Folks, The first semester is over, and the second semester is about to begin. Semester grades will be released next week, and each student will engage in a reflection process in HomeBase about work habits and students skills. This is a powerful moment for home and...
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As I walk the halls
Our Grade 6 students turned into Egyptians earlier this week as they created their vignettes about the various cultural aspects of ancient...
Coming Soon
Wellness Week! If your family is like mine, you tend to overeat and under-exercise over the Winter Break. To help re-focus us on positive healthy lifestyles, our Health & Wellness Department is organizing our first Wellness Week to be held from January 4-8. ...
A Message for 6th Grade Parents: January 2016 Identity Project
Dear Parents: This January, the 6th grade will take part in our yearly interdisciplinary unit called “The Identity Project.” In this unit, students will begin to explore questions of identity and diversity through six subjects -- math, science, social studies,...
From Kathy Christoph
Dec. 7, 2015 Folks, It’s been such an exciting time here in the Middle School these past several weeks. The school days have been filled with all sorts of learning activities, classroom lessons, projects, field trips, special presentations and more. It sure looks...
Message from Kathy Christoph
Folks, It’s hard to believe that November is next week, and with that, we are quickly approaching our first formal written communication about your child’s progress. (Just a reminder: There is no school for your children next Friday, Nov. 6) As you approach the...
As I Walk the Halls
Want to know about inverse relationships? You might want to ask one of our 8th grade scientists; they have been measuring the height of shadows throughout the school day and recording the angle of the sun. They are discovering the relationship between the heights of...
A FOCUS ON: Service Learning and 6th Grade.
In middle school, we continually engage our students in the process of Service Learning, with the aim of helping students learn about ways they may meet the last phrase of our School Mission Statement: “…to meet the challenges of a changing world and make it better”....
General News
I’m pleased to share with you that Ms. Diane Cebulski has joined our D-E community as our Middle School Administrative Assistant. Ms. Cebulski has previously held a similar position at River Dell Regional High School in Oradell and at Dumont High School. This is her...
News from the D-E School Store:
You will notice additional charges on your November Smart Tuition account that reflect some of the required class materials that are charged through the School Store. They were listed on the grade-specific books lists that were mailed in late July and some as a course...