Category Archives: Lower Elementary
Audubon Bird Art Exhibition 2016
On March 19 Audubon Miami Valley held their 5th annual Bird Art Exhibition. Although McGuffey students in grades 1 though 8 traditionally have the option to submit artwork, this year the kindergarteners joined in. The kindergarten class joined the first graders for … Continue reading
Posted in art, community, Lower Elementary, McGuffey, Middle School, Upper Elementary
Robert Paul Weston
The Lower Elementary and Upper Unit classes walked to Lane Library this afternoon to attend a Skype talk sponsored by Lane and given by author Robert Paul Weston. Weston wrote the book Zorgamazoo, which has been described as “if Dr. Seuss … Continue reading
Posted in field trip, language arts, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Upper Elementary
Writer’s Workshop
Students in Lower Elementary have been studying creative writing this semester, and they’ve recently begun producing Writer’s Workshop books. For these books, students are allowed to choose from various kinds of paper, some with more space for writing than drawing, … Continue reading
Posted in language arts, Lower Elementary, outside
Studying Civilizations in Lower Elementary
This semester, students in Grades 1-3 have been studying the major human civilizations throughout history. They began in January by learning about the ways that primitive people found and made shelters, hunted and obtained food, and got from one place to another … Continue reading
Posted in Lower Elementary, social studies
Read-A-Thon is underway!
The Read-A-Thon is here and McGuffey’s students are excited about it! The Read-a-Thon is an annual event where, for two weeks, we celebrate the joy of the written word and encourage our students to read, or be read to. We … Continue reading
An Introduction to Jazz in Music Class
Recently in Music class, students in Grade 1 had a ball learning about jazz. They listened to jazz and played along on drums, and they also heard a brief history of jazz and had a chance to talk about what they … Continue reading
Posted in Lower Elementary, music
Congratulations Matt!
We are pleased to share that Matt completed the Lower Elementary Montessori certification in December. We are grateful for all the time he put into this important training over nine months, especially the time he put in alongside his first year of teaching … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, Lower Elementary, McGuffey
Lower Elementary Studies Martin Luther King, Jr.
Last week in Lower Elementary, leading up to the long weekend that included Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, students spent a couple afternoons learning about the Reverend Dr. King. In mixed-age groups, students took turns reading three different books aloud to … Continue reading
Posted in Lower Elementary, peace, social studies
Learning About Form and Composition in Music Class
This week in Music, Lower Elementary students worked on form and composition. Students in Grade 2 used the notes Do, Re, and Mi to compose a wintery song. Using pitched percussion instruments, they wrote then performed the final product. Grade 3 … Continue reading
Posted in Lower Elementary, music
Researching Bodies of Water in Lower Elementary
Students in Grade 3 were recently introduced to the task of writing a scientific research paper on the topic of bodies of water. Each student was asked to choose a body of water from an atlas, trace the body of water … Continue reading
Posted in Lower Elementary, social studies
