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Jan29Friall-day Shop Local Cards DueShop Local Cards DueJan 29 all-dayIf you are not planning to sell or buy the three Shop Local Cards sent home, please return them by this date to avoid being billed.Feb11Thuall-day Valentine’s Day CelebratedValentine’s Day CelebratedFeb 11 all-dayWe celebrate friendship across the school on Valentine’s Day! A full list of students’ and staff names for each classroom is available on the website and was sent by email.
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Category Archives: building and grounds
Gathering Leaves
As Fall marches on, we are watching the leaves gather on the ground. The Primary students are fortunate to have a huge conifer in their outdoor classroom, but their deciduous trees are too young to yield much of a pile. Earlier this month, … Continue reading
Posted in building and grounds, outside, practical life, Primary
Making a Discovery
A few students in our Lower Elementary classroom dug up a piece of rock filled with ancient coral and seashells this morning in their outdoor classroom. They used brushes and shovels to dig it out of the ground, and they worked … Continue reading
Posted in building and grounds, Lower Elementary, outside, science
SOARing at McGuffey
It’s Fall and SOAR is in the air! SOAR, or Students Outside And Running, is an all-school running and walking program that inspires fun and fitness during the noontime recess and P.E. for two weeks. The entire McGuffey community takes laps … Continue reading
Lower Elementary’s Expanded Outdoor Classroom
Lower Elementary’s outdoor classroom was expanded at the end of the summer in order to encompass more space for running, as well as to enclose the patio and garden areas. Students have been taking great advantage of all the extra room… … Continue reading
Posted in building and grounds, Lower Elementary, outside
Upper Unit Library Grand Opening
The Upper Unit celebrated the opening of their library with a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday. Beloved McGuffey founding director Janet Kretschmer joined us to preside over the event. The library will be maintained by a rotating student librarian, and the Upper Unit … Continue reading
Posted in building and grounds, language arts, Middle School, Upper Elementary, upper unit
Winter Creations and Executive Function
Yesterday, while the students from Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary, and Middle School had fun playing in the snow, they were also developing important executive function skills. These are the mental processes that help us focus, plan, and achieve goals. The … Continue reading
Posted in building and grounds, McGuffey, outside
Join us on Saturday for Building and Grounds Work!
Tomorrow (Saturday, August 1), McGuffey will be having a spontaneous and informal Building and Grounds Day from 11 am – 2 pm. If you are interested in logging some Family Work Hours, stop by for all or part of this … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, building and grounds, parents
Tending to Our Gardens
Now that springtime weather has begun to settle in, students in all grades have begun to tend to the various gardens on McGuffey’s grounds. Every class has a garden of some kind in their outdoor classroom area, and we’ve learned that gardens … Continue reading
Posted in building and grounds, McGuffey, outside
Act of Kindness?
What started out as an act of kindness for the school, quickly turned to an act of silliness by the LE Classroom.
Posted in building and grounds, community, Lower Elementary, outside, physical education
Parent Hour Opportunities Available
We have a few volunteer needs in the next week. Playground mulch will be arriving on Wednesday, July 16. Prior to its arrival we need to do two things: Trim branches to allow the truck to enter the back of … Continue reading
Posted in building and grounds, outside, parents