2nd&4th graders have been hatching chicks. STEM lab, we conducted a C.E.R. on which came first -the chicken or the egg. Claim: egg was 1st. Evidence: amniotic eggs (reptilian) were around long before chickens. Reasoning: Ancestors of chickens laid eggs before there were chickens.

In STEM Lab, 5th grade made magnetic slime as part of their magnetism/electricity unit and their physical/chemical changes unit. They tested the slime and watched it swallow magnets, then answered if making slime is a chemical or physical change. Loads of gooey learning!

In STEM Lab, 1st graders play the GPB game, Gasha Go! In the various games, the kiddos strengthen their number sense, problem solving and critical thinking skills. They also played Interland by Google to reinforce their cybersafety understandings.

Our 5th grade students participated in King Arthur Baking Company’s "Bake for Good." Our students practiced math and the science of making bread from scratch. They will bake the bread recipe at home (one to keep and one to share with someone in need or as an act of kindness)

Adason Igo won 1st place in the K-1 Division for DES Championship Chess Tournament at Northlake Mall, playing against other kids from schools across DeKalb County. Adason and about a dozen other DES Tigers will be participating in the Metro Atlanta K-8 Team State Qualifier!🏆

Congratulations to our DES Honor Chorus students. The students enjoyed the event. Our students contributed so much to the performance. Pictured are Claire Guenault, Djoser Murphy and Thalia Pallan. Thank you to our wonderful music teachers Mrs. Esartia and Mr. Arrington!

Thank you to Mrs. Maloof and Safe Routes to School for including DES in the Walk and Roll to School day! We had a wonderful morning despite some rain. We were joined by the Mayor of Dunwoody and the Dunwoody boys JV baseball team and the girls lacrosse team.

Read Across America in the STEM Computer Lab. To celebrate, kindergarten - 2nd grade made some Oobleck after being read Seuss’ Bartholomew and the Oobleck. 5th grade made some magnetic slime, too. Introduced Non-Newtonian Fluid concept to the kiddos. Oooie-gooey fun! Messy,too.

5th graders in the STEM Computer Lab exploring conductivity and series circuits using Scratch and Makey-Makey kits. They used paperclips, play-dough and even each other as game controllers.

Julia's artwork is currently featured at the Capital Art Exhibit. Ms. Kingi and Julia were able to meet State Superintendent, Richard Woods, and Georgia House of Representative for the school's district, Long Tran. We are so proud of Julia and Ms. Kingi🌞 DeKalb Schools, GA

This week Jordan participated in InVenture Fair State Finals at Georgia State. We are so proud of Jordan for this accomplishment. Thank you Ms. Cohn for working with Jordan and for attending InVenture Fair. DeKalb Schools, GA

3rd and 2nd graders learning a little bit about Pi in the STEM Computer Lab through drawing and singing. Happy Pi Day!!

Congrats to the #DESChessClub for participating in the Georgia Chess Association Metro Atlanta State Qualifier Tournament. More than 500 players competed overall. Congrats to Logan Choi for placing 12th and Adason Igo for placing 2nd in the K-1 division.

🎉🌟 2 students Moving on up to STATE!!!!!! 🌟🎉 Congratulations to Tahlia Pallan and Ella Crow! 🎉 They have advanced to the state Social Studies Fair. 📚🌍 We are so proud of them!!! 👏👏 #StateBound #SocialStudiesFair #ProudSchoolMoment 🎉📝 DeKalb Schools, GA

Dunwoody Elementary General Music Groups performed at LGPE! The Group received SUPERIOR scores of "I", "I" and "II". Great job at the festival! We are so proud of the superior scores. Kudos to Mrs. Esartia and Mr. Arrington🎼🎶

In some of the STEM Computer Lab classes on 8/06, the kiddos watched a GOAT. That’s right, they watched Simone Biles’ Gold Medal All Around Competition at the Paris Olympics. In their STEM journals, they had to share what they saw that was STEMmy.

Learning a simple CER (claim-evidence-reasoning) in the STEM Computer Lab using Ivory soap & microwave - claims were made, evidence was seen, reasoning ignited. Kiddos loved seeing the soap puff up, then looking inside the soap at all the spaces where the air bubbles had been.

The Great Southeastern Pollinator Count is in the books this year at Dunwoody ES! The kiddos had a lot of fun in the sun as they counted our (sometimes) fuzzy flying friends. It was a bumper crop with 3,258 critters counted!!

The kiddos in K-5 learning about the Scientific Method using videos to sing-along to, discussions, demonstrations, and journaling. This is in prep for applying the Scientific Method to some upcoming hands-on activities in the STEM Computer Lab.

In the STEM Computer Lab, the kiddos are applying the scientific method to hand boilers (k-2) and paper rockets (3-5). It was all there: Observation Question Hypothesis (old educated guess) Test Record Data Share/Communicate findings Older kids got an additional step: Research