COVID-19 Information: Our building remains closed, but we are open virtually and would love to speak with you! We look forward to reopening our campus in the fall of 2020. Admission inquiry? Please contact Mrs. Kellen Kent at kkent@chathamdayschool.org.
Chatham Day School celebrates each child as a unique learner with extraordinary potential. Within each CDS scholar lies the potential for greatness. Here, every student is known, celebrated, and valued. In our academically ambitious environment, success is defined by a love of learning, a commitment to personal growth, and hard work.
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Float Your Boat
Posted on April 17th, 2020Fifth-grade students used pennies, foil, and water-filled containers to conduct a lab that helps them to understand the concept of buoyancy and fluid displacement. They constructed boats out of foil to see how many pennies they could hold before they sank. They then wadded their boats into balls and stepped on them to get the […]
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Celebrating Birthdays…Virtually!
Posted on April 15th, 2020Second-graders and CDS faculty surprised classmate, Russell, with a virtual birthday party today! They sang and watched him blow out the candles on his cake and presented him with handmade cards virtually. The bonds of our CDS community are strong, whether in-person or online. Happy birthday, Russell! We hope you have a great day!
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Lego STEAM Challenge
Posted on April 10th, 2020Our third-graders participated in a Lego STEAM challenge today! The goal: To construct a tower that holds a tennis ball for 1 minute without falling over Time limit? 20 minutes Ready…set…go! Check out Oliva’s creation above!
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Perfecting the Imperfect Tense
Posted on April 9th, 2020Our eighth-grade Spanish students have acquired and are practicing the imperfect tense. To highlight one of the main uses of this tense, students shared slides of things they used to do when they were little, and they included a reflection about whether they still do that activity. Students were also able to practice pronunciation as […]
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“Look for the Helpers…”
Posted on April 7th, 2020“Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.” – Mr. Rogers Our PreK students are learning all about Community Helpers this week—and what great role models they have to look up to! Special thanks to our community “helpers”—Chatham Township Police Department, Chatham Township Volunteer Fire Department, Morristown Medical Center and Overlook Medical Center personnel and local […]
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Art Inspiration
Posted on April 2nd, 2020We are absolutely BLOWN AWAY by Ms. LaFerriere’s first-graders’ artwork inspired by Jean Dubuffet! WOW!
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Explorations Abound!
Posted on April 1st, 2020For one full week now, our virtual classrooms have been buzzing with academic exploration, joyful learning, meaningful conversation, connection, and creativity! Our students made telescopes to “view” constellations, worked with linking cubes to practice their math skills, refined their letter writing skills, “planted” measurement gardens, and used their creative construction time to make some really […]
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Fourth-Graders Share Lit Projects Virtually
Posted on March 31st, 2020Fourth-grader, Cate, shared her independent project for her Lit Circle book, “Shiloh,” from her home this week. CDS students continue to discuss literature in-depth during English classes in their Zoom classrooms.
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It’s Easy Being GREEN!
Posted on March 31st, 2020WAY TO GO Middle and Upper School students—we turned the Zoom screen CDS GREEN during our first-ever virtual spirit day! We also welcomed a new student to our school yesterday. We’re happy to have you at CDS, Jack!
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Making Music
Posted on March 31st, 2020Do you hear those sounds?! Music filled the homes of our students today! Preschool Playhouse students used their egg shakers and listened to Mrs. Morris perform a songtale—a book that is sung rather than read—while our older students practiced their recorders.
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Together at Heart
Posted on March 28th, 2020“At Chatham Day School, I’m free to be me.” At CDS, we’re always together, whether in-person or virtually. We invite you to watch our students sing our school song…apart but together.
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Kindergarten’s Guest Reader Surprise!
Posted on March 27th, 2020Kindergarten was SUPER excited for their guest reader today…who was it, you ask?! Our very own CDS Celebrity, Mrs. Weed! Did you know that reading to a child promotes brain development? It does! That’s why we make sure to set aside time each day for reading at CDS.
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Upcoming Events
SEP08 | First Day of School (noon dismissal) |
JAN04 | Professional Development Day, school closed |
FEB16 | Professional Development Day, school closed |
JUN08 | Graduation, Class of 2021 |