Category Archives: art
A visit from David Ezra Stein
Yesterday McGuffey was visited by Caldecott Honor author and illustrator, David Ezra Stein. His visit was made possible by the Lane Public Library, who brought David to Oxford to visit local schools and libraries. Our Pre-Primary and Primary units spent … Continue reading
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Tie dye
While the weather felt more like summer than spring, we broke out the tie dye. Each child in school had a chance to dye their own shirt, and the result was a spectacular array of colors and designs. Special thanks … Continue reading
Posted in art, intermediate unit, McGuffey, pre-primary, primary unit, upper unit
Pi Day
What a wonderful day we had on March 14th to celebrate Pi Day. Students, teachers, and schools around the world celebrate the number pi (3.14…….), the ratio of the circumference to the diameter for any circle. It is also, ironically, … Continue reading
Posted in art, intermediate unit, math, McGuffey, pre-primary, primary unit, upper unit
Oxford Kinetics Festival
The third annual Oxford Kinetics Festival will be held on Saturday, April 1, from 12–3pm at Millett Hall. Be sure to join in on the fun in this fantastic event where art, science, and math come together in the most … Continue reading
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Audubon Art Show
Congratulations to everyone who participated in the Audubon Art Show! We had many who won awards, but everyone who participated helped to create a spectacular flock of birds.
Posted in art, community, intermediate unit, McGuffey, primary unit, science, upper unit
Audubon Art Show This Weekend
The Audubon Art Show Exhibit and Awards Ceremony will be at Alumni Hall, Miami University on Saturday, March 3, 2012, 12:00 noon – 4:00 pm. Alumni Hall is located near Hall Auditorium and King Library off Campus Avenue. I hope that … Continue reading
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Flock of Birds
A flock of many bird drawings will travel this weekend to be entered in Audubon Miami Valley’s (AMV) first Winter Art Show for area K-12 students. Though ribbons and prizes are going to be awarded to many participants, we concentrated … Continue reading
Posted in announcements, art, intermediate unit, primary unit, upper unit
Audubon art
McGuffey Students will be using their skills to draw, paint and cartoon midwestern and endangered species of birds. The students will also learn more about the lives of John James Audubon, Roger Tory Peterson and, still living artist, David Sibley. … Continue reading
Posted in art, intermediate unit, McGuffey, primary unit, upper unit
Sewing and STEM
Just before Winter Break, the third and fourth grade students designed and created their own sock puppets and stuffed “animals”. We combined the practical skill of sewing with using our spatial skills in design. The result was a classroom of … Continue reading
Posted in art, intermediate unit, math, McGuffey, science, technology
Tessellations Stir Our Vision of the World
Working with the 3/4/5/6 groups in doing M. C. Escher inspired tessellations has been mindblowing fun. The students started with two equilateral triangles and made drawings on one triangle that matched the sides of the other. Then, after making multiple … Continue reading
Posted in art, intermediate unit, McGuffey
