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Category Archives: guest speakers
World Read Aloud Day
Wednesday, March 6th, was World Read Aloud Day. This is a day to celebrate the power of words, especially those words that are shared from one person to another. The Pre-Primary unit invited one of Oxford’s most beloved children’s librarians, Tari … Continue reading
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Pre-Primary: Argentina
As part of the Pre-Primary study of South America we have been talking about Argentina. An extremely long country, it holds a wide range of climates, and therefore a huge amount of diversity in geography and wildlife. We were fortunate … Continue reading
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Pre-Primary: Informed voters
Election season is heating up in Pre-Primary! On November 6th we will hold an election, deciding whether we will add a goldfish or a hermit crab to our classroom. We have been reading books about both candidates to give us … Continue reading
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The classics come to McGuffey
The Intermediate and Upper units have been exploring the classic Greek Myths, both during Read Aloud and when we were at Glen Helen. We were all very lucky to have Deborah Lyons PhD, a professor in the Classical Humanities Department … Continue reading
Posted in guest speakers, intermediate unit, language arts, McGuffey, upper unit
A visit from David Ezra Stein
Yesterday McGuffey was visited by Caldecott Honor author and illustrator, David Ezra Stein. His visit was made possible by the Lane Public Library, who brought David to Oxford to visit local schools and libraries. Our Pre-Primary and Primary units spent … Continue reading
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The Ocean Doctor
McGuffey was very fortunate to host the Miami University Heifner Zoology lecturer Friday morning. Dr. David Guggenheim, also known as the Ocean Doctor, came and spoke on marine biology and the current threats to marine habitats. He is traveling around … Continue reading
Posted in guest speakers, intermediate unit, McGuffey, primary unit, science, upper unit
Visit from a beekeeper
Last week the preschool was fortunate enough to have a visit from a real beekeeper! The father of one of our students keeps bees, and today he visited our classroom. He dressed in his beekeeping clothes, brought with him an … Continue reading
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Autumn doesn’t get any better…
Last week first through sixth graders went on a field trip to Butterfield Farms. The weather was perfect—60’s and sunny. The students went on a hayride around the farm during which they stopped and fed some of the corn from … Continue reading
Posted in community, field trip, guest speakers, intermediate unit, math, McGuffey, primary unit, science, upper unit
O Canada!
Today the preschool began a week of discussion about Canada. We watched a short video about a child who lives in Canada, and followed she and her family as they went snow-shoeing and ice skating on the Rideau Canal. Then we … Continue reading
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Musical visitors
Today we were visited by some incredibly talented musicians who played for all grades and answered questions about music, songwriting, and collaboration. Doug Hamilton (of Bike Wise) plays the violin. As a musician he played and toured with Barbara Mandrell, … Continue reading
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