🍂✨ Thank you to everyone who joined us for the MCS Fall Family Picnic, Book Fair, and Home & School Association Parent Meeting! We had a record turnout for all events, and it was wonderful to see our school community come together to learn, connect, and play. 💛📚
about 2 months ago, Merrimac Community School
Serious salad! After growing salad greens in the school Tower Garden, the fifth graders harvested and prepared the greens for a salad. Then they invited the fourth graders over to learn how to make homemade Maple Vinaigrette and share this bountiful harvest.
#AgInTheClassroom
#SchoolGarden
#SeedsToSnacks
about 2 months ago, Merrimac Community School
🚨 Calling All Parents & Community Members! 🚨
The Merrimac Milers Running Club is off to a fantastic start, with 17 energetic young runners! 🏃♂️🏃♀️ But we need YOUR help to keep the momentum going! 🙌
We’re looking for volunteers to help supervise and monitor the running route during our club meetings (as Superintendent Wright can't make all of the practices with his busy schedule!). No running required—just a friendly face to ensure the safety and fun of our kids!
📅 When: Tuesdays & Thursdays from 3:00-4:00 PM
📅 Dates: Now through October 23rd
🏁 Final Race: October 29th around the Merrimac community!
If you're interested in volunteering, please reach out to Matt Bell at matthew.bell@saukprairieschools.org
to get connected and set up as an official volunteer. 📨
Let’s make this a fun and safe experience for our young runners! 💪
#MerrimacMilers #CommunitySupport #VolunteerOpportunity #RunningClub #GetInvolved #MerrimacWI #ParentVolunteers
about 2 months ago, Merrimac Community School
Kindergarten had a taste of our Stone Soup that students made from our garden produce! Yum!
With some of the extra potatoes, fifth graders created a circuit to power a light and proved that plants store energy from the sun through photosynthesis. Learning isn't small potatoes around here! #AgInTheClassroom
about 2 months ago, Merrimac Community School
From seed to snack 🌱🥕🍲
Merrimac students planted veggies in the spring, and this fall’s harvest was overflowing!
To kick off Learning Buddies, the whole school read "Stone Soup" together, after the teachers modeled how.
Each classroom tossed in their own special ingredient, and the soup bubbled away all day long. By dismissal, everyone got a warm taste of teamwork (and veggies!). 💚
Huge thanks to our regional libraries and our amazing librarian, Mrs. Breunig, for making sure every pair of buddies had a copy of the book!
And an extra shout-out to our summer Garden Guides and MCS Families who kept the garden growing all summer long—we couldn’t have done it without you! 🌻🌞
#seedtosnack #SPSD #MCS #agintheclassroom #togetherwesoar
about 2 months ago, Merrimac Community School
🍎 Apple Week at MCS! 🍎
What a week! Students harvested apples from our very own school orchard and turned them into delicious foods and creative crafts. On Friday, everyone had a chance to help press apples into cider—with a special assist from Superintendent Wright!
A huge thank you to the many families and local orchards who donated apples to make this week such a success. Our students had a blast learning, tasting, and creating together. ❤️
about 2 months ago, Merrimac Community School
The school garden had a bumper crop of potatoes, carrots, and cabbages! Harvesting teamwork! Next stop, soup!
#AgInTheClassroom
#SchoolGarden
#SeedsToSnack
about 2 months ago, Merrimac Community School
Heavy harvest! As third graders they planted watermelons seeds. Today as fourth graders they harvested huge watermelons ready to eat! The biggest melon took teamwork to carry and nearly broke the scale!
#SeedsToSnacks
#SchoolGarden
#AgInTheClassroom
about 2 months ago, Merrimac Community School
Monarch Monday! Students are learning about insects and tagging monarchs for #MonarchWatch.
about 2 months ago, Merrimac Community School
From #SeedsToSnacks our students are using the vegetables they planted in the spring! As second graders they planted the tomatoes. Now as third graders they harvested and made salsa! Yum!
#schoolgarden
#agintheclassroom
2 months ago, Merrimac Community School
Off to a science start! Fifth graders tested water quality to check the alkaline/acidity and second graders learned about microbes by making pickles!
2 months ago, Merrimac Community School
First day fun was happening all day long! First bus ride! First recess with friends! #FirstDayHike and more!
2 months ago, Merrimac Community School
MCS was honored to host the Seeds of Knowledge Teacher-Led Agricultural Literacy Workshop! Thank you to the Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom team and all the amazing attendees. We enjoyed sharing our project-based outdoor learning spaces!
3 months ago, Merrimac Community School
Taking his art all the way to the state fair!
Iann L., a future 5th grader at Merrimac Community School, has a clay face mug on display at the Wisconsin State Fair in Milwaukee. Iann really feels his art advanced from the county fair to the state level because instead of just saying, "here is my mug," he shared all he learned from his art teacher, Mrs. Fischer, about the history behind face mugs.
In another fun turn of events, Iann and his family ran into Mrs. Fischer at the Fair!
Congratulations Iann! Thank your for your enthusiasm for art and the artistic process, and for appreciating Mrs. Fischer's valued role in your success!
#togetherwesoar #wisconsinstatefair #arteducation #merrimaccommunityschool
3 months ago, Merrimac Community School
The MCS Community Garden is bursting with life, thanks to the dedication of our Garden Guides and family volunteers. Your care and commitment have made this space a thriving source of nourishment for both our community and our pollinator friends. Thank you! #togetherwesoar #communitygarden
3 months ago, Merrimac Community School
Need to get outside with the kids? Go for a color walk around the school garden or prairie loop trail (behind the barn)! See if you can find all the colors of the rainbow! #schoolgarden #1000hoursoutside
4 months ago, Merrimac Community School
Due to a retirement, we need a new face in the office at MCS!
If you are looking for a fun and caring workplace where you can help others grow, please apply to work as our Office Assistant and Health Aide . The position will begin in August for the upcoming school year.
Apply via WECAN at
https://wecan.waspa.org/Vacancy/2412394 months ago, Merrimac Community School
🌳✨ Now Open: Hammock Hill at MCS! ✨🌳
We're thrilled to unveil Hammock Hill, our brand-new outdoor learning space at MCS! Today, students got to kick back, relax, and hang around with a good book — literally! 📚💚
This peaceful spot is already a hit, offering a calm, cozy place for reading, reflection, and connecting with nature. Big smiles, swinging hammocks, and happy hearts all around! ☀️🌿
Thank you to the many parents, grandparents and community members who sponsored a hammock! We are very appreciative of your generosity. Thanks also to the families and staff who helped to clear the brush from under the pines. This special area will be enjoyed for years to come!
Here’s to more learning adventures under the sky! 🌈 #HammockHill #OutdoorLearning #MCSProud #ReadingRocks
5 months ago, Merrimac Community School
Community service in action! Students filled the village planters along Highway 78 with colorful flowers where they'll bloom all summer!
A big thank you to Buttermilk Barn for donating the plants to our project!
5 months ago, Merrimac Community School
Despite a few raindrops, we hit the West Bluff trails at Devil's Lake today! Up and down the trail, students took in the geology and lovely views!
A big thank you to @WisConservation for awarding us a GoOutside grant for this trip!
5 months ago, Merrimac Community School
