The Cat in the Hat was on the loose at the MCSCS for READ ACROSS AMERICA week. The Cat played by our Principal, Mrs. Kreider, visited each classroom to read a Dr. Seuss book. The students loved the cat and her animated story telling!
The Cat in the Hat was on the loose at the MCSCS for READ ACROSS AMERICA week. The Cat played by our Principal, Mrs. Kreider, visited each classroom to read a Dr. Seuss book. The students loved the cat and her animated story telling!
The 5th Grade class will all have the opportunity the week of March 2nd to visit Colby College to learn about Maine Native Americans. Today Mr. Herrick and Mrs. Fissette's class went on the field trip and learned about Maine Native American cultures and the different types of weaving that the Native Americans create. Thank you Colby College for making these trips possible with funding for lunch, the art tour, and transportation.
Grade 4 participated in a virtual presentation through Acadia National Park about Amazing Animal Adaptations. Students learned how various Maine species use their bodies and behaviors to help them survive. The virtual visit connected beautifully with the 4th Grade ELA module about animal defense mechanisms. Check out the great notes and information the students gathered from the cool experience!
Today for Read Across America Week, in Mrs. Creps' First Grade classroom they focused on "Uniquely Me." The class spent the day exploring self-love and confidence through two beautiful stories: The Best Part of Me by Wendy Ewald and The Reflection in Me by Marc Colagiovanni and Peter Reynolds.
The best part of the day? Watching the children look in the mirror and practice saying exactly what they love about themselves! ❤️ After finding their favorite features, they took to their journals to write about the "best part" of who they are and why it’s special.
A quote from the day included, "I like my teeth because when my teeth fall out I get money.")
March Madness with a twist of BOOKS! The 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students at the MCSCS celebrated reading and kicked off March Madness with the revealing of read aloud books. The classes will read informational and fiction books and at the end of March the class votes will find the March Madness Book Champion. Have fun reading and good luck books!
Check out a few pics from our Physical Education classes at the MCSCS. The students learn a lot about teamwork, warm-ups and stretching, playing games and using sports equipment like basketballs, pickle ball racquets, and many more!
The students in Mrs. Hisler's 4th grade class spent the morning playing Deal or No deal! They worked together to practice their math skills learned so far in the year, while trying to win the grand prize of $100,000! Look at the groups competing, concentrating and having lots of fun while practicing their math skills
Students in first grade celebrated the Winter Olympics this week with a series of hands-on classroom events. Each day, students participated in a different activity inspired by an Olympic sport—ski jump, curling, skeleton, speed skating, and bobsled—while building their math and teamwork skills. Throughout the week, they practiced measuring distance and time, collecting and organizing data, and comparing results. Students also worked on collaboration, perseverance, and sportsmanship as they cheered on their classmates and reflected on their performances. It was a fun, engaging way to connect real-world events to learning while strengthening both academic and social skills
5th grade students celebrated Valentine's Day, PJ Day and the Friday before vacation with GAMES galore!
5th grade teamed up and played a Minute to Win It on Friday, February 13th. Reviewing learning can be lots of fun and these 5th graders enjoyed the competition.
Mrs. Ashe's 5th grade students visited Mrs. Estabrooks' Kindergarten class for Buddy Reading and as you can see the partnerships bring many smiles to the older and younger students. Mrs. Ashe's students just completed a study of the rain forest and brought both their knowledge as well as books they had read to share with the Kindergarten students. Learning at the MCSCS is certainly a community experience.
Mrs. Ashe's 5th grade class ended their ELA Module about the Rainforest with a celebration that included family members and school guests. The students wrote informational pieces, poems and a narrative story with many facts and details about the Rainforest animals and environment. The students ended the celebration with a Reader's Theater written using the The Great Kapok Tree
Book by Lynne Cherry. Please enjoy the pictures of the vocabulary tree and dioramas that the students created together.
Book by Lynne Cherry. Please enjoy the pictures of the vocabulary tree and dioramas that the students created together.
Mrs. Seymour's class had an early Valentine’s celebration. After the Valentine's celebration the students ate lunch in their class room as a reward for the 4th grade students’ outstanding performance on their NWEA testing last week. Mrs. Seymour and all the students had a wonderful time and the kids enjoyed a “just us” lunch!
The 100th day of school was on Tuesday, February 10th and the students in Mrs. Hisler's 4th grade classroom came up with 100 Reasons they LOVE 4th grade. The spirit of friendship, learning and fun are full at the MCSCS.
The Kindergarten students in Mrs. Bernard's classroom counted 100 fruit loops for the 100th day of school. Ask your child how they can organize items and count to 100- Kindergarten and 1st Grade students will proudly show you.
Math class isn't all paper and pencil, but the Illustrative Math program and students' learning is often enriched with opportunities for hands-on and partner work. The students Mrs. Seymour's class on this particular day were learning about perimeter of rectangles using rulers and pipe cleaners.
Thanks to the MCSCS PTG we have sleds and the kids LOVE the sleds. Enjoy the pics of Mrs. Noyes' 3rd Grade class celebrating a class earn.
FEBRUARY 4th – World Read Aloud Day – was celebrated in Mrs. Lapointe's 4th grade class. The 4th graders hosted three guest readers that included Superintendent-Mr. Moody, Assistant Principal-Mrs. Mitchell, and ZOOMing in was the author of, " I Rock, A Geology Tale" Katie Slivensky. A huge thanks to the 4th graders for being a great audience and to Mrs. LaPointe for making it all happen! Cheers to World Read Aloud Day!!!
Kindergarten is a busy place for learning! Please enjoy the pics of Mrs. Evan's class learning: playing a memory game with students' photos to help new students learn each other's names, writing, making 3-D shapes with play dough and straws, dissecting owl pellets, and receiving their River Hawk stuffed animal. So much purposeful fun and learning happens all day in Kindergarten!
