Category Archives: intermediate unit
Schoolhouse Rock
The McGuffey spring musical is gearing up! The kids will be performing Schoolhouse Rock Live, Jr. on April 23 and 24 at the Oxford Community Arts Center. We will need plenty of parent volunteers to help with sets, refreshments, setting … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, drama, intermediate unit, McGuffey, music, pre-primary, primary unit, upper unit
The Read-a-thon kicks off today!
We have kicked off the McGuffey Read-a-thon! Today your child received a Read-a-thon book record to help them keep track of their reading and sponsors. For years this has been a fun way to raise money for our school while … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, fundraising, intermediate unit, language arts, McGuffey, pre-primary, primary unit, upper unit
The Orff instruments are here!!
A McGuffey family has donated 7 new Orff instruments. There are glockenspiels, a metallophone and xylophones. We began using them this week and the kids took off playing them. All their hard work in the fall paid off. They were … Continue reading
Posted in intermediate unit, music, primary unit, upper unit
Mathathon, similar figures and multiplying decimals
The Mathathon is over and all the donations and pledges have been collected and sent off to St. Jude. Our final total was $1351. That is about $600.00 more than we collected last year. I am waiting for word from … Continue reading
Posted in intermediate unit, math, McGuffey, science, upper unit
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
Intermediate and Upper: Greek Myths, voting, work, and Red Ribbon Week
Have you ever thought of “looking through Medusa’s eyes”? Both the Upper and Intermediate Units looked at an adaptation of the classic Greek myth and its theme of good versus evil. We are trying to understand how point of view … Continue reading
Posted in intermediate unit, language arts, McGuffey, science, social studies, 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
Math Night and more math
Math Night was a great success. Kids and their parents had fun making gliders, origami hats and canoes (out of dollar bills) and string art designs. Kaleb won the guessing jar for the primary level and Camille won for the … Continue reading
Posted in intermediate unit, math, McGuffey, primary unit, upper unit
Beat, rhythm, review, observe, discover and create
On Monday’s music classes we explored the difference between beat and rhythm. A beat is the pulse which tells the tempo, or speed of a piece of music. The rhythm is the division of that beat as performed by instruments or singing. We analyzed … Continue reading
Posted in art, intermediate unit, McGuffey, music, primary unit, upper unit
2nd Annual McGuffey Montessori Family Math Night
2nd Annual McGuffey Montessori Family Math Night When – Thursday evening, November 1, 2012 Time – 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM Where – McGuffey Montessori School Who is welcome – all McGuffey students and their families Carla, Heidi, and Marcia have … Continue reading
Posted in intermediate unit, math, McGuffey, primary unit, upper unit
