Superheroes Summer Camp Week Superheroes week has been super fun. Our visit with our My Clayground friends to paint superheroes was great! We also had fun playing superhero bingo, making superhero stick puppets, doing water play, and enjoying Kona Ice! Down on the Farm Summer Camp Week We can’t wait for another week of fun….Our …
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Technology Fair – Fall 2020
This week, we held our middle school Technology Fair. Our students created amazing projects which displayed great creativity and hard work. We are proud of these Wildcats! Congratulations to our Technology Fair winners! We are so impressed with your excellent work and impressive projects.
Hands-on Learning at its Best in Class and Through ClassFusion
All McGinnis Woods students participate in hands-on learning whether physically in the classroom or at home virtually through ClassFusion. Check out what our middle grades have been up to in the science and STEM lab! 6th graders grew crystals and then observed their structures 7th graders observed and recorded cell and tissue samples using microscopes …
Combining STEM Class with the Outdoors
Students designed, built and then improved boats in STEM class, and then they tested their seaworthiness on the Wildcat Waterway. Our Nature Explore Certified Classroom helps bring learning to life. Be sure to check out what the middle schoolers found on the trails, too!
2020 Nature Explore Classroom Recertification & Keep Forsyth Beautiful Green School Award
Our Outdoor Classroom has Recertified for 2020 as a Nature Explore Classroom! We’re proud to announce the recertification of our Outdoor Classroom for 2020 as a certified Nature Explore Classroom. The Outdoor Classroom weaves together connections between the child, supportive adults and the environment, where children may practice hands-on and minds-on learning. Our classroom was certified …
Back to School Fall 2020 is Going Great!
Back to School for Fall 2020 is going well and according to our comprehensive reopening plan. Everyone has adjusted well to our new safety protocols, and the ClassFusion virtual/online options has been working great. It’s exciting to have everyone learning together whether in-person or via the ClassFusion option. First Day of School Our first day …
More Summer Camp 2020 Fun!
Our Summer Camps are jam packed with fun and learning. We celebrated National Sunglasses Day 😎 and did some digging for shark teeth, too. We celebrated Happy Birthday America week! 🎈We had a fantastic time creating colorful t-shirts with chromatography. STEM, Art and Shark Week! We had a STEM egg drop challenge, lots of sand …
Summer Olympics, Under the Stars & Silly Science at Summer Camp
We have kicked off Summer Olympics at the Woods! Our campers are having so much fun each week making new friends, playing cool games and learning new concepts along with our camp counselors and guest speakers. They also enjoy weekly water play and visits from Kona Ice. There is always something fun going on! STEM …
Welcome Summer Camp fun!
Summer Camp fun has begun! Our campers and staff are enjoying being together in a safe environment while following CDC guidelines. Robotics, playground time, computer lab and art are causing plenty of smiles! The campers loved being back with their friends, making ice cream in STEM class and building robots during robotics specialty camp. There’s …
3D Printing Face Shields for a Local Hospital
When the email came in at 8:50 pm on Sunday evening, April 5 with the subject “help with 3D printing face shields,” of course the answer was “yes”. We had two 3D printers sitting idle at our school, and one of our parents trying to source PPE (professional protective equipment) for his physician wife’s local …
Middle School Goes High-tech
Exciting things are happening in the middle school with the arrival of our new iPads and the use of Office 365. Our 5th and 7th grade students were the pilot iPad classrooms for the middle school. This means a light and portable piece of technology that holds a multitude of possibilities and apps has been …
McGinnis Woods Students Excel at the Forsyth County Regional Technology Competition
Each year Forsyth County Schools holds a Regional Technology Competition which serves as a qualifier for the Georgia State Technology Competition. This year’s event was held at Whitlow Elementary School on January 25, 2020. Over 30 schools, both public and private were represented by students whose work fit into fifteen unique categories. Twelve students from …