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Mark's IdeaLab: Sports and our Mission
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Insights and Updates from the Head of St. Matthew's Episcopal Day School. Monday, September 27, 2010. Sports and our Mission. On Sunday, I was out at the electronics store, and one of the salespeople commented that the place was empty due to the Sunday football games. Certainly, sports command a central role in our broader culture. In students’ own words, here’s a glimpse into why:. It’s football season in our Middle School as well, and our flag football teams have had their first games. We prepare stude...
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Mark's IdeaLab: October 2009
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Insights and Updates from the Head of St. Matthew's Episcopal Day School. Saturday, October 31, 2009. Photos of the Week for October 30. Prekindergarten students decorate a cake for their teacher Mrs. Secrest's birthday! Children's book author and illustrator Ashley Bryan captivated audiences in Lower and Middle School Thursday, sharing his passion for poetry. Read about it at http:/ smdailyjournal.com/article preview.php? Monday, October 26, 2009. 8220;Ask and it shall be given unto you”. I hope to see ...
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Mark's IdeaLab: Community, Goals, and Fun
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Insights and Updates from the Head of St. Matthew's Episcopal Day School. Friday, September 10, 2010. Community, Goals, and Fun. The DSPA’s Fall Festival marks the beginning of our year of events that build our community for the heart, mind, and spirit. It is as true for parents as for students that FUN is a basic human need, and our Fall Festival promises fun for the whole family. We have been talking a great deal about goals for the year:. Spend some time talking with your child about this year’s...
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Mark's IdeaLab: September 2010
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Insights and Updates from the Head of St. Matthew's Episcopal Day School. Monday, September 27, 2010. Sports and our Mission. On Sunday, I was out at the electronics store, and one of the salespeople commented that the place was empty due to the Sunday football games. Certainly, sports command a central role in our broader culture. In students’ own words, here’s a glimpse into why:. It’s football season in our Middle School as well, and our flag football teams have had their first games. We prepare stude...
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Mark's IdeaLab: School Spirit 101
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Insights and Updates from the Head of St. Matthew's Episcopal Day School. Monday, October 4, 2010. Can you believe it is already October? The last few days have certainly put the SPIRIT into our “Community for the Heart, Mind, and Spirit.” School Spirit abounds:. Friday, we celebrated Orange Day in honor of our hometown SF Giants . Look for Mr. Sinclair, the lone Padres fan in the photo above.). Today, we also christened the new basketball hoops, supported in part by the DSPA and Scrip cash cards. Mindse...
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Mark's IdeaLab: Community for the ‘Net, Mind, and Spirit
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Insights and Updates from the Head of St. Matthew's Episcopal Day School. Monday, September 20, 2010. Community for the ‘Net, Mind, and Spirit. Fall Festival 2010 – Mustang Mania – was a terrific celebration of our community and our first three weeks of School. Experiencing the event, I appreciated so many things:. The fun and the connections at Fall Festival were a great start to our school year, and the memories of the evening will sustain us throughout the months to come. A special thanks goes to new ...
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Mark's IdeaLab: December 2009
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Insights and Updates from the Head of St. Matthew's Episcopal Day School. Monday, December 14, 2009. Talk with your children: what traditions in your family do they anticipate the most? And, what new twists can you introduce in your celebrations? Monday, December 7, 2009. A Milestone Complete; and Holiday Giving. February 23 at 7:00 PM. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile. Keeping Score, Mark Graham Brown. No God But God, Reza Aslan. Mindset, by Carol Dweck - last summer's faculty read.
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Mark's IdeaLab: Enotes for June 7 2010
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Insights and Updates from the Head of St. Matthew's Episcopal Day School. Monday, June 7, 2010. Enotes for June 7 2010. Each of this week’s events – from this morning’s Last Latte and Move Up Morning to Thursday’s Graduation – contains a celebration and a message. It can be challenging in the press of all of the events this time of year, to take a moment to be present to the meaning, message, and memory of each event. Friday’s Middle School production of Twinderella. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).