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Dec7Wed7:00 pm Looking Ahead to High School: Gr...Looking Ahead to High School: Gr...Dec 7 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pmAmber Gisldorf, our Estrela consultant, will be hosting a Zoom meeting for parents of students in Grades 7 and 8. Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAocOitpjssHNyyk909t4C_kv7THekCEdLvDec10Sat10:00 am Upper Unit Dungeons & DragonsUpper Unit Dungeons & DragonsDec 10 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pmGrades 4-8. Sign up required. Please contact Bonnie bkretsch@frontier.com or David creativecyclone77@yahoo.com for more information.
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Category Archives: cooking
Studying Italy
As part of their exploration of Europe, Primary has been studying Italy. To celebrate, they made gelato. Ingredients were poured for Italy’s tasty ice cream into the machine at morning meeting. By the time afternoon enrichment rolled around, their gelato was … Continue reading
Posted in cooking, Primary, social studies
Gardening+Cooking=Pizza
Practical life in a Montessori school is designed to develop independence, concentration, and a sense of responsibility. Practical life activities are different by age range and include self care, cooking, cleaning, and gardening. At McGuffey, each classroom has their own … Continue reading
Posted in cooking, Lower Elementary, practical life
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
Don’t You Forget About Breakfast Club
On Wednesday the Upper Unit brought back a fun experience from last year: Breakfast Club! A group of students planned “breakfast for lunch”, went to the grocery store and did the shopping, and prepared and cooked a meal for their … Continue reading
Posted in cooking, McGuffey, practical life, upper unit
Rainbow Artwork Exhibit in Cincinnati
Last month, students in Lower Elementary and Upper Elementary worked with Ayelet on rainbow artwork during Art class. Their work was sent to the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati and is now on display as part of a children’s exhibition. Recently, a … Continue reading
The Breakfast Club
The Upper Unit was treated to breakfast for lunch this week thanks to the work of our Grade 4 class. During our Democratic Meeting, this group of students created a proposal to have breakfast for lunch once a month which … Continue reading
Posted in community, cooking, McGuffey, Upper Elementary, upper unit
Making Gelato in Primary
Last week, Primary made gelato. They poured the ingredients for Italy’s tasty take on ice cream into the machine at morning meeting. By the time afternoon enrichment rolled around, their gelato was ready. While they enjoyed their taste of gelato, they invented different floors of gelato—some … Continue reading
Posted in cooking, Primary, social studies
Baking Muffins with Partners
On Wednesday, our Middle School students and their Lower Elementary partners got together to make a snack for the school: gluten-free muffins for everyone. Since variety is the spice of life, they made two kinds: blueberry and apple streusel. This … Continue reading
Posted in cooking, Lower Elementary, McGuffey, Middle School, partners, practical life, upper unit
Primary’s Bread and Butter
Our Primary students recently made bread! Elizabeth brought in her bread maker and showed us how she adds all the ingredients. We talked about yeast, and how it helps the bread rise. (Science!) All morning we peeked in the window to see … Continue reading
Posted in cooking, practical life, Primary
Pizza from the Primary garden
Now that it’s fall, the Primary unit is harvesting quite a bounty from their garden. Last week they gathered tomatoes, basil, and lettuce and turned it into a snack. During morning meeting they combined the ingredients and made a sauce. … Continue reading
Posted in cooking, McGuffey, practical life, Primary, science