As part of their Civil War study in English and Social Studies, the sixth graders
hosted special guests this week - Civil War reenactors. They shared this
experience
with the third graders, who will be studying Abraham Lincoln this spring.
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Looking Ahead
Monday, November 7:
Friends of EDS Parent Teacher Organization at 3:15 pm
Wednesday, November 9: Late Start (10:00 am) for ISACS Meetings
Friday, November 11: Basketball Extravaganza at 6:00 pm
Thursday, November 17: Parents' Event - Escape Evansville at 6:00 pm
Friday, November 18: International Education Week Celebration at 2:30 pm
Tuesday, November 22: Thanksgiving Lunch
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"In just about any classroom, establishing context for why something matters is just as important as learning a skill itself."
Read our latest blog from Upper School English Teacher Corrie Sarol about how she uses experiential education to establish context and build empathy in her students.
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Division Highlights
Middle School Speech Competition
Congratulations again to our Middle School speech team on an outstanding competition:
Humorous Duo--
Marshall Craft & Logan Gallagher-- 4th place
Michael Craft & Will Schultheis-- 5th place
Humorous Prose--
Muhammad Khan-- 2nd place
Lily Burke-- 3rd place
Dramatic Duo--
Huda Hamed & Chloe Yune-- 1st place
Dramatic Prose--
Alayna Rodgers-- 5th place
Extemporaneous--
Ellie Kissel--3rd place
The following students will compete in the Tournament on November 15:
Sydney Hoskins & Abi Lowery
Michael Craft & Will Schultheis
Huda Hamed & Chloe Yune
Muhammad Khan
Lily Burke
Alayna Rodgers
Ellie Kissel
Thanksgiving Lunch and Costs
Thanksgiving Lunch will be on Tuesday, November 22. The cost for our all-school lunch is $7.00 and is due by November 11. Advisers have lunch forms, or you can print one using the link below.
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Day School Community Highlights
Fall Back with Jeans Day!
Don't forget to set your clocks back this weekend. To ease into the week after that extra hour of sleep, we will have a
jeans day on Monday, November 7. We will observe a
"regular dress code" day on Friday, November 11 as we greet visitors for our "Discover Why Day" Open House.
Basketball Extravaganza
Join us on Friday, November 11 at 6:00 pm in the Day School gymnasium. There will be an intra-squad scrimmage, complete with cheerleaders, food, giveaways, and lots more. All students participating in winter sports will be introduced at half-time. Admission is free for students, and all attendees will receive a complimentary Day School seat cushion. Gather up your family and invite your friends to help us kickoff the 2016 - 2017 Eagle Hoops season!
International Education Week Celebration
As we celebrate diversity, mutual understanding and international education, Upper School Global National Honor Society students are hosting a festivity on Friday, November 18 in the Traylor Atrium from 2:30 to 3:30 pm.
Come join our students in celebrating international education week, by participating in a global language showcase of our projects that students have completed in their Spanish and French classes. Students will demonstrate and share their projects, create international crafts, host a music and film station, as well as sell chips, salsa, nachos, French bread with Nutella and other delicious food. Proceeds from the sale will be donated towards the Haiti Hurricane Fund.
Barnes and Noble Maker Faire
Evansville Day School will be represented this Saturday, November 5 from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm at Barnes and Noble during their Maker Faire. We will have a table with Bookfair vouchers to benefit the school and a couple of fun maker activities.
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Great job, middle school choir and creative dramatic students, on your Musical Theatre Politics performance this morning!
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