Mary E. Dardess Elementary School

As part of a community service project sponsored by the Chatham American Legion Auxiliary, MED, CMS, And CHS collected hundreds and hundreds of items for military care packages th...

Watch out, Macy's! Our kindergarteners are taking over the parade scene! They learned the secret to making giant parade balloons and then let their imaginations soar. Each kiddo p...

On November 25, the fifth grade homerooms held Friendsgiving Tea Parties! The kids sat in small groups, snacked on cookies and crackers, sipped from tea cups, and used conversati...

Fourth grade students traveled back in time to the Middle Ages for their Core Knowledge Learning Unit 2. As the culmination of the unit, they celebrated with a hands-on, fun-fille...

Pre-k classes at MED held a Friendsgiving Feast November 22 to celebrate the coming Thanksgiving holiday!

November 21 was MED's second Effective School Assembly, during which we celebrated our students and their collective achievement in class. November's theme was "Gratitude" and f...

Ms. Martin and Mrs. Thorpe's fourth grade class got together with Mr. Botsford's Language Concepts class to celebrate Kindness Day. The students participated in some "Turkey Troub...

Wednesday, November 13 was World Kindness Day. At MED, classes from different grade levels partnered up to spread kindness and have some fun! Pictured here are students from Mrs. ...

Second graders in Mrs. Kolb's class and kindergarteners in Miss Gomm’s class met up for their monthly K Buddy craft/activity! This month, the second graders helped their K buddy ...

Learning is sweet! The MED pre-k is learning about the letters in the alphabet and celebrated reaching the letter I by making homemade ice cream!

Ms. Lutz's 1st and 2nd grade English as a New Language class completed a unit on family. Throughout the unit, students learned about what makes a family, connected to the idea tha...

Holy sockamole! During our Socktober House Challenge at MED, the school collected a whopping 2,098 pairs of socks for people in local shelters! Socks are the most needed but leas...

Last Friday was MED's first HOUSE surprise fun day. Students got in HOUSE and enjoyed games in cafeteria, a dance party in the the gym, recess on the playground, and outdoor game...

November is here and the PTA has redecorated the MED vestibule to honor our veterans!

October 30 was MED's first Effective School Assembly of the school year, during which celebrated our students and their collective achievement in class. October's theme was "Resp...

A family favorite! Here are a few photos from MED's Halloween Parade!

Last week, Mr. Botsford’s Language Concepts K-2 class kicked off Halloween with pumpkin carving. The children scooped out the seeds and pulp and designed faces for their pumpkins....

In art class, third graders studied the compositions of historic artist Piet Mondrian and his series of tree paintings. They used found objects and leaves throughout the room to t...

In 5th grade science classes with Mrs. Reichardt, students are learning how animals get what they need to learn and grow. Each class set up an experiment using mealworms, so that ...

In art class at MED, 2nd grade studied multicultural masks from all over the world! Mr. Roth and the students looked at what masks are made of, what they're inspired by, and then...