Category Archives: Middle School
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
Mushrooms In Middle School
Middle Schoolers are beginning a unit on mushrooms using open inquiry. Several types of mushrooms are growing in the classroom and students choose how they will be observing their growth. Taste tests will be coming soon!
Posted in Middle School, science
Middle School Book Club
Last week Middle School students worked on an assignment about their summer reading choice book. The assignment included designing a cover and writing a summary of the book. The work in class focused on using italics for the title of … Continue reading
Posted in Middle School
Sound and Light
Middle School students have been studying sound and light. Brittney Bones helped demonstrate the location of the mastoid process on her skull so students could do a sound lab. They also created codes with a flashlight and an optical fiber … Continue reading
Posted in Middle School, science
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
Balloon Rockets
Middle School science has been focused on physical science. Part of that study called for building a balloon rocket that must travel from one place to another along a fishing line. And on costume day, no less! Building the rockets … Continue reading
Posted in Middle School, science
