First grade featured their habitat dioramas this week! Other classrooms visited the science displays and listened to the students discuss their ecosystems!
6 days ago, Merrimac Community School
A big thank you to our staffers who helped drag branches and prep the school prairie for our prescribed burn this spring!
11 days ago, Merrimac Community School
Before break, grades 2 and 5 teamed up for some outside community service. Students removed winter decor from the village planters and practiced pruning in the community garden. We love service learning!
14 days ago, Merrimac Community School
❤️🍎A big thank you to the Badger Apple Corp and the Sauk Prairie Conservation Alliance for the gift of a heritage apple tree! Students carefully planted it in the school orchard before the rain today! To learn more about the amazing local history, visit
https://www.saukprairie.org/apple-corps for more info!
19 days ago, Merrimac Community School
Celebrating #NationalAgricultureDay with our favorite Wisconsin dairy product... ice cream! Thank you Sauk County Farm Bureau! #AgInTheClassroom
20 days ago, Merrimac Community School
First graders just finished their "History of the Earth" unit. Look at these amateur paleontologists!
21 days ago, Merrimac Community School
MCS was well represented at the Serenity Art Gallery Children's Art Show in Sauk City. The art varied from colored pencil, mixed media, photography, collage, and paint. Great job, MCS current students and alumni!
23 days ago, Merrimac Community School
It was a sugar snow! Students boiled the last of the maple sap into syrup and enjoyed it on pancakes today! Math, science, and history all in one tasty project. Yum!
A big thank you to our neighbors for sharing their tree! ❤️
#AgInTheClassroom
25 days ago, Merrimac Community School
Leprechauns were seen sneaking around MCS today. These little leprechauns also had a great time sledding, listening to Irish music, and learning about rainbows. Happy St. Patrick's Day from MCS 4K!
29 days ago, Merrimac Community School
Students are monitoring wildlife in the school forest with Snapshot Wisconsin! Collecting data and identifying animals is real-life science and math!
#WIDNR #WisconsinConservation #SnapshotWisconsin
about 2 months ago, Merrimac Community School
Signs of spring! Bluebird houses are cleaned out for the early birds arriving on the playground and the maple sap is dripping into collection bags! Outside science is a sign of spring!
about 2 months ago, Merrimac Community School
Our trip to Olbrich Gardens was tree-mendous! Students reviewed forestry concepts and enjoyed the tropical rain forest blooming with orchids! It was plant-tastic!
about 2 months ago, Merrimac Community School
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about 2 months ago, Melissa Sumwalt
MCS 4K loved learning about pizza! The students made pretend pizzas with construction paper, had a pizzeria in the kitchen center, and made their own individual English muffin pizzas for snack. The school hallway smelled delicious and had the other grades wondering what 4K was up to this week!
about 2 months ago, Merrimac Community School
MCS 4K had a lovely time celebrating Valentine's Day this week. Students created heart projects, cut out hearts using fun edged scissors, and had buddy time with the 5th grade students.
2 months ago, Merrimac Community School
We are hooked on project-based learning! The baby trout have arrived! Students will care for the fish until their release in May! Life cycles, anatomy, and habitat, oh my!
2 months ago, Merrimac Community School
Glow day was a great way to end 3rd grade’s unit 5 Light and Sound. Illuminating!
2 months ago, Merrimac Community School
Winter sowing of prairie plants is underway! A big thank you to the Sand County Foundation for the native seeds! Students learned about winter stratification and planted a variety of flowering plants.
2 months ago, Merrimac Community School
🐋 What a WHALE of a Night! 🐳
Not even the bitter cold could keep our amazing community away! Last night, over 160 students and family members joined us for our "Whale of a Habitat Night," and the energy inside the school was incredible.
From stepping inside a massive life-size inflatable whale to investigating ancient whale fossils, our students truly dived deep into the wonders of the ocean. The evening was packed with hands-on learning, including:
🦁 A delicious Safari Dinner to fuel our explorers.
🎨 Creative animal drawings, crafts and live animals!
🏆 A high-energy Habitat Quiz competition.
🔍 Interactive learning stations throughout the building.
💙 Heartfelt Thanks to Our Sponsors
This evening was made possible by the incredible generosity of our community partners:
The Eilertson Family Grant: Thank you for sponsoring the entire whale rental and bringing this "big" guest to our school!
Home & School Association & Hansen's IGA: Thank you for providing the wonderful dinner that kept us warm and fed.
The Dr. Koch Family: Thank you for supporting the games and activities that brought so many smiles to our faces.
Our Amazing Teachers: A huge shout-out to our staff for running the stations and guiding our families through a night of discovery.
We love seeing our school community come together to learn and have fun. Thank you to everyone who braved the cold to make this event a massive success!
Check out some of the highlights from the night below!
#SchoolCommunity #WhaleOfAHabitat #StemLearning #Grateful #SPSD #togetherwesoar #Merrimac #MCS
3 months ago, Merrimac Community School
Learning is delicious! Literacy, math, science, history, geography, and life skills never tasted as good as our cooking projects this week! Students devoured everything from plate tectonics to ancient grains!
3 months ago, Merrimac Community School
