St. Patrick's Episcopal Day School

We are proud to announce that a group of Grade 7 students: Jinnah B., Sophia B., Ella H., Emma K., Grace R., Caroline S., and Ava W. recently participated in the 14th Annual Foxcroft STEAM Competition! This year’s theme was “ChatFXC” Artificial Intelligence (AI). The two student teams were tasked in solving a ChatFXC quest as they rotated through five separate activities involving science, technology, engineering, art, and math. St. Patrick’s took home a first round ribbon in the science category. We’d like to express gratitude to Director of Health Services Judy Barr and Lower/Middle School Science Teacher Martha Sullivan for supporting this group. Congratulations to these middle school stars & thank you for hosting, ! ⭐️💚🐺

We are proud to announce that a group of Grade 7 students: Jinnah B., Sophia B., Ella H., Emma K., Grace R., Caroline S., and Ava W. recently participated in the 14th Annual Foxcroft STEAM Competition! This year’s theme was “ChatFXC” Artificial Intelligence (AI). The two student teams were tasked in solving a ChatFXC quest as they rotated through five separate activities involving science, technology, engineering, art, and math. St. Patrick’s took home a first round ribbon in the science category. Congratulations to these middle school stars & thank you as always to for hosting! ⭐️💚🐺

🌍✈️ Discover & Learn in Costa Rica! 🇨🇷✨

Calling all curious Middle School students! 🤩 Join us on an exciting educational adventure to Costa Rica, where learning meets exploration!

🔎 What you’ll experience:
✅ Explore volcanoes & rainforests 🌋🌿 – See science in action!
✅ Meet amazing wildlife 🐢🐒 – Learn about sea turtles up close!
✅ Make your own chocolate 🍫 – Learn how cacao becomes a sweet treat!
✅ Adventure & discovery 🏝️ – Hike, scuba dive, zipline, canoe, and explore!

📅 Trip Dates: June 8-16
📍 Limited spots are still available —sign up NOW! Link in bio with further info.

❤️💡 Throwing it back to last week’s Valentine’s Day fun! 💡❤️

Grade 5 students put their heart into learning—literally—by creating anatomically correct heart valentines as part of their circulatory system study. Meanwhile, Grade 8 students got creative with Symbiotic Valentines, showcasing relationships in nature. A special shoutout to Lower School/Middle School Science Teacher Martha Sullivan for putting together such creative activities for this special holiday! 🫀💚

See you tomorrow, Wolfhounds! 💚✨

The annual Cake Raffle to benefit our long-time partner was a sweet success! Thanks to the incredible support of our Grade 6 families, faculty, and staff, we raffled off over 250 cakes and raised more than $16,000 for this amazing cause. 🎟️✨ Grade 6 students had a blast announcing the lucky winners, and our community came together to make it all happen. Thank you to everyone who baked, bought tickets, and helped spread the joy—your generosity makes a difference! 💚🍀🐺🤍🧁🍰❇️

We are so excited to share some of the children’s art available as an item for bidding at the upcoming 50th Anniversary IDEALS Fund-A-Scholar on March 1, 2025! 🎨🖼️✨

Graffiti Name Design
By the Class of 2027 (Grade 6)
The Class of 2027 designed their names in graffiti style and created mixed-media drawings. The 49 individual drawings were reproduced on a smaller scale and assembled into a framed piece. Frame size: approx. 30” (H) x 21” (W

Botanical Drawing: Birth Month Flowers
By the Class of 2026 (Grade 7)
The Class of 2026 created close-up colored pencil drawings of their birth month flowers. Cutouts of 43 individual flower drawings, reproduced on a smaller scale, were assembled into a framed piece. Frame size: approx. 26” (H) x 26” (W)

Cherry Blossoms
By the Class of 2025 (Grade 😎
In spring 2024, the Class of 2025 explored cherry blossom landscapes through tempera painting. Their 33 individual works were reproduced on a smaller scale and combined into a single framed piece. Frame size: approx. 24” (H) x 24.5” (W)

Join us for a chance to own one of these incredible pieces! Tickets available through link in bio. 🎟️💚🤍

3C historians in action! 🏺🔍 Our students took a deep dive into Jamestown artifacts, carefully observing, sketching, and hypothesizing about their uses. They wrapped up by sharing their discoveries with the class—building both knowledge and confidence in public speaking! 💚

