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Moorestown Friends School E-News - April 30, 2010 MFS Mid-Term Accreditation Report Accepted | Register for Red Sock Run - Sat. May 8 | 2010-11 All-School Book: Three Cups of Tea | PRE-ORDER TODAY - Doing Well and Doing Good: MFS at 225 **Important Scheduling Notice** The All-School Parent Council meeting scheduled for May 4 has been cancelled. MFS Mid-Term Report Accepted by Middle States MFS is "well practiced in self-monitoring and has provided thoughful analysis of all areas" of its Accreditation for Growth Mid-Term Report submitted to Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. This demonstrates satisfactory progress in implementing Action Plans for approved accreditation objectives, which for MFS are in the areas of world languages, mathematics and critical thinking. Register Today for the Red Sock Run - Saturday, May 8!
2010-11 All-School Book Activity: Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
Doing Well and Doing Good: MFS at 225...PRE-ORDER TODAY!
*Click here to purchase Doing Well and Doing Good: MFS at 225* Director of Multicultural Affairs Karen Washington served as the keynote speaker at the One Step Beyond Conference, held April 22 by the NJ Department of Education's Division of District and School Improvement. Her remarks were titled "Impact on Students and Staff When Cultural Proficiency Is Not Addressed." As stated in the conference program, in her current position, "she views paying attention to and caring for the school's community climate as her daily charge." Students Win Awards at Philadelphia Spanish/Portuguese Competition Several MFS students won awards at Expo 2010, an oral proficiency competition held by the Greater Philadelphia Area Chapter of the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese. The event took place April 24 at Haverford High School (Pa.). In Level 1, eighth grader Alicia Hutchinson won a second place award and eighth grader Carlos Madamba won a third place award. In Level 2, freshman Emily Purcell won a first place award and freshman Aviana Duca won a third place award. In Level 3, sophomore Jacquelyn Garcia won a second place award. In Advanced, junior Adrienne Saludades won a second place award. Spanish Teachers Mariana Falana and Maureen Zausner attended the competition with the students. Students Attend Holocaust Survivors Luncheon On April 29, 14 Upper School students, accompanied by Chester Reagan Chair Priscilla Taylor-Williams and Fourth Grade Teacher Margaret McKee attended a luncheon for Holocaust survivors at the Holocaust Museum and Education Center at the JCC in Cherry Hill. This rare opportunity to meet survivors came at the invitation of Helen Kirschbaum, the Center’s director. Students and faculty have attended many educational programs sponsored by the Center. Quaker Corner - Ethics Education The news is full of ethical issues these days, from business to education. How do we help students develop the skills necessary to face challenging ethical choices and difficult dilemmas? This is the question that Lynne Brick and Priscilla Taylor-Williams wanted some answers for when they attended the conference “Building an Ethical School Culture,” presented by the Institute for Global Ethics... "The Institute for Global Ethics has been conducting research with The National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) on the practices in schools that foster an ethical climate and support students as they learn how to respond to ethical issues. By the end of the workshop we knew that what we were doing in our classrooms was exactly what kids need but that it would need to be supplemented by the work of other teachers and parents. One of the things the research demonstrated was that students need opportunities to practice making ethical decisions in real life and the chance to discuss how and why they made their choices. We came away excited about the opportunity to work with our colleagues to re-affirm our shared ethical values and to identify ways all of us can join together to help students put those values into practice. Our formal classroom discussion about the field of ethics begins in third grade. At that point we introduce the core community values and start the conversation about right versus wrong choices. In fifth grade we begin to explore the ways we rationalize poor ethical behavior and cues that we are about to make a poor ethical decision. As we move on in the curriculum we address the fact that sometimes we face ethical dilemmas where there are at least two possible right things to do. At this point we help students identify their key ethical values and how these can guide them through the dilemma. It is here that training in formal ethical thinking and philosophers is most helpful. In the end, we need to all talk about the reality of making these difficult choices as individuals and members of a family and of society." – Priscilla Taylor-Williams and Lynne Brick Monday, May 3 Red & Blue Club Meeting, 7 p.m. – 8 p.m., Moriuchi Room Wednesday, May 5 Middle School Talent Show, 12:58 p.m. – 1:38 p.m., Auditorium Friday, May 7
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Monday, May 10 LS/MS/US Ceramics Show, May 10 -14 Wednesday, May 12 Middle School Spring Concert, 7 p.m., Auditorium Thursday, May 13 Cum Laude and World Languages Banquet, 6 p.m. – 9 p.m., DHC & Meeting House View the complete MFS calendar Fox Tracks Submit all notable out-of-classroom highlights for Fox Tracks to news@mfriends.org. To unsubscribe to Moorestown
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