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- Rehab of the chicken coop turned bunny hutch is almost done! Painting and reinforcing the coop is complete. Just need to reattach...
kathleen McIntyre
Sep 13, 20191 min read
Recycle Right... how much plastic do we really need?
Last week students focused on managing organic matter “waste.” This week we focused on what to do with the rest. Paper, cardboard,...
kathleen McIntyre
Sep 13, 20192 min read
Upper Elementary, Week of Sept. 9
Good Friday afternoon, families! This morning, your children began their day with yoga, followed by writing and sharing “spooky stories”...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Sep 13, 20192 min read
Why We Play Chess at School
Chess Club started this week at DGS. We love chess. The students think it is fun, but as adults, we also love knowing all the benefits...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Sep 10, 20191 min read
Upper Elementary Week of 9/3
We had a packed 4-day week! Please check out all the learning we did—and fun we had—by viewing the attached newsletter. This week, our...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Sep 9, 20192 min read
Our Makerspace
In a time when most schools are prioritizing math and reading, and devoting more time to these subjects while reducing or eliminating...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Sep 7, 20191 min read
Primary, week of 9/3
When I look around at the children and see how they are playing together and look at the works they are choosing, it is absolutely...
Collette
Sep 6, 20192 min read
Middle School ELA & SS
Hello Middle School Parents! TGIF! We've had another great week! This week we focused on creative writing. We learned about free verse...
ed haponik
Sep 6, 20191 min read
Middle School Engineering Wk 3
We had a fun (albeit abbreviated) week upstairs with the middle school. The 7th and 8th graders prepared some nice air pressure...
ed haponik
Sep 6, 20191 min read
Sustainablity: Who is doing the work? Turning organic matter into a resource
Our undervalued little friends should be the recipients of much gratitude. They care for one of the most important natural processes…...
kathleen McIntyre
Sep 6, 20191 min read
What’s happening on the DGS FARM
It was a busy week of planting ad building! - Connected our new chicken coop to our chicken run and made modifications - Cleaned pots...
kathleen McIntyre
Sep 5, 20191 min read
Jennifer Jakubecy
Aug 31, 20190 min read
Lower Elementary Week of Aug 26th
Lower Elementary had a very busy second week of school. We started Spanish, Sustainability, Yoga, Engineering, Music, Drama,Morning...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Aug 31, 20192 min read
Upper Elem Week of Aug 26th
While this was only our second week of school, it feels as if we've been together for over a month. Students have fallen into routine...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Aug 30, 20192 min read
Why do we do yoga at school?
This week we started our morning yoga. But why? First, because it is fun and a great way to start our day. It makes us feel great. Want...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Aug 30, 20191 min read
MS Sci & Engineering Wk 2!
It definitely felt as though the wheels were turning this week in Sci & Engineering. We leapt into another set of related investigations...
ed haponik
Aug 30, 20191 min read
Sustainability: Organic Matter….Matters!
What is organic matter? Most of us generate a lot of it when we prepare food or have leftover banana peels, but we don’t think much...
kathleen McIntyre
Aug 30, 20191 min read
What’s happening on the DGS FARM
We just finished our first full of week of school and students are back in action! - Mulched our apple trees with DGS compost to help...
kathleen McIntyre
Aug 30, 20191 min read
Lower Elementary Week of August 20th
Welcome back to school! We had a great week together as we reconnected with friends and welcomed a new friend, Michael Kahrs, to our...
Jennifer Jakubecy
Aug 25, 20192 min read
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