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 DCD welcomed nearly 350 grandparents and special friends to campus on Friday for one of the most treasured days in the year for both generations.
Photo by Sue Shirley
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Trailer Arrives for Mimi's Book Nook
The trailer for collecting gently used books to sell at Mimi's Book Nook at the Fair is arriving in the parking lot next to Herrick and Huntington House this coming
Monday, April 9. Please keep in mind as you're doing spring cleaning to donate books to the DCD Fair!
Deadline for T-shirt Orders
Get your t-shirt and pre-sale ticket order forms in to the front office with payment by Friday, April 13.
Raffle Ticket Sales
Raffle ticket sales are off to a great start! The most coveted raffle seller prize is the "Make Your Own Sundae Party" that is awarded to the grade with the highest per student average of tickets sold. Ticket sales are tracked by grade and new this year, results are posted daily
electronically on the monitor in the front lobby. Currently, 8th grade is in the lead!
Sold raffle ticket stubs and money should be returned to the Fair mailbox in the front office. Additional books of raffle tickets are also available in the front office. Contact Ellen Volpe at
ellenhvolpe@gmail.com
with any raffle questions.
Sign Up for a Shift
Mark your calendars for
Saturday, May 5, and be on the lookout for the Fair Sign Up Genius coming soon! We need the help of all parents, faculty and staff to run shifts on this exciting day from 6:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
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DCD Book Club
Need an evening out? Or just love books? Join us on
Monday, April 9, at 6:30 p.m. a
t Herrick House for a meeting of the DCD Book Club to discuss
Sing, Unburied, Sing,
by Jesamyn Ward. Wine and refreshments will be served.
For more information, contact
Sharisse Cail Perry
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"The heart of Jesmyn Ward's
Sing, Unburied, Sing is story-the yearning for a narrative to help us understand ourselves, the pain of the gaps we'll never fill, the truths that are failed by words and must be translated through ritual and song...Ward's writing throbs with life, grief, and love, and this book is the kind that makes you ache to return to it." -
Buzzfeed
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DCD Connects: What helps a child build a meaningful life?
Parents, mark your calendars for
Tuesday, April 24
, 6:30 p.m., for this year's final DCD Connects event. You won't want to miss Emily Esfahani Smith, internationally known journalist and author of
The Power of Meaning: Finding Fulfillment in a World Obsessed with Happiness.
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.
Click here for a flyer to share with neighbors and friends.
Reserve your spot here.
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 Horizons Future/Bright Benefit
All are invited to attend the 10-year anniversary celebration of Horizons at its
Future/Bright Benefit on Thursday, April 26,
featuring cocktails, dinner, dancing to The Barndogs Band, and bidding on an amazing array of auction items. The festivities start at 6:00 p.m. at WGBH Studios in Boston. Dress is cocktail attire, and be sure to bring your dancing shoes!
During the evening, you'll hear from Horizons students and teachers about what makes the program unique and how it is changing children's lives for the better. Watch the video for a sneak peek!
We hope you will join DCD Head of School Allison Webster along with many past and present DCD parents for a fun evening in support of a remarkable program. This event sells out, so buy your tickets soon! Click
here to buy tickets, and click
here for our most frequently asked questions.
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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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Make An Impact - Give Today!
DCD has a strong track record of Annual Fund participation. In prior years, 97% of current families and 100% of faculty and staff have given to the Annual Fund. We hope to continue to exceed our goals and encourage those remaining families who have not yet done so to participate and show their support for the community.
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Re-Enrollment Contracts Now Online through Smart Tuition
We are looking forward to the 2018-2019 school year! As part of the re-enrollment process, we would like families to re-enroll in Smart Tuition for the 2018-2019 school year for tuition billing information. Please click here for the re-enrollment instructions. If you have any questions related to your Smart Tuition account, please contact Maura McCarthy in the Business Office at 781-915-2555.
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Amazon Smile: An Easy Way to Support DCD!
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support DCD every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you'll find the exact same low prices, vast selection, and convenient shopping experience as you do on Amazon.com, with the added bonus that the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from your eligible AmazonSmile purchases to DCD. Just select DCD from among the charitable organizations listed before you begin shopping and look for the "Eligible for AmazonSmile donation" on the product detail page. For more information, click here.
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Sunday, April 8
Camp Open House
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Monday, April 9
Day 1
Gallery Week Continues, April 9-13
DCD Book Club
6:30 p.m. Herrick House
Day 2
Current Grade 4 Parent Meeting
7:30 a.m.
Wednesday, April 11
Day 3
Culture Club
3:00-4:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 12
Day 4
Current Grade 5 Parent Meeting (Introduction to Middle School)
8:00-9:00 a.m. Herrick House
Friday, April 13
Day 5
PA Executive Meeting
8:15 a.m. Ladd Conference Room
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Click here
to view next week's lunch menu.
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An Early Environmentalist
 There have been many engaging biographies published in recent years. One of the major units that I share with our Fourth Graders is entitled "People Who Make a Difference." We read picture book biographies about athletes, artists, statesmen, activists, and others who forged the way for civil rights and human rights. I want to share this post that I originally wrote in 2012 because it is still so timely.
The students were especially interested to learn about Jacques Cousteau. While I grew up watching National Geographic specials that Cousteau had produced (and singing John Denver's song, "Calypso"), few children today know about Cousteau and his work.
Manfish: a story of Jacques Cousteau by Jennifer Berne, illustrated by Eric Puybaret (Chronicle, 2008), introduces young readers to this icon by depicting him as a young boy with a love of the ocean and cameras....
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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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DCD Grad Looking for Babysitting Job This Summer
Maeve Sullivan, a member of the DCD Class of 2012 and a sophomore at Elon University, is looking for a part-time babysitting job for this summer. She lives in Dedham and has a car as well as lots of experience babysitting. Please reach out to her directly,
781-856-9712, if you have any questions or would like references.
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June Summer Sports Camp at DCD
Mark Jackson and Dan Balk will be running a sports program in June, soon after school ends, for students currently in grades Pre-K-Grade 5 (friends from outside of DCD are welcome). The program runs for two weeks, June 13-15 and 18-22. You can sign your child up for the full week or for individual days, for full days (9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.) or half days (9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.). Activities will include sports and games, including soccer, floor hockey, baseball, basketball, handball, kickball, and capture the flag. The cost is $35 for a half day or $70 for a full day. For more details and to sign up, contact
Mark Jackson or
Dan Balk.
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