Category Archives: Upper Elementary
Picasso, Hats, And Pottery
Tiny hats, Picasso inspired portraits, collage, and holiday making have made art an exciting place!
Posted in art, Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
Tiny Tools
For the culmination of learning to use tools first semester, Upper Elementary students small, metal models to make. The kits had an Allen key and small wrench. Minimal instructions were included to challenge the students’ problem solving and logic skills … Continue reading
Posted in practical life, Uncategorized, Upper Elementary
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
Veteran’s Day
McGuffey classrooms were treated to presentations from military veteran parents for Veterans Day. It was a nice way for our students to learn about this fascinating career.
Posted in Lower Elementary, 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
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
Glaciers
As Upper Elementary continues to study Earth Sciences, they created models to demonstrate how glaciers affect the land. Using modeling clay, kinetic sand, gravel, and a large ice cube, they observed how the movement of a glacier changes the surrounding … Continue reading
Posted in science, Upper Elementary
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
Soil
For the last few weeks, Upper Elementary students have been learning about the ground under our feet. They have been exploring soil layers by reading and making models. They are also experiencing hands-on learning by digging a hole in their outdoor … Continue reading
Posted in outside, science, Uncategorized, Upper Elementary
Nature Bracelets and Partners
Preschoolers and Kindergarteners in the Primary classroom took a nature walk to make nature bracelets. Our campus provides ample area for exploration and the students gleefully added found objects to their bracelet, carefully adding items that had already fallen onto … Continue reading
Posted in outside, partners, Primary, Upper Elementary