We recently celebrated our PK students and their special guests at our Parent and Special Friends Visiting Day! 🎉 Parents and loved ones joined us for a morning of coffee, classroom visits, and a joyful Chapel. It was a beautiful way to mark the six-month milestone of our youngest Day School students and connect as a community. 💚🎨✍️📖

🐍🎊 Wishing our community a joyful Year of the Snake! This week, we celebrated Lunar New Year with special divisional Chapels featuring guest speakers Janice Logan, mother of William L. ‘33, and Sarah Zhou, mother of Emerson W. ‘27, who shared their traditions and reflections on the holiday. The festivities continued at our Lunar New Year Celebration Potluck, where families gathered to share delicious food and community spirit. Thank you to ASIA, PASIA, and AsEA for hosting such a wonderful event! 🥢✨💚

✨ Our Secondary Schools Placement Team has been hard at work, guiding the outstanding Class of 2025 toward their next academic adventures! Led by Amy Yount, Associate Head of Middle School/Director of Secondary School Placement, alongside Dan Spector, Associate Head of School/Head of Middle School, and Head of School, Jalene Spain Thomas, our team has been on the road visiting high schools, reconnecting with graduates, and strengthening partnerships with admissions teams. Read more about their visits in today’s HoundBytes Newsletter: HOS Jalene Spain Thomas Takeover, in your inbox now! 💚

Thank you to the Parents Association for a wonderful Family Bingo Night! Over 300 students, parents, and members of our faculty & staff came together for a night filled with pizza, prizes, and a much-beloved candy bar! 🍭🤍💚

🏆✨ The annual Spelling Bee brought excitement, skill, and community spirit to Campus! Ten talented finalists from Grades 4–8 competed in an incredible 30-round showdown, impressing us all with their poise and perseverance.

🎉 A big congratulations to Grade 7 student Charlie F. ‘26, who claimed first place with the winning word, ‘oblocutor’! Shoutout to Christopher A. ‘26 for placing second and Clara F. ‘27 for securing third. These three will represent our school at the Intermediate “Cluster” Bee on February 6—good luck!

💚 Thank you to our amazing faculty and staff for organizing this cherished event and to everyone who came out to support our spellers. We can’t wait to see you at next year’s Bee! 🐝📚

As the #1 landowning elementary school in DC with 19 acres of campus grounds, our Lower School students made the most of this month’s snow by trading the playground when it became iced over 🧊 for sledding adventures! 🛷🌨️ They had a blast zooming down the hill above our Garden & Outdoor Learning Space at the Foxhall Campus—just a short walk from Whitehaven. ❄️✨

Last week, students across all three divisions reflected on the inspiring legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 🌟

Our week culminated in a beautiful K-Grade 8 Chapel, where:

🎵 Kindergarteners led us in singing “Oh Martin Luther King.” (Swipe to the end to read some of their dreams for the future!)

📖 Middle School students shared prayers and scripture readings.

✨ Malachi J. ‘26 delivered an excerpt from Dr. King’s iconic “I Have a Dream” speech.

📚 Day School Librarian Jamila Felton highlighted the history of The Green Book. The Green Book was a directory that listed hotels, restaurants, gas stations and other places where Black travelers in the United States could count on being served. A big thank-you to Mrs. Felton for creating the amazing graphics featured here!

💡 Assistant Head of School Erica Thompson shared a personal connection: Ms. Thompson’s grandfather, Merwin Branche, owned Reid’s Cafe, a restaurant and general store on Main Street in Farmville, Virginia. It was listed in the 1954 edition of the Green Book.

Through stories, songs, and reflections, we honored Dr. King’s enduring dream of justice, equality, and hope. 💚

✨ Yesterday, our community gathered for the Kindergarten-Grade 8 Epiphany Chapel, a time of reflection, prayer, and music celebrating the Feast of the Epiphany. Grade 2 students Joseph G., Anjana G., and Lulu S. beautifully sang solos during We Three Kings, bringing the story of the three wise men to life. 🌟

This special Chapel marked the end of the Christmas season and invited us to reflect on the journeys of faith and hope ahead in the new year. 💚💫

Yesterday, January 9, the American flag at the MacArthur Campus flew half-staff, and our community paused for a schoolwide minute of silence to honor the life and legacy of President Jimmy Carter—a leader, humanitarian, and inspiration to us all. 💚🇺🇸