CALENDAR OF EVENTS     

News 14 Carolina Profiles Tennis Prodigy Jenny Falcone
News 14 Carolina ran a story on our very own Jenny Falcone (11th Grader), a phenomenal tennis player who is ranked #2 in the state (girls 18-under) and in the top-50 nationwide. News 14 Carolina did a quality job profiling a quality person. Jenny is a great role model to all of our students and we are very proud to have her in the Davidson Day family.

Click here to view the article from News 14.

DDS Lunch Program
Our school is proud to offer our students high quality, nutritious lunch selections each day through the partnership we have with various food vendors and restaurants. For these restaurants to service our School, however, they hold us to specific requirements related to ordering deadlines – requirements that we must hold our families to. Your help and cooperation with the following rules will enable us to keep our wonderful lunch program growing and available to all students. (Click Here for Lunch Program Rules and Deadlines)

Picture this: All Roundabout photos will now be posted on SmugMug
Do you see a photo you like in the Roundabout photo gallery? Now it’s easy for you to get a print or share it by email with your friends and relatives. We’re now automatically uploading all photos from each week’s newsletter onto our SmugMug photo sharing page: http://davidsonday.smugmug.com.
 
To ensure the security and privacy of our children, a password is required to visit this page. All DDS families should have received a password via email last spring. If you did not receive it or if you are a new DDS family, please contact Lisa Morgan at lmorgan@davidsonday.org. 

Academic and Enrichment Center Update
The AEC is set to launch its schedule of after school programs the week of September 14th.  The programs vary in what grade / age student that may apply and will last 4-6 weeks during the fall term.  From the range of topics on the roster, something is bound to appeal to the talents and interests of your children:

Please keep in mind that the AEC also offers Occupational Therapy and Speech Therapy as well as after school tutoring services.

You should contact Candy Mazze (Business Director, AEC) at cmazze@davidsonday.org or 704-237-5281 with questions or for more details.

New Sports Website Launched
To offer more up-to-date and informative information on our active and growing athletics program and teams, we are launching our new athletic website on September 8th!

This new website is primarily designed for our athletes, parents, coaches and fans. Some of the great features the new website will provide are feature stories on our teams as well as our student-athletes, roster listings, team schedules, live game-day blogging and so much more. Mark September 8th on your calendar as we all look forward to this very special launch. 

2009-10 Family Handbook on Parent Portal
Please be sure to visit the Parent Portal to access and print your family a copy of this school year’s Family Handbook. Please note that on Page 2 you will find the “Acknowledgement of Understanding” form that you are required to sign and return to the Front Desk by next Friday, September 11th. You should contact your teacher, advisor, or Division Head with any questions regarding information contained in this book. Thank you, again, for being part of the Davidson Day School Family.

Upper School News

College Counseling News
Two of the top private schools in North Carolina, High Point University and Meredith College, will be on the campus of Davidson Day School next week. Listed below are the following dates and times:

Tuesday, 9/8, 9:45 a.m. — High Point University, High Point, NC
Wednesday, 9/9, 12:45 p.m. — Meredith College (women’s college), Raleigh, NC

If you would like to attend either one of these meetings, please contact Meaghan Rand at mrand@davidsonday.org or at 704-237-5222.

Picture Perfect
The senior proofs are available online at www.stjohnphotography.com.

To access your senior's proofs, click on Davidson Day School in the gallery, and enter your senior's personal code (found on your senior's proof package). If you need assistance with a code, email Amy Hallman at ahallman@davidsonday.org.

If you need assistance with an order, please go to the St. John Photography website or call them directly at 704-889-7800. Order your portraits by September 11th and receive a free 5x7 ($25 minimum).

Middle School News

8th Grade Geography Classes go Head to Head
The 8th Grade Geography classes began what will be a year-long class competition to review and anticipate information for their Geography class.   Students are given questions to answer in a Family Feud style game where they can show off their knowledge and win points towards their overall point total.  The class with the most wins each quarter will be rewarded a special lunch.  This week’s match-up went down to the wire as Mr. Tobias’ class scored a narrow victory over Ms. Buechler’s class. 

Middle School goes Clubbing
The implementation of clubs has generated a lot of excitement in Middle School. Whether it’s Photography, Music, Chess or any number of our other exciting clubs being offered, our Middle School kids can now be a part of these fun activities beginning in September. 

