Category Archives: physical education
SOAR kicks off with a Saturday hike
Spring is here and so is MMS’s favorite Spring activity: SOAR! SOAR stands for Students Outside Active and Running, and is a way to promote exercise and love of the outdoors, along with providing a community service. This weekend we … Continue reading
Posted in community, intermediate unit, McGuffey, physical education, pre-primary, primary unit, upper unit
Please send in Tae Kwon Do forms!
Tae Kwon Do returns in March! For the newcomers, we take the students to Oxford Martial Arts for four Fridays in March. There is no fee charged to parents for these classes. We do need a liability waiver signed. You … Continue reading
Rhythmic Memory,Jumping Rope and Pioneer Lives
In music class the children have now moved onto a series of classes dedicated to rhythmic and tonal memory. We began with rhythmic memory today, starting with copying simple rhythms using pats, claps and snaps. We followed that with a game called … Continue reading
Posted in intermediate unit, McGuffey, physical education, primary unit, upper unit
Vocabulary, Rhythm, Musical Notation and Volleyball
Now we’re cooking! This was our final music class of the term and the children put all of their hard work into one, exciting lesson. We pulled from their experience with working as a group, knowledge of vocabulary and rhythm, as … Continue reading
Posted in intermediate unit, McGuffey, music, physical education, primary unit, upper unit
Primary: Centrifugal force, research reports, Art and PE
In the Primary unit (1/2/3) with Carla and Kris this week, the students continued to learn and have fun with centrifugal force. We talked about roller coasters having centrifugal force. When the roller coaster just went straight, was that centrifugal … Continue reading
Posted in art, language arts, physical education, primary unit, science
SOAR pledges due Monday!
McGuffey’s SOAR program has ended. We are so proud of these young runners. Over the course of four weeks they ran or walked over 1,000 miles. Not only are we proud of their effort, but we are incredibly proud of their … Continue reading
SOAR goes to the Miami Natural Trails on Saturday, May 19th
On Saturday, May 19, at 11:00am, we will be taking SOAR (Students Outside Active and Running) to the Miami Natural Trails for a McGuffey Community Hike. We will begin by hiking a three mile loop. Immediately following the completion of … Continue reading
We are SOARing!
Posted in community, intermediate unit, McGuffey, physical education, pre-primary, primary unit, upper unit
It’s time to SOAR!
It’s that time of year again, when the students at McGuffey spend part of their recess running or walking for a good cause! The program is called SOAR—Students Outside and Running. Students run or walk as many miles as they … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, McGuffey, physical education
Skating
Last week we wrapped up our fifth week of skating at Goggin Ice Center, where Primary, Intermediate, and Upper Units all skate for an hour. As part of the PE curriculum, students learn basic skills and have time to explore … Continue reading
Posted in field trip, intermediate unit, McGuffey, physical education, primary unit, upper unit
