Dear SDS Learning Community, Today we all gathered on the front lawn for the annual “I’m a Griffin” picture. The unifying component for all students and faculty were t-shirts, but even more than that, the annual theme which is prominently displayed on those t-shirts: curiosity. At the beginning of this school year I asked all of community members to consider the following question:  “How might you uncover a new insight into something ordinary?” Put another way, take the time to focus on what makes you wonder, let that drive your curiosity, which is honed through inquiry and leads to discovery. Coming together as a whole school with this charge on our new shirts was more than a photo op. It was an affirmation of what I suspect were the reasons you chose SDS for your children in the first place: there is something special about a faculty who stands alongside each and every child, providing opportunities for wonder, developing skills in being curious, and nurtures learners to new and previously unconsidered discoveries about themselves and the world around them.  And so this afternoon, as we come together again as families to celebrate another school year together, I hope you will continue to be open to all the Day School has to offer you and your family in our learning community and the special people - students, parents, siblings, faculty and staff that make it up.  I’ll see you all tonight! Sincerely, Dave

The entire Griffin community – students, parents and faculty – is invited to join us for the annual Back-to-School Picnic on Friday, Sept. 8. It's one of our favorite school traditions, and we can't wait to have our entire Griffin community all together in one place! The picnic begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Dining Commons and on Dorrance Plaza. Food will be provided by the Griffins Table with a menu including chicken tenders and wings, corn dogs, potato salad, pasta salad, tater tots, green beans, corn, cookies and brownies. See you there!

Mark your calendars for the Parents' Community's annual Fall Festival event, Sunday, Oct. 1, from 3-6 p.m. Enjoy inflatables, a visit from the Rolling Video Games trailer, a climbing wall, train rides and a run through the foam cannon!  Food will be available for purchase by the junior class as a fundraiser for this year's prom. This is a free event and open to all. Please, bring a friend and enjoy an afternoon of community and fun.

Interact Club, the Upper School's service learning organization, is hosting a bake sale on Friday, Sept. 15. The fundraiser will take place from 7:50 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the Milliken Lobby. Be sure to stop by for sweet and savory treats from Chick-fil-a and Krispy Kreme, as well as a variety of baked goods.

Show your Griffin spirit AND support the junior class by purchasing from the class's annual T-shirt sale. Funds raised will go toward the 2023-24 prom. sizes 2T - adult 4XL $25 each The deadline to order is Sunday, Sept. 24.

Griffins Table is now offering take home meal kids on Monday evenings!  Meal kits are precooked and only need to be reheated to serve. Pick up your kit after school on Monday afternoons.  Please visit the Griffins Table website to view menus for the next three weeks and place your order: https://www.griffinstable.org/mealkitmondays