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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...
Heidi Kelly
Jan 29, 20231 min read


Mindfulness Reflection
The dark, slow time of winter offers a pause for self-reflection, the 1st SEL competency. This season inspires reflection and...
kathleen McIntyre
Jan 28, 20231 min read


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...
Derek Henig
Jan 27, 20233 min read


Chinese New Year
It felt like we had two weeks of work in one week but maybe that's because last week was so short with conferences.! Erin (Percy's mom)...
Collette
Jan 27, 20232 min read


MS Blog Files
Hello Dear Middle School Families, The past two weeks, including the curriculum Zoom nights, the progress report preparations, and the...
Patricia Hatch
Jan 27, 20232 min read


Environmental Research Project Participation
Does environmental education at school translate to action at home? This fantastic question is being researched by Madison, a student...
kathleen McIntyre
Jan 25, 20231 min read


Upper El (Mr. D): Completions
Our last week and a half have been about completion. Our latest story and parts of our science fair have been the focus. Working on a...
Derek Henig
Jan 22, 20231 min read


Slime....take two
It was wonderful having the opportunity to talk to so many of you this week and share the joy of what your children are doing in school,...
Collette
Jan 20, 20231 min read


Mindfulness: Sleep Hygiene
In keeping with this month's mindfulness theme of following the natural rhythm of the season, which is rest and stillness -- last week's...
kathleen McIntyre
Jan 18, 20231 min read


Chickens aren't the only ones!
I hope you all enjoyed curriculum night and got a little birds eye view into life in Primary! Our group is little but they are mighty!...
Collette
Jan 13, 20231 min read


Global Goals and Food Webs (1/13)
Middle Schoolers are starting off the second semester of Sustainability by broadening their lens to the Global level. In 2015, the United...

Paula Gross
Jan 13, 20231 min read


Upper El (Mr. D): New Year, New Build
Happy New Year, everyone! We're back from our break, and it feels good. This week we started with a little catch-up and review and then...
Derek Henig
Jan 8, 20232 min read


MS Science & Engineering 1/7/23
It was really nice to return to the classroom after winter break! This can be a tough transition, but the squad seemed really joyful and...
Ed Haponik
Jan 7, 20232 min read


Happy New Year
Happy New Year to everyone, I hope you all had a peaceful winter break. It is lovely to be back and develop a sense of normalcy. In line...
Collette
Jan 6, 20232 min read


Winter Mindfulness
Greetings! This month's mindfulness practices align with what is happening in the natural world — rest, stillness, and moving slowly. A...
kathleen McIntyre
Jan 4, 20232 min read


Middle School Blog Files
Hello DGS Middle School! The weeks between Thanksgiving and winter break flew by in a whirlwind of activity. We field tripped to the...
Patricia Hatch
Jan 2, 20231 min read


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...
Heidi Kelly
Dec 21, 20221 min read


Welcoming Winter (12/16)
It has felt like a time of wrapping up the last two weeks. Wrapping up projects, ourselves in more layers, and the calendar year. As we...

Paula Gross
Dec 16, 20221 min read


Happy Holidays
I'm sure you have been seeing the same energy at home as we have this week!!!! Kindergarten had a field trip to see the Nutcracker in...
Collette
Dec 15, 20221 min read


Developing a "Mathematical Mind" - Upper El
Our society has a tendency to judge everything by the bottom line: Is the answer right? And how quickly did you get to the answer?...
shannon7481
Dec 12, 20222 min read
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