CALENDAR OF EVENTS     

Get ready for SummerFest 2010
With the end of another school year, Parent Council's SummerFest is only three weeks away - Wednesday, May 19th, 3:30-7:30 p.m., on the DDS campus.  There will be an array of fun rides and a dunk tank and a pie throwing event (Click here to nominate your favorite faculty/staff member.) 

Pre-registration Forms are coming home with your child today - keep an eye out for it. Additionally you can access the form online here. Prices are $15 per person and includes dinner, inflatables access and train ride. Additional ride and food tickets can be pre-ordered on this form. Please turn in your completed forms and payment to the Front Desk by Tuesday, May 18th.

Organic Gardening Class Begins Tomorrow
We will be offering an organic gardening class starting Saturday, May 1st at Davidson Day. Topics include composting and raised-bed gardening. Contact Mrs. Metzler at Kmetzler@davidsonday.org if you are interested in attending. The class starts at 9:00 am. Space is limited.


All Roundabout Photos Available on SmugMug
Would you like some photos from the Golf Tournament, the Prom, or any other fun event at DDS? We automatically upload all photos from each week’s newsletter gallery onto our SmugMug photo sharing page: http://davidsonday.smugmug.com. You can easily order prints, download copies, and share them with your friends and family.

Note: A password is required to visit this page. If you did not receive it or if you are a new DDS family, please contact Carrie Lott at clott@davidsonday.org

Last Chance to Register for CLICK Photo Class for Adults
A final reminder: Tuesday, May 4th is the deadline to register for the next CLICK Photo Class for Adults. The class will be held on Thursday, May 6th from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. with DDS photography teacher Paul Cotter. Bring your camera, bring your questions.  The cost is just $25 per class ($20 for DDS faculty and staff). Click here for details and registration form.

Senior Car Wash Fund Raiser Today
The 2010 Senior Class of Davidson Day is holding a car wash to raise money for our senior gift. The car wash will take place today, April 30th, starting at 11:30 am, right outside the school in the front parking lot. It will be $7.00 per car.

College Counseling News
On Thursday, May 6th at 9:45 am, a representative from NC State will be at campus to meet with prospective students.  Please contact Ms. Rand if you have any questions at mrand@davidsonday.org.  

Upper School News

Advanced Placement Exams
AP exams will be held at DDS during the first two weeks in May for those students who are enrolled in AP classes.  Here is the schedule for the exams: 

Middle School News

MS Students Connect with Pen Pals from South Africa
5th grade students established a pen pal program with Middleburg Primary School in Mpumalanga, South Africa earlier this year. The reactions from our kids have been phenomenal.  

Teagan James, on a family trip to South Africa in March, had the opportunity to personally deliver books and hand made tie-dyed T-shirts to their pen pals. Teagan brought back photos with the pen pals wearing their new shirts and holding their books (see photo gallery).Melissa Zammitti summed the significance of this project when she said, “I learned that you can be friends with someone across the world, even though you have never met in person.”

Earth Month was a Bed of Roses for MS Students
The 7th/8th grade Green Science class worked diligently on their organic garden throughout the month of April. The students are already starting to see the fruits of their labor as the plants are starting to grow.

The class would like to thank all those who helped start this green initiative: Ron Danise, speaker on soil eco-systems and environmental awareness; Al from Carolina Garden Systems for donation of the raised bed; and Mary Roberts of Windcrest Farms for donation of organic lettuce.  A special thank you goes to Mark Tyburski of Circle Organics who organized the educational program, donations and deliveries. Please go to www.circleorganics.com to learn more about organic living.

Time for Spring Cleaning
Our 5th and 6th grade students will host a food and clothing drive to benefit the Mooresville Soup Kitchen and Hope Worldwide in May. They will collect food and gently used clothing of all types, including shoes, until May 12th. To cap off the drive, our students will spend the day at the Mooresville Soup Kitchen volunteering to assist those less fortunate. Please be sure to support this effort with your donations.

Lower School News

DDS Parents Help Make LS Flag Football a Success
Special thanks to Mike Jones and David Dennis for taking the time out of their busy schedules to help instill in our kids fun and excitement of flag football. We couldn’t have done it without you.

If there are other parents that are interested in volunteering, please contact Chris McKay at chris.mckay@davidsonday.org

2nd Graders Dive Deep into Math
2nd grade students continue to make great strides learning more about math. The students have been focused on concepts such as measurements of weight, capacity, and length; double and triple digit addition and subtraction; computing perimeter and area; and the concepts of multiplication, division, fractions, probability, and word problems. Job well done 2nd graders.

 
Early Childhood News

ECH Learns to Build Greenhouses
Ms. Dana’s class enjoyed making greenhouses this week. They compared and contrasted the planting of seeds with and without soil. They all enjoyed watching the beanstalks grow as they examined the progress in the experiment.

Ms. Dana's Quote Corner
Kids say the darndest things. Check out this week's zingers:

“Emma, I am very impressed that your Mama had a baby!”  Megan- 5 year old

“Once I saw a baby at the grocery store and I asked its owner if I could touch it.” Ansley- 5 year old

Sports News

Brianna Wills Featured in The Herald Weekly
Brianna is currently having one of the best soccer seasons in recent memory. She currently has 44 goals and is 11 shy of tying the Mecklenburg County record for most goals in a season by a high-school girls soccer player. Click here to read more about Brianna.

Please support the girls soccer team as they host a playoff game today at 4:30 pm against Gaston Day.

Playoff Time for Spring Sports has Arrived
With only two weeks left before the end of spring season, several of our teams are in serious contention to cap off the season in grand fashion. Click here for a list of the upcoming tournament games and events beginning today.

Coach Ron Johnson to Host Summer Basketball Camp
Boys Basketball Coach and two-time state champion Ron Johnson will be hosting a basketball camp this summer, from June 20-24th at Davidson Day. The camp will be for boys entering 4th through 8th grade. For more information, including deadlines, times, costs, etc, please click here.

Patriot Club

Spirit Wear End of Year Sale
Stock up on DDS spirit wear at the End of Year Sale. Prices reduced on all inventory.  Stop by PAC Concessions now to take advantage of this opportunity to show your Patriot Pride with cool DDS sweatshirts, shirts, hats, mugs, blankets, chairs and coolers.  These are great gift ideas for all the Patriot fans in your house.
 

Parent Council Corner

Parent Council May Meeting
Don’t miss our last Parent Council meeting of the 2009-2010 school year in the Commons on Wednesday, May 5th at 8:30 am. We’ll share details regarding our remaining events of the year including Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week, SummerFest and our first ever Patriots, Pizza & Popsicles Party. As always, Head of School Bonnie Cotter will join us to share news and answer any questions that you may have as the school year winds down.


Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week
During the week of May 10th-14th, Parent Council has many activities planned to help students and parents say "Thank You" to our wonderful faculty and staff. A schedule of events and event updates will be sent to you via email from your room parents next week. If you have questions or want to volunteer, please contact Andrea Nemechek at anemechek@bellsouth.net or Linda Tolar at lindat7726@aol.com. We look forward to an exciting week!