The clouds part… Lower elementary’s Mountain adventure
There are days on the top of Mount Mitchell, where you can see for 70 miles away. The clouds part and everything becomes clear. That was...
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Heidi Kelly
- Apr 24
- 1 min
Winghaven
We had a wonderful trip to this lovely historical garden and home in Charlotte. Thank you to all our Chaperones!
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kathleen McIntyre
- Mar 14
- 1 min
Lower Elementary Explores Old Salem
Lower Elementary stepped back in time as they explored the Moravian Settlement of Old Salem, reminiscent of the 18th and 19th centuries....
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kathleen McIntyre
- Feb 20
- 1 min
Lower Elementary Explores Discovery Place Science
This past week, we ventured down to Charlotte and… Explored the new exhibit, Top Secret: License to Spy, where we learned the science of...
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Heidi Kelly
- Feb 14
- 1 min
Snakesssssss
Our class was so honored to host a real-live Snake Educator on February 1st for an in-house field trip. Mr. Eric Bitler is licensed in...
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Heidi Kelly
- Jan 29
- 1 min
January!
Time to catch you up on 2023! It's been a super busy month for the adults... Curriculum Night, conference preparation and parent-teacher...
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Heidi Kelly
- Dec 21, 2022
- 1 min
Goodbye, 2022
The last week of school for 2022 was packed with learning, two sun celebrations (Happy Birthday to Philipp and Wall), and lots of holiday...
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Heidi Kelly
- Dec 11, 2022
- 2 min
St. Nicholas Day, The Second Great Lesson, and more practical life... among other things!
It was another chock-full week in DGS Lower Elementary! We started Monday off with a lesson about the holiday of St. Nicholas day, which...
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Heidi Kelly
- Dec 4, 2022
- 2 min
Is it December Already?
We all agree that the year is flying by. The children have been working hard, and this week we refocused on work habits: slowing down,...
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Heidi Kelly
- Nov 15, 2022
- 1 min
About Last Week...
Time is flying by! Last week feels a bit like last month at this point. We have been so busy! Here are some highlights from our week. ...
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Heidi Kelly
- Nov 6, 2022
- 2 min
What a week!
Was Halloween really just Monday? Last week was a bit of a tornado of activity. It was wonderful, and also, we are looking for a little...
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Heidi Kelly
- Oct 30, 2022
- 2 min
Diwali!
Our week started off with a wonderful treat! Syon and Sanaya's mom, Sejal, joined us to teach about the holiday of Diwali. The children...
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Heidi Kelly
- Oct 23, 2022
- 1 min
Autumn has arrived!
We are really enjoying the lovely, crisp fall weather. Our days this week flew by, each day seeming to go faster than the one before it. ...
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Heidi Kelly
- Oct 16, 2022
- 1 min
With a "Bang"...
Our week started off with a "bang", both literally and figuratively! This was our first week all together for a regular schedule, all...
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Heidi Kelly
- Oct 5, 2022
- 1 min
Stolen Moments in the Classroom
We've had only a patchwork of days in the classroom over the last two weeks between Field Trips, Tropical Storms, illness absences and...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Oct 2, 2022
- 1 min
Camp Rockmont Mountain Adventure - lower elementary’s first overnight trip
This past week, Lower Elementary headed up to the mountains of western North Carolina to Camp Rockmont for their overnight adventure. Not...
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