Say "hello" to two-way messaging in the MGPS app! With Rooms, our district app now keeps you informed across all of your child's classes. Parents and Guardians, look for your personalized invite to access Messages, Announcements, and Stream this afternoon! Download for Android: https://aptg.co/dVMrG6 Download for iPhone: https://aptg.co/-ZHjtT
7 months ago, McClusky-Goodrich Public School
say hello to even more in the MGPS app! download the McClusky-Goodrich app from the iOS App Store or Android Play Store and enable notifications.
The North Dakota Studies class has been learning about the first peoples to inhabit North Dakota and their ways of life. The class spent a couple weeks learning the basics of flint knapping in an attempt to gain an understanding of the skills and discipline needed to complete everyday tasks. Students critiqued each others work at the end of the unit and discussed questions including the importance of preserving cultural skills, persevering through obstacles, and modern tools we take for granted. 
1 day ago, McClusky-Goodrich Public School
High school students gathered around a box of rocks.
A high school student flint knapping.
A set of arrowheads.
A high school girl showing off her flint knapping skills.
A high school boy showing off her flint knapping skills.
A high school girl showing off her flint knapping skills.
A high school girl showing off her flint knapping skills.
A high school girl showing off her flint knapping skills.
A high school girl showing off her flint knapping skills.
High school students posing with their flint knapped arrowheads
Our JH band students had a great time representing our school at the first ever Region 7 Junior High Honor Band Festival at Turtle Lake!
1 day ago, McClusky-Goodrich Public School
Junior high students posing with and playing their band instruments.
Junior high band concert flyer
Yearbooks are for sale! Yearbooks from 2015-2016 to current (including last year's book!) are $30. Anything older is $20. If you're looking for a specific year, please contact Mrs. Lauer at andrea.lauer@k12.nd.us.
7 days ago, McClusky-Goodrich Public School
Yearbooks for sale: 2015-current are $30; 2014 and older are $20
Parents of preschool-aged kiddos - sign up for the annual Preschool Screening with Central Regional Special Education Unit. The free screening will take place on Thursday, October 30th from noon until 3pm at the elementary school. RSVP to Trista Zerr at 701-341-0539 or at trista.zerr@k12.nd.us.
9 days ago, McClusky-Goodrich Public School
Preschool screening on October 30th at the McClusky-Goodrich Elementary School
1st Grade has been learning all about the human body! We were very fortunate to have the wonderful Nurse Jacy come in and have a discussion with the class. She covered everything from how to become a nurse, what are some of her jobs she does, what is her favorite part of nursing, and she gave so many extra facts about our body! Nurse Jacy even let each student listen through her stethoscope. They listened to their heart, lungs, and stomach!

1st grade got to show off their smarts on the human body as well! Harper took Nurse Jacy through the different systems and organs in the human body display they have been working hard on! A HUGE thank you to Nurse Jacy for taking time out of her day to visit with the students!

Some questions to ask your student:
Where are all of the different spots you can check for your pulse?
What are some of the jobs a nurse does in a day?
How can you live a healthy life?
11 days ago, McClusky-Goodrich Public School
Lower elementary students posing with a nurse
Lower elementary students learning about the body
Lower elementary students listening to a nurse speak
A lower elementary student using a stethoscope on a nurse
Junior high girls basketball practice starts Monday, October 20th at Underwood School. Make sure your players' fees and sports physicals are turned in to the office before the start of practice!
16 days ago, McClusky-Goodrich Public School
Junior high girls basketball practice starts Monday, October 20th at Underwood School
The 5th Graders made hand crafts using straws and yarn to demonstrate how muscles and bones work together!
17 days ago, McClusky-Goodrich Public School
Upper elementary students showing their hand-crafted skeleton hands
Upper elementary students showing their hand-crafted skeleton hands
The preschoolers learned about fire safety during Fire Prevention Week. They also toured the school to see the fire extinguishers and the fire alarms. The little Firefighters had a lot of fun learning.
17 days ago, McClusky-Goodrich Public School
Preschool students and their teacher with firefighter hats
Surround the State in Song 2025: On Saturday, October 11, select students participated in Surround the State in Song, a festival held simultaneously in seven locations across North Dakota. Our students gathered in Bismarck for a full day of singing, learning, and performing with other young singers from different schools. It was a great experience for everyone involved!
17 days ago, McClusky-Goodrich Public School
Six junior high girls posing with their music teacher
Six junior high girls posing for the camera
Four junior high girls posing for the camera
A music stage filled with junior high students and a conductor
Junior high students standing on risers and singing
Six junior high girls posing for the camera
Junior high students listening to a conductor speak
Six junior high girls holding roses and posing with their music teacher
The Surround the State in Song program
Congratulations to last week's Dragons of the Week! Dragons lead with respect, responsibility, and pride. Make it the Dragon Way every day!
17 days ago, McClusky-Goodrich Public School
A high school girl holding a paper coupon for bonus points on an assignment
An elementary boy holding a paper coupon for lunch with a friend
An elementary girl holding a paper coupon for lunch with a friend
Who said Picture Day has to be serious?? Check out the elementary staff's own take on the annual event!
22 days ago, McClusky-Goodrich Public School
Teachers posing with random school items for picture day
Teachers posing with random school items for picture day
Teachers posing with random school items for picture day
Reminder: tomorrow (Wednesday) is picture day! Send your order form with your kiddo or use the information to order online.
23 days ago, McClusky-Goodrich Public School
Lifetouch Picture Day is coming October 8th, 2025 at the elementary school

