Annual Giving Fund Class Challenge Update
Thank you to Kindergarten, Grade 2, Grade 4 and Grade 9 families for helping their classes achieve 100% parent participation in the Annual Giving Fund. Our total parent participation is at 85% and rising! We invite all parents who have not yet donated or pledged to help us reach our parent participation goal of 100% and raise $200,000. To make a donation quickly and easily, click here .
First Grade’s Young Authors Ceremony
First graders celebrated the publishing of their storybooks in a special ceremony held in Furey Hall last Thursday. Each student received a certificate for the book they wrote and illustrated. The ceremony was followed by a special reception in the First Grade classroom, where the students proudly shared and read their books with their parents.
Improv Assembly
Last Friday, the various improvisational theater classes in the Upper School Arts Block showed off their skill at improvising by running through some of their more popular theater games, to the delight of Middle and Upper School students and parents.
Walk to Cure Diabetes
Students of all ages participated in a Walk to Cure Diabetes last Friday organized by Michelle Alexander. Join our Lower school children on their walk to Olivia’s Overlook through these beautiful pictures taken by Dr. Eric Korenman. Thanks to the support of our students, parents, faculty and friends, BCD raised $2,100 to help cure diabetes.
Photos by Eric Korenman.
Upper School Arts Show
The walls and tables in Mrs. Cromwell’s Art Room were alive with color and student artwork last week for an Art Show of Upper School Arts Block class work. On display were works from Tom O’Neil’s Painting class, individual portfolios from Jenny Wright’s Graphic Design class, a wooden porch swing made by the Shop Class under the direction of Laura Gratz, photos by Marilyn Cromwell’s Photography class, and works created from the Minimalism and the Work of Sol Lewitt class taught by Mrs. Cromwell and Mr. Perkins.
End of School Family Picnic
This Thursday we will gather as a school community to celebrate the end of the school year with a special assembly and family picnic. All families are welcome to join us in Fitzpatrick Hall at 11:30 a.m. for the Closing Assembly and then afterwards for the family picnic. Don’t forget to bring a blanket and pack a picnic lunch. Ice cream and Popsicles will be provided. In addition, please remember that for safety reasons, no pets are allowed on campus and the pond will be closed.
Parent Feedback Survey
This week, all BCD families will receive an email link to participate in an end-of–the-year survey about BCD. Periodically, we like to solicit feedback from parents on what you seek for your child educationally and how well we are delivering. We are planning to do so through an online parent satisfaction survey created by the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and customized for our use. When you receive the link in your email, please help us by taking 15-20 minutes out of your busy schedule to complete by June 22. Thank you for your participation.
