We are cultivating the next generation of gardeners on #WISchoolGardenDay at MCS!
Science is delicious! 4K students used dill they grew in a hydroponic garden to make pickles. The hydroponic garden was funded through a grant from the Sauk Prairie Chamber of Commerce. The students were very excited to help make this yummy snack by practicing how to safely use a knife. Thank you, Sauk Prairie Chamber of Commerce!
It was a fin-tastic day as grades 1 & 2 released the rainbow trout! Lots of learning has happened as we've cared for the fry since January. This project is o-fish-illy a success! A big thank you to our reel-y great partners at the @widnr for their continued assistance. ❤️🐟
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Students had a sneak peek of the summer library programs! We will bee there!
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Making cheese?! No whey! It was a gouda day to make fresh mozzarella using math, science, and literacy. Cheese tasting with #AgInTheClassroom and the Sauk County Farm Bureau made the day even cheddar! Learning is delicious!
The biggest THANK YOU to our families, staff, and community! The rummage sale was a huge success (proceeds to our inclusive playground equipment) AND the garden is prepared for student spring planting!
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Grades 4 and 5 visited the Bank of Prairie du Sac and the Tripp Museum. Financial literacy and local history! Great trip!
Projects are our bread and butter! Quite literally in Kindergarten as they baked bread and made their own butter! Learning is delicious!
Grades 5K and 1 went to Madison to check out the Children's Museum and to see the state capitol. It was a day for fun and broadening horizons for our students! #togetherwesoar #merrimac
Earth Day everyday! Students pulled garlic mustard, picked up litter, and planted trees and seeds! Conservation kids!
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In anticipation of Earth Day, students planted over 100 trees in the school forest! Oak, maple, sycamore, and birch planted for the future.
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MCS 4K dad and musician, Dave, came to visit music class today. Dave shared his love of music and playing the electric guitar with the 4K students. They heard the different sounds the electric guitar can make and they got to help strum the guitar. It was a very fun day!
Today world renowned Oaxacan Woodcarvers, Armando Jimenez and Alejandro Jimenez visited the students at MCS. With the help of former SPSD teacher Laurie Martin as their interpreter they taught us the history of their art, how it is made and what it means. Students asked excellent questions and were wowed by the unique and colorful sculptures called alebrijes, which means fantastical in Spanish. The artists will be visiting other Sauk Prairie School District schools, giving presentations and demonstrations to showcase their art for students throughout this week. You can meet them and purchase their remaining stock at the Grand Avenue theater on Friday, April 19 from 3:30-4:30. #TogetherWeSoar #SPSD #Artrocks
Before the rain yesterday, students over-seeded the school prairie with seeds they collected last fall from native grasses and flowers! This will improve the ecosystem and is part of ongoing restoration efforts.
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Nurse Jamie came to visit MCS 4K to talk about germs. They listened to a story and did a hand washing experiment. Students were given "germ lotion" to rub on their hands. They saw how it glowed under Nurse Jamie's magic germ light. The students then washed their hands and checked with the germ light to see how they did washing the germs off. Everyone needed to go back and wash again! Now the 4K students are excellent hand washers.
Merrimac students studied the eclipse in grades 4K-5 and were awestruck by the opportunity to view it together today! #MCS #SPSD #Merrimac #togetherwesoar
One School One Book is back! Students, classes, and families will all read about Humphrey to build a culture of reading! A big thank you to Animal House Pet Supplies in Sauk City for helping us bring Humphrey to MCS!
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On Tuesday, 3rd grade World Helpers presented what they learned about recycling and shared reusable and fully compostable baggies. Each student will take one home to try!
Before break, students helped our school forest by removing the egg sacs of the spongy moth (bad caterpillars that can kill trees). They were excellent at spotting the invasive insects. Way to be conservation kids!
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🔨🔨🔨 Learning is LOUD! After measuring and assembling, new bluebird houses are ready for the birds!
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