Doherty
May 16, 2024
Pre-K Runs Mini Pig
On the Friday of Flying Pig Weekend, the pre-kindergarten students completed the Doherty Mini Pig. The pre-k runners completed two laps around the soccer field cheered on by their classmates, parents, and teachers. Retired Doherty teacher Cyndi Kenyon, who created the Mini Pig 21 years ago in honor of the Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon, was in attendance. Sixteen members of the Upper School’s Class of 2024, who attended Doherty, returned to cheer on the runners, hand out water, and run a lap themselves.
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Dazzling the Audience at Doherty Drama Night
Doherty kindergarten through Unit II students delighted their peers and parents as they showed off their drama skills during Doherty Drama Night. The night showcased the progression of what the students learned in Lower School drama teacher Natalie Bird’s classes. Kindergarten and Unit I performed page-to-stage plays, acting out the plots of “Somebody and the Three Blairs” and “Giraffes Can’t Dance.” Technical theater elements of costumes and props are introduced in Unit I and Unit II. The Unit II students showed off their scene work, acting out scenes with lines they had memorized from the play “Totally Red!” Congrats to all the Doherty performers!
Doherty Carnival!
The Doherty Campus was overtaken by inflatables, games, bouncy houses, tricycles, face painting, a train, and more for the Doherty Carnival on Friday, May 10. Thank you to the Parent Community for putting together such a wonderful event!
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Unit I Presents Poetry
Doherty Unit I students did an excellent job at their poetry presentation on May 9. The students in Amy Kulhavik and Joan Clayburn’s classes recited poems by poets like Shel Silverstein, Ken Nesbitt, Mabel Watts, and Dr. Seuss for their parents, guests, and pre-kindergarten for 2-year-old students. The Unit I students worked hard to deliver the poems from memory and incorporated theatrical elements, like props.
Learning Movement and Coordination in PK2
The pre-kindergarten for 2-year-old students welcomed a ballet instructor and practiced balance, hand-eye coordination and movement skills through dance. The lesson built on what they have been learning in their weekly soccer lesson with PK2 teacher Elieen Dowd, during which they practice agility, following directions, and the basics of soccer.
Unit III Students Take Part in Book Club
For the past few weeks, Unit III students have been attending a voluntary book club hosted by Doherty librarian Jo Schnirring. The students chose to read “A Rover’s Story,” a fictional tale of the journey of the Mars rover by Newbery honor author Jasmine Warga. “Each week, the students were required to read a certain section of the book and then we met during their lunch time to have a deep, meaningful conversation about the book,” Schnirring said. Warga, who is a Cincinnati native and previous Middle and Upper School Between the Pages author, sent a personal video message to the club!
