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Welcome back from break, everyone! We hope you had some time to relax, because it's going to be a busy spring! The official kick off for the DCD Fair takes place on Thursday morning. See what else is happening in the weeks to come in this week's e-News.
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Me and My Shadow
 Grades 4/5 Chorus wrapped up the Lower School Visual and Performing Arts Assembly on Friday, March 9, singing and dancing to Me and My Shadow. Read more...
Photo by Leslie Bowen
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Mascot Monday: Introducing the Mascot Challenge
Do you wish DCD had its very own mascot? Come to assembly on Monday, March 26, at 8:15 a.m. and find out about a new schoolwide challenge to choose a mascot to represent DCD spirit! |
Upcoming PA Events
The DCD Parent Association invites you to the following upcoming events in April:
Monday, April 2, 8:15 a.m.: Coffee at Caffe Nero, Legacy Place, after morning drop off
Monday, April 2, 6:30 p.m.: DCD Night of Knitting
Monday, April 9, 6:30 p.m.: DCD Book Club Meeting at Herrick House to discuss
Sing, Unburied, Sing,
by Jesamyn Ward.
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Grandparents' and Special Friends' Day Needs Volunteers
Are you interested in being part of this special day? Volunteer to help welcome more than 200 visitors to campus on Friday, April 6, by Clicking here to claim your spot on SignUpGenius. For more information, contact Kylie Lacerda. |
| Sign Up Now for Spring EDP Chess Wizards
Chess Wizards is back for spring! This Chess program teaches children many important life concepts, such as learning the ability to win graciously and accept defeat with dignity and sportsmanship. Students will be divided into groups according to their chess experience. At the end of this session, each student will have had the chance to participate in a mini-chess tournament.
Who: Available to students in grades 1-5
When:
Thursdays starting April 12 through May 24 (7 sessions)
Time: 3:00pm-4:30 p.m. (starts after snack)
Where: EDP
Registration: Registration required.
Click here for the registration form.
Other Info: There is a $175 fee for 7 sessions
(no additional EDP charge unless staying past 4:30pm)
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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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Save the Date: DCD Connects
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 What helps a child build a meaningful life?
Grounded in the field of positive psychology, she has been on the TED Stage as a speaker, and her articles and essays have appeared in the
Wall Street Journal, New York Times, The Atlantic, The New Criterion, and other publications. DCD is fortunate to have Emily on campus to share her research and thoughts on how we as parents can re-think our drive for constant happiness for our children and, instead help them pave the path for a meaningful life.
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Winter Sports Announced
 Sixteen Dedham Country Day Middle School students received awards for their performance in sports during the winter term. Coaches recognized student participation during the season and presented coach's and most improved player awards for hockey, squash, and basketball at two all-school assemblies, February 26 and March 5.
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Monday, March 26
Day 4
Morning Assembly: Introducing the Mascot Challenge
8:15 a.m. Lowell Center
Day 5
Wednesday, March 28
Day 6
Grade 5 Parents' Informational Meeting on Stone Environmental School Trip
7:30 a.m.
Thursday, March 29
Day 1
Fair Kick-Off Assembly
8:15 a.m. Lowell Center
Friday, March 30
Good Friday: No School
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Click here
to view next week's lunch menu.
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Celebrating Women's History Month
Never be limited by other people's limited imaginations.
-Mae Jemison, Astronaut
Susan Hood has written over two hundred children's books, and her most recent is
Shaking Things Up: 14 Young Women Who Changed the World (Harper). The author introduces readers to women and girls whose accomplishments are inspirational to people of all ages and genders. There is a timeline of those featured that ranges from the 1780s to 2014.
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RISE Documentary Film Series Presents Wasted: The Story of Food Waste
Can you imagine if every time you opened your wallet, a third of your cash fell out--and you did nothing about it? Consider the fact that one-third of the food grown annually for human consumption is never eaten - for one reason or another, it ends up in the garbage. That's $218 billion - or 1.3 billion tons - of food annually. In America, families chuck about 25% of the food and beverages they buy at a cost of $1,365 to $2,275 annually. Yet at the same time, 800 million people around the globe are starving. It's a problem-but one with no shortages of solutions.
Thursday, March 29, 2018
6:00 p.m.: Reception
7:00 p.m.: Film Screening
Followed by a Panel Discussion
Motherbrook Arts and Community Center, 123 High Street, Dedham
Sweetgreen will be providing salads at the reception and giving ticket holders a $10 coupon to be used at any Sweetgreen restaurant.
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FCUSA Boston Spring Junior Academy Starts in April
Spring training for boys and girls ages 5 to 11 starts April 2 in Canton at the ICC and April 6 at DCD. Each program runs for seven weeks and costs $175. Click here to register. 
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PIN Speaker to discuss "Children and Technology"
The Parents' Independent School Network (PIN), a non-profit organization of independent schools in the greater Boston area that provides parent education opportunities for its member schools, will hold a meeting at Inly School, 46 Watch Hill Drive in Scituate, on Monday, April 9, beginning at 9:30 a.m. with coffee followed by the presentation at 10:00 a.m. The topic, "Children and Technology," will feature a presentation by Katie Greer, of KL Greer Consulting, who has provided nearly a decade of Internet/technology safety education to schools, law enforcement agencies, corporations, and community organizations throughout the United States and Canada.
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A Night in Havana in Dedham!
A gala event to support Dedham's libraries, part of Dedham Reads 2018, will take place on Friday, April 13, 7:00-10:00 p.m. at the newly renovated Endicott Library. Taking its inspiration from the book Havana by Mark Kurlansky, the Cuban-themed event will feature an open bar, Cuban food truck, and live Latin band! Tickets are $40 until March 31, then $45 in advance or $50 at the door. (Reading the featured book is NOT a requirement!) Click here to order tickets.
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