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 the book, when not to use italics, when to use “based on”, and why one would use their own illustration instead of one from the book itself.
Pretty great work for the first few days of school with a new teacher.
The Primary Classroom, which ranges from preschool through Kindergarten, begins each year with a slow start. Slow Start allows new students to come the first day of the year, without returning students, to learn where everything is and how to do things, like help themselves to snack. On the second day of school, returning students spend the day without new students to see friends and talk about how to lead and “reach down” by showing new students where works can be found and teach them classroom songs. On Friday, all students arrive together, ready to grow as a classroom to kick of a fantastic year at McGuffey.
What a summer it was. We can hardly wait to be back in school with all of our friends next week!
We are delighted to have so many campers this year, having a ball making snacks, building, and catching as many bubbles as they can.
Somehow, we packed it all in. Sewing projects were finished, field trips, the musical, water day, MORP, reflection on the year, Moving Up and so much more. Happy summer to our students and staff!
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 to send messages around a corner to a partner in another room!
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, coordination, sequencing, independence and responsibility. A tidy classroom aligns with the Montessori philosophy of order and beauty that benefits us all.
Upper Elementary students have been finishing ELA essays on black changemakers in celebration of Black History Month. Students chose artists, activists and inventors and included artwork to go with their research. Students also worked on pin maps to learn geography, cleaned to welcome families to Celebration of Learning, and found time to rest with a good book in between.
Thank you to our students who cleaned, arranged flowers, prepared a snack, and created work plans for their families. We loved having families come celebrate all the growth and learning of McGuffey students!
Thank you Lower Elementary students for your hard work on the Handprint Quilt featured in our Spring Auction. The auction is live!
