News
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Pre-K Potpourri
Our Pre-K students dazzled us this morning with their songs and dancing. What a delight to have our youngest students perform onstage for friends and family. An added bonus was our graduating senior alums who turned out in droves to enjoy the show and relive their times here at PDS.
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Second Grade Authors’ Tea
Second Graders worked for weeks on their autobiographies. They enjoyed sharing them with family and friends this morning at their Authors’ Tea. What amazing and hilarious journeys they have had!
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Taiwanese Art Show
Taiwanese artists visiting the DC area for Asian Heritage month came to Primary Day to demonstrate Dough Figurine Making and Sugar Painting. Dough Figurine Making is a 4,000-year-old Chinese folk art rarely practiced today. Our visiting artist made all kinds of fanciful characters, including our very own Beako. Sugar Painting involves using heated liquid sugar…
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First Grade International Program
The First Graders’ exploration of countries around the world came to a close last week with their International Program. This year’s program featured folk tales from different countries. They performed skits of “Jamie O’Rourke and the Giant Potato” (an Irish folktale), “The Gifts of Wali Dad” (an Indian folktale), “The Four Dragons” (a Chinese folktale about…
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Très Magnifique!
The Second Grade study of France culminated in a musical production, “La Tour de France”. As four “tourists” traveled the French countryside they encountered “French citizens” who eagerly shared their culture. The students led us through the Bordeaux region where we learned how grapes are grown, then visited a nearby café; traveled on the Train…
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Viva Mexico!
Our Kindergartners delighted their audience with “Viva Mexico!,” a musical culmination of their unit on Mexico. The program included dances, presentations and songs in Spanish and English. A fabulous tapas feast followed the program.
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Help the Homeless Walk
Primary Day children participated in our first Help the Homeless Walk and raised almost $2000 for Interfaith Works. Interfaith Works serves thousands of neighbors in need each year in the Montgomery County community.
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Lynn Najaka Wins Washington Post Outstanding Teacher Award
Our Phonovisual Specialist, Lynn Najaka, is the 2014 recipient of The Washington Post Agnes Meyer Outstanding Teacher Award. The Award is given annually to only one private school teacher in the DC area who exemplifies excellence in their profession. Agnes Meyer, a staunch supporter and defender of education, was the wife of Eugene Meyer, who…
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Colonial Music Program
Second Graders presented colonial songs, dances, and childhood singing games this morning for a delighted audience. It was the perfect send off for Spring Break!