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.
Reminder: tomorrow (Wednesday) is picture day! Send your order form with your kiddo or use the information to order online.
about 14 hours 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

1 day 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?
1 day 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!
1 day 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!
1 day 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.
6 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!

6 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)
6 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

Second Grade is learning about ancient Chinese civilizations. Last Friday they learned about the Chinese writing system. They learned how the Chinese would use Block Pattern Printing to produce books. To replicate the system, they used stamps to write their own stories. The excitement quickly faded as they realized how much work it was!

Some questions to ask your child:
Who invented paper?
What did the Chinese use to write on before paper?
Why is writing such an important component to a civilization?

6 days ago, McClusky-Goodrich Public School
Lower elementary students using letter stamps on paper to write stories
Lower elementary students using letter stamps on paper to write stories
Lower elementary students using letter stamps on paper to write stories
Lower elementary students using letter stamps on paper to write stories
Third graders teamed up with the juniors and seniors to start off their animal research report last Friday! They spent time on National Geographic Kids picking out their animal, classifying it, and recording facts to use for their upcoming informational writing piece. Great teamwork, Dragons!
6 days ago, McClusky-Goodrich Public School
High school and elementary school students working together using laptops to conduct research
High school and elementary school students working together using laptops to conduct research
High school and elementary school students working together using laptops to conduct research
High school and elementary school students working together using laptops to conduct research
The annual FFA Pancake & Sausage Supper will be held on Thursday, October 2nd in the McClusky-Goodrich Elementary gym. The supper starts at 5:30pm, and the Labor Auction will follow at 7pm.
15 days ago, McClusky-Goodrich Public School
The annual FFA Pancake & Sausage Supper will be held on Thursday, October 2nd in the McClusky-Goodrich Elementary gym. The supper starts at 5:30pm, and the Labor Auction will follow at 7pm.
The seventh graders have been busy so far this trimester. We are just over the hump of our STEM unit with a trip to Mars. We’ve learned about what it takes to be an astronaut, with the students flexing their teamwork and problem-solving muscles. We’ve also learned some facts about Mars and how it differs from Earth. We have gotten to do four hands-on projects on our six “missions” – making straw rockets, constructing Mars landers, experimenting with Coke and Mentos, and testing catapults.

Ask your students:
What are the forces of flight that helped and hindered their straw rocket tests?
How did air resistance and shock absorption work with their Mars landers?
18 days ago, McClusky-Goodrich Public School
Junior high students displaying teamwork with building plastic cup pyramids without touching them with their hands
Junior high students building and testing straw rockets
Junior high students building and testing paper Mars landers
Junior high students experimenting with Coke and Mentos using balloons to catch the carbon dioxide
Junior high students testing catapults with ping pong balls and plastic cup pyramids
The sophomore Foundations of Agriculture class has been busy this year, starting off their Landscaping & Surveying unit by learning about landscape design and creating landscape plans. To take advantage of the nice weather, the class quickly moved outside to clean an area behind the shop to create a school garden. These students will be the first to use the garden as they plant vegetables in the spring, which will then be sold to benefit the FFA chapter. After completing that project, they worked on creating a simple flower garden in front of the Ag. room, and put to use the skills they learned. Next, they painted curbs around the school to mark the bus zones as a community service project. Students ended the unit by learning about legal land descriptions and surveying practices.
18 days ago, McClusky-Goodrich Public School
High school students landscaping in front of a school
High school students landscaping in front of a school
High school students posing in front of their landscaped flower garden in front of a school
High school students painting the yellow curb in front of a school
High school students using surveying equipment
High school students using surveying equipment
School flu shots are coming October 15th at both schools. To register, visit www.fdhu.org/school-flu-vaccinations and select McClusky School from the list.
Complete the registration form, including insurance information, and submit. You will get a confirmation email that includes contact information for the nurse who will be conducting your flu shot clinic. Please call First District Health Unit at 363-2506 with any questions.

19 days ago, McClusky-Goodrich Public School
Flu shots coming October 15th at McClusky-Goodrich Schools
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).
21 days ago, McClusky-Goodrich Public School
Lifetouch Picture Day is coming October 8th, 2025 at the elementary school
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.
21 days ago, McClusky-Goodrich Public School
Elementary students posing with life-sized shadow cutouts with painted on skeleton bones
Elementary students posing with life-sized shadow cutouts with painted on skeleton bones
Elementary student cutting out a life-sized shadow cutout.
Preschool learned that rain and sun makes a rainbow. They chose the colors and made a rainbow of their own.
21 days ago, McClusky-Goodrich Public School
Preschool students posing with homemade rainbows
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.
29 days ago, McClusky-Goodrich Public School
High school students posing with plates of snacks
High school students sitting at a table with plates of snacks
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!
29 days ago, McClusky-Goodrich Public School
Lower elementary students posing with decorated sketchbooks
Elementary students designing sketchbook covers
Elementary students designing sketchbook covers
Elementary students designing sketchbook covers
Junior high students designing sketchbook covers
Junior high students designing sketchbook covers
Junior high students designing sketchbook covers