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Criss cross apple sauce
How do we count the ways in which Primary is a team? This week I was especially grateful to Ms. Judith & Ms. Belkis for carrying on...
Collette
Sep 24, 20211 min read
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Week of 9/13 …Conferences
It was really great to have time to talk with everyone this week. We learn so much about your child from you which of course helps us...
Collette
Sep 17, 20211 min read
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Birthday Mania
Happy Labor Day weekend! This week we celebrated 4 birthdays: Lily’s 6th, James’ 4th, Evie’s 5th and Magni’s 4th! What fun for the...
Collette
Sep 3, 20211 min read
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If we create it, they will come!
Wow!!!! What an amazing first week we had in Primary. We created the space and you put your trust in us…..thank you for the gift of your...
Collette
Aug 27, 20211 min read
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And now the end is near!
Last full week and excitement for summer is definitely in the air. The children have enjoyed working on their ‘special’ projects over the...
Collette
May 16, 20211 min read
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Projects Galore
What a busy week it was with our regular works and squeezing some time in for special projects for upcoming events. The children truly...
Collette
Apr 30, 20212 min read
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Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah!
What I like about the Spring.....apart from it‘s beauty and hope is where we are with the children at this time of year. They are at such...
Collette
Apr 16, 20211 min read
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Happy Spring Break!
Just wanted to share some pictures of the children working on their Spring project and some egg dying that we did today. Everyone had...
Collette
Mar 31, 20211 min read
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That’s the spirit!
How exciting it was this week to see the children arrive dressed each day for a different theme! They really enjoyed spirit week and...
Collette
Mar 20, 20211 min read
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March came in like a Lamb
Thank you to everyone for making the time to conference with us last week. It is always great to talk with you and share what we see of...
Collette
Mar 5, 20211 min read
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What makes a shadow?
It seems like yesterday that we were discussing the inauguration and suddenly we are reading about Groundhog Day! Now Punxsutawney Phil...
Collette
Feb 5, 20211 min read
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Goodbye January (1/25-1/29)
Here’s hoping all the rain will disappear with January. Honest cold is easier to handle than rainy raw days! Having said that, the...
Collette
Jan 29, 20211 min read
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Winter weather?
What a wonderful spring like week it was, everyone was really feeling so upbeat with the warmer temperatures! We have reorganized yet...
Collette
Jan 22, 20211 min read
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Primary week of November 30th
We welcomed December with open arms this week. The children can hardly contain their excitement with the upcoming holidays and have begun...
Collette
Dec 4, 20201 min read
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‘I believe I can fly’ week of 10/5 - 10/9
The highlight of our week was an unexpected visitor from Lower Elementary. Ms. Erin & Ms. Paula shared one of their monarch butterflies...
Collette
Oct 10, 20202 min read
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Primary week of 9/7/20
Our new windows were installed on Tuesday and they are wonderful. Our classroom is so much more airy and brighter because of them! When...
Collette
Sep 11, 20202 min read
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Sustainability 101
What is Sustainability? I ask this question often. Students offer lots of examples, but I want to make sure they understand the why...
kathleen McIntyre
Aug 30, 20201 min read
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Bunny Love
We have two new amazing DGS community members, who happen to be super fluffy. This week, each group has been learning about how to care...
kathleen McIntyre
Feb 5, 20201 min read
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Seeds... art and getting ready for spring
This week in Primary, students learned about cold stratification of seeds. Certain seeds need to cold to germinate, to experience winter....
kathleen McIntyre
Jan 22, 20201 min read
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Social Emotional Learning
What is most foundational to who we are as a school community is the social-emotional well-being of our students.
kathleen McIntyre
Jan 20, 20202 min read
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