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...
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Collette
- Jan 6
- 2 min
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...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Jan 4
- 2 min
Winter Mindfulness
Greetings! This month's mindfulness practices align with what is happening in the natural world — rest, stillness, and moving slowly. A...
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Patricia Hatch
- Jan 2
- 1 min
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...
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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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Paula Gross
- Dec 16, 2022
- 1 min
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...
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Collette
- Dec 15, 2022
- 1 min
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...
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shannon7481
- Dec 12, 2022
- 2 min
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?...
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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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Collette
- Dec 11, 2022
- 1 min
Hearts on Fiber
The highlight of the week was the Kindergarten trip to Hearts on Fiber. The children really enjoyed this weaving experience and learned...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Dec 5, 2022
- 1 min
Crafting Kindergarteners
Kindergarteners took their first walking field trip of the year today, making tracks for a morning of crafting and sharing a meal out on...
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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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derek1447
- Dec 4, 2022
- 3 min
Upper El (Mr. D): Elastic or Plastic? And Much More!
It's good to be back after our break, and we had a great week in UE. We've continued our new unit on Elastic Energy, which we began the...
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Paula Gross
- Dec 4, 2022
- 2 min
Sustainability Report (12/4)
Kindergarteners completed their plant models to reflect their interpretation of the six plant parts we’ve been learning about. This was a...
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kathleen McIntyre
- Dec 4, 2022
- 1 min
Christmas in Davidson
The holiday season has been kicked off in fabulous DGS style. Our amazing volunteers shared about composting, and helped community...
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Collette
- Dec 2, 2022
- 1 min
Welcome December!
It was good to be back after a welcome rest and time with family. This week we started to discuss the winter holidays around the world....
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Patricia Hatch
- Dec 2, 2022
- 1 min
Middle School Blog Files
This week we simply share a few of our musings and studies..... 7th and 8th grade studied a famous poem by Robert Frost: 6th grade read...
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Patricia Hatch
- Nov 27, 2022
- 2 min
Middle School Blog Files
As our break winds to an end, it is the perfect time to look back and reflect on all we accomplished in leading up to our Thanksgiving...
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Ed Haponik
- Nov 26, 2022
- 2 min
MS Science & Engineering 11/25
Hey all! Hope you are having a spectacular holiday week with your families! Apologies for the recent lapse in blog-frequency. The MS has...
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Collette
- Nov 18, 2022
- 1 min
Thankful & Grateful
We are so grateful and thankful to all of you for sharing your children with us each day. This week we learned about hiders, seekers and...
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