Category Archives: 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
Care of the Environment
Care of the environment means students take care of their classroom. Visitors will find students sweeping, watering plants, doing dishes, taking out the trash, and dusting as ways to take care of their environment. Preschoolers and Kindergarteners recently cleaned out … Continue reading
Posted in Primary
Time Travel to the 1800s
Primary and Lower Elementary classes went back in time, taking a trip to the early 1800s when most of the modern conveniences we enjoy today hadn’t been invented. Throughout the day, students had a chance to experience a different kind … Continue reading
Posted in Lower Elementary, Primary
SOAR
SOAR has begun! SOAR, Students Outside Active and Running, is a Physical Education activity that promotes walking, running and goal setting. Students set a goal for their own mileage and then run or walk during recess for two weeks. They … Continue reading
Posted in Lower Elementary, Middle School, physical education, Primary, Upper Elementary
Bread
Both the Primary and Lower Elementary classrooms made bread. Primary students are studying solids, liquids and gas. Talking about how bread rises is a perfect and delicious way to learn. Students also worked together making butter to eat with their … Continue reading
Posted in cooking, Lower Elementary, Primary, science
Studying Italy
As part of their exploration of Europe, Primary has been studying Italy. To celebrate, they made gelato. Ingredients were poured for Italy’s tasty ice cream into the machine at morning meeting. By the time afternoon enrichment rolled around, their gelato was … Continue reading
Posted in cooking, Primary, social studies