Hello parents and guardians! This year, we are using PTCFast.com to make sign-ups as convenient as possible for Parent-Teacher Conferences. They are coming up on Monday, October 13th, running from 1:30pm until 7:30pm. Please use the following link to sign up for conferences with your kids' teacher(s) at both the elementary and the high school buildings. See you there!

https://ptcfast.com/schools/McClusky_Goodrich_Public_School

24 days ago, McClusky-Goodrich Public School
"Parent Teacher Conference" written on a blackboard
Mrs. Stober’s third grade class divided into small groups to show off their knowledge of the 5 vertebrate animal classes in poster form. Each group had to create a title, make a list of characteristics, and draw examples of animals that fit into their classification. These Dragons showed teamwork and cooperation to finish their poster on time!

Some questions to ask a third grader are:
-What are the five classes of vertebrate animals?
-What does vertebrate mean?
-Which class of vertebrate is your favorite and why?
24 days ago, McClusky-Goodrich Public School
Elementary students posing with a large handmade poster
Elementary students posing with a large handmade poster
Elementary students posing with a large handmade poster
Elementary students posing with a large handmade poster
Elementary students posing with a large handmade poster
Congratulations to Peyton Sadlo, Grace Stober, Jade Jensen and Brooklyn Lauer: Our August-September 2025 Dragons of the Month!
24 days ago, McClusky-Goodrich Public School
Elementary students posing with Dragon of the Month t-shirts
High school students posing with Dragon of the Month t-shirts
Congratulations to our first Elementary Dragons of the Week!
24 days ago, McClusky-Goodrich Public School
Elementary students posing with certificates
Mr. Williams’ freshman class did a lab on the change of momentum due to objects crashing into each other. The students rolled carts down ramps and measured the distance they traveled.
29 days ago, McClusky-Goodrich Public School
Two high school students rolling cars down a ramp

The second-grade class received their book for our first ever book study! They will be having a "Book Club" on The Magic Tree House #1 Dinosaurs Before Dark. Be on the lookout for "Book Club" updates!

29 days ago, McClusky-Goodrich Public School
Lower elementary students posing with Magic Tree House books.
Over the last week, Kindergarten has been learning all about the 5 Senses and how we use them every day.
Today we had a 5 Senses Discovery Day. We spent the afternoon using each of our 5 senses and deciding which things are our favorites.
They used their sense of touch to decide if they like the feeling of beads, pom poms, or pipe cleaners more.
They used their sense of smell to decide if they liked a fruity candle, minty candle, or hand sanitizer more.
They used their sense of hearing to decide if they like the sound of birds chirping, raindrops, or a metal slinky more.
They used their sense of taste to decide if they liked Oreos, Grahm Crackers, or Gummy Life Savers more.
And finally, they used their sense of sight to look through a magnifying glass at different little creatures and draw a detailed picture of what they saw.

Over the course of the week as we learned about each sense, we also talked about what happens if we lose one of them and how we learn to live everyday life. We learned about Ray Charles and Helen Keller. They were able to feel Braille on a sign in the school and were challenged with finding a pencil on their desk with their eyes closed. They were shocked when it wasn't as easy as they thought it would be and impressed that there are people who can do everything without the ability to see.

What a fantastic unit in our Reading curriculum!

Ask your student:
What do we have under our skin that helps us feel? (Nerves)
What do each of our 5 Senses communicate with? (Our Brain)
What is the colored part of our eye called? (Iris)
29 days ago, McClusky-Goodrich Public School
Kindergarten students learning about the five senses
Kindergarten students learning about the five senses
Kindergarten students learning about the five senses
Kindergarten students learning about the five senses
Kindergarten students learning about the five senses
Kindergarten students learning about the five senses