Lower School News

Building Blocks to Success
Kindergarten has been hard at work learning new rules and routines. Their Math Centers have been a big hit exploring and learning about pattern blocks. They’ve also been busy creating rocket ships, flowers, castles, and more using hexagons, trapezoids, rhombuses, triangles, and squares (see Roundabout photo gallery).  They will continue to learn valuable problem solving skills as our hands-on centers change on a weekly basis.

Spanning the Globe
The Eaglets have been very active in discussing parts of the globe. The students are learning that we live in the state of North Carolina and the name of our country is the United States of America. They have also been counting the stars and stripes on our beautiful American flag and they have been practicing the Pledge of Allegiance since the 1st day of school!

Montessori’s Quick Learning is Earth Shattering
This week in Montessori, students have been learning about our planet "Earth" and where we live.  The children have been introduced to the way the earth travels around the sun and how long that rotation takes. Every child who celebrates a birthday this year will "travel" around the sun for how many years old they are.

Sports News

Athletic Calendar
September 8th - Middle School Soccer Clearview Christian School @ Davidson Day (4:00 p.m.)
September 8th - Boys Varsity Soccer Davidson Day @ Gaston Christian School (4:30 p.m.)
September 8th - Girls Middle School Volleyball Shannon Forest Christian School @ Davidson Day (4:00 p.m.)
September 8th - Girls Varsity Volleyball Shannon Forest Christian School @ Davidson Day (5:00 p.m.)
September 9th - Middle School Cross Country Clearview Christian School and Statesville Montessori @ Davidson Day (4:00 p.m.)
September 10th - Girls Varsity Tennis First Assembly Christian School @ Davidson Day (3:30 p.m.)
September 10th - Middle School Soccer Davidson Day @ Christian Family Academy (Hickory) (4:00 p.m.)
September 10th - Boys Varsity Soccer Davidson Day @ Northside Christian Academy (4:30 p.m.)
September 10th - Girls Varsity Volleyball Davidson Day @ Woodlawn School (4:00 p.m.)
September 10th - Boys Middle School Football Northside Christian Academy @ Davidson Day (5:00 p.m.)

Davidson Middle School Football Takes the Local Community By Storm
As the only resource in the Town of Davidson where you can watch scholastic football, the Davidson Middle School Football team has truly been the talk of the town. After winning their first game in team history, Davidsonnews.net wrote a feature article highlighting their recent success. This past Tuesday, they continued their winning ways by defeating Carmel Baptist 14-0. The team will attempt to go 3-0 as they return home next Thursday, September 10th, as they take on Northside Christian Academy. Kickoff is at 5:00 p.m. Don’t miss it!

Click here to read the article.

Running for Glory
The DDS Middle School Cross Country team opened the season this past Monday with an impressive performance against the highly regarded Woodlawn team. The cooler temperatures, coupled with a challenging course, set the stage for some close competition and great performances.

In perhaps one of the closest team races in the last few years, 5th Grader Melissa Zammitti dominated the girls’ race with an individual victory, covering the challenging two mile course in a blistering time of 15:34. Rachel Bringewatt (8th Grade), Emmy Roberts (8th Grade) and Hannah Wolter (6th Grade) all performed well to post a team score of 19 points, only 1 point behind Woodlawn who finished with 18. 

Jake Bringewatt (8th Grade) was the first Patriot home in the boys race, covering the two mile distance in 14:35. Duncan Hammond (7th Grade), Luke Sullivan (8th Grade) and Ben Roberts (6th Grade) all ran strong races to finish with a team score of 31, trailing Woodlawn who finished with 12 points. The next meet is on Wednesday, September 9th at Fisher Farm.

MS and Varsity Volleyball Teams Win Big in Home Opener
Playing their first ever volleyball match at home in their own gym was a big enough thrill for the MS and Varsity volleyball teams. But winning their matches in exciting fashion against the talented Victory Christian squad made the home showing even sweeter. The MS team won
2-0; and the Varsity team won 3–1.

