Our Grade 8 Varsity Lacrosse Girls have something to smile about! They had an 8-7 win over Washington Episcopal School yesterday. Go Wolfhounds!
04/04/2013
Grade 2 and Grade 6 students doing some interesting math together. Our Grade 6 math and homeroom teacher, Beth Cole, also teaches Grade 2 math - a bonus for us!
03/13/2013
All Aboard the Wolfhound Express - Spirit Week!
Every year, the week before the Auction to Benefit the Financial Aid Program (this year themed All Aboard! Enrich your world. Travel with us on the Wolfhound Express) means only one thing: Spirit Week! This year's Spirit Week included Mismatch Day, Pajama Day, Sports Day, Green and White Day, and Decade Day, pictured here. As you can see, our Grades 7 and 8 students took their costumes very seriously!
Parents Visiting Day!
One of the most special days for students is Parents Visiting Day, and opportunity to show family members all that they have learned during the year so far. We loved having parents join us for chapel and homeroom and specials classroom visits.
A Grade 1 class even had a special performance of "Fairy Tales and Tails" prepared. . .
. . . while Grade 3 students showed off recently-completed dioramas. . .
. . . and Grade 5 students shared their writing journals.
Kindergarten Math
Kindergarten students practice patterning, counting, and measuring skills using a variety of stackable blocks.
Congratulations to our Wolfhound basketball teams!
Congratulations to all our Wolfhound basketball teams, especially the girls junior varsity team, which finished with an undefeated 13-0 record and captured the first-place title in the Capital Athletic Conference tournament. We are also proud of our boys junior varsity team, which captured the second-place banner during the tournament.
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Chapel
At this year's annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Chapel, Adelaide Barrett, parent of three St. Patrick's students and Day School alumna, delivered a homily honoring the work of her grandmother, Adelaide Mahaffey Schlafly, who throughout her life pursued justice for all people. Chapel participants were reminded to hear Dr. King’s call to us to continue our work in ensuring that every person lives with dignity as a full participant in “the beloved community.”
St. Patrick's Christmas Pageant 2013
The Christmas Pageant is a very special event for all our students, all of whom participate as members of the tableau in one of two performances.
In the performance that includes students in Grades 1 to 7, the oldest students serve as narrators . . .
. . . while the youngest students act as members of the Nativity scene.
Three Grade 2 students are chosen to perform the much-anticipated appearance of the wise men, who each perform a solo.
12/10/2012
A St. Patrick's Nursery Tradition continues with a visit from Ballet Petite and a rendition of the Nutcracker!
11/16/2012
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Une Nuit a Paris
- Grade Eight put on quite a show on Friday afternoon and evening with the studio arts students displaying their work and the performance of the musical spectacular, Une Nuit a Paris.
ESD
- On a beautiful Friday in April, Grades 4, 5, and 6 traveled the short distance to Fletcher's Boathouse to assist with park cleanup and learn more about habitats, erosion, invasive species, and more!
Martin Luther King, Jr. Chapel
- A very special event featuring a guest reader and speaker, Paula Young Shelton, drummer and rapper Jali-D, and readings and performances by students across the Kindergarten to Grade 8 spectrum.
Pageants 2009
- Two pageants featured students from the entire school, from our youngest Nursery children to our Grade 8 students. It was a beautiful day of pageantry, lights, song, and reverence. What a way to being the Winter Break!
Halloween at St. Patrick's
- Halloween is a wonderful day at St. Patrick's! With two parades, songs, and longstanding traditions such as Mr. Barrett's beanie, it's definitely a day to remember every year.
Grade 3 United States Travel Fair
- Grade 3 gathered together in the Great Hall today to present their annual United States Travel Fair. Each student researched a state and designed a travel brochure and t-shirt representing that state. They sang songs, shared fascinating state trivia, and wowed us in general with their poise and confidence as they presented their brochures in the fair!
Echo Hill Outdoor School
- The Grade 6 Class of 2010 headed to Echo Hill Outdoor School in late September for four days and three nights of adventure and study. We had a blast, and learned a lot about the Chesapeake Bay and wetlands.
Books, Bears, and Blankets
- A yearly Kindergarten event that brings together parents, teddy bears, books, and breakfast for a very special morning.
LS Assemblies & Meetings
- In this album you will find photos of our Lower School (K-3) assemblies and Town Meetings.
