Parent Teacher Communication
Effective parent-teacher communication can be challenging, especially if one or both parties don’t put enough effort into the child's learning. As much time as teachers spend with the students attending the school, the parents
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Supporting Mental Health in School
Schools play a crucial role in children's mental health and future success. According to the CDC, 15.1% of adolescents aged 12–17% report having had a major depressive episode, while 36.7% have persistent feelings of
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What Are Midterms
What Are Midterms for Middle School Students? Midterms are the graded examinations that take place in the middle of an academic term to determine student progress in school. This can offer a barometer
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Homework Tips for Successful School Learning
As parents, we all know that homework promotes self-learning and helps our children become responsible people. For a child to succeed, it’s important for parents to show interest in and follow up with children's
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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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