Category Archives: Middle School
Model Eyes
Middle School students are studying human anatomy and physiology. They use Play-Dough to create a model of a system or organ. Students not only create models of their subject of study, but lead group work using “word bags” to … Continue reading
Posted in Middle School, science
Middle School Field Trip
Middle School recently went on a walking museum tour. Their first stop was a personalized tour of the Karl Limper Geology Museum at Miami University where students got to hold a recently curated moon meteorite from the pocket of Director … Continue reading
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Building Community With Middle School
Middle School students have had a busy few weeks building community with younger students. They are learning and teaching stop-motion video making with their Lower Elementary parters, continuing the tradition of packing Upper Elementary students’ gear for Glen Helen, went … Continue reading
Posted in field trip, Lower Elementary, Middle School, practical life, Upper 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
Zoology
Middle School students recently participated in zoology lab activities. They predicted outcomes on natural selection and a peppered moth, advantageous traits and creature fitness, as well as primate adaptations and the importance of the opposable thumb. Students also used their … Continue reading
Posted in Middle School, science, Uncategorized
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
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
Middle School Poetry
Middle School students are writing, creating, and studying poetry. They are working together to compile a list of poetic terms. Favorite poets have been identified and poems have been written in the style of famous poems. Content from their current … Continue reading
Posted in language arts, Middle School
Mushroom Update
The mushrooms continue to grow and Middle School students are still collecting data. One mushroom cap measured at 20.5 centimeters! Almost as big as your head! Using inquiry based learning, students have changed their hypothesis. Will it grow again? And how long … Continue reading
Posted in Middle School, science, Uncategorized
