by Editor | Dec 18, 2020 | Academics News, All MFS News, Beginnings Blog, Kindergarten
Seventh Grade Students Share African American Scientist Books with Lower Schoolers Seventh grade science students recently shared their African American scientist biography books with Lower School Buddies in kindergarten, first, and second grade classes. The project...
by Editor | Dec 7, 2020 | Academics News, All MFS News, Beginnings Blog, Prekindergarten, Uncategorized
Prekindergarten Students Show Off Their Creative Hats Students in Nikki Coleman’s prekindergarten class recently read The Magic Hat by Mem Fox. They practiced sequencing, listened for rhyming words, compared and contrasted characters, and read other books...
by Editor | Oct 30, 2020 | Academics News, All MFS News, Beginnings Blog, Prekindergarten, Uncategorized
Pumpkin Creations in the Lower School Last week, Ms. Coleman’s and Ms. Torgerson’s Prekindergarten classes learned about pumpkins in a variety of ways. Ms. Coleman’s class focused on the phsyical structure of the pumpkin by opening them to see what was...
by Editor | Jun 11, 2020 | Academics News, All MFS News, Beginnings Blog, Kindergarten, Prekindergarten
Beginnings Students Receive Virtual Visit from Baby Chicks A Prekindergarten tradition of hatching chicks continued virtually this year! In early May, PK Assistant Diane Vavricka traveled to a farm owned by alumni parent Lisa Durr; Lisa collected eggs from her hen...
by Editor | Feb 10, 2020 | Beginnings Blog, Preschool
Beginnings Students Explore Dance Through Shadow Dance Project This spring, Preschool students have been learning about and exploring dance. In a nexus of community, identity, and learning, they have decided to create dances about different places at MFS that they...
by Editor | Feb 14, 2019 | Beginnings Blog, Kindergarten, Prekindergarten, Preschool
Students of All Ages, Faculty, and Staff Celebrate Friendship Day Meaningful conversations, thoughtful discussions, enjoyable games, Meeting for Worship, stories, activities, and more created an atmosphere of sharing and community at the schoolwide Friendship Day...
