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Upper El: Week of 11/30-12/4... Decemburrr!
It was so wonderful reconnecting after Thanksgiving Break. We missed each other! Our group of 9 students continues to impress me with...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Dec 6, 20201 min read
Middle School Week in Review (11/30 - 12/4)
In middle school we have been busy completing and presenting Genius Hour projects. Students have done a wonderful job sharing their...
Maya Montemurro
Dec 6, 20201 min read
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
Upper El (11/30-12/4): Spy Week
This week, in the afternoons, was denoted as "spy week." Our weekly story prompt was "spy," we learned how to make invisible ink and...
Derek Henig
Dec 4, 20202 min read
Lower Elementary November 30-December 4: Cold Days...Warm Hearts
It has been a cool and crisp week for Lower Elementary in our outdoor classroom and the children are still pushing on with big works! We...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Dec 4, 20201 min read
Kindergarten Field Trip to Hearts on Fiber
What an amazing field trip we had today!!! The children learned about color mixing and different methods used to dye yarn. They got to...
Collette
Dec 2, 20201 min read
MS Science & Engineering 11/29
Hello everyone! I hope that you had a wonderful and restful Thanksgiving break. I’m looking forward to the short stretch up to our winter...
Ed Haponik
Nov 29, 20201 min read
Upper El, 11/16-11/20: Projects, Pizza, and a Puzzling Escape Room!
I hope your break was restful and restorative! Our next three weeks of school leading up to Winter Break are sure to fly! We will stay...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Nov 29, 20201 min read
Upper El (11/16-20): Making Molecules
This week we repeated the writing assignment of writing speeches, learned how to make molecules, and felt the difference between...
Derek Henig
Nov 24, 20202 min read
Lower Elementary November 16-20: Thankful for...
This week we are thankful for Field Trips, lessons, friends, pajamas, books, family, yummy food to enjoy together and our DGS Family!...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Nov 20, 20201 min read
Happy Thanksgiving
We had so much fun working on our turkeys this week. The youngest children made the cutest handprint turkeys using a paint medium. The...
Collette
Nov 20, 20201 min read
Fiber Fun and secret surprise...
Lower Elementary's outing to Hearts on Fiber was full of fibers and fun! Students learned about various types of fibers from plant to...
kathleen McIntyre
Nov 18, 20201 min read
Upper El: 11/9-11/13
Hello, all! This past week was a funky one! Between our two remote days and me being out on Monday, I only saw students in person on...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Nov 15, 20201 min read
MS Sci & Eng - 11/15
Hey everyone! We escaped the torrential rain AND Friday the 13th 2020 unscathed, although half of our toothpick bridges did not....
Ed Haponik
Nov 15, 20201 min read
Sustainability: Maps and Chicks
We continued our study of maps this week by focusing our attention on topographic maps. Students learned about contour line...
kathleen McIntyre
Nov 15, 20201 min read
Middle School Week In Review (11/9 - 11/13)
This week we concluded our civics unit with a presentation of each micronation's "constitutional confederation". Students will continue...
Maya Montemurro
Nov 14, 20202 min read
Primary week of 11/9-11/13
What an interesting week it was with the weather!!! Primary has enjoyed practicing for the variety show and had a busy week working,...
Collette
Nov 13, 20202 min read
Lower Elementary November 9-13: Nature is in Charge...
This has been one topsy turvy week at DGS and Paula and I are both feeling quite spun around! I am struggling to remember back to Monday...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Nov 13, 20201 min read
Upper El (11/9-11/13): Chemical Energy!
* We also had a Falcon right above us during class on Monday. Not the best picture, but it was so cool! This week, we introduced our new...
Derek Henig
Nov 13, 20202 min read
Upper El (11/2-6): Launch Day!
This week was a lot of fun! Students completed their two-week story, we finished our unit on Elastic Energy, and we launched our...
Derek Henig
Nov 9, 20201 min read
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