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Mar22Friall-day Spring Break – No SchoolSpring Break – No SchoolMar 22 – Apr 1 all-dayWe have aligned our Spring Break with Miami University’s for 2017.Apr8Monall-day Total Solar EclipseTotal Solar EclipseApr 8 all-dayhttps://solarsystem.nasa.gov/eclipses/2024/apr-8-total/where-when/ Expected to be visible in Oxford from 1:52pm to 4:25pm.
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Category Archives: community
SunWatch Archaeological Park
This fall, our Upper Unit students had the opportunity to visit the SunWatch Archaeological Park to learn more about the prehistory of our region. In Social Studies this year, they will be studying the common needs of people and this … Continue reading
Posted in community, field trip, Middle School, social studies, Uncategorized, Upper Elementary, upper unit
2022 Egg Drop
At the Last Day of School Picnic, Wednesday, May 25, we will hold our annual Egg Drop. This is a tradition at McGuffey that goes back decades! Prior to the last day of school, students will spend time at home … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, community, Lower Elementary, McGuffey, Middle School, Primary, Upper Elementary
Celebration of Learning
The Upper Unit students were proud to welcome their families to this year’s Celebration of Learning. They cleaned the whole classroom, arranged flowers, decorated the board, and created work plans so that their families could sample their Upper Unit work. … Continue reading
A Visit of Olympic Proportions
Students in Lower and Upper were excited to welcome guest speaker, Keli Smith Puzo. Keli is a two-time Olympian, competing in the sport of field hockey in Beijing in 2008 and in London in 2012. Many classrooms have been discussing … Continue reading
Aeroponic Garden
High school students have been learning from and experimenting with an indoor, aeroponic garden this semester. We have been monitoring how long it takes for different kinds of seeds to germinate and then produce enough yield for a harvest. We … Continue reading
Posted in community, cooking, gratitude, High School, McGuffey, Montessori method, practical life, science, sensorial, Uncategorized
Farming
In January we were happy to host Scott Jasper with his farming equipment. Scott has designed special equipment for children to have hands-on experiences in the planting and harvesting process. Students in Kindergarten and Lower Elementary got to spend some … Continue reading
Sharing Art
Sharing art is an exciting and rewarding experience in the McGuffey art studio. Artists select one of their creations (finished or a work-in-progress) to share and receive positive comments on. Often, in the older units, we write down our positive … Continue reading
Ice Skating
This year we were able to return to the Goggin Ice Arena on Miami’s campus for our annual ice skating sessions. A good time was had by all and many of our students improved quite a bit over the three … Continue reading
Staff Challenge—Accepted
McGuffey High School students challenged the school staff to collect 120 “drops in the bucket” during the month of January. The students produced a short video explaining how filling or depleting buckets affects our relationships and outlining their challenge to … Continue reading
Posted in community, gratitude, High School, McGuffey, Montessori method, Staff, Uncategorized
Giving Thanks
Thanksgiving is a wonderful time to celebrate with family and friends, but the history of the holiday is complicated and often misunderstood. Based on the book “1621: A New Look at Thanksgiving”, Lower Elementary had a chance to discuss what actually … Continue reading