Category Archives: partners
Getting Ready for Valentine’s Day with Partners
Our Upper Elementary students were able to spend some fun time with their Primary partners getting ready for Valentine’s Day. The students worked together to decorate their card bags with foam hearts, markers, and stickers. Partner work is a special opportunity for our … Continue reading
Posted in McGuffey, partners, Primary, Upper Elementary
Baking Muffins with Partners
On Wednesday, our Middle School students and their Lower Elementary partners got together to make a snack for the school: gluten-free muffins for everyone. Since variety is the spice of life, they made two kinds: blueberry and apple streusel. This … Continue reading
Posted in cooking, Lower Elementary, McGuffey, Middle School, partners, practical life, upper unit
An Afternoon Outdoors with Partners
Our Middle School and Lower Elementary students had an opportunity to work and grow together this week in their Partners program. This always provides a nice experience for both the older and younger students. The Middle School students are developing empathy and … Continue reading
Posted in community, Lower Elementary, McGuffey, Middle School, outside, partners
Partners and Astronomy
McGuffey has a spiral curriculum, which means our students revisit subjects at older grades, adding another layer to their existing knowledge. At times, students in different grades will be studying the same subjects. Both the Primary and Upper Units have … Continue reading
Posted in McGuffey, partners, Primary, science, Upper Elementary
Primary and Upper Elementary Partners
Last week Primary had their first meeting with their Upper Elementary Partners! These special days are a favorite of both these groups of children. The bigger kids get a chance to be the experts while the younger ones get some … Continue reading
Posted in McGuffey, partners, Primary, Upper Elementary
Writing Thank-You Cards with Partners
Last Thursday afternoon, Lower Elementary students met with their Middle School partners. Together, the Middle School students helped their younger partners write thank-you cards. Students could write their cards to anyone they wanted, and the older students helped the younger … Continue reading
Posted in Lower Elementary, Middle School, partners, practical life
A Listening Walk with Partners
As part of the Primary Peace curriculum, we read The Listening Walk, a book about a father and daughter who take a walk in silence, but mindfully listen to the world around them. We thought this would a fun exercise … Continue reading
Early Fiber Works
Lower Elementary and Kindergarten came together to learn how to finger knit! This is a skill children learn in kindergarten and revisit and build on throughout their years at McGuffey. Finger knitting is a simple, one-loop technique that allows children to … Continue reading
Posted in Lower Elementary, partners, Primary
Partners in Lower Elementary and Middle School
Before spring break, students from Lower Elementary and Middle School got together for partner time, which let the older students show their younger friends how hard they’ve worked on their aquatic species research project. They read their papers to Lower Elementary … Continue reading
Posted in Lower Elementary, McGuffey, Middle School, partners, science
Staying active in winter weather with Taekwondo
It can be difficult to get outside and do our usual Physical Education activities when temperatures are below freezing and there are several inches of snow on the ground. McGuffey is fortunate to live only a couple buildings away from Oxford … Continue reading
Posted in community, field trip, McGuffey, partners, physical education
