Just the Facts - Lower School Notes - Dwight

JusttheFacts
Dwight-EnglewoodLowerSchool
February19,2016
CALENDAROFEVENTS…
2/23,Tuesday 4thgradetriptotheUnitedNationsinNewYorkleavingat8:30a.m.andreturningat1:30p.m.
2/25,Thursday Nomathteamforparticipating3rdgradestudents
3/4,Friday
Authorvisitbookordersaredue–seeattachedflyerandorderform
3/7,Monday SpringsessionofDE360°,AfterCareandEnrichmentprogram,begins
3/9,Wednesday
5thgradeonly–Parentconferencesfrom1:00to3:30p.m.–seebelow
3/10,Thursday
Parentconferencesforallgrades,preschoolthrough5th,from3:00to7:15p.m.–seebelow
Nomathteamforparticipating3rdgradestudents
3/11,Friday Parentconferencesforallgrades,preschoolthrough5th,from7:30a.m.to11:45p.m.–see
Below–NOCLASSES
3/15,Tuesday Lastmathteamclassforparticipating4thgradestudents
3/17,Thursday
Lastmathteamclassforparticipating3rdgradestudents
SpringConcertandArtExhibitforgrades2ndthrough4thinSchenckAuditoriumat7:30p.m.
3/18,Friday Lastdayofclassesbeforespringbreak
3/21-4/1,Mon-Fri
SpringBreak–SCHOOLCLOSED
4/4,Monday Classesresume
COMMENTFORMSREADY…
Firstsemestercommentformsarereadyforparentstoview.
Byfollowingthedirectionsbelowparentswillfindboththegradesandcommentsforallclasses.Thesestepsdetail
howtoaccessyourchild'sgrades:
• GototheMyDEareaoftheDwight-EnglewoodSchoolwebsitebyvisitingwww.d-e.organdclickingonMyDEat
thetop-rightofthepage.
• Log-intoMyDEusingyourassignedpasswordorthepasswordyouestablishedforyourself.Ifyouneedhelp
withyourpassword,pleasecallComputerServicesat201-227-3177.
• Clickonyourchild’snamenearthetopofthepage.
• ClickonProgress(ifnotalreadyselected),thenclickonthecurrentgradeforyourchildimmediatelybelowthat.
• Afterselectingthegrade,clickontheReportCardslinkinthePerformancearea.
YouwillseealinkforLowerSchoolSemester1CommentForm.Whenyouclickonthelink,apdffilethatcontainsyour
child’sprogressinformationwillopeninanewwindow.Thisfilecanbesavedtoyourcomputerorprinteddirectly
fromthescreen.ThesereportswillremainviewablewhileyourchildisenrolledintheSchool.
NURSE’SNOTES…
Withwinteruponus,weaskeachparenttosendinachangeofclothesfortheirchild.Thisappliestochildreninall
gradesnotjusttheyoungest.Withrainandsnowcomeswetplaygroundequipmentwhich,inturn,meansawetchild.
Wealsohavelunchspillsandpaintmishaps.Kindlychooseanon-favoritepairofpants,shirt,underwearandsocksto
beleftinyourson/daughter’slocker.
YEARBOOK…
ToordertheLowerSchoolyearbook,parentsshouldgotowww.jostensyearbooks.com.
ANNOUNCEMENTSANDREMINDERS…
• SomenewinformationhasbeenaddedtotheMealTrainlinkfortheLevinefamily.Tosignuptodeliverorhave
amealdeliveredtotheLevinefamilypleasegotohttps://www.mealtrain.com/trains/ngvm5d.TheLevinesare
verygratefulforallthemealsthathavebeenprovidedsofar.
• For5thgradeparentsonly,parentconferenceswillbeheldonWednesday,March9th,from1:45-3:15p.m.On
Thursday,March10thandFriday,March11thconferenceswillbeheldforallgrades,preschoolthrough
5th.TheThursdayconferenceswillbeheldafterdismissaluntil7:15p.m.OnFridayconferenceswillbeginat
7:30a.m.andcontinueuntil11:45a.m.ParentsmaycallMrs.Rulloat201-227-3220beginningFebruary17thto
scheduleanappointment.PleasenotethatWednesdayandThursday,March9thand10th,areregularschool
daysforstudents.ThereisnoschoolforstudentsonFriday,March11th.Parentswillbeabletoleavetheir
childrenintheLowerSchoollibraryforthetimetheyareconferencingwithteachers.
