Muscota’s events are steeped in tradition. Whose tradition? Our very own! Instead of excluding a select few during popular holidays, we create our own days of celebration in which everyone can join.
Town Meeting
Each week, a different host class presents the Town Meeting. Students share their recent curriculum with song, sights and performance. There are once-a-month birthday celebrations and occasional special guests. Parents of the host class are invited to attend this special morning meeting. Learn the Muscota Theme Song before you attend. Student and parent musicians are always invite to unpack an instrument or warm up the microphone.
Mad Hatter’s Day parade
The entire school community prepares for this big day for weeks! The celebration starts with a 5th grade skit that reveals the annually appointed Mad Hatter. The reveal leads into a special Town Meeting in which the children give a verbal tour of the wild hats that they create inspired by their recent unit of study. The meeting then transitions outdoors into the Mad Hatters Day Parade where students and parents join in song while marching around the block. Parents are encouraged to join our school community as equals as we parade around the block signing the Mad Hatters songs.
Mad Hatter’s Ball
This is the annual fall carnival fundraiser is hosted by Muscota PA. We invite our entire community to put on crazy hats, costumes, and their dancing shoes! Each year, our Mad Hatter’s Ball includes a crafts, games, prizes, face painting, photo booth, dancing, great food for all.
Candlelight Night
Candlelight Night is a cherished tradition at Muscota that celebrates the brightness of Winter. Our whole Muscota “family” takes time to enjoy the musical performances of our K-5 students, staff and parents. Join the Parent/Staff choir.
Family Breakfast
Twice a year families gather in the classrooms to get to know each other and to share favorite breakfast dishes. Children perform songs, dances, and other special things they have learned together.
Cozy Learning Day
Pajama Day! Children and staff wear PJs to school for a day of learning and having fun in a more relaxed school environment.
Talent Show
A fundraiser hosted by our fifth grade elders, this Muscota tradition showcases the talents and collaborative spirit of our children and is a fun night out for out entire community. Families and friends are encouraged to collaborate in group performances. Funds benefit the overnight class trip to Nature’s Classroom.
π (Pi)Day
π Day, held every March 14th (3/14) celebrates the math concept π, the ratio of a circle’s circumference and diameter or 3.14159265359... Muscota’s school number is M314, so π day is very special for our school. Kid’s compare to see who can remember the most digits.
MuMA
Muscota Museum of Art fundraiser. Every child in the school produces a piece of art that will be framed and put on display. Children are taught to see themselves as artists as they see their work in a gallery setting. All pieces are framed and hung for sale at this fundraiser. Monies raised from this event are used to support our Visual Arts program. Community musicians are invited to complete the gallery atmosphere.
Annual Benefit
This is a parents only evening out and the largest fundraiser of the year. Parents and staff are encouraged to contribute or secure donated items or services from businesses and individuals to be auctioned off for the cause. Each classroom produces a project. Many staff members offer items or an experience. A highly coveted auction is being Principal for a Day!
Field day
Multicultural Dinner
4th/5th Grade Dance
Muscota Field Day is a school wide day full of kinetic fun and school spirit. The grand event is a series of tug-of-war face offs between students, staff and parents. Parents and staff facilitate a broad range of fun games.
A casual evening where families contribute a favorite dish to be shared with the entire Muscota community. Good food, conversation and song. A great cultural learning day and great way to meet other families in all grades.
An annual event supported by the student council. Upperclassmen are invited for some intense merriment for a few hours after school. Music, snacks, a photobooth and decorations.
Moving on Ceremony
Bring your handkerchief. This will be an emotional event for anyone in attendance. Each graduating student presents a monologue focusing on their Muscota experience. They are then echoed by a staff member to whom they are closely bonded. The entire class is presented with an archive slide show, a selection of photos and work from as far back as kindergarten. This serves as a momento of their time at Muscota and their growth as learners. Music really kicks this event into another level. All underclassmen sing a big send off number which is coordinated with the 5th graders farewell song all accompanied by live parent musicians. (I am literally welling up as I type)