Academics - Lower School

Annual Events

Below is a sampling of annual Lower School events that take place during the school year.

• All-School Picnic (September)
• Back-to-School night (September)
• K-4 Grandparents and Special Friends Day (Fall)
• Grade 3 Camping trip to Camp Bernie (January/February)
• Grade 4 Camping trip to Camp Ockanickon (Spring)
• Winter Concerts
• Skating Party (Spring)
• PS and PK Grandparents and Special Friends Day (Spring)
• Second grade violin concert (May)
• Third and Fourth Grade Spring Concert (May)
• Prekindergarten, Kindergarten, and First Grade mini-musicals (May)
• Fun Day (May)
• Arts and Literature Week (May)

Assemblies

Each year Lower School students experience an exceptional assembly program.  In 2010-11, students met author/illustrator and MFS alum Brian Weaver a.k.a Neil Numberman.  The children got to "Meet the Musician" Mozart and saw performances by the African Dance & Drum Troupe, the Walnut Street Theatre, the Fabulous Chinese Acrobats and MFS’ own Paper Bag Players.  Students heard renowned story teller Helen Wise and participated in hands-on activities with the Franklin Institute and Wildlife Encounters.  Lower School students got to take center stage during several assemblies including a play about Martin Luther King, Jump Rope for Heart, a 4th grade Service Club presentation, and a Lower School Film Festival.

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