Congratulations to our first Elementary Dragons of the Week!
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.
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!
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)
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)
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?
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!
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?
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?
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.
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.
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.
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!