• TherewillnotbeaDiscoveryDayofferingforAfterCareandEnrichmentonFriday,March11th.Therewillbeno
fulldaychildcareonthatFriday.PleaseseeaboveforchildcareoptionsduringParentConferences.
Save the Date!
Grandparents’ and
Special Friends’ Day
Grandparents and Special Friends of
PreK-3, PreK-4, Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd & 3rd graders,
Please plan to attend our event on:
Monday, May 9, 2016 in
Drapkin Hall at 10:00 am
Enjoy a light breakfast, musical performances and
classroom visits with your special Lower School child or children.
Please RSVP by May 2nd to Nicole Ferrentino
at ferren@d-e.org or
call her direct line at 201-227-3107.
We look forward to seeing you!
(Reminder: This is not an event for Lower School parents )
MATTER.
MOMENTS
MATTER.
Don’t miss out on a year’s worth of memories!
Don’t miss out on a year’s worth of memories!
DWIGHT-ENGLEWOOD
LOWER SCHOOL
YEARBOOK 2016
BUY TODAY jostensyearbooks.com
YEARBOOK 2016
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Help make our 4th annual book drive a success!
Donate new and gently used books to
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY
Why?
Project Cicero Book Condition Guidelines
When?
Please send books that kids will be proud to call
their own!
Because kids in under-resourced schools in northern New Jersey need books in their classrooms
February 29-March 11 2016
Please send books that kids will be proud to call
their own!
Where?
In the designated Project Cicero boxes
What Kind of Books?
Yes: New and gently used hardcover and paperback
books for children and young adults, including picture books, early readers, reference books, test prep,
fiction, nonfiction, and biographies
No: Textbooks, adult books, library discards, or reference/nonfiction books more than five years old
Questions?
Email huntee@d-e.org or lobelc@d-e.org or visit
www.d-e.org/news
“Project Cicero NNJ has placed approximately 100,000 books in over 200 local classrooms since 2013”
Project Cicero J is operated by Turn the Page J, Inc., a
c nonprofit organi ation, and works in partnership with independent, parochial and public schools.
The name Project Cicero J is licensed from the ew ork Society Library which operates Project Cicero ew ork City, but is otherwise unrelated to Project Cicero
J. Project Cicero J thanks The Elisabeth Morrow School, orth Jersey Media roup, and Lowenstein Sandler LLP for their generous donations to the expansion
of Project
Dwight-Englewood School in partnership with the D-E Parents’ Association is excited to welcome
Author Wendy Mass
who will be visiting with students in April !
Wendy Mass is the New York Times bestselling author of eighteen novels for young people (which
have been translated into 20 languages and nominated for 76 state book awards), including A
Mango-Shaped Space (which was awarded the Schneider Family Book Award by the American
Library Association), Leap Day, the Twice Upon a Time fairy tale series, Every Soul a Star, 11
Birthdays, Heaven Looks a Lot Like the Mall, Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life, and Finally, The
Candymakers , and 13 Gifts. Her latest books are The Last Present, Pi in the Sky, and a new early
reader series called Space Taxi. Wendy wrote the storyline for an episode of the television show
Monk, entitled “Mr. Monk Goes to the Theatre,” which aired during the show’s second season.
She tells people her hobbies are hiking and photography, but really they’re collecting candy bar
wrappers and searching for buried treasure with her metal detector. She lives with her family in
New Jersey.
D-E Families can order books by Wendy Mass to be signed! See next page for details or visit www.d-e.org/lower
Wendy Mass Book Order Form
Please pay cash or make a check made out to Dwight-Englewood School.
Please return to Lynne Rullo by Friday, March 4.
THANK YOU & HAPPY READING!
