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Lower Elementary August 24-28: Team Building and More!
We have had a wonderful week in Lower Elementary! We began spelling lists and those children that are ready chose chapter books for...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Aug 28, 20202 min read


MS Science Week 2
Greetings all! Fun times this week in MS Science and Engineering as the students (and I) settled into our routines and made adjustments...
Ed Haponik
Aug 28, 20201 min read


Weekly Stories, Energy, & Gravity! (Upper El)
*our space got a little more comfortable this week with some new additions 👍 This week we introduced "Weekly Stories" and the topic of...
Derek Henig
Aug 28, 20201 min read


Our Week In Review (8/17 - 8/21)
What a wonderful week we had in the DGS Middle School. I was so happy to see familiar faces and had a great time getting to know our new...
Maya Montemurro
Aug 22, 20202 min read


Lower Elementary August 17-21: Galaxies and Stars!
We have had an amazing week in Lower Elementary! The children have been very diligent about learning and following all our new hygiene...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Aug 21, 20201 min read


MS Science & Engineering Week 1
We are one week into a very strange school year, and I am SO proud of how your kids have handled the transition. As mentioned in our...
Ed Haponik
Aug 21, 20201 min read


Upper El Sci&Eng First Week!
For our first week back, we put our focus into a few creative projects to get our minds flowing. Given the simple task to write/draw...
Derek Henig
Aug 21, 20201 min read


Upper El back in action!
What a fun week we had! Please ask your child about their week. Perhaps the highlight was playing down in the creek, or tie dye-ing, or...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Aug 21, 20201 min read


Rain, rain go away!
Even the rain couldn’t dampen our spirits today. It’s been a wonderful week finally coming back together after so long!!! The children...
Collette
Aug 21, 20201 min read


A wonderful start to the school year
Who would have thought opening a school during a pandemic would be so beautiful? But there truly is no other word for it. Our first two...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Aug 18, 20201 min read


Literary Tea
Each spring, DGS has a school-wide Literary Tea. It is a magical event where parents come to hear literary pieces written by the...
Jennifer Jakubecy
May 13, 20201 min read
Coveting the Stars: Poems from Upper El
I hear the stars in the sky,
They tickle my face with their wrinkled hands ...
Matt
Apr 30, 20200 min read


Happy Earth Day! Follow the link below for an Earth Day lesson and challenge for your family.
What are you going to do for Earth Day? Go buy an electric car? Bike to work? Most people won't be able to go to such extremes. But guess...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Apr 22, 20201 min read


Lower Elementary Week of March 9-13
We enjoyed studio art outside on a beautiful Friday afternoon. Our cultural lessons this week included topics related to the vernal...

Lynne Erickson
Mar 16, 20201 min read


Primary skip counts
These girls were treated to a rocky theme song when they completed skip counting their way through the 9 chain all the way up to 729!!!
Collette
Mar 13, 20201 min read
Good to be back!
Hi everyone, It’s been an interesting week coming back from break and the time changing just as we come back to mess with our sleep...
Collette
Mar 13, 20202 min read


MS Students Honored At UNCC Science Fair
Greetings on this seemingly random Wednesday! It’s always nice when you get to brag on your kids. As you know, the middle schoolers just...
ed haponik
Mar 11, 20201 min read


Creativity Inspired
If you have not checked out the Stickwork sculpture near the Davidson college library, please put it on your list. Patrick Dougherty...
kathleen McIntyre
Mar 10, 20201 min read


Upper Elementary, Week of February 24th
Families, I had a wonderful final week with your children, and it was lovely chatting with each of you on Friday at conferences. Thank...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Mar 1, 20201 min read


Upper Elementary enjoys a day at Historic Latta Plantation
On Thursday, February 27th, Upper El took a field trip to the Historic Latta Plantation! They enjoyed a program on the "times and lives...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Mar 1, 20201 min read
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