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Welcome to Oscar Mayer Magnet School


Father Daughter Dance

Calling all party people! We’re excited to announce the first-ever, but soon-to-be annual, Father-Daughter (or Special Friend) Dance! The event will take place in our gymnasium on Friday, June 14, from 6-8 PM. The cost is $5 per person, including light snacks and music galore! Attire is festive and fun! Tickets are only available online [...]

The honeybees are here!

Hopefully you have had the opportunity to see our new honeybees hard at work getting settled into their hives. After traveling many miles, the bees are discovering their surroundings, exploring the neighborhood and making sure they recognize their new home. Please check out these links about FAQ’s regarding our bees: http://goo.gl/JZKvm as well as a New York [...]

IB MYP Fine Arts Showcase, June 3

The Mayer Community is cordially invited to the IB MYP Fine Arts Showcase on Monday, June 3, 2013 from 6:15 PM – 8:15 PM (doors open at 6:00 PM). This event will be held at the Victory Gardens Theater which is located at 2433 N. Lincoln Avenue.

Karen Dickinson Presentation Follow-up

Karen Dickinson has been working closely with Mayer teachers for the last 6 years aligning the curriculum to the Common Core Standards, designing lessons that reach the analysis level, as well as honing our student inquiry and questioning in the classroom.  Below is follow-up from Karen’s presentation that focused on the importance of inquiry based instruction to [...]

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