Category Archives: Lower Elementary
Happy Grandparents Day!
Sunday, September 10th, is National Grandparents Day! To celebrate, Lower Elementary made a video for their grandparents to show them how much they are loved. The video was written, directed, and filmed by the Lower Elementary students.
Posted in community, Lower Elementary, McGuffey, peace, technology
Wrapping Up Singin’ in the Rain
These final days of school see our Singin’ in the Rain musical being put to bed. Sets are put away, props have been cataloged, and costumes are being washed for storage until the next time this musical is performed. McGuffey students gave … Continue reading
Posted in drama, Lower Elementary, McGuffey, Middle School, music
Lower Elementary Prepares Birdhouse Gourds
Students in Lower Elementary have been busy preparing birdhouse gourds for next year’s incoming Grade 1 students. This is a tradition that began last year in our classroom. All students participate in the process: planting birdhouse gourd seeds in the … Continue reading
Posted in art, community, Lower Elementary, McGuffey, practical life
Building a 3D Puzzle in Lower Elementary
Students in Lower Elementary almost always have a jigsaw puzzle available to be worked on in the “quiet zone” of their classroom. A time-timer on the table helps them ensure that they don’t spend more than 10 minutes working on … Continue reading
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Student-Led Physical Education
McGuffey Grade 7 student Lauren is sharing her talents in volleyball with our students. Lauren plays for Edgewood Middle School’s team and approached the PE teacher about teaching volleyball to our students. She was asked to prepare some drills and activities … Continue reading
Posted in Lower Elementary, Middle School, physical education, Upper Elementary
Read-a-Thon Wrap Up
Read-a-Thon has ended and the minutes have been tallied. The McGuffey Montessori School students met and shattered their goal of 1440 minutes (24 hours). The final number of minutes read was a staggering 16,371! That is over 11 days of … Continue reading
Posted in fundraising, language arts, Lower Elementary, McGuffey, Middle School, Primary, Upper Elementary
Planting the Garden in Lower Elementary
A handful of students in Lower Elementary planted their classroom’s gardens yesterday. This was part of a combined Science and Practical Life unit that has been ongoing for the past month, and has seen students selecting which seeds they … Continue reading
Posted in Lower Elementary, outside, practical life, science
Our Amazing Interns
We have been fortunate to have the help of two wonderful interns over the course of this semester at McGuffey. Alyssa Cook has been working in our Primary classroom, and Sarah Burke has been working in our Lower Elementary classroom. … Continue reading
Posted in community, Lower Elementary, McGuffey, Primary
Learning About Balance in MindUP
Students in Lower Elementary have a lesson in their MindUP curriculum every Wednesday in place of Specials (Art, Music, and PE). The MindUP curriculum teaches the latest scientific information about the brain to offer strategies for helping students to … Continue reading
Posted in Lower Elementary, science
The Read-a-Thon Rolls On!
The Read-a-Thon enters its second week today! Our students have been focusing on reading at school and home. Several of our students are challenging themselves to read 24 hours on their own! This is our academic fundraiser so we’d like … Continue reading
