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A Note from Randal Rhodus
Dear Lower School Parents, I hope you all have settled back into a routine after Thanksgiving Break. It sounds like many of you had fun and restful vacations at home and away. In these three weeks between the Thanksgiving and Holiday breaks, we have several programs and activities that you and your daughters will not want to miss. In addition to celebrating our November/December Rotunda Rocks tomorrow, we will also be treated to the 4th Grade Musical, Treasure Island. For the last two days, 4th graders have been in all-day rehearsals preparing for this musical that they will perform for the entire Lower School tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. and at 7:00 p.m. for 4th Grade families in the Nancy A. Nasher and David J. Haemisegger Family Theater. I would like to thank Denise Jones, Erin Oxford, Chris Brandt, and the many 4th grade parent volunteers for making this production possible. For our Lower School gatherings in December, we will host two fun events for our students. Next week on December 5, the girls will meet in the outside garden for our gathering. Using the seed balls that the students created on the last day of school in May, every student will have the opportunity to plant seeds for our wildflower berm that will grow in the spring. Please send your daughters to school with a coat for this outside morning gathering! Additionally, on December 13, Señora Hanson, Señor Inboden, and Madame Grip will lead the Lower School students in our annual world language holiday sing. This is an event that all Lower School students and teachers look forward to each year. And finally, one of the highlights of our school year, the Lower School Holiday Program, will take place on Wednesday, December 19 at 10:15 am. This is one of my favorite performances our girls do because it involves every single Lower School student. During this program, we will honor the multiple world traditions that are celebrated during this holiday season. Additionally, fourth grade assembly leaders will present a check to a representative from Mi Escuelita Preschools with the proceeds we collected from the sale of Mi Escuelita ornaments. I know this is a busy time of year for us all, and there are lots of places to be. I hope the 45 minutes you spend with us for this program will help bring joy to your holiday season. I look forward to seeing you at Hockaday during the upcoming weeks! Sincerely, Randal Rhodus |
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Within the private school community, The Hockaday School is an independent college-preparatory day school for girls from grades PK–12 located in Dallas, Texas. Students realize their limitless potential through challenging academic curricula, arts, athletics, and extracurricular programs so that they are inspired to lead lives of purpose and impact.
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The Hockaday School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, creed, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law in the administration of its educational, admissions, financial aid, athletic, and other policies and programs.