For Lower School Readers:
Price
11 Birthdays (Paperback)
$7
13 Gifts (Paperback)
$7
A Mango Shaped Space (Paperback)
$8
Beauty And The Beast: The One Who Didn’t
Run Away (Twice Upon A Time) (Paperback)
$7
Candymakers (Paperback)
$9
Every Soul A Star (Paperback)
$9
Finally (Paperback)
$7
Graceful (Hardcover)
$17
Jeremy Fink And The Meaning Of Life
(Paperback)
$8
Pi In The Sky (Paperback)
$8
Sleeping Beauty: The One Who Took A Really
Long Nap (Twice Upon A Time) (Paperback)
$7
Space Taxi 2: Water Planet Rescue (Paperback)
$6
Space Taxi 3: Archie’s Alien Disguise
(Paperback)
$6
Space Taxi: Archie Takes Flight (Paperback)
$6
The Last Present (Paperback)
$7
Twice Upon A Time: Rapunzel (Paperback)
$7
For Middle School Readers:
Price
Heaven Looks A Lot Like The Mall (Paperback)
$10
Leap Day (Paperback)
$10
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BOOKS BY VISITING AUTHOR, WENDY MASS
11 BIRTHDAYS
Amanda’s 11th birthday should have been a happy occasion. Instead she’s dressed in an itchy costume her mother picked out for her Hollywood-themed party that almost no one comes to. Meanwhile, across town, her ex-best friend Leo is celebrating their joint birthday with a huge
bash including a hypnotist, a football star, a giant iguana, and a rock band. Amanda can’t wait for the day AFTER her birthday so she can stop
thinking about the fight that led to her and Leo having separate parties for the first time in their lives. There’s just one problem. The next day is her
birthday all over again. Amanda must figure out how to get un-stuck, in more ways than one.
13 GIFTS’
Book 3 in the Willow Falls series. When Tara tries to steal the school mascot in order to make friends with the popular crowd and gets caught, she
gets sent to spend the summer with her aunt, uncle, and strange cousin Emily St. Claire in Willow Falls. Things start off weird and only get stranger
from there as she has to find mysterious objects hidden around town and unravels secrets about her own family she never would have guessed.
A Mango-Shaped Space
Thirteen-year-old Mia Winchell appears to be the most normal kid in her family. Her younger brother Zack keeps a chart of all the McDonald’s
hamburgers he’s eaten in his lifetime. Her older sister Beth dyes her hair a different color every week and might be a witch. But Mia knows she is far
from ordinary. She is keeping something from everyone who knows her: the fact that sounds, numbers, and letters have color for her.
THE CANDYMAKERS
Four children have been chosen to compete in a national competition to create the best new candy. Who will invent a candy more delicious than
the Oozing Crunchorama or the Neon Yellow Lightning Chew? Logan, the Candymaker’s son, who can detect the color of chocolate by touch alone?
Miles, the boy who is allergic to merry-go-rounds and the color pink? Daisy, the cheerful girl who can lift a fifty-pound lump of taffy like it’s a
feather? Or Philip, the suit-and-tie wearing boy who’s always scribbling in a secret notebook? This story, told from each contestant’s perspective, is
candy-coated mystery full of mouthwatering surprises!
Every Soul a Star
ALLY likes the simple things in life--labyrinths, stargazing, and comet hunting. Her home, the Moon Shadow Campground, is a part of who she is.
BREE is popular, gorgeous (everybody says so), and a future homecoming queen for sure. She wears her beauty like a suit of armor. But what is she
trying to hide? JACK, overweight and awkward, is used to spending a lot of time alone. But when opportunity knocks, he finds himself in situations
he never would have imagined. When the three of them meet during a total eclipse of the sun, their lives change forever.
FINALLY
Book 2 in the Willow Falls series. Rory Swenson has been waiting her whole life to turn twelve. And she’s got a list to prove it. But as she makes her
way through the list, things don’t go quite as planned! Fun, funny, and full of surprises, this is a story about wanting to finally grow up, even when
the universe seems to be telling you to wait.
GRACEFUL
Last book in the Willow Falls series! Angelina D’Angelo has left town to see the world. It’s now Grace’s turn to use her magic to protect the people
of Willow Falls, and she is up to the challenge. This is her destiny, after all. But destiny is a funny thing because it doesn’t always behave the way
you’d expect it to.
