Medical team to third grade... finishing their unit on body systems, third graders scrubbed up and used their learning to make models of organs, perform surgery, and have fun!
1 day ago, Merrimac Community School
Medical team
Hands on!
steady nerves!
Scrubbing up!
Ready to operate!
Ready to operate!
Ready to operate!
A big thank you to Keller's Kornucopia for a fabulous field trip! Kindergarten and second grade enjoyed picking pumpkins from the field, seeing the honeybee hives, and navigating the hay bale maze!
8 days ago, Merrimac Community School
Perfect pumpkins!
Pumpkin pals!
Picking pumpkins!
Picking a pumpkin!
Looking for the perfect pumpkin!
Carrying our pumpkins to the bus!
A stem with style!
Fun with friends!
Ferry ride fun!
So many to choose from!
The skeleton crew is ready for Halloween! Fifth graders learned about the skeleton system with a milk jug project!
9 days ago, Merrimac Community School
Skeleton crew!
Looking good!
Working hard!
Careful work!
Working hard!
Careful cutting!
Nearly ready!
Almost done!
Looking good!
Lots of learning!
🎃🍁 Our 5K students at MCS had a “gourd” time celebrating the season with pumpkin pie–scented playdough! The classroom smelled amazing, and the fun was as sweet as pie! 🥧✨ #MCS #FallFun #HandsOnLearning #SPSD
12 days ago, Merrimac Community School
Pumpkin Pie Playdough
Pumpkin Pie Playdough
Pumpkin Pie Playdough
Pumpkin Pie Playdough
Pumpkin Pie Playdough
Pumpkin Pie Playdough
Pumpkin Pie Playdough
Pumpkin Pie Playdough
Pumpkin Pie Playdough
Pumpkin Pie Playdough
Our K-5 students saw all 15 species of cranes today at the International Crane Foundation. The fantastic tour was a hit as students learned about the amazing conservation efforts locally and around the world! #InternationalCraneFoundation #TogetherWeSoar
13 days ago, Merrimac Community School
International Crane Foundation
Crane leg adaptations
Getting a good look!
Up close!
Crane prayer wheels
I spy cranes and kindergarteners!
Spreading our wings!
Cranes can swim?!?
Getting a good look!
Great smiles!
❤️🥚 Our egg-cellent birds have been laying lots of eggs! On Friday, eggs are for sale for $3 (pick up at the office or pick-up line after school). All money supports the barnyard project. Comment or message to reserve your eggs.
17 days ago, Merrimac Community School
Fresh eggs from school chickens.
Looking good!
Egg-cellent learning!
Egg-cellent helper!
Water for the sheep!
Feeling the love!
Monty the Mammoth greeted our hikers on their final segment of the #MammothHikeChallenge on the #IceAgeTrail today! Students connected their classroom learning through three habitats as they completed the last seven miles and practiced positive perseverance! #TakeMeOutsideDay
18 days ago, Merrimac Community School
#MammothHikeChallenge
High five from Monty!
❤️
Hugs from Monty !
Chasing blazes!
Chasing blazes!
Serious hikers
Scenic hike!
Only another half mile or so…
Strong finish!
🌿 Many Hands Make Light Work! 🌿
It was a beautiful day for our Family Garden Clean-Up Day! Students, families, and staff came together to pull the last of the produce, tidy up the beds, and prepare our school garden for winter. 🌻🥕🍂

Thank you to everyone who pitched in — your hard work keeps our garden growing strong year after year! 💚 #MCSGarden #CommunityInAction #ManyHandsMakeLightWork #SPSD #togetherwesoar
21 days ago, Merrimac Community School
Garden Clean Up Day
Garden Clean Up Day
Garden Clean Up Day
Garden Clean Up Day
Garden Clean Up Day
Garden Clean Up Day
Garden Clean Up Day
Garden Clean Up Day
Our intrepid hikers on the #IceAgeTrail showed perseverance in the wet weather today! Lots of tree and leaf learning as they continued the #MammothHikeChallenge! A big thank you to Bruce and Jenifer for the trail magic on the Lodi Marsh segment. The kids loved it! ❤️
25 days ago, Merrimac Community School
Ready to hike!
Chasing blazes!
Beautiful colors today!
A little rain can’t stop these intrepid adventurers !
Getting a good look!
Nice view!
Nice view!
Into the woods.
Trail magic!
Trail magic!

