"The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness." John Muir
One of my favorite places to observe our DGS students is in the woods. Once we pass the cottage, everyone seems lighter. A deeper sense...
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shannon7481
- Aug 31
- 1 min
Montessori Math Materials
One of the wonderful things about the Montessori materials for math is that the students are able to revisit a materials in new ways. ...
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shannon7481
- Aug 25
- 2 min
Here we go...
Tiny and mighty - this week AND Upper El! We had such a fun and productive three days to start the school year. The kids were...
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Derek Henig
- Jun 7
- 2 min
Upper El (Mr. D): The Journey Continues
These last two weeks in Upper El have been a lot of fun working on our final engineering project and getting ready for the end of our...
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Derek Henig
- May 12
- 3 min
Upper El (Mr. D): Light it Up!
Starting last week, UE began their final Science & Engineering project: Light it Up! This year has been all about energy and how...
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kathleen McIntyre
- May 5
- 1 min
Upper elementary adventure to the mountains
Last week, upper elementary headed to the hills. When they arrived, they were greeted with wet, cold weather. And this weather hung...
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Derek Henig
- Apr 27
- 2 min
Upper El (Mr. D): To the Sky!
Since last week, UE has been building their bottle rockets. Last week also included extra drama practice leading up to the Spring...
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Derek Henig
- Apr 6
- 3 min
Upper El (Mr. D): Rockets & Sir Newton
Let's make some Bottle Rockets! This is one of my favorite builds with UE. The building part is actually pretty simple, but the science...
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shannon7481
- Apr 4
- 1 min
"Won't You Be My Neighbor?"
What if someone told you that you were enough, just the way you are in this very moment? Last week we spent a little time each day...
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Derek Henig
- Mar 31
- 2 min
Upper El (Mr. D): Finalizing a Story & Codes
*I did a little picture editing on the first image to help see it. It was much clearer in class! This week was all about getting ready...
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Derek Henig
- Mar 27
- 2 min
Upper El (Mr. D): Story Feedback and Building Humans
** Catching up on blog posts, part II. Let me take you back in time to one week ago... This week, Upper El practiced giving feedback on...
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Derek Henig
- Mar 27
- 3 min
Upper El (Mr. D): Atoms are small. Really small.
** Catching up with blog posts. Let me take you back in time to two weeks ago... This week, we continued our exploration of chemistry by...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Mar 21
- 1 min
Upper El steps back in history
Spies in action during the revolutionary war… was the fascinating topic we explored last week at the Charlotte Museum of History. We...
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shannon7481
- Mar 20
- 1 min
UE Limericks on St. Patrick's Day
Upper El students have been studying and writing poetry. They have learned about many elements of poetry including alliteration, simile...
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shannon7481
- Mar 13
- 1 min
Grow and Share - Upper El
Last week, Upper El walked to the Ada Jenkins Center in Davidson to deliver our school-grown kale. The kale was grown in the dome using...
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Derek Henig
- Mar 5
- 3 min
Upper El (Mr. D): Chemistry and Flash Fiction
We had a great week back from our February break with two new units—chemical energy for our science time and flash fiction for our story...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Mar 2
- 1 min
¿hablas español?
This week, middle and upper elementary students went to lunch with their amazing Spanish instructor Mr. Jeff. They feasted on incredible...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Feb 20
- 1 min
Photo Goodness at the Light Factory
Upper elementary had the opportunity to explore the new Light Factory facility and create in the darkroom! With a gallery full of...
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Derek Henig
- Feb 10
- 2 min
Upper El (Mr. D): Launch Day and Boards!
Upper El has been all about our Science Fair and our Catapult project the last week. That means our classroom has felt like a mix between...
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Derek Henig
- Jan 27
- 3 min
Upper El (Mr. D): Hydroelectric Power & The Challenger
We had a really cool week with a field trip, continuing our science fair, and ending with a fun experiment--connecting our current topic...
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