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A Day in Celebration of the Bard

The 8th grade was dazzled by an incredible performance of Shakespearience at Glendale's Alex Theatre. Room parents later treated students to delicious and witty Shakespeare-themed treats!  Eighth graders have lots of experience with Shakespeare, as they read A...

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RHCDS Places 9th in Nation in WordMasters Challenge

Rolling Hills Country Day School is proud to share this press release from WordMasters Challenge. Congratulations to our Grade 8 students whose hard work and dedication earned them ninth place in the nation! Special congratulations to Macie C. in Grade 7 and Cailyn L....

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Practicing Proper Typing Habits

Students of all ages are busy typing in the Computer Lab. We practice using proper typing techniques and good typing habits. Memorize those keyboards! The more you can look at the screen and not at the keyboard, the better! But we don’t spend all day typing… There are...

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Grade 2 Visits the Getty

Mrs. Primero, Mrs. Hardy, and Mr. Z's Grade 2 classes went on an exciting field trip to the J. Paul Getty Museum recently. Upon arrival, students formed into smaller groups and were taken on a docent-lead tour to view some of the wonderful paintings and sculptures on...

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Character Grams in Mandarin

Do you think Chinese characters are difficult? Our 5th graders don't think so! Students in Grade 5 just finished their character grams, which help them easily identify the words by the pictorial shapes. For example, “山” means "mountain," "木“ means "tree," and "日”means...

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Hour of Code

The Hour of Code is here! Every year, RHCDS students partake in The Hour of Code programming activities in the computer lab. This year, participants will be programming their way through a Star Wars world and solving challenging scenarios. We won’t stop there! We will...

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La Familia

¿Qué pasa en la clase de español? (“What’s happening in Spanish class?) Our sixth grade students have embarked on a new journey and are learning the Spanish names for various family members or relatives, such as abuelo (grandfather) and abuela (grandmother). We...

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Musical Lighting Preparation

On Friday, December 4, the lighting crew for the upcoming musical, "Bye Bye Birdie," began their work by sorting all of the colored gel, taking measurements of the onstage light boxes, and watching part of the rehearsal. These students work together to determine how...

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Seventh Graders Visit the Air Force One Discovery Center

Recently, the Seventh Graders had the experience of a lifetime at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Air Force One Discovery Center.  During their visit, the students experienced the responsibilities and challenges faced by the Executive Branch, military, and...

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