CDS Middle School
Director's Newsletter
September 29th, 2017
From the Director
We've made it to the long awaited Chuseok holiday!
This week students worked very hard sitting for MAP tests. It was clear that they were committed to doing their best work on these exams. We're very proud of their perseverance. Students who were not able to finish an exam during the allotted time will have the chance to do so once we're back from the Chuseok holiday.
The Student Council was quite busy this week organizing a bake sale meant to raise money for the Halloween Party. They also hosted the first Dress Down day of the school year to help them reach their fundraising goal.
Students who ordered Rob Lloyd Jones books from CDS via Kyobo a few weeks ago received them today. We hope these students spend some time over the holiday diving in to these great reads in anticipation of Mr. Jones' visit on October 16th.
A lot of fantastic learning happened around the school this week. I hope you can find a moment to look through the pictures and check out our fun videos clips.
Have a restful and well deserved Chuseok break!
Circling in Morning House
Moments before their first MAP test of the Fall Season
5A Thinking about the Future
Student Council Bake Sale
6A Long House
Circling in Morning House
G8 Long House
G8 Long House
G8 Long House
CDS Science Fair
The CDS science fair is an annual event designed to showcase student achievement and intellectual curiosity in the field of science. Last year the science fair was a huge success with students engaging their peers and faculty alike with their creative projects and presentations.
Rules:
A team can consist of 1 to 4 person(s)
Presentation: 5 - 8 min
Key Dates:
Sign up Due date: 9/29 (Fri)
Project Submit Date: 11/10 (Fri)
Science Fair: 11/15 (Wed): Posters Lab time, Presentations CC time.
Current Participants:
Grade 5
Karen Koo, Amy Shin, Joshua Lee, Daniel McCarthy, Yejin Bu, Bea Kim, Scott Lee
Grade 6:
Drake Lee, Justin Min, Joon Hwang, Woojin Lim, Joon Jung, Ethan Hong, Donnie , Ian Kim, Alex Noh, Luis Chang, Youngjun Cho, Henna Jeong
Grade 7:
Jieun Koo, JeeWoo Lee
Grade 8:
Ashley Shimada, Siena Lee, Jenny Kim, Hyungmin Song, Jiah Choi, Jaehong Park, Doohyun Kim
G8 PBL Skills Inquiry Project
Ellie is working on floristry.
G8 PBL Skills Inquiry Project
G8 PBL Skills Inquiry Project
KPOP X Fitness for Morning House
CDS MS kids had a great time getting their cardio workout today in Morning House! Even teachers were sweating a bit! Thank you Ms. Van Liew and Mr. Harris for leading the Morning House effort and getting our blood flowing! (see video clip of 5B below)
5th Grade Finishes First Memoir in Mr. Cavasin's Writing Unit
We Run Cheongna!
CDS is happy to announce that our annual fun run event "We Run Cheongna" will take place at the Cheongna Lake Park again this year on Friday, October 13th. On this day, CDS Middle & High School students participate in a variety of middle to long distance runs. "We Run Cheongna" is an event designed to foster community spirit along with grit and perseverance.
The school bus will leave CDS at 1:00PM on We Run Cheongna Day following lunch and some activities led by the Student Council.
Collaboration in G7-8 Advanced Spanish
Through Term 1 MS G/7-8 Advanced Spanish students are exploring School Systems. They are reflecting on what helps students engage in their school community and what factors support student learning success. For Term #1 project #1, students have been tasked with recording a video describing CDS and sharing their tips to be a successful student in our school.
What you see in the video below is footage of these G7 students exercising Collaboration skills to create their video.
Upcoming Events
10/2 - 10/6 Chuseok Holiday
10/12 Badminton CDS vs Chadwick @ CDS
10/13 We Run Cheongna (½ Day)
10/14 MS Badminton @ SFS
10/14 MS Girls Soccer @ YISS
10/14 MS Boys Soccer @ APIS
10/14 MS LPGA KEB HANA Golf Championship Field Trip
Cardio in Morning House
Learning in the Lounge
Game Club - Learning a New Game
Cheongna Dalton School
Email: bscoville@daltonschool.kr
Website: http://cdsmiddleschool.weebly.com/
Location: Cheongna Dalton Foreign School, Incheon, South Korea
Phone: 82 32-563-0523 (302)
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