3:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 7
Day 1
Grade 6 to Farm School
Grade 8 Secondary School Meeting
8:00 a.m.
Grade 8 Exams
8:30-10:30 a.m.
Grades K-8 Dismissal
3:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 8
Day 2
Grade 8 to Boston ICA
8:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Grades K-8 Dismissal
3:00 p.m.
Friday, March 9
Day 3
Lower School Visual & Performing Arts Assembly
10:30-11:30 a.m.
No Extended Day
March 10-25
Spring Break
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New this year, our lunch program now provides a vegetarian soup everyday at the front counter.
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Hidden Figures
Read
ers first learned about Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden through the adult book Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly and
Robin Miles. More people were introduced to these remarkable women through th
e major motion picture that was adapted from the book. Following that, a "Young Readers' Edition" of the original book was released.
Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race (Harper) by Margot Lee Shetterly with Winifred Conkling, illustrated by Laura Freeman, is a picture book biography that will introduce these bright women of color to younger readers.
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 Middle Grade Author Festival in Dedham!
If you have a middle schooler who loves to read, this is an event you won't want to miss!
On Saturday, March 3, 2:00-4:30 p.m., The Dedham Library is hosting three consecutive author panels that will explore the following literary genres:
2:00 p.m. Fantasy
2:45 p.m. Contemporary Fiction
3:25 p.m. Sci-Fi
There will be a chance to meet the authors during the reception and book signing at 4:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. There is on-street parking in front of the library, in the small lot behind the library, and on surrounding streets. Click here for the flyer. |
Looking for a summer experience for your teenager?
Brewster Academy Summer School (BASS), located on the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee in central New Hampshire, offers a unique blend of academics, challenge education, and adventure recreation for children ages 13 to 17.
To learn more, click here for a flyer explaining more about their program or visit their website:
http://www.brewsteracademy.org/summersession
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This is the final e-News before Spring Break. The next e-News will be published on Saturday, March 24. Have a safe and restful break!
Sincerely,
Leslie Bowen
Director of Communications
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