HEAVEN LOOKS A LOT LIKE THE MALL
16-year-old Tessa is a spunky heroine who hasn’t always made the right choices. By reliving her life according to the purchases she’s made at the
mall, she just might discover what makes life worth living.
JEREMY FINK AND THE MEANING OF LIFE
Twelve-year-old Jeremy receives a wooden box in the mail with the words, “The Meaning of Life—for Jeremy Fink to open on his 13th birthday.” The
box has four locks, requiring four keys. But the keys are missing. He and his best friend Lizzy (who has a little habit of stealing things) set off on a
quest through the streets of Manhattan to find the keys before time runs out.
LEAP DAY
Sixteen-year-old Josie Taylor was born on Leap Day, February 29, and today is her “fourth” birthday! Today it’s the reader who gets to find out what
it’s like being born on Leap Day, by “leaping” into the minds and viewpoints of Josie and everyone around her, changing your assumptions of people
forever.
PI IN THE SKY
Joss comes from a family of overachievers, and is happy to let his older brothers shine. But when Earth suddenly disappears, Joss is tasked with the
not-so-simple job of bringing it back. With the help of an outspoken girl named Annika, Joss embarks on the adventure of a lifetime and learns that
the universe is an even stranger place than he’d imagined.
SPACE TAXI: ARCHIE TAKES FLIGHT
The first book in a series for early readers! 8-year-old Archie Morningstar learns that his dad isn’t a regular taxi driver. He’s actually a SPACE taxi
driver! His job is to shuttle aliens from planet to planet. Archie discovers he has the ability to read the space map that guides his dad’s taxi through
space. He can’t imagine anything more exciting—until he meets a very special talking cat and helps save the universe!
SPACE TAXI 2: WATER PLANET RESCUE
In the second book in this series, Archie, his dad, and Pockets fly to a planet in peril: someone is stealing the water from this underwater world!
Can Archie and Pockets save the day?
SPACE TAXI 3: ARCHIE’S ALIEN DISGUISE
Archie, his dad, and Pockets visit a planet that resembles medieval Earth in every way but its inhabitants, who have rainbow colored hair and extra
eyes. To beat the evil organization B.U.R.P., the trio must disguise themselves as aliens and rescue a princess!
THE LAST PRESENT
Book 4 in the Willow Falls series. Amanda and Leo have a history with birthdays. Now their friend’s little sister, Grace, has fallen into a strange
frozen state on her birthday, and Amanda and Leo must travel back in time in order to heal her As they journey back to each of Grace’s birthdays,
they uncover a lot more than they ever expected, and set a powerful force into motion.
TWICE UPON A TIME : BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: THE ONE WHO DIDN’T RUN AWAY
When Beauty’s life turns completely upside down and she is forced to head out into the world, she has to figure out just who she wants to be. And
when Prince Riley suddenly grows fur, and nails as sharp as sticks, he has to learn that appearances can be deceiving. Before Beauty and Riley can
save each other, they have to save themselves.
TWICE UPON A TIME: SLEEPING BEAUTY: THE ONE WHO TOOK A REALLY LONG NAP
It’s not easy being Princess Rose. Especially when a fairy curses you and you find yourself avoiding all sharp objects . . . and then end up pricking
your finger anyway, causing you to slumber for a hundred years or so. And it’s not easy being The Prince. Especially when your mother has some
ogre blood and tends to chow down at the most unfortunate moments. A walk in the woods would help, you think. Until you find a certain hidden
castle . . . and a certain sleeping princess. Happily ever after? Not until the prince helps the princess awaken . . . and brings her home to mother.
TWICE UPON A TIME: RAPUNZEL
Journey back to the days when fairy tales were true, and remember, there are two sides to every story...Rapunzel is having the ultimate bad day.
She’s been stolen by a witch, may have a ghost for a roommate, and doesn’t even have a decent brush for her hair. Prince Benjamin’s got it pretty
tough, too. His father wants him to be more kingly, his mother wants him to never leave her sight, and his cousin wants to get him into as much
trouble as possible (preferably with a troll). Both Rapunzel and Prince Benjamin are trapped...in very different ways. Once their paths cross, well,
that’s when things REALLY get strange.