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.
6 months ago, Jennifer Anderson
Image of cartoon cartoon characters in Halloween costumes
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!
6 months ago, Jennifer Anderson
Image of students in a classroom with art supplies writing cards
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.
6 months ago, Jennifer Anderson
A student reads a personal narrative in front of a classroom
A student reads a personal narrative in front of a classroom
A student reads a personal narrative in front of a classroom
A student reads a personal narrative in front of a classroom
A student reads a personal narrative in front of a classroom
A student reads a personal narrative in front of a classroom
A student reads a personal narrative in front of a classroom
A student reads a personal narrative in front of a classroom
A student reads a personal narrative in front of a classroom
An image of a classroom of students
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.
6 months ago, Jennifer Anderson
Picture of our 6th grade students sittings in bleachers at a hockey arena
Students cheering at a hockey game
A jumbo-tron at Mohegan Sun Arena listing all the schools attending the hockey game
image of the hockey rink at the Mohegan Sun Arena
Image of hockey players during a play
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.
6 months ago, Jennifer Anderson
Image of outdoor large-scale art sculpture
image of students viewing an outdoor large-scale art sculpture
another view of students viewing up close an outdoor art scultpure
image of students outdoors under a large tree
image of students sitting on a large-scale outdoor art instillation
image of our 6th grade students on an observation deck with a blue sky and mountains covered with trees with colorful leaves on them
Image of outdoor large-scale art sculpture
Image of outdoor large-scale art sculpture
Image of outdoor large-scale art sculpture
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.
6 months ago, Jennifer Anderson
Image of students in primary STEAM club making paper airplanes
Image of the orange and black paper airplanes the primary STEAM club made
Image of 2 students standing in a blue hallway throwing their paper airplanes to see if they fly
image of students in the intermediate STEAM club with their snap circuits
image of students in the intermediate STEAM club with their snap circuits
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.
6 months ago, Jennifer Anderson
image of a black 3 tiered cart with different games on it. In front of a window with a yellow jacket logo on it.
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.
6 months ago, Jennifer Anderson
Image of children & adults sitting on a sidewalk in front of a a red fire truck
Image of children sitting on a sidewalk in front of a red fire truck
Image of a red ambulance with the doors open and a line of children stepping into the ambulance
image of a white ambulance with children and adults in front of it
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/
7 months ago, Jennifer Anderson
Image of a book with a colorful sunburst image
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.
7 months ago, Jennifer Anderson
Image of student holding up awards they received in front of a screen that says Random Acts of Kindness
Image of students holding up awards they received in front of a screen that says Resilience
Mackenzie Elementary School picture day is Tuesday, October 17.
7 months ago, Jennifer Anderson
Image of School Picture Day information for online ordering
Monday, October 9, 2023-No school in observance of Columbus Day.
7 months ago, Jennifer Anderson
Clipart image of a sailor looking through a spyglass from the bow of a ship with the word Columbus Day in the ocean below
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.
7 months ago, Jennifer Anderson
Image of a white warning light outlined in yellow
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.
7 months ago, Jennifer Anderson
Image of terra cotta pots with images drawn on them
Image of broken pieces of terra cotta pots on a white plate being put back together by a student
image of broken pieces of terra cotta pots on a white plate
image of a broken terra cotta pot with a drawing on it laying on a white plate
students investigate their terra cotta pots
a student investigates her terra cotta pot
students investigate their terra cotta pots
students investigate their terra cotta pots
Students investigate their terra cotta pots
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.
7 months ago, Jennifer Anderson
Students holding string working on a science lab
Students holding string working on a science lab
Students holding string working on a science lab
On September 15 International DOT Day is a celebration of all that creativity inspires to make the world a better place . Our students read The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds and participated in discussions and activities surrounding the story. The Dot is the story of a caring teacher who dares a doubting student to trust in her own abilities by being brave enough to "make her mark". We all know Mackenzie loves any reason to dress up so we had children and adults dressed in polka dots to "mark" the day!
7 months ago, Jennifer Anderson
Image of the book The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds
Students hold up art work they created for International Dot Day
Students hold up art work they created for International Dot Day
Students hold up art work they created for International Dot Day
Students hold up art work they created for International Dot Day
Students hold up art work they created for International Dot Day
A student wearing a green shirt with blue, white and red polka dots smiles as the camera
A student in an orange shirt with a black dot smiles at the camera
As part of our social studies curriculum we celebrate the International Day of Peace annually on September 21. This day was established in 1981 by a unanimous United Nations resolution. Peace Day provides a globally shared date for all humanity to commit to peace above all differences and to contribute to a culture of peace. Our students discuss Peace Day and then are encouraged to write a kind word or phrase on a pinwheel. Our learning community parades around our campus waving their colorful pinwheels of peace which are "planted" in our front lawn as a showcase to all who visit!
7 months ago, Jennifer Anderson
Students pose in front of signs that read Mackenzie Pinwheels for Peace
Image of pinwheels in colors of red, blue, green, pink and purple are "planted" in a flower box.
Image of students parading in front of a school building waving colorful pinwheels
a student smiles while holding a green pinwheel
a student holding a green pinwheel and an adult holding a purple pinwheel smile at the camera
a student wearing a blue hat with a blue pinwheel stuck in it and another student with a pink pinwheel in her hand parade in front of a school building
Image of the back of children as they walk past the camera holding their colorful pinwheels in the air parade in front of a school building.
September's character trait at Mackenzie Elementary School is Resilience. Mr. Carpentieri has spent time this month in classrooms reading The Hugging Tree-A Story About Resilience by Jill Neimark. This is a story of a tree, growing alone on a cliff. The tree is faced with many challenges including thunder storms, freezing winters and vast, crashing waves, but the kindness and compassion of one little boy and protected by the natural world, the tree grows and eventually becomes a shelter for others. Every month Mr. C. will choose a new character trait to focus on and students exhibiting this trait will be recognized.
7 months ago, Jennifer Anderson
Image of the book The Hugging Tree A story About Resilience by Jill Neimark
Image of building principal, Mr. Carpentieri, in a classroom, sitting in a rocking chair reading to students.
Image of building principal, Mr. Carpentieri, in a classroom, sitting in a rocking chair reading to students.
Image of building principal, Mr. Carpentieri, in a classroom, sitting in a rocking chair reading to students.
Image of building principal, Mr. Carpentieri, in a classroom, sitting in a rocking chair reading to students.
The Mackenzie Backpack program is up and running for the 2023-2024 academic year! If your family is struggling to make ends meet and could use extra help feeding your children, you may want to enroll in this free, confidential program. Click below to fill out the confidential form to sign your child/children up for the program or complete the paperwork that was sent home in student backpacks this week. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSenB1X0iFmzVW5MKY4w5n3LkwyzZJ3A9GtPXFPpzHWan1I-pw/viewform
7 months ago, Jennifer Anderson
Image of a blue backpack with gray canned goods with red lables on it and a white heart in the background. In the foreground are those same canned goods and what looks like a green bowl with popcorn in it. All in a circle with a purple background and outlined in navy blue. There is an orange banner at the bottom that has the word HUNGER in white letters.
Join us for Open House at Mackenzie Elementary School on Wednesday, September 13 from 6:00-7:30 PM. We recommend children remain at home, but understand if childcare is an issue.
8 months ago, Jennifer Anderson
Image of the words Open House in Red & Blue