Water Main Break / Wasserrohrbruch
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2025
Our school has experienced water damage due to a water main break in the neighborhood. Preschool, SEL, and grades 5–12 are operating as usual.
IMPORTANT: The elementary school building is currently being restored to a usable condition; therefore, we are unfortunately unable to offer regular classes or supervision for grades 1–4.
Please keep your children in grades 1 to 4 at home on Friday, December 5.
The Newbees canceled the Newbees Breakfast.
We are closely monitoring the MCPS decision for Friday in case they announce a delayed start due to the weather.
Thank you for your understanding and support.
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Aufgrund eines Wasserrohrbruchs in der Nachbarschaft ist es zu einem Wasserschaden an unserer Schule gekommen ist. Der Kidnergarten, SES sowie die Klassen 5–12 haben regulären Unterricht.
WICHTIG: Das Grundschulgebäude wird derzeit in einen nutzbaren Zustand gebracht, daher können wir für die Klassen 1–4 leider keinen regulären Unterricht und auch keine Betreuung anbieten.
Bitte behalten Sie Ihre Kinder der Klassen 1 bis 4 am Freitag, den 5. Dezember zu Hause.
Die NewBees haben das Newbees-Frühstück abgesagt.
Wir behalten die Entscheidung von MCPS für Freitag im Blick, falls aufgrund des Wetters ein verspäteter Schulbeginn angekündigt wird.
Vielen Dank für Ihr Verständnis und Ihre Unterstützung.
Computer Science Competition
The computer science competition “Biber” designed to encourage digital thinking is the largest computer science competition in Germany. On the Biber website the manager of the Germany-wide computer science competitions (BWINF), Wolfgang Pohl, says that digital thinking becomes more and more important for active participation in the digital society. Biber allows for a large amount of students to participate and gives teachers, parents and also the students themselves an insight into their strengths. He adds that talents can be detected and developed early on.
During the 2016/17 school year, around 290,000 students participated at German Schools in Germany, in North and South America, in Asia, Africa and Europe. The DSW participated in grades 7 through 9. Hauke K. and Paul H. of the 7a won the 1st place in the competition level for grades 7/8. Lea K. and Kim O. of the 9a made 2nd place in their competition level for grade 9/10. In the picture above you can see the four students with their computer science teacher Bohdan Zemek.
The organizer of the computer science competition “Biber” is the Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V. (GI), the Fraunhofer-Verbund IUK-Technologie and the Max-Planck-Institut für Informatik; and it is supported by the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung. The official website is at: http://www.informatik-biber.de/
