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Upper El (2/15-19): Reflection & Absorption
This week, our weekly stories were all about mysteries, and we continued learning about light and how it travels. For stories, in the...
Derek Henig
Feb 19, 20211 min read
We Are Water Protectors
After a month and a half of studying riparian zones and water quality, I hope the message of being a water protector lasts into our...
kathleen McIntyre
Feb 14, 20211 min read
Upper El, Week of 2/8-2/12
We were given an absolutely beautiful day of weather on Tuesday this past week, which was our rescheduled Global School Play Day. It was...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Feb 14, 20211 min read
Lower Elementary February 8-12: Valentine's Day!
Our virtue this week is integrity and we have been asking our students to use their integrity all week long. We reviewed the five oceans...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Feb 12, 20211 min read
Will you be my Valentine? (Feb 8th - 12th)
The highlight of our week was today. Valentine’s stories were read and the children distributed their Valentines to each other amid much...
Collette
Feb 12, 20211 min read
Upper El (2/8-12): The Speed of Light
This week, our main focus was on finishing our Science Fair reports and boards, which we did! On Thursday, we explored the next lesson on...
Derek Henig
Feb 12, 20212 min read
Middle School Week in Review (1/1 - 1/5)
This week in middle school we learned a lot about how to write like a pro, the huge growth in innovation in Ancient China, and managed to...
Maya Montemurro
Feb 7, 20211 min read
MS Sci & Engineering 2/7
It's been a long and strange period in middle school, having weathered the past few weeks largely in remote quarantine. Regardless, the...
Ed Haponik
Feb 7, 20211 min read
Lower Elementary February 1-5: Global Play Day!
We braved some bitterly cold days this week and came through with a fairly mild Friday afternoon! We are so grateful for the extra indoor...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Feb 5, 20211 min read
Upper El (2/1-5): Science Fair Work
This week we discussed adding details to our setting in our stories and put a lot of work into our Science Fair Project. On Monday, we...
Derek Henig
Feb 5, 20211 min read
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
Upper El: 1/25-1/29
Upper El spent their final week of January working on their memoirs, reading mysteries, and learning about the U.S. Constitution. We...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Jan 31, 20211 min read
Lower Elementary January 25-29: 100 Days of School!
We had a very fun and productive week in Lower Elementary! The highlight of our week was celebrating 100 days of school on January 28th!...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Jan 29, 20211 min read
Upper El (1/25-29): Waves & Energy
This week we explored two different categories of writers and how that might help each student work through their stories. We also moved...
Derek Henig
Jan 29, 20212 min read
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
Upper El (1/18-22): Radiant Energy!
This week we dove into creating character growth in our stories, made progress on our Science Fair reports, and began our new unit on...
Derek Henig
Jan 25, 20211 min read
Sustainablity: Stream Restoration
This week’s focus was on why stream restoration is necessary. We discussed how streams are altered to accommodate human use, such as...
kathleen McIntyre
Jan 24, 20211 min read
Upper El, 1/18-1/22
The class had agreed: Tuesdays feel more like Mondays, and Fridays don't feel like Fridays... but we're getting more and more used to...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Jan 24, 20211 min read
Middle School Week in Review (1/11 - 1/22)
Lots of great learning happening in the DGS Middle School! In ELA we completed a literary analysis unit. Students practiced writing short...
Maya Montemurro
Jan 24, 20211 min read
Lower Elementary January 18-22: Our Geometry Enthusiasts!
Another week has passed and we have been enjoying the warmer afternoons! We have focused on lots of new Geometry as well as continuing...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Jan 22, 20211 min read
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