In Practical Life, Upper Elementary students are continuing to expand their understanding and use of tools. This week, students have practiced soldering. 

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Middle School students used Double Stuff Oreo Cookies to simulate movement and interactions of Earth’s plate tectonics.  The upper cookie represents the lithosphere, the creamy filling the asthenosphere, and the lower cookie the lower mantle.Everyone agreed the Double Stuff version of the Oreo Cookie works best in this experiment!

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Spring is in the air! At McGuffey, we spend time outdoors every day but as the weather warms, we go out even more to soak in the sun and warmth. Recess, PE, presentations, and musical rehearsals are ways we get out in the elements and fresh air.

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The Upper Elementary students are using Particle Zoo’s History of the Universe plushies to explore how our universe came to be. The plushies go from the Planck epoch (the earliest “time” in Big Bang theory) to the universe as it exists today. This is a fun, hands-on Montessori work that makes difficult concepts accessible for younger students.

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The Upper Elementary Sleepover was terrific fun! Fitting in with the Upper Elementary science unit, Astronomers from the Cincinnati Observatory came for a star party exploring the heavens. Students had access to a giant telescope to explore the night sky. Other highlights were movies, popcorn, games, flashlight tag, pizza, and baking cookies. Thank you to our staff and parent volunteers for making it a fantastic night and morning.

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McGuffey Middle School students investigate the meaning of root and base words through a weekly activity known as “Word Bag.” This student lead activity involves pulling common word families from a box, deconstructing the word to its prefix, suffix, and base, while exploring meaning, origin, and sometimes etymology. This week, students explored the use of context clues to help investigate meaning.

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We hosted a fantastic Celebration of Learning last week. Energy was high as happy students shared their classroom and work with parents. All afternoon, students cleaned and decorated for their guests. They prepared snacks and set out arranged flowers. Thank you to our parents and grandparents for joining us!  

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Congratulations to Mark Radlinski for his terrific presentation at the Cincinnati Montessori Society Conference over the weekend. Mark presented on helping students find the good in every day. Thank you to our staff members who spent the day learning more about our shared passion.

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Valentine’s Day and Groundhog Day have come and gone but friendship and the hope of spring abound. McGuffey also held our annual Read-a-Thon this past month. Reade the Gnome came by to read to all classrooms and kick things off. We are grateful to all of our guest readers. Students loved trying novel ways to read, like reading with a stuffed friend and by using flashlights! 

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