Robotics Teams Fare Well in NY | Temporary Classrooms Arrive | Upcoming Events

Moorestown Friends School E-News - December 16, 2008

It's Winter Concert Season!

Attention Lower School Parents:
Please Read TRAFFIC ALERT

The Winter Concert season is in full swing. The Upper School Winter Concert takes place tonight, Tues., December 16, at 7 p.m. in the Auditorium.

Three Lower School concerts will take place on Friday, December 19:

Important TRAFFIC ALERT! Parking on the bus pad will be very limited due to the Temporary Classroom Units occupying space as they await final placement (see below). Overflow parking will be made available at the former Acme at 123 Chester Ave. Please make family and friends not familiar with the campus aware of our parking crunch and ask for their patience when parking prior to the concert. Maintenance staff will be available to assist with visitor parking.

Robotics Teams Fare Well in New York Competition

Two Moorestown Friends School Robotics teams competed in the regional Robotics Institute Tech Challenge at Clarkson University in Potsdam, NY on December 5. Both teams, the Foxes and the Hawks, came home with awards and the Foxes earned an automatic bid to the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) World Championship Event to be held in Atlanta in April. The Foxes earned the coveted Inspire Award, which recognizes the team that embodies the “challenge” of the FTC program. This team is chosen by judges as the best representing a role model FTC Team. Click to read more...

Quaker Parenting Course Offered

The Religious Education Committee of Moorestown Monthly Meeting is offering a class titled Raising Your Children with Quaker Values, which begins Sun., January 4, 2009. Led by Marty Smith, a parent of two, grandparent of three, and an elementary science teacher at Buckingham Friends School, the class will be held at 9 a.m in the Library of the Meeting House and continue for the next four Sundays.  Child care will be provided during the classes.

For more information, contact Marty Smith at (856) 234-5295 or mgsmithnj@verizon.net.  

Temporary Classrooms Arrive; Installation over Winter Break

Four temporary classroom units (TCUs) arrived on campus last week. Due to heavy rain which significantly softened the ground, the TCUs have yet to be placed in their final location behind the tennis courts. This is expected to take place over Winter Break. The TCUs will provide four classrooms for Upper School social studies and Middle/Upper School math. All four classrooms are air conditioned and will contain interactive whiteboards. The School Committee authorized the temporary classroom units while a long-term solution is developed to address the need for additional classroom space as identified in the campus Master Plan.

Mark Your Calendar!