This win for our Varsity team comes on the heels of a couple cancelled games early in the season, and a big win last week over United Faith, 3-0. The Patriots are now 3–1 on the season with their next game, Tuesday, September 8th at Shannon Forrest. With 11 games left in the season, the Varsity team has already tripled their win total from last year. Congratulations to both teams on taking Patriot volleyball to the next level!   

Middle School Soccer Team Tripped Up by Woodlawn
In their first game of the season, the MS soccer team suffered a defeat to Woodlawn 8-1. “I was really proud of our team effort,” said assistant coach Jennifer Yarbrough. “There were a few of our players that stepped on the field for the first time ever. So with that being said, I feel they played well and will certainly benefit from this experience.”

Davidson Day Tennis Aces Southlake Christian
The Varsity tennis team continued their winning ways yesterday by defeating Southlake Christian with an impressive score of 9-0. “All of the girls played exceptionally well,” said head coach Devin Gracely. “I was really pleased with Katie Burr’s performance yesterday. She was aggressive throughout her match and never lost confidence." The team’s overall record is 2-1 and they will look to increase their winning streak to three in a row as they take on First Assembly next Thursday, September 10th at River Run. The match starts at 3:30 p.m.

 
Parent Council Corner

Parent Council Meeting
Thanks to all of you who attended our first Parent Council Meeting of the school year!  We were thrilled to see so many of you there.  For those who couldn’t make it, please click here to view the document.

Please keep in mind that our Parent Council Meetings are always held on the first Wednesday of every month at 8:30 a.m. in the Commons.  We will also hold an evening meeting on October 7th in addition to our regular morning meeting to accommodate our working parents’ schedules.  For more information, please contact Whitney Y.R. Yates at whitneyyates@bellsouth.net.

Used Uniform Closet
Thanks to everyone who donated their gently used school uniforms for our first Used Uniform Closet Sale of the school year.  We raised over $750.00 which will go to our Annual Fund!  We will have another uniform sale in the winter so please keep those uniform donations coming!  The uniform collection bin will be moved to the AEC exit doorway located at the end of the Early Childhood Wing.  For more information, please contact Sheila Brady at lmbsmom@bellsouth.net.

Davidson Walks and Rolls
Please mark your calendars for our first Davidson Walks and Rolls of the school year!  Plan to meet us at The Egg in Davidson at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 16th. If you have any questions, please contact Laurie Dennis at laraz@live.com. This is a special event that you don’t want to miss!

Harris Teeter and Davidson Day Team-up for Education      
Harris Teeter's Together in Education program has kicked off for the 2009-2010 school year.  They will donate 2% of all Harris Teeter brand purchases to our school for each VIC card that is linked to Davidson Day.  

This program starts fresh every September and lasts through May, so if you have linked your VIC card in the past, you will need to RE-link it for this school year. 

 It is FREE and only takes a minute to register in one of three ways:

1. Send your VIC card # to Deanne James, or
2. Register by going to the Harris Teeter website and using our school code (Davidson Day's school code is 3520)

OR

3. Next time you are in Harris Teeter, tell the cashier that you want to link your VIC card to School # 3520.

Please pass this along to your family and friends who shop at any Harris Teeter in the Southeastern United States and might also be willing to link to our school. The more cards we have linked to Davidson Day, the more funds Harris Teeter will contribute to the betterment of our school!

Volunteer News

Patriots Serve the Panthers with Pride
Starting with an All-Star crew of volunteers for the Panthers/Ravens Game (Manzullo family, Fischer family, Cusick family, Allison Dunham, and Kim Garrett), Davidson Day began a relationship with the Food Service department of the Carolina Panthers.  Davidson Day will man the Dominos Pizza booth by Section 117 for every home game this year. 

Again - WE NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE!  12 volunteers are needed for each game.  Please sign up on the posters (in front of the Commons) for at least one game.  Davidson Day School receives a portion of all proceeds, and it is great publicity for the school. 

Concession Volunteers Needed for Home Games
Davidson Day School and the Patriots Athletic Club are in need of volunteers for after school concessions and all home sports games.  Please check your calendars and show your Patriot pride by volunteering!  You should contact Heidi Uszenski (Co-chair, Concessions) at 704-962-9929 or hju62@mi-connection.com to sign up.

Lastly, we wish you and your family a wonderful Labor Day Weekend!  We will see you on Tuesday, September 8th.