Thursday, April 26, 2018
NEWSLETTER
FEATURES
FOUR GRADE 5 STUDENTS ARE FINALISTS IN D.C.-WIDE LITERATURE CONTEST
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Grade 5 students Maci Cumberbatch, Claire Farina, Natalia Freedman, and Linden Thomas were selected as four of the 25 state-level finalists in this year's national Letters About Literature contest. Their submissions were selected out of 619 entries at the D.C. level. Those 25 finalists were honored at a D.C.-wide event at the Library of Congress last Saturday. The Letters About Literature contest challenges students to write a personal letter to an author explaining how that author's work changed their way of thinking about the world or themselves. Please go to http://www.read.gov/letters/ to learn more about this program.
THE SELF-DRIVEN CHILD: NOTES FROM THE STIXRUD-JOHNSON PRESENTATION, PART OF MACARTHUR WRITING & LEARNING CENTER SERIES
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Close to 90 parents and friends gathered in the Nave on Tuesday, April 17, for a presentation on the new book, The Self-Driven Child, by authors Dr. William Stixrud and Ned Johnson. The presentation put an exclamation point on the MacArthur Campus Writing & Learning Center series of parent coffees, a new parent-education program intended to support parents at St. Patrick's as they navigate the early-adolescent years with their children. Click Read More to learn about what The Self-Driven Child has to say about motivation, micromanagement, and cause-and-effect in the parent-child relationship.
FUNDRAISING CONTINUES WITH REGISTRATION FOR HOOPS FOR HAITI 3-ON-3
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Show your support! Hoops for Haiti is coming up on Friday, May 4! Register today and wear a past year's Hoops for Haiti tee-shirt on Monday, April 30. Tournament registration is open through Tuesday, May 1. All students are welcome to participate as Superfans, and students in Grades 3 to 8 can play in the tournament. You can visit the St. Patrick's website for more information on Hoops for Haiti. Please go to https://www.stpatsdc.org/our-values/community-service/hoops-for-haiti-registration to register for the event!
SPRING SPLASH HORIZONS ANNUAL BENEFIT IS TOMORROW NIGHT
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Get ready to make a splash! Join fellow parents from St. Patrick's, Maret, and Norwood in support of Horizons Greater Washington at the Spring Splash tomorrow night.
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ALL SCHOOL NEWS
THE ST. PATRICK'S MATH TEAMS SHOW US HOW THINGS CAN ADD UP
St. Patrick's Math Teams handle themselves well in competition.
REVIEWS ARE IN: SPRING CONCERT WAS A TRIUMPH!
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Last week's concert had the whole audience tapping along to the beat as the musical performance built to an all-performer crescendo.
SUSTAINABILITY GOAL - PLASTIC FREE
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St. Patrick's students learn about and contemplate the world's current struggles with, and the impact of, plastic pollution.
NEW SUMMER 2018 PROGRAM: CHESS, LOGO ROBOTICS, AND MINECRAFT!
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Does your child like Minecraft? If so, you're in luck. We have added another Minecraft program to our summer offerings.
THIS WEEK IN THE LIBRARY - April is Jazz Appreciation Month
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"Jazz is not just music, it's a way of life, it's a way of being, a way of thinking." - Nina Simone Find out more about "JAM" on the National Museum of American History's website. http://americanhistory.si.edu/smithsonian-jazz/jazz-appreciation-month
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NEWS BY DIVISION
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NEVER TOO YOUNG TO THINK ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT
Nursery School children invite you to help in their celebration of Mother Earth.
NURSERY SCHOOL NEWS
Read more to learn about a variety of topics relevant to Nursery School parents.
GRADE 5 WISHES YOU HAPPY POEM-IN-YOUR-POCKET DAY
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"Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words" - Robert Frost
GRADE 8 STUDENTS PRESENT SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS
The much-anticipated Grade 8 Science Fair will be held Thursday, May 10, from 8:15 - 10:00 am in the MacArthur Campus Cafeteria. Grade 8 students will be on hand to showcase and present their independent science projects.
WOLFHOUND WATCH
VARSITY LACROSSE TEAMS CONTINUE THEIR STRONG PLAY
Once again, our lacrosse teams play their best.
PARENTS ASSOCIATION AND COMMUNITY NEWS
SORRY, GEAR SWAP IS CANCELLED
The first-ever Wolfhound Gear Swap scheduled for tomorrow has been cancelled by the Parents Association because there wasn't enough early interest.
COFFEE & CONVERSATION - TOMORROW AT 8:15 AM
Tomorrow is the last Coffee & Conversation of the year! Please stop by and get a specialty coffee and chat with friends, new and old, on Friday, April 27, from 8:15 to 9:30 am.
REQUESTING SUGGESTIONS FOR PARENTS ASSOCIATION GIFTS TO THE SCHOOL
What to give, what to give! Please share your suggestions for gifts the Parents Association can make to the Day School this year.
TAKOMA PARK SUMMER SWIM TEAM - TPDC ALLSTARS
TPDC is a summer team for swimmers ages 5 to 18 competing in the Prince-Mont Swim League - Division A. During the 2018 summer season (May 29 to July 28), the team offers evening practices at the Takoma Park Aquatic Center, 300 Van Buren Street, NW. Visit our website http://www.tpdcallstars.com/ for more information or contact Gwen Williams-Jones, mom of Mickayla, Grade 8.
SECOND LOOK
JOIN EVERWONDER STEAMFEST THIS SUMMER AT THE MacARTHUR CAMPUS!
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Everwonder STEAM camp added to St. Patrick's Summer Program. Click Read More to watch the new video!
AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR-ILLUSTRATORS VISIT ON MAY 11
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We are delighted to have author-illustrator collaborators Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen visit with students in Kindergarten to Grade 5 on May 11.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
BABY BLESSINGS IN CHAPEL ON MAY 1 AND MAY 2
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We invite all babies within our community born within the last year to a baby blessing in either Lower School Chapel on Tuesday, May 1, or Upper School Chapel on Wednesday, May 2. Babies will be blessed right after the birthday blessings. If you have any questions, please contact Rev. Katie Solter at solterk@stpatsdc.org.
LAST CHANCE TO CLAIM LOST & FOUND ITEMS
All unclaimed items will be packed up tomorrow afternoon for donation.
LUNCH MENUS
GO WOLFHOUNDS!
Thursday - April 26, 2018
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM
St. Patrick's
Monday - April 30, 2018
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Georgetown Day School
Tuesday - May 1, 2018
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
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CALENDAR
April - 2018
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St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School
4700 Whitehaven Parkway, NW • Washington, DC 20007-1598 • 202-342-2805