Happy Spring Break!
Just wanted to share some pictures of the children working on their Spring project and some egg dying that we did today. Everyone had...
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Collette
Mar 20, 20211 min read
That’s the spirit!
How exciting it was this week to see the children arrive dressed each day for a different theme! They really enjoyed spirit week and...
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Collette
Mar 5, 20211 min read
March came in like a Lamb
Thank you to everyone for making the time to conference with us last week. It is always great to talk with you and share what we see of...
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Collette
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...
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Collette
Jan 29, 20211 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...
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Collette
Jan 22, 20211 min read
Winter weather?
What a wonderful spring like week it was, everyone was really feeling so upbeat with the warmer temperatures! We have reorganized yet...
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Collette
Dec 4, 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...
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Collette
Oct 10, 20202 min read
‘I believe I can fly’ week of 10/5 - 10/9
The highlight of our week was an unexpected visitor from Lower Elementary. Ms. Erin & Ms. Paula shared one of their monarch butterflies...
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Collette
Sep 11, 20202 min read
Primary week of 9/7/20
Our new windows were installed on Tuesday and they are wonderful. Our classroom is so much more airy and brighter because of them! When...
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kathleen McIntyre
Aug 30, 20201 min read
Sustainability 101
What is Sustainability? I ask this question often. Students offer lots of examples, but I want to make sure they understand the why...
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kathleen McIntyre
Feb 5, 20201 min read
Bunny Love
We have two new amazing DGS community members, who happen to be super fluffy. This week, each group has been learning about how to care...
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kathleen McIntyre
Jan 22, 20201 min read
Seeds... art and getting ready for spring
This week in Primary, students learned about cold stratification of seeds. Certain seeds need to cold to germinate, to experience winter....
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kathleen McIntyre
Jan 20, 20202 min read
Social Emotional Learning
What is most foundational to who we are as a school community is the social-emotional well-being of our students.
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kathleen McIntyre
Jan 6, 20203 min read
Civic Engagement
Our students' enthusiasm and commitment for making this community and world a better place is inspiring. Since the start of this school...
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kathleen McIntyre
Nov 17, 20191 min read
Is Davidson Recycling Right? DGS found out!
This week, Middle School Students presented to leaders in Davidson on the information they gathered along with lower elementary on if...
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kathleen McIntyre
Nov 10, 20191 min read
Bacteria… the good guys
These microscopic organisms do so much good, from breaking down fish waste in our aquaponics system to decomposing our food waste. We...
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Oct 27, 20191 min read
Primary week of 10/21
The red rods: ten wooden rods which decrease in one dimension. Length diminishes from one meter to 10 c. Developmental Aim: to observe,...
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Oct 18, 20191 min read
How is a volcano formed and when a meteoroid hits the moon what happens? 10/14 - 10/18
The class is becoming normalized, the children are working hard, academically, and socially. Here are some of the materials they have...
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Collette
Sep 6, 20192 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...
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