2022 Just TRYAN It Team
This past Sunday morning, 34 students from TDS woke up early to swim, bike, and run for a great cause.
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Science Olympiad Teams Head to Competition
The Science Olympiad season has come to an end, and both the Lower School and Middle School teams did a great job in their competitions! After the middle school team placed 3rd in their
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Trash and Treasures
With a one-year-old in daycare, I’ve joined the club of parents who receive daily works of art by their children. I know that some of Freddie’s masterpieces will someday be fridge-worthy, but I also
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Meet Mrs. Turkington
Shelley Turkington has fearlessly stepped into our science lab and filled it with experimentation, exploration, and wonder. Where were you on your teaching journey before joining us at TDS? I was
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Positive Changes
We’ve had a successful transition to our new protocols this week. Many students have removed masks for recess and outside times, while others have made a different choice. On Monday, I spoke to all
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Traditions
For me, one of the highlights of the past month has been bringing back some of the middle school traditions and activities that we didn't get to do during the 2020-21 school year, such
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Lower School Headline Roundup
Many of you will remember a story I shared during Back to School Night back in September, about a man who viewed the world in “golden headlines” instead of getting bogged down by the
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Joy
As many of you know, I celebrated a milestone birthday last week. I was lucky enough to receive cards from many of our Lower Schoolers, and (aided by Coach Morrison) every eighth grader gave
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LS Celebrates Neurodiversity
As you know, we are observing “Neurodiversity Celebration Week” at TDS. Each classroom has spent time this week recognizing the different ways our brains work. With the leadership of our Learning Specialist, Ms. Stewart, classes
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Celebrating Neurodiversity in MS
Ms. Stewart planned a series of lessons for the middle school advisories about neurodiversity. The students explored what neurodiversity is and discussed some thought-provoking and important questions: Do you think our school and/or society does
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The Legacy of Dr. King
Among my many opportunities to visit classrooms each week, reading to our TK-2 students is a real highlight. Last week, many selections focused on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We learned about his upbringing,
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New Resolutions
For many years, January 1 corresponded with the removal of one unhealthy food from my diet in an attempt to improve how and what I eat. This yielded some positive results. It has been more
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