Science in the garden! Science with a shell! Science in a jelly jar! The second day went well!
1 day ago, Merrimac Community School
Science in the garden!
Science in the garden!
Science in the garden!
Science in the garden!
Science with a shell!
Science with a shell!
Science with a shell!
Making goldenrod jelly !
Making goldenrod jelly!
Making goldenrod jelly!
Old friends and new friends! Big smiles and lots of laughing! The first day of school was a huge success! Let's do it again tomorrow!
2 days ago, Merrimac Community School
First day!
Ready to fly!
First day hike!
Teamwork !
First day hike!
Team challenge !
First day flight!
First day friends!
First day was a treat!
Our open house for families is Thursday, August 27th from 2-6pm. Meet the teachers, take your school photo, and get ready for the first day! The 4K meeting starts at 5:30pm. See you there!
9 days ago, Merrimac Community School
Beautiful blooms!
Picture perfect !
Picket parade!
I spy…
Tomatoes are almost ready!
Hummingbirds love our garden too!
Peace pole in bloom
Bumper crop of kale!
Sunny!
Blooming!
Outdoor work is underway! The swings and trees damaged in the big storm are being removed to make way for new! The garden is getting growing as the beds are weeded and mulched to start the summer. Stay tuned!
3 months ago, Merrimac Community School
Tree stump removal
Digging the holes for new swings
Dump trucks playing soccer 😂
Cabbages and the potato tower are getting growing.
Peas and cucumbers planted by first grade!
Kindergarten pumpkins have sprouted!
Tarps are smothering some tough weeds.
4K is getting ready to set sail for Kindergarten! MCS 4K students learned about the ferry this week. They enjoyed an ice cream treat from Mr. Adam, rode on the ferry, and had a great time creating pirate hats with our high school intern.
3 months ago, Merrimac Community School
Thank you for the ice cream, Mr. Gallus!
Fun on the ferry!
Fun on the ferry!
Old-fashioned fun!
4K fun!
What do The Alamo and our school sheep have in common? Wool! Some of our wool from the shearing field trip today will be donated to The Alamo (yes, THE Alamo)) for use in their historic demonstrations! Students also released the 52 rainbow trout we've been raising since January. Big day! Great trip!
3 months ago, Merrimac Community School
Perfect weather for releasing the trout.
Close up look!
Experts from the DNR Fisheries .
Ready to release!
Bird’s eye view
Ready to release !
Not all classrooms have four walls!
Wonderful wool!
Watching the shearing.
Upclose look… and smell!
A big thank you to Buttermilk Barn for donating gorgeous flowers! Students are making the village beautiful all summer by filling the planters along the highway with the blooming plants. Community service helps everyone grow!
4 months ago, Merrimac Community School
Blooming!
Ready to plant!
Practice planter!
All hands helping!
Ready to bloom!
Teamwork !
Planting!
Great gardeners!
Beautiful blooms from Buttermilk Barn!
A field trip for the history books! Old World Wisconsin brought the 1800's to life for grades 2 and 3! Students were excited to donate the wool from our school sheep to their living history demonstrations.
4 months ago, Merrimac Community School
Time traveling to the 1800s!
Spinning wheel in action!
What did immigrants pack?
Old-fashioned recess games!
One room schoolhouse !
Dressed for the occasion!
Ready to roll!
Trying out history !
Ready to ride!
Wool from the school sheep was donated for the Old World living history demonstrations.

🌸 Better Together: May Day Fun! 🌸

Our second graders had some very special guests in the classroom last week! Members of the Sauk Prairie High School Key Club traveled to Merrimac to help our students craft beautiful May Day Baskets.

While the markers and tissue paper were flying, the real magic was seeing our older and younger students working side-by-side. It was a wonderful morning of mentorship, creativity, and community spirit.


🧺 Spreading the Joy

The baskets were a blast to make, but their real purpose is even better! We hope these colorful creations found their way to porches and front doors throughout the community to spread a little extra spring joy beyond our school walls.

A huge thank you to the SPHS Key Club for being such fantastic role models and for helping us celebrate the arrival of May in such a thoughtful way!


