Portfolio tag: McGlynn Elementary 2022-2023

Bake Sale for Animal Rescue League of Boston

Declan, Eugene, Muller, and Jayden, a second-grade group, made dog biscuits and sold them to the McGlynn community to raise money for the Animal Rescue League of Boston.

Collection for the Homeless

Ariana and Brock, a third-grade group, wanted to help the homeless.

Mental Health Video

Lily and Zayla, a 5th-grade team, wanted to raise awareness of types of mental health disorders, ways that we can support each other, and how to decrease stress and anxiety.

Spreading Positive Messages

Rylee, Siena, Alice, and Edna, a group of 3rd grade students, wanted to spread positive messages to the McGlynn school community.

C.A.R.E.S. : The Assembly

These 10 fourth graders worked in pairs and cooperatively together to create and put on a school-wide assembly that highlighted the Responsive Classroom ideals of Cooperation, Assertiveness, Responsibility, Empathy, and Self Control.

Climate Change Matters

These 5 second-grade boys worked to educate their peers about the dangers of climate change.

Toys for Pets and Animal Bookmarks for Peers

These 7 second and third-grade girls found a compromise by working on artistic endeavors for both pets and peers.

Kindergarten Afterschool Assistants

These 2 fifth graders wanted a different type of project. They wanted to work with kindergarten-aged students as “teacher helpers”.

The Effects of Climate Change

Our idea is to make a mural of climate change and put it around the school and maybe somewhere public. Students researched the effects of climate change using google and sketched on poster paper various designs.

Creation of Fortune Tellers to be Placed in the Cafeteria

Fifth graders Daniel and Jayden wanted to follow up on a project that they initially completed in second grade.

Thanksgiving Food Bags & Holiday Party Decorations

We were interested in ways to make families' holidays happier and wanted to assist with Thanksgiving Drive at the McGlynn Elementary School.