![Fourth Grade Germination Science Project]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1675084270/davisacademyorg/p2w1uvifhq3lpumfuzv7/119.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1675084270/davisacademyorg/p2w1uvifhq3lpumfuzv7/119.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1675084270/davisacademyorg/p2w1uvifhq3lpumfuzv7/119.jpg","width":600}])
Fourth grade students explore the process of germination in a fascinating science lab. Students placed seeds in bags (one in total darkness and one in light) and for six class periods, they monitored the growth progress.
- Lower School Science
Davis News
Around Campus
![Second Grade Landform Project]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1675084270/davisacademyorg/gphjn9y6q1kuxw2zjyql/2ndLandforms.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1675084270/davisacademyorg/gphjn9y6q1kuxw2zjyql/2ndLandforms.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1675084270/davisacademyorg/gphjn9y6q1kuxw2zjyql/2ndLandforms.jpg","width":600}])
Second graders rolled up their sleeves to create outstanding dioramas as part of their Science unit.
- Lower School
![Third Grade Sound and Light Science Labs]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1675084270/davisacademyorg/ilzbluiw637rfwjkz6jt/3rdScienceLabs.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1675084270/davisacademyorg/ilzbluiw637rfwjkz6jt/3rdScienceLabs.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1675084270/davisacademyorg/ilzbluiw637rfwjkz6jt/3rdScienceLabs.jpg","width":600}])
In science, third graders explored the behavior of sound and light. They used tuning forks to understand how sound travels through vibrations.
- Lower School Science
![No Place for Hate Pledge]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1675084270/davisacademyorg/ldkoy3kf2gvehqcxjofe/NoPlaceforHatePledge.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1675084270/davisacademyorg/ldkoy3kf2gvehqcxjofe/NoPlaceforHatePledge.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1675084270/davisacademyorg/ldkoy3kf2gvehqcxjofe/NoPlaceforHatePledge.jpg","width":600}])
Middle School students came together to sign the “No Place For Hate Pledge”.
- Middle School
![Second grade Kehillah]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1674509719/davisacademyorg/taz38xcxggusvkknnzig/112.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1674509719/davisacademyorg/taz38xcxggusvkknnzig/112.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1674509719/davisacademyorg/taz38xcxggusvkknnzig/112.jpg","width":600}])
Second grade Kehillah came together in the Kaufman Chapel for a spirited and beautiful instructional Shabbat. Parents, family members, friends, and students, bonded through songs and meaningful conversations.
- Lower School Jewish Life
![Kindergarten Q and U Wedding]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1674509719/davisacademyorg/yblcicztz90ukz0qdjxz/111.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1674509719/davisacademyorg/yblcicztz90ukz0qdjxz/111.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1674509719/davisacademyorg/yblcicztz90ukz0qdjxz/111.jpg","width":600}])
Kindergarten students had a blast in Language Arts as they brought the alphabet to life. They learned that the letter Q couldn’t make any words at all before she met U, so they decided to be friends forever and got married.
- Lower School
![Guest Speaker author Carol Matas]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1674509719/davisacademyorg/jkzlu1fycicu7kykwrik/106.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1674509719/davisacademyorg/jkzlu1fycicu7kykwrik/106.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1674509719/davisacademyorg/jkzlu1fycicu7kykwrik/106.jpg","width":600}])
Fifth graders were thrilled to Zoom with author Carol Matas from her home in Winnipeg, Canada.
- Lower School
![Atlanta Opera Hansel and Gretel Performance]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1674509719/davisacademyorg/vyfllphb96iu63bmuzbu/110.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1674509719/davisacademyorg/vyfllphb96iu63bmuzbu/110.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1674509719/davisacademyorg/vyfllphb96iu63bmuzbu/110.jpg","width":600}])
Mechina through 8th-grade students enjoyed a wonderful opera performance this week.
- lower school theatre
The Journey Magazine
![Fall 2022 Issue]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1673974931/davisacademyorg/apbpijgjw88wwuvdsus9/Journey-2.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1673974931/davisacademyorg/apbpijgjw88wwuvdsus9/Journey-2.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1673974931/davisacademyorg/apbpijgjw88wwuvdsus9/Journey-2.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1673974931/davisacademyorg/apbpijgjw88wwuvdsus9/Journey-2.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1673974931/davisacademyorg/apbpijgjw88wwuvdsus9/Journey-2.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1673974931/davisacademyorg/apbpijgjw88wwuvdsus9/Journey-2.jpg","width":1772}])
![Our Story: Karl & Julie Altmann]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1675273644/davisacademyorg/n4okgwgnimahwfubizb2/OurStoryKarlJulieAltmann.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1675273644/davisacademyorg/n4okgwgnimahwfubizb2/OurStoryKarlJulieAltmann.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1675273644/davisacademyorg/n4okgwgnimahwfubizb2/OurStoryKarlJulieAltmann.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1675273644/davisacademyorg/n4okgwgnimahwfubizb2/OurStoryKarlJulieAltmann.jpg","width":1200}])
While choosing Davis for academics was an easy decision for us, it was the Kehillah of families that comprised Davis that ultimately made the biggest impact on us.
![Mark & Christina Kats]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1674071015/davisacademyorg/xr1gm6br6lxyezppqisa/MarkChristinaKats.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1674071015/davisacademyorg/xr1gm6br6lxyezppqisa/MarkChristinaKats.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1674071015/davisacademyorg/xr1gm6br6lxyezppqisa/MarkChristinaKats.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1674071015/davisacademyorg/xr1gm6br6lxyezppqisa/MarkChristinaKats.jpg","width":1200}])
Sharing holidays, and life-cycle events together have made us feel connected to something greater than ourselves, the Jewish community around us. Davis has been more than a school for our children, it has become our Kehilah, an extension of our family.
![My Davis Story: Galia Sabbag]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1671470053/davisacademyorg/nvimgkadytmpwx0orif5/MyDavisStoryGaliaSabbag.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1671470053/davisacademyorg/nvimgkadytmpwx0orif5/MyDavisStoryGaliaSabbag.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1671470053/davisacademyorg/nvimgkadytmpwx0orif5/MyDavisStoryGaliaSabbag.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1671470053/davisacademyorg/nvimgkadytmpwx0orif5/MyDavisStoryGaliaSabbag.jpg","width":1200}])
Twenty-six years ago, I walked into the hallways of this amazing school as a new teacher - “hallways” that consisted of one floor of classrooms and a lunchroom in a trailer. There was no playground, however, the spirit and energy of The Davis Academy were then, as they are today, alive and palpable.