Happy Halloween from the McClusky-Goodrich Kindergarten class! We celebrated with some of the students in the junior class by carving pumpkins! Before they could start carving, each pair had to fill out a book about their pumpkin. They had to describe their pumpkin, count lines, and measure it using cubes. Thank you to the wonderful high school students (they were great!) , the JDA, and the Bentz Supply store for supplying us with the pumpkins! Also, thank you to the PTO for donating bags and all of the local merchants for the treats!
The fourth graders had a fun Halloween day. They participated in many different ELA and Math Halloween activities. One activity we did was identifying nouns, verbs, and adjectives with Halloween words. Students walked around the classroom and had to identify the Halloween words as nouns, verbs, or adjectives. Ask your child to tell you about the differences between nouns, verbs, and adjectives.
The first graders did a Halloween-themed Learn by Listening to Directions activity with Ms. Potts.
Help us celebrate Red Ribbon Week! Dress-up days are as follows:
Monday: Red Ribbon Week Kickoff (Wear Red)
Tuesday: Crazy About Being Drug-Free (Crazy Hair/Outfit Day)
Wednesday: Your Future Is Bright (Wear Bright Colors and Sunglasses)
Thursday: Say Boo To Drugs (Wear a Halloween Costume or Clothes)
Friday: Hats Off To Being Drug-Free (Wear a Hat)
In science class, the second grade students were asked, "What would happen if you didn't have a skull?" As part of their research, they made skull masks. Ask a second grader: What are the parts of the skull?
Time Update!! The Cross Country team will come through town around 10:40am tomorrow instead of 10:00am.
Hey, McClusky people! Join us to cheer on Brayden and the Central McLean Cougars Cross Country team as they head off to state in Jamestown. The team should roll through town on Highway 200 at around 10:00am on Friday. Let's go, Cougars!!
Miss Daphne earned her 2000th career assist tonight! Go check out the Lady Cougars volleyball team as they end their regular season with games against Harvey-Wells County and Washburn in the upcoming days. Congratulations, Daphne...and Go Cougars!!
Elementary learners partnered with their book buddies and read together this morning.
Preschoolers are exploring the letter F this week. Learners painted foot pictures and explored identifying the letter F and it's associated sound. Questions to ask your preschooler- What sound does the letter F make? What are some words with the F sound? When you are reading a story, look for words with the letter F and be a letter detective looking for the letter F outside of school.
The kindergarten class would like to give a huge "THANK YOU" to Mrs. Carol Abrahamson for giving us some little pumpkins to paint!
Christmas is coming! For all you early shoppers, check out the fall sale at our school swag store at https://apparelnow.com/mcclusky-goodrich-public-school-apparel/. All proceeds go towards the high school FACS program.
Welcome to Our House! The high school students kicked off the monthly House meeting at the end of September. They were broken into four groups consisting of students they normally wouldn’t have the chance to spend much time with during the course of the normal school day. Ask your high school student the name of their group, who their fellow members are and the lesson they learned with Lego.
Presenting the September MGPS Dragons of the Month! Congratulations, Harpyr, Lexi, Ellerady and River! A huge shoutout to the McClusky-Goodrich PTO for donating the McClusky bucks for our kiddos. Check out the October newsletter for more details.
Check out the sixth grade "Weather in a Box" projects! Ask your children what kind of weather they tried to sell to their classmates and whether or not they were successful. Also, ask why they chose that particular weather.
The Kindergarten class has been learning about blending syllables. We spent a few days practicing in the classroom using our hand motions. Then they learned a game similar to "Duck, Duck, Goose." The student who was "it" was given the word, i.e. Sunshine, and then they went around the circle tapping classmates' heads and alternating between the word parts, "sun" and "shine." When they wanted to choose someone else to be "it" they would tap a classmate's head and say the blended word "sunshine." Having such a small group didn't make for a large circle so we invited our first-grade friends to come and play with us!
Some questions to ask your students:
What hand motions do you use to blend syllables?
Can you blend these word parts?
cup........cake
snow...........flake
rain.......bow
out..........side
The second graders made PROTOTYPES of bird feeders for different kinds of birds. Ask a second grade student: What type of bird did you choose? What does your bird like to eat? How do they like to eat? What is a PROTOTYPE?
Don't forget - picture day is tomorrow!!
Flu season is just around the corner! If you're interested in your student getting their flu shot through First District Health Unit at the school, please visit their website, use the QR code or call the office for a paper form. Flu shots will be given October 16th at both schools. http://fdhu.org/school-flu-vaccinations/
