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Oct24Thuall-day No School for Primary Classroom,...No School for Primary Classroom,...Oct 24 all-dayPreK and Kindergarten only do not have school this day to allow for all day parent conferences.Oct25Friall-day No School—All Classrooms, Parent...No School—All Classrooms, Parent...Oct 25 all-dayConference Sign Ups will begin two weeks before conferences. Look for an email from the office.
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Category Archives: Primary
Water Works
Primary students have been exploring works involving water. The outdoor Water Table is not only a delight, it’s a tool for sensory exploration and practicing communication with a group working together. The Land and Water Forms teach students the forms … Continue reading
Posted in Primary, Uncategorized
International Day of Peace
On International Day of Peace, the Primary classroom read Todd Parr’s fantastic book, The Peace Book. To bring Peace to their classroom, they worked as a whole to restore the outdoor classroom shed. Works had not been put away properly and … Continue reading
Kindermusik
Oh happy day, Kindermusik has begun! Kindermusik is a music and movement program for young children. The curriculum is based on research from experts in early childhood development with play-based with singing, dancing, instrument play, and story telling. At McGuffey, it … Continue reading
Here We Go!
Here we go! Grades 4-8 were here for their first day of the brand new school-year. Students new to Lower Elementary and Primary were here too, learning all of the in’s and out’s of their classrooms. Tomorrow, our friends who … Continue reading
Posted in Lower Elementary, Middle School, Primary, Upper Elementary
Water Day!
Near the end of the school year, Lower Elementary and Primary classrooms both celebrate with a favorite: water day!
Posted in Lower Elementary, Primary
Moving Up
McGuffey families and friends came together to celebrate students who are Moving Up. Moving Up means moving from one classroom to another. We celebrate past growth and future accomplishments. Students Moved Up in Kindergarten, Grade 3, and Grade 6. We … Continue reading
Posted in alumni, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Primary, Upper Elementary
Kindergarten Field Trip
As they study communities and begin to build their own Imaginary Community, Kindergarteners took a field trip to learn about the work that happens to keep the City of Oxford a wonderful place. They got to touch vehicles from the … Continue reading
Posted in field trip, Primary
Finger Knitting
Kindergarteners have been working on finger knitting in Art Studio. This will set them up nicely when they learn to knit with knitting needles in Middle School. Working on fine motor skills can be tricky so they had plenty of … Continue reading
Celebration of Learning
For many McGuffey students, Celebration of Learning is their favorite day of the year. Parents and grandparents visit after school to see their child’s classroom and get a peek into what they’ve been working on. The day of Celebration of … Continue reading
Posted in community, Lower Elementary, Middle School, Primary, Uncategorized, Upper Elementary
Thanksgiving Partners
Upper Elementary spent time with their Primary partners to get ready for Thanksgiving. By combining old-school hand turkeys with our Peace curriculum, we ended up with a fun exercise in gratitude. Younger students stuck with hand-turkeys and older students drew other … Continue reading
Posted in Primary, Upper Elementary