Moorestown Friends School E-News - September 16, 2011
Attend the All-School Picnic - Sat., September 24 | An Evening with Tony Wagner - Tues., Oct. 18
From College Guidance... | Volunteers Needed for The Music Man
Doing Well and Doing Good Offered at Discounted Price | MFS in the News
What's Happening at MFS
(DHC - Dining Hall Commons; FHC - Field House Commons)
Show
Your MFS School Spirit...Display a Yard Sign at Your Home
or Place of Business! |
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Pick
up yard signs on school days in the
Admissions Office in Stokes Hall
between 7:45 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. |
Monday, September 19
Red & Blue Club Meeting, 7 p.m., MacColl
Room
Tuesday, September 20
- Middle School Picture Day
- College Guidance Evening for seniors and
their families, 7 p.m., DHC
Wednesday, September 21
- International Day of Peace
- Grade 11 Holocaust Museum Trip
- Middle School Back-To-School Night,
7 p.m., FHC/Auditorium
Thursday, September 22
Lower School Back-To-School Night, 7 p.m.,
DHC, Meeting House & Lower School Classrooms
Friday, September 23
Seventh Grade Trip to Camp Darkwaters
Saturday, September 24
All-School Picnic, 3:30 - 6 p.m. see
below
Monday, September 26
BRAVO! Club meeting, 7 p.m., MacColl
Room
Tuesday, September 27
- College Guidance Coffee for Senior Parents,
7:30 - 8:30 a.m., D'Olier Room
- Upper School Back-To-School Night, 7 p.m.,
FHC/Auditorium
Wednesday, September 28
Upper School Parent Breakfast with Drug/Alcohol
Awareness Educator, 8:15 - 9:15 a.m., D'Olier Room
Thursday, September 29
No School - Rosh Hashana |
Attend the All-School Picnic - Saturday, September 24, 3:30 p.m.
 Plan
to attend the annual All-School Picnic for students, parents,
faculty and staff. This event is hosted by the School Committee
and Parent Council. Catch up with friends and enjoy a wonderful
afternoon on the athletics fields! Hot dogs, hamburgers, water
ice and beverages will be served. You are welcome to bring a
blanket and a picnic basket with additional food for your family.
There will be tables with information about volunteering and
other school activities. For more information, contact Director
of Parent and Alumni Programs Matt
Nierenberg at ext. 216. |
Parent Council Presents: An Evening with Tony Wagner
When: Tuesday, October 18, 6 p.m. (Reception at 5:30 p.m.)
Where: MFS Auditorium
 MFS parents, alumni and the general public are invited to an
evening with Tony
Wagner, author of The
Global Achievement Gap, a book featured prominently in MFS
Strategic Planning efforts. A former high school teacher, principal
and professor, Wagner has served as Co-Director of the Change Leadership
Group (CLG) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education since its
inception in 2000. An initiative of the Bill & Melinda Gates
Foundation, CLG helps teams to be effective change leaders in schools
and districts. He consults widely to public and independent schools,
districts, and foundations around the country and internationally. |
From the College Guidance Office...
College Guidance Evening for Seniors and Families is Tuesday, September 20, at 7 p.m. in the Dining Hall Commons. At this event we will explain the various admissions plans and walk families step-by-step through the application process. Please note that senior attendance at this meeting is mandatory.
Sophomore and Junior PSAT
The PSAT will be administered in school to all 10th and 11th grade students the morning of Wednesday, October 12.
Seeking Volunteers for The Music Man
 Whether your kids will be on stage, backstage or sitting in
the audience, we welcome your help with the fall musical The
Music Man.
There are plenty of things to do and we welcome your participation
- NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. While we need assistance in the areas
of hair, make-up, set construction, props, program production and
costumes, we are also in need of volunteers to help with refreshments,
ticketing, t-shirts, and tech week dinners.
Please feel free to contact us should you want to help out.
Some help will be needed on weekends leading up to the performance
(especially set construction). Just let us know how big a commitment
you are willing to make and when. Looking forward to working
with lots of volunteers to make The Music Man a great
success for all. |
Doing Well and Doing Good Available at Special Back-to-School Price of $40
 A
handsome limited edition book commemorating the 225th anniversary
of Moorestown Friends School, Doing Well and Doing Good:
Moorestown Friends School at 225 is the perfect gift for
your family, or for a special occasion. Published in 2010,
this 128-page coffee table book details the school’s
early beginnings, growth, leadership changes, and rise to becoming
one of the premier independent schools in the country. Written
by author Margaret O. Kirk, a Friends school parent from Philadelphia,
the story of MFS past and present is helped along by the many
alums, faculty, and retirees who shared their love of MFS in
this book. Click
here to purchase the book at a special Back-to-School price
of $40. |
MFS in the News
Back to School for Students, But Teachers Never Left
Moorestown Patch, September 7
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