#SaukPrairieProud #MerrimacElementary #MayDay #KeyClub #CommunitySpirit #BetterTogether

4 months ago, Merrimac Community School
May Day
May Day
May Day
May Day
May Day
May Day
May Day
May Day
Searching for Wisconsin spring woodland plants on the #IceAgeTrail today! Grades 1&2 looked for seasonal changes from when they hiked this trail in the fall.
4 months ago, Merrimac Community School
Hitting the trail!
Bluebells!
Creek kids!
Crossing the creek is a highlight!
Peek!
Learning about native plants.
Hands-on learning.
Trail markers!
Into the woods...
A big thank you to the families and staff who helped with spring garden prep today! Your efforts enable all the students to plant, grow, and thrive in our beautiful community garden! Thank you!
4 months ago, Merrimac Community School
Great crew!
Awesome helpers!
Team Dandelion !
Excellent teamwork !
Weeding and tilling!
Sweet treat !
Cooling off!
Looking good!
Amazing work!
Sweet treats!

🌱 Community Heroes in Action! 🌱
Our Merrimac Community School students took to the streets today to show our village some love for Earth Day! 🌎 From our littlest 5K explorers to our seasoned 5th graders, these eagle-eyed volunteers worked hard to clear litter and keep our community beautiful.

But the green mission didn't end there! Every student headed home with their very own sapling to plant. We’re already looking forward to seeing these trees grow alongside our students. 🌳

As one enthusiastic young friend put it: "I can't wait to go home and bury my tree!"

Check out these proud smiles and hard-working hands in the photos below! 👇

4 months ago, Merrimac Community School
Earth Day Clean Up
Earth Day Clean Up
Earth Day Clean Up
Earth Day Clean Up
Earth Day Clean Up
Earth Day Clean Up
Earth Day Clean Up
Earth Day Clean Up
Earth Day Clean Up
Earth Day Clean Up
Grades 1 and 2 planted a Wisconsin 'garden in a glove' today, thanks to Ag in the Classroom! Lots of science questions with room to grow our learning! #AgInTheClassroom
5 months ago, Merrimac Community School
Each finger has a different seed and wet cotton ball. Time to grow!
Making and recording our observations!
Each finger has a different seed and wet cotton ball. Time to grow!
Getting a good look at the different seeds!
Getting a good look at the different seeds!
Each finger has a different seed and wet cotton ball. Time to grow!
Putting it all together! Ready to grow!
Getting a good look at the different seeds!
Getting a good look at the different seeds!
First grade featured their habitat dioramas this week! Other classrooms visited the science displays and listened to the students discuss their ecosystems!
5 months ago, Merrimac Community School
Excellent questions and answers!
Junior scientists !
Habitat expert!
Excellent questions and answers!
Excellent ecosystem !
Habitat experts!
Junior scientists!
A big thank you to our staffers who helped drag branches and prep the school prairie for our prescribed burn this spring!
5 months ago, Merrimac Community School
Prairie prep crew!
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!
5 months ago, Merrimac Community School
Spring pruning!
Spring pruning!
Spring pruning!
Spring pruning!
Spring pruning!
Service learning!
Spring planter prep!
Spring planter prep!
Spring planter prep!
Spring planter prep!
❤️🍎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!
5 months ago, Merrimac Community School
Planted a heritage apple tree from Badger Apple Corp!
Everyone helps!
Digging a perfect hole for the new tree!
Digging a perfect hole for the new tree!
Digging a perfect hole for the new tree!
Everyone helps!
Almost there…
Watered and ready to grow!
Celebrating #NationalAgricultureDay with our favorite Wisconsin dairy product... ice cream! Thank you Sauk County Farm Bureau! #AgInTheClassroom
5 months ago, Merrimac Community School
Ice cream!
Ice cream!
Ice cream!
Ice cream!
Ice cream!
Ice cream!
Ice cream!
Ice cream!
Ice cream!
Ice cream!
First graders just finished their "History of the Earth" unit. Look at these amateur paleontologists!
5 months ago, Merrimac Community School
Dino eggs!
Fossil finder!
Fossil finder!
Exciting find!
Jr. Archeologists !
Teamwork !
Jr. Archeologists !
Fun find!
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!
5 months ago, Merrimac Community School
Looking good!
Looking good!
Looking good!
Looking good!
Looking good!
Looking good!
Looking good!
Looking good!