Category Archives: Lower Elementary
Voting At McGuffey
McGuffey students voted again this year. Upper Elementary and Middle School students participated in the annual League of Women Voters Kid’s Vote program. Using the League’s voter guide to learn about the candidates and their positions, students could be educated voters. … Continue reading
Posted in Lower Elementary, Middle School, Primary, social studies, Upper Elementary
Focus
Focus comes in many forms. At McGuffey, students use what they need to focus on their work. Sometimes that’s a quiet classroom space. Other times, it’s fidgets or putty to quietly manipulate.
Posted in Lower Elementary, Middle School, Primary, Upper Elementary
Art and Music
Measuring, creating, building, playing. At McGuffey, students grades 1-8 have art and music twice a week.
Posted in art, Lower Elementary, Middle School, music, Primary
DeWitt Cabin Field Trip + Space
Lower Elementary recently went on a field trip to hike, explore the DeWitt Cabin, and had a naturalist talk about birds while enjoying the Bird Blind. Second graders have talked about our distance from the sun and the impact it … Continue reading
Posted in field trip, Lower Elementary, science
Building Community
The entire school has been building community within their own classrooms and other classrooms across the school. We recently finished SOAR (Students Outside And Running) which includes older students making a giant welcome tunnel to Primary students on their first … Continue reading
Posted in community, Lower Elementary, Middle School, physical education, Primary, Upper Elementary
Lower Elementary
Lower Elementary has been busy! Students recently completed a Grandparents Day project. Working with a partner, they brainstormed, wrote a script, rehearsed, and filmed one another. The only part a teacher played was stitching the videos together so it can … Continue reading
Posted in language arts, Lower Elementary, outside, science
Art Classes
Students have been studying color, form and texture in art this year. Class is held both indoors and out depending on weather and subject. In addition, students are practicing blind contour drawings as a warm up before drawing and to … Continue reading
Posted in art, Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
Lower Elementary Is Busy!
Lower Elementary students have been busy in the first eight days of school. Each year, classrooms participate in the Monarch Watch program by building a monarch garden, raising caterpillars, and tagging our butterflies before they are released. Our hope is … Continue reading
Posted in Lower Elementary
Cleaning
Whether it’s inside, outside, or even on field trips, McGuffey students actively participate in keeping their spaces clean. Taking care of their environment fosters feelings of ownership and pride. These daily routines also provide opportunities to develop practical life skills, … Continue reading
Posted in Lower Elementary, Middle School, practical life, Primary, Upper Elementary
