Happy National Ag Day! Students are planting seeds indoors now so they'll be ready for the garden! Living necklaces and strawberry plants too!
#wiagintheclassroom
Second graders at Merrimac Community School enjoyed a special visitor today. Wisconsin's Alice in Dairyland Ashley Hagenow visited classrooms to talk about agriculture and her position promoting Wisconsin's agriculture products and producers.
Can you guess what's under the microscope? Second grade is learning about bacteria and microscopic organisms! Answers in the comments.
#spsdlearns
This morning our 4th graders took the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as our "Nation's Report Card." This test is given to randomly selected schools in grades 4, 8 and 12 throughout our nation biannually. We are so proud of how seriously they took this and how much they worked to show what they know. Students were assigned to complete either a math or reading assessment. Afterwards they shared that they enjoyed it and really liked the testing format, especially using a stylus with the device that was provided by the proctors. The cool free earbuds were a hit as well! If you see one of these hard working students today thank them for sharing what they have learned at MCS in the SPSD so far! #MCS #SPSD #togetherwesoar
Taking a March #FirstDayHike to end the week. Students noticed how flattened most of the prairie plants were from wind and snow, but one stood tall with exploding seeds. They named it Fireworks Grass.
Superintendent Wright challenged MCS students to get hopping to commemorate Leap Day 2024! Students put the pogo sticks through their paces and also had a chance to measure how far they could "leap" under their own power. There were some impressive jump distances (many at six feet!) and number of bounds on the pogo sticks achieved by all ages! Together we truly did soar! Fourth graders and staff helped to measure and collect the data. # MCS #Togetherwesoar #SPSD #Merrimac
Syrup on pancakes and maple candy made a tasty ending to our spring sap project! Students tapped, collected, graphed, boiled, and enjoyed the maple sap. Learning is delicious!
Early bird gets the... clean house! Students cleaned out old nests so bluebirds can move in as they return this spring!
"Can we come back?" An afternoon of hands-on exhibits gave students an appetite for learning! Thank you to Tommy Bartlett's Robot World for an excellent visit.
The older classes spent the morning at Tommy Bartlett's Robot World! The hands-on learning was out of this world!
MCS students celebrated National Chili Day with local agricultural products! Lots of food group learning and chili eating!
Drip, drip, drip! Students are collecting maple sap to make syrup! Science, math, history, and literacy! Project-based learning is our favorite way to learn!
❤️ The Kids Heart Challenge was a success! Mr. B led students in the annual event to support heart health awareness.
Students welcomed veterans for Valentine's Day! Lots of games, smiles, and even a special happy birthday!
Thank you to our local VFW Lachmund-Cramer Post 7694 for visiting!
#TogetherWeSoar
Grades 5K-2 celebrated the 100th day of school today at MCS! Many throughout the grades wore vivid colors to show that they are "100 Days Brighter." Learning activities focused around the number 100 from dancing, counting out loud and grouping items of 100. The 100 days hit one 4th grader particularly hard so we made sure he took it easy at school today! MCS kids love school, learning and having fun! #SPSD #MCS #saukprairiesoars
To celebrate Lunar New Year, grade 2 students welcomed Ms. Lo, the Mandarin teacher from the high school! Lots of learning about language and culture, followed by trying new foods!
No trout about it, we love project-based learning! We welcomed the rainbow trout fry today! Students will learn about their life cycle and fresh water habitats as they manage water quality and daily care.
Thank you to the Wisconsin DNR and Nevin Hatchery for their partnership!
Grades 5K-5 were wowed by the UW Madison's Wonders of Physics program! Ask your favorite MCS student about air pressure, gravity, fire tornadoes, Newton's three laws of motion and how you can make fog indoors. They learned a lot and had a ton of fun! #SPSD #MCS #SaukPrairie #Wondersofphysics #Merrimac
The 5th graders learned about service dogs and how to behave around service dogs in harness when Anna, a leader dog for the blind, visited their classroom. Anna showed them how she behaves and works when in her “uniform “, and then she enjoyed lots of petting and love when her harness was removed. She even “helped” some students with their math.
MCS 4K students have been learning about quail this year. They hatched eggs, raised the quail, and sent them on to two farms. Now the children are observing and measuring adult quail. They also had the opportunity to eat hard-boiled quail eggs. This Spring, the 4K students will be hatching eggs again. Math and Science are a lot of fun at Merrimac Community School!
