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8th Grade April Takasago Field Trip

8th Grade April Takasago Field Trip

From Grade 8 Dean James Aitken: As you may know, your child will be participating in a fun field trip to the Takasago International Corporation during the first week back from vacation.  Takasago is a major producer of flavors and fragrances found in many products we...

Message from Jonathan Davis, MS Principal

Greetings Middle School Families, I hope your week is going well. Tomorrow afternoon (Friday, March 15), Middle School families will be able to access mid-semester comments.  Teachers have finished writing individual comments on each student and are in the...

Grade 6 MoMath Field Trip

Dear parents and caregivers, I am excited to let you know that the 6th grade will be going on a field trip to MOMATH [The Museum of Mathematics] http://momath.org/ in NYC on Wednesday, January 9th, 2019. Students should plan on arriving at school at the regular time....

Summer Work for Students

At D-E, we believe in keeping children’s minds engaged in intellectual work. In years past, we have had required Summer Reading as a means of keeping reading skills sharp. This year, we are adding math work. In an effort to start the next mathematics year off with a...

13 Reasons Why

A year ago, the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why generated lot of strong responses, to the content of the series, to the dramatic nature of some of the scenes, and to the way it was seen to glamorize teen suicide. It did fuel lots of positive conversations about...

HomeBase Activities

HomeBase advisors and advisees have spent the last two weeks engaged in their SAL Conversations.  These reflective, one on one, conversations are a wonderful way for students to discuss with their advisors the different facets about their year as learners in the...

World Languages Highlights

In the World Language classes, our 6th grade Spanish students are learning the parts of the body and how to shop in clothing stores. Our 7th graders are learning about hobbies with possessive adjectives. 8th grade Continuing students are learning the past tense with...

Save the Date: Spring Carnival Sunday, April 29

D-E’s annual all-school Spring Carnival, sponsored by our US student clubs and the Parents’ Association, is set for Sunday, April 29, on Leggett Field (or, in the Myrna B. Sherman Gymnansium in the event of inclement weather). 15+ booths and activities including free...

World Languages Update

In the World Language classes, our 6th grade Spanish students are learning about food in the Hispanic world in addition to the appropriate use of possessive adjectives. Our 7th graders are learning about sports and hobbies as well as certain stem changing verbs and...

MESSAGE FROM KATHY CHRISTOPH, MS PRINCIPAL

MESSAGE FROM KATHY CHRISTOPH, MS PRINCIPAL

Folks, The recent school shooting incident in Florida has left many of us reeling from yet one more mass shooting spree involving students.  The reverberations are being felt across our country and your children may be feeling anxious, frightened, or uneasy about...