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Primary, week of 9/30
This week I wanted to focus on the Practical Life area of the classroom The purpose of the Practical Life area is to: Provide a link...
Collette
Oct 5, 20191 min read
Upper El Welcomes October!
Good afternoon, families! Our class was relieved to hear that today is our last 90+ degree day in sight (for now). We’re all super...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Oct 4, 20191 min read
What's for lunch?
In NY City Schools, we know what is NOT for lunch... they have banned processed meats from school lunches. https://www.pcrm.org/news/blog...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Oct 4, 20191 min read
Welcome to P4C
Dear Parents, Welcome to Philosophy for Children (P4C)! We’ve had our first two classes with Lower El, Upper El,. and Middle School. In...
Matt
Sep 30, 20194 min read
Our Week In Review...
We are wrapping up another busy week in Middle School. This week we finished our unit on Plot and Fiction Writing. We learned about...
Maya Montemurro
Sep 29, 20192 min read
Primary, week of 9/24
A couple of works from our group this week and some pictures from our Apple Picking Trip! Decimal Layout Developmental Aim: preparation...
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Sep 27, 20191 min read
Upper El, week of Sept. 23rd
Good Friday afternoon, families! Your child should sleep well tonight! We began our day with yoga and then a fire drill. We baked pies...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Sep 27, 20191 min read
MS Science & Engineering - Week 6
This week we took some time to catch up with some of the ideas we’ve touched upon throughout the first month of school. After taking time...
ed haponik
Sep 27, 20191 min read
Fall Equinox Celebration
This week our DGS community celebrated the fall equinox. Traditionally this is a time of gratitude for the harvest as summer comes to a...
kathleen McIntyre
Sep 26, 20191 min read
Upper El Week of Sept. 16th
Good evening, Upper El families! What a week we had! Between Spanish and Philosophy, Engineering and Drama, and then Friday’s Climate...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Sep 21, 20192 min read
Our Week In Review...
Hello, Middle School Parents! Today was day one of the Global Climate Strike! As I keep tabs on this and other youth led movements and...
Maya Montemurro
Sep 21, 20192 min read
Students Speak Out Through Activism
Having a voice is a powerful thing at any age. But being empowered to speak out when your 13? or 8? Or 5?!! That is what changes the...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Sep 21, 20191 min read
Primary, week of 9/16
Kindergarten enjoyed making applesauce and apple crisp . They also made their own constellations and were very creative in their posters...
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Sep 20, 20191 min read
Middle School Science - Wk 5
This week, our middle school engineers took aim at a convoluted, contrived design dilemma. They were required to deliver a payload of 7...
ed haponik
Sep 20, 20191 min read
Philosophy in the Classroom
What better way to get kids thinking than to think about thinking! This week, we started our new philosophy program at DGS. We love to...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Sep 20, 20191 min read
The Schiele Museum of Natural History
Upper Elementary students visited the Schiele Museum of Natural History where they observed North American rocks and minerals, wildlife,...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Sep 19, 20191 min read
Lower Elementary is in the mountains!
Our Lower Elementary class headed out to Camp Rockmont in Black Mountain, North Carolina. Overnight field trips are an integral part of...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Sep 18, 20191 min read
MS Week In Review - 9/9-13
Hello Middle School Parents! We began our week with some planning sessions for our Extended Learning Field Trip (ELFT) and a walk into...
ed haponik
Sep 14, 20192 min read
Primary week of 9/9
Some of the pictures this week reflect work that the children do when they are learning how to write. We have the children first trace...
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Sep 13, 20191 min read
MS Sci & Engineering: Go Fly a Kite!
Fun times in the MS classroom again this week. Although a number of our students were out sick throughout the week, those who could be...
ed haponik
Sep 13, 20191 min read
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