🎭✨ MCS students in grades 3–5 enjoyed the Sauk County Schools Renaissance Faire Field Trip Day at Circus World! The experience, hosted by Shakespeare on the Edge, connects beautifully to our Amplify language arts curriculum and literally brings knowledge to life for our learners!🌟

#MerrimacCommunitySchool #RoguesAndRuffians #ShakespeareOnTheEdge #CircusWorld #SPSD #AmplifyELA

28 days ago, Merrimac Community School
Renaissance Faire
Renaissance Faire
Renaissance Faire
Renaissance Faire
Renaissance Faire
Renaissance Faire
Renaissance Faire
Renaissance Faire
Renaissance Faire
Renaissance Faire
C is for Coniferous! D is for Deciduous! Kindergarten-second grade students took a habitat hike through Steinke Basin. Grades 3-5 took a turn through Johnson Moraine for a geology hike. A wonderful way to finish our Friday!
29 days ago, Merrimac Community School
Habitat hike !
Geology rocks!
Upclose with turkey tail mushrooms !
Wooley bear!
Leaves crunching underfoot!
Noticing the little things.
Habitat hike!
Getting a good look.
Walk in the woods Wednesday! Grades 1 and 2 continued racking up the miles for the #MammothHikeChallenge on the #IceAgeTrail.
about 1 month ago, Merrimac Community School
Steenbock Preserve
Perfect weather in the woods
On the trail!
Top of the hill!
Great group of hikers!
Much to discover .
Looking good on the trail!
Finding our habitat!
Ready to hike!
Into the woods...
A big thank you to #AgInTheClassroom and the Sauk County Farm Bureau for bringing Wisconsin agriculture to second grade.
about 1 month ago, Merrimac Community School
Wisconsin ag products!
Answering the clues!
Building Professor Products
Coloring our own!
Completed with teamwork !
Have ewe herd the news? The Barnyard Project is baaaaack! Students have the opportunity to learn about animal husbandry, responsibility, and so much more while the animals are on site. #AgInTheClassroom #ProjectBasedLearning
about 1 month ago, Merrimac Community School
A little sheepish!
Teamwork!
Chicken science!
Recess chicken check in.
Juneberry ❤️
Making observations .

☀️😎 Merrimac Community School showed up in style at the SPHS Homecoming Parade! A record-setting hot day didn’t stop us from looking cool in our newly donated shades. 🖤 Go Eagles!

about 1 month ago, Merrimac Community School
Homecoming Parade
Homecoming Parade
Homecoming Parade
Homecoming Parade
Homecoming Parade
Homecoming Parade
Homecoming Parade
Farm week was so much fun in 4K, it wore out the students! Grandpa Palmer brought a tractor and all the students climbed up to check it out. They also made very colorful cow puppets and enjoyed singing Old McDonald had a Farm. #AgInTheClassroom #SPSDlearns #MerrimacCommunitySchool
about 1 month ago, Merrimac Community School
Farm week fun!
Cute cow puppets!
All tuckered out!
A big thank you to the Ruth Culver and George Culver Community Libraries for bringing Dragons Love Tacos (but not spicy salsa!) to our school! We were so inspired we made tacos at cooking time!
about 1 month ago, Merrimac Community School
September is a great month to get a library card!
Dragons love tacos.
High five!
High five!
High five!
Taco time!
Kids love tacos too!
Kids love tacos too!
Literacy + tacos = yum!
See you at the library!
#MammothHikeChallenge accepted! Grades 1 and 2 are hiking every week on the #IceAgeTrail as a part of the October outdoor challenge.
about 1 month ago, Merrimac Community School
Into the woods!
Mammoth challenge mile tracker
It begins!
Ice Age Trail - Sauk Point Segment
#1000HoursOutside
Trail class selfie!
Following the yellow blazes!
Perfect day for a hike.
Wooly bear caterpillar !
#MammothHikeChallenge
In response to the high temps forecasted - and in order for the Marching Band to stay fresh for the game - there will not be a performance for the students preceding the Homecoming Parade as originally planned.
about 1 month ago, Merrimac Community School
Canceling the show before the parade
While reading a story during literacy about a Cuban-American family, the fifth graders made and enjoyed Cuban Carne Puerco over rice, just like the characters in the story.  Our adventurous fifth grade gourmets learned new cooking skills and expanded their palates. Yum!
about 1 month ago, Merrimac Community School
Taste test!
Taste test!
Smells delicious !
Ready to serve!
Yum!
Taste test!
Better with friends!
Tasty adventure !
Adding flavor!