CDS Blog

Class Meetings, the Physically Distanced Way!

A hallmark of a Chatham Day School education are the division meetings that we hold for our students each week. We aren’t going to let the changes this year stop us! Our first Middle and Upper School class meeting was...

…and we’re back!

It was a beautiful day for the first day of school and we are so happy to have our campus open. Whether you are learning on-campus or learning online, we are thrilled to see you back at CDS! With four...

Float Your Boat

Fifth-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...

Celebrating Birthdays…Virtually!

Second-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, ...

Lego STEAM Challenge

Our 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!...

Perfecting the Imperfect Tense

Our 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...

“Look for the Helpers…”

“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...

Art Inspiration

We are absolutely BLOWN AWAY by Ms. LaFerriere’s first-graders’ artwork inspired by Jean Dubuffet! WOW!...

Explorations Abound!

For 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...

Fourth-Graders Share Lit Projects Virtually

Fourth-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....