The sixth grade has been hard at work in the first month of school. The students are quickly adjusting to the expectations of Middle School. In science, students are watching the “Inner Fish” and making connections to the program with the Theory and Ideas of...
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Upcoming Field Trips
On Monday, October 10, our seventh graders spend the day at Alpine Boat Basin. On Friday, October 14, the sixth graders will visit the American Museum of Natural History to both lend a hands-on component to their study of human origins in social studies, and to find...
A Message from the Deans: Working Together to Manage Absences
After the early days of school and overnight trips in two grades, classes are really up and running in the middle school. We hope that your children are enjoying their program --and we don't want them to miss out on a moment of it! Regular attendance is crucially...
From Kathy Christoph, MS Principal: Back to School Night Next Week!
We have just completed our first full week of school this 2016-2017 academic year! I look forward to welcoming you to our MS Back to School Night next Thursday, September 22. Our program begins at 6:30 PM. See the e-invite here for Back to School Night program details...
Grade 7 Overnight Trip to Quinipet: Update from Liz Traub
Dear Grade 7 Parents and Guardians, This message provides information about our upcoming class overnight trip to Quinipet Retreat Center on Shelter Island, NY. We will leave D-E on coach buses at approximately 8:30 AM on Wednesday, September 28 and return at...
Project Based Learning: An Update from our Grade 7 Team
Dear Grade 7 Parents and Guardians, We are writing to share with you an exciting group of projects that we will be completing this year in our 7th grade classes. As you may know, the D-E Middle School faculty are using a curricular design called Project Based Learning...
Fall 2016 Clubs & Athletic Teams
Earlier this week our MS students learned about our activity period opportunities in clubs and athletic teams. Here is a chart with an overview of those offerings. Your child(ren) should ask their HomeBase Advisor and/or Grade Dean if they have any questions. Click to...
Message from the D-E School Store
If you would like to return any books that were ordered from ClassBook, you may bring them to the School Store (first floor of Klein Building) by Wednesday, September 21st. I will ship them to ClassBook and a refund will be issued on your credit card. Please include...
From Kathy Christoph, MS Principal
Folks, We’ve got kids! It was wonderful to fling open our school doors on Tuesday and greet the students as they came flocking in. The day was jam-packed with all sorts of orientation activities designed to establish strong relationships and feelings of comfort among...