Students in their 5th grade ELA classes used hexagonal thinking maps that paired with their novel study "Restart" by Gordon Korman.
This reading comprehension strategy allows students to discuss and connect characters and ideas from the novel study together. Each groups' webs are different for different reasons. They explain their thinking maps with each other which allows them to dig into deeper more complex concepts.
ECS Students from PreK through High School and their parents took time to honor our veterans at Heroes Park in Eldred on Saturday, November 11. One little , soon to-be PreK student, is shown receiving a small flag from a veteran; a truly special moment.
These pictures show students in our primary grades using sound mats to become better readers and spellers and playing games to improve their literacy skills.
Students in their 5th grade ELA classes used hexagonal thinking maps that paired with their novel study "Restart" by Gordon Korman.
This reading comprehension strategy allows students to discuss and connect characters and ideas from the novel study together. Each groups' webs are different for different reasons. They explain their thinking maps with each other which allows them to dig into deeper more complex concepts.
Thank you Mackenzie PTA! Every year members of our PTA "sneak" onto campus on a fall weekend and lay a pumpkin patch in the front lawn of our school to surprise our students and staff. Not only does it give our school a festive autumn look but each student can take a pumpkin home with them. We love this tradition!
PTA Monster Mash - Friday, October 27 6:00-7:30 pm for students in grades PK-6. Come in costume to enjoy music, dancing, and snacks. Quite activities will be available for Pk-2. This is NOT a drop-off event, parents/guardians MUST stay with children.
The kindness club at Mackenzie Elementary School runs on Tuesday afternoons and is open to students in grades 3-6. This week, members of the club were writing cards with positive messages to give to other students to help promote kindness at GRM!
Our 6th grade students held their end of unit celebration for personal narratives! Students shared their writings with their grade-level peers. It was a great opportunity to see everyone's writing styles and learn more about each other.
On October 4th our 6th grade students attended the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins second annual school day STEM game. The Penguins took on the Hershey Bears in an exciting match up while students from around the area cheered and learned about different aspect of the game and how it relates to science and math.
6th grade art classes at Mackenzie Elementary School are fortunate enough to be able to go on a field trip every fall to Storm King Art Center. This outdoor museum located in New Windsor, NY provides our students with an opportunity to view large-scale outdoor art instillations. This ties into the 6th grade curriculum surrounding art history, artists, NYS history and leads up to their sculpture unit.
Fall clubs are in full swing at Mackenzie! Ms. Swinford's STEAM club for primary students built a different type of paper airplane. They added different engineering strategies to make their planes flyer further. In intermediate club the 5th & 6th graders were able to develop different snap circuits to make their fans, sound machines or light domes work. They had to find and fix mistakes in order to make those electrical connections.
Thank you to Lumberland, Highland Lake & Yulan Fire Departments who graciously volunteered their time to come to our campus last week as part of Fire Prevention Week.
Through a partnership between Sullivan 180 and Cornell Cooperative Extension the Mackenzie Elementary School was able to get a Celebration Cart. This allows a healthy alternative to classroom celebrations. Teachers can sign out the cart to celebrate any special events they have in the classroom like student birthdays, holidays, classroom incentive reward, etc. Some of the Items included in the cart are art supplies, playground/sports balls, games, fitness/yoga dice, parachute, dance scarves and jump ropes.
Mackenzie Yearbook early order incentive. Order your child's 2023-2024 Mackenzie yearbook by October 27 for a discounted purchase price of $15 and you may choose up to 4 FREE icons with the purchase of personalization. Please visit the Jostens website to order your child's yearbook today! https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/customer/1022274/Mackenzie-Elementary-School/
Mackenzie Elementary School is recognizing students for Acts of Kindness and exhibiting specific character traits at monthly assemblies. On Friday, October 6, students were recognized for being resilient in the month of September.
Mackenzie Elementary School picture day is Tuesday, October 17.
Monday, October 9, 2023-No school in observance of Columbus Day.
On Friday, October 6 the Mackenzie Elementary School will participate in the annual county-wide early dismissal drill. Students will dismiss 15-minutes early from school. Car pick ups will begin @ 2:45 with buses departing at approximately 3:00. Please have plans in place so that your children know what to do in the event of an emergency early dismissal from school.
For Social Studies, students used their archaeological skills to reconstruct a “found artifact” which was created by an “unidentified” culture. It was a really amazing experience, and the students were determined and found success.
Ms. Swinford’s 5th grade has been learning about ecosystems in science. They are learning why or why not certain organisms are living and thriving, while others aren’t. Today they made a food web model to show how animals move through the ecosystem. They then exchanged matter to show how matter also moves through the ecosystem.
