In response to ongoing forecasts for wintry weather, to include the potential for snow, Berkeley County School District (BCSD) announced that schools will follow the half-day dismissal bell schedule on Tuesday, January 21. Students will learn from home and complete eLearning Day assignments on Wednesday, January 22. All schools and offices will be closed Wednesday.
Additional info: https://www.bcsdschools.net/article/1975777
ACCESS Test Window for Multilingual students is January 22nd - February 7th
The School Improvement Meeting will be moved from February 6th to February 13th at 7:45 am in D 100.
Awards Day January 10th Grades 3-8
DIS Families; We will celebrate DIS students in Grades 3-8 for academic achievements on January 10th. Please enter through the back of the school near the MPR. Please wait until the previous grade has cleared before entering into the MPR. The first couple of rows will be reserved for students.
AWARDS TIMES:
8am~ 3rd grade
8:45~ 7th grade
9:30 ~8th grade
10:30 ~6th grade
11:00~ 5th grade
12:30~ 4th grade
Mrs. Mead's 80's Toy Debate was an incredible experience with a room transformation, snacks and digital debate presentations!
Congratulations to our DIS Spelling Bee winners!
First Place - Grey D'Oliveira
Second Place - Asher Auld
Third Place - Janie Anderson
Fourth Place/Alternate- Charlotte Hamlett
Daniel Island School Visual and Performing Arts Upcoming Events:
Middle Chorus Concert - December 4th 6:00 MPR
Winter Art Show - December 12th 4:30-6:30, Related Arts Hallway
The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - December 12th 6:30 MPR, ($7)
Middle School Band and Orchestra Concert - December 17th 6:00 MPR
Elementary Chorus Concert - December 18th 6:00 MPR
Not only did our PTA knock it out of the park with last week's Multicultural Night, our generous PTA also sponsored two artists to work with several grade levels! Our second, fourth and eighth graders learned about the indigo plant, how the dye is processed, its importance in SC history, and created a "shibori" indigo dyed fabric square with artist Cat Brantley from Sister Moon Studio, while our fifth, sixth and seventh graders took part in a Gullah Experience presented by Corey Alston!
Everyone learned new information and really enjoyed the programs! Thank you PTA!!
Mrs. Mead's 80's Toy Debate was an incredible experience with a room transformation, snacks and digital debate presentations!
Daniel Island School Drama Club welcomes you to TWO performances of "The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe!"
Thursday, December 12 at 6:30pm (following the art show)
Friday, December 13 at 4pm
Ticket sales start tomorrow at noon!
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We want to recognize this year's Mock Trial Team for Daniel Island School! This team worked tirelessly almost every Saturday this fall semester and spent this past Saturday at Georgetown County Courthouse competing against other schools. It was a competition among other schools in South Carolina. As a matter of fact, DIS was the only school from Berkeley County School District to participate!
In addition, we want to recognize and thank Ms Schlick and Ms Blundy for their hard work and dedication to the team!
We are so proud of our Mock Trial Team!! Congratulations to Rory O’Hara, James Blundy, Anthony Hampton, Finley McCready, Chloe Selverian, Hattie Wissman, Kira Akst, Sarah Ligon, Claire Roth, Sophie Williams, Poppy Barnett and Tristan Wilhelm!
DIS Strings and Band Concert Tuesday, December 17th. Please come early for pizza and concessions!!
Dave DeStefano, President and CEO of We Are Sharing Hope SC, which facilitates life-saving organ and life-enhancing tissue donation across the state, spoke to Dr. Neal's 8th-grade forensics class on the basics of forensics, focusing on death investigations and autopsies. He focused on the difference between clinical autopsies and forensic autopsies. Students were able to ask questions throughout and will continue the presentation with 2 case studies.
Congratulations to Rell Cass!
DIS Annual Food Drive November 18-22!
Several DIS classes were thrilled to listen to Kallyn Long, a local teen author, read her book Cordelia and Me. The story is based on Kallyn's unexpected hearing loss, overcoming challenges, and embracing one's uniqueness. She is an advocate for empowerment and inclusivity and she hopes the book inspires others with differing abilities!
DIS students, faculty and staff honored our Veterans on Friday, November 8th with songs, letters, poems, artwork and our special guest speaker, Admiral Dan Cloyd. It was an extra special event for extra special guests!
Dear School Family,
Let the competitions begin between each of our 47 schools and District Office Staff! We’re excited to see who will head our leaderboard for the 2024 Fall Teacher Forum Fundraiser. Foxbank Elementary earned bragging rights last year for winning the 2023 fundraiser!
We’re excited to announce that Daniel Island School is participating in a Double Good popcorn fundraiser with the BCSD Teacher Forum to raise money for student scholarships. Simply click on the link https://popup.doublegood.com/s/3mcbw875 to order gourmet popcorn and support students in the process! Schools are competing to raise the most money, so share this link with everyone you know!
Fundraising window: October 30th at 5:00 p.m. to November 3rd at 5:00 p.m.
Thank you for your support!
Sincerely,
Daniel Island School Administration
Reminder: Wednesday, October 16th is picture day.
Arrr you ready? Prizes, pirates and treasured eats - next week is National School Lunch Week! Don't miss out on the swashbuckling fun.
More Info: https://www.bcsdschools.net/nslw2024
