by Editor | Feb 14, 2019 | Beginnings Blog, Kindergarten, Prekindergarten
Lower School Students Bring History to Life with Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Program On Thursday, January 17, Lower School students participated in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day program — a longstanding MFS tradition. The program grants students in...
by Editor | Feb 14, 2019 | Beginnings Blog, Kindergarten, Prekindergarten, Preschool
Jenel Giles Appointed Lower School Director Moorestown Friends School has announced the appointment of Jenel Giles as Lower School Director, effective July 1, 2019. Giles succeeds Kelly Banik, who will depart at the end of the school year to become Head of School at...
by Editor | Dec 7, 2018 | Beginnings Blog, Kindergarten
Community Visits Introduce Kindergartners to 8 MFS Faculty and Staff When developing their lesson plans, Kindergarten teachers Emily Bowditch and Kenya Barber think about how to encourage their students’ natural curiosity. As kindergarteners take their community walks...
by Editor | Jun 1, 2018 | Kindergarten, Prekindergarten
Eighth Graders Alexis Hehn ’22 and Ella Miller ’22 co-wrote this blog post to describe the Lower School Buddy Program from a student’s perspective.Around two years ago, an idea was brought up during a Middle School Student Government meeting between nine seventh...
by Editor | May 24, 2018 | Classroom Unit, Kindergarten
Investigating Biological Life Cycles in Kindergarten Butterfly Study In Kindergarten, students in Ms. Barber’s and Ms. Bowditch’s classes investigate different types of insects and their characteristics. As part of the Kindergarten Butterfly Study, they...
by Editor | May 3, 2018 | Classroom Unit, Kindergarten
How Moorestown Friends Celebrates the 100th Day of School in Kindergarten February 23 was a special day as it marked the 100th Day of School in Kindergarten. The two kindergarten classes enjoyed many fun and unique activities that included math skills, reading,...
