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!
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Picture Day is coming!! Lifetouch will be here on Wednesday, October 8th at the elementary school. Parents/guardians can pre-order prints at mylifetouch.com. Create an account or login with the Picture Day ID (EVTGFHZ3P).
The first-grade class has just started their "All About the Human Body" unit in reading! They will be exploring all of the bodies' different systems. First up, the skeletal system! Students worked on cutting out their own body and painting their bones. Their models will be used as we continue to explore.
Some questions to ask your student:
What is the importance of the skeletal system?
Have your student identify their hips, spine, skull, and ribs.
Some questions to ask your student:
What is the importance of the skeletal system?
Have your student identify their hips, spine, skull, and ribs.
Preschool learned that rain and sun makes a rainbow. They chose the colors and made a rainbow of their own.
Ag. IV students have been busy learning more about rangeland management, stocking rates, and range plant identification. After discussing the role of increaser and decreaser plants, they took part in a fun activity using different snacks to represent different types of range plants. Students rolled a dice to determine their “grazing strategy” for each round, and tracked how different plants took over their “pasture.” Students have also had the opportunity to get outside to put their skills to use in plant identification and collecting forage samples.
Myra Klein came to our schools teach our kiddos art last week! Students in grades PK-8 completed their first project – designing their sketchbook covers.
Ms. Klein will be stopping by each month to teach the kids something new. Their art projects will stay at the school, and will be on display for an art show during our spring music concert in May.
Thank you so much to the McClusky-Goodrich PTO for providing our kids with this amazing opportunity!
Ms. Klein will be stopping by each month to teach the kids something new. Their art projects will stay at the school, and will be on display for an art show during our spring music concert in May.
Thank you so much to the McClusky-Goodrich PTO for providing our kids with this amazing opportunity!
Congratulations to the 2025 Homecoming Royalty - King Cole Abrahamson and Queen Aubrey Majors! Braxxten Wanner, Harpyr Abrahamson and Haley Bobbins make up the rest of the Homecoming Court.
Students in Ag. Mechanics recently finished an in-depth lesson in farm machinery components, which included a lab activity in disassembling and maintaining a universal joint. Students learned about the role of u-joints in farm equipment, and used a ball joint press to remove the joint. They then learned to read a dial caliper and micrometer to check for signs of wear. They will use these skills again later in this unit as they work on restoring a sickle mower.
It's Homecoming time!! Check out the dress-up days for next week's celebration. Go Cougars!
The 4th graders have participated in some fun activities to kick off the school year. They did a science lab using their five senses to observe what was happening with the Skittles in water. They had to work together to plan how to save Fred the worm, get him back in his life vest, and back into his boat. They had so much fun and even got to eat some of the candy that was left over!
Happy August Birthdays to Mrs. Lauer, Mrs. Felchle and Mrs. Blumhagen!
The 6th grade science class practiced the scientific method with a very important lab entitled "How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop?"! Ask any 6th grader what conclusion they came to or what the class data showed! If you want to impress them, ask what the independent and dependent variables were!
The fifth grade class visited the preschoolers to read "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" and to do a brown bear craft.
Kindergarten has had some very busy first days of school! We read "The Hungry Caterpillar" and then made our own out of beads and pipe cleaners, munching on a paper leaf. We watched "The Tortoise and the Hare" and made our own turtles to remind us to slow down and take our time, we even broke out the paint to make the turtle shells extra nice!
In reading we are talking about and practicing Lines, getting us ready to form letters! Today, we drew a picture using Vertical, Horizontal, Diagonal, and Squiggly lines! Their papers were taped to the wall-adding the challenge of drawing on a vertical surface!
It is going to be such a great year!
Ask your student:
What does a Vertical line look like? Horizontal? Diagonal?
Why is it important to take our time and not rush?
In reading we are talking about and practicing Lines, getting us ready to form letters! Today, we drew a picture using Vertical, Horizontal, Diagonal, and Squiggly lines! Their papers were taped to the wall-adding the challenge of drawing on a vertical surface!
It is going to be such a great year!
Ask your student:
What does a Vertical line look like? Horizontal? Diagonal?
Why is it important to take our time and not rush?
Homecoming 2025 t-shirts are now available to order! Deadline is Monday, September 1st. (The shirts are updated, but the website may not be. Be sure to scroll down.)
https://cmchomecoming2025.itemorder.com/shop/home/
https://cmchomecoming2025.itemorder.com/shop/home/
Don't forget about the Open House this evening! Come meet the staff, learn about policy updates, check out the classrooms, and have some food. See you soon!
School supply lists have been updated to include lists for junior high (grades 6-8) and high school (9-12)! Find them on our website. They will be updated on TeacherLists.com soon.
New State Law on Personal Electronic Devices:
North Dakota has passed a new law that bans the use of personal electronic devices during the school day. This is a law that applies to all public schools in North Dakota to promote a safe and distraction-free learning environment for students while prohibiting the use of wireless communication devices.
We are currently collaborating to finalize the policy and procedures that McClusky-Goodrich will put in place. We'll present the final policy at the Open House on Monday, August 18, 2025.
If you have any questions or feedback, feel free to reach out to Ms. Bussman at 701-388-8302 or daulan.bussman@k12.nd.us.
Fall sports are coming your way! Please get your sports physicals and your participation fee ($45/sport) in to the MGPS office before the start of practice.
Join us on Monday, August 18th at the high school for our Back to School Open House! Registration starts at 5pm, followed by a welcome, staff introductions and policy updates. At 5:45pm, elementary students can take their supplies to their classrooms while high school students can fill their lockers and practice their combinations. Supper will be served at the elementary starting at 6pm.
