Moorestown Friends School E-News - March 25, 2010
PRE-ORDER TODAY - Doing Well and Doing Good: MFS at 225 | Online Spring MFS Apparel Sale OPEN
2010-11 All-School Book: Three Cups of Tea | Middle School Science Olympians Fare Well
Fifth Graders Capture Awards in Art and Essay Contest | May Day Volunteers Needed | Fox Tracks
What's Happening at MFS
Doing Well and Doing Good: MFS at 225...PRE-ORDER TODAY!
 Doing Well and Doing
Good: MFS at 225, the 128-page book detailing
the school’s early beginnings, growth, leadership changes,
and rise to becoming one of the premier independent schools
in the country, is now available for sale via pre-order. Take
advantage of the pre-order
discount of $38.50 available through June 30,
2010. After this date, the price increases to $48.50. |
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The Founders
Edition, available for $78.50 ($88.50 after
June 30), features the book inserted into a handsome slipcase
with a student or family name foil-stamped on the case.
SPECIAL OFFER: Parents or
family members of the Class of 2010 wishing to pre-order the
book for a graduation gift will receive a special certificate
to give to their graduate on June 12.
For more information, contact Director of
Marketing and Communications Mike
Schlotterbeck via e-mail or by phone at (856) 914-4434. |
*Click here to purchase Doing Well and Doing Good: MFS at 225*
*Click here to purchase Doing Well and Doing Good: MFS at 225 (Founders Edition)*
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MFS Spring Gear Apparel Sale Begins!
The MFS Online School Store has opened for the Spring Apparel Sale sponsored by the Red and Blue Club. The store will be open three times a year for about two weeks, offering school apparel such as t-shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, and Under Armour polos. The MFS Spring Apparel Sale ends Thursday, April 8. ORDER TODAY!
* Click here to purchase MFS Apparel * |
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2010-11 All-School Book Activity: Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson
2010-11 One Book All-Community Read
Book Order Form |
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Middle School
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Upper School
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Reading a book as an entire community encourages literacy, highlights reading and serves to unite the community through a common experience. Many of you may remember our first One Book Day in which the entire school read Henry Hikes to Fitchburg, a picture book about Henry David Thoreau, and then participated in multi-age discussion groups and other activities inspired by the book. It was a very successful celebration of books, reading, and community. We are looking forward to another One Book experience in 2010-11.
Greg Mortenson’s book Three Cups of Tea has
been chosen as the all-community read for 2010-11. This book directly addresses both ideals and concepts that are intrinsic to our school community. It
is now published in three versions: an illustrated picture book,
a junior version, and the original book, making it the ideal
book for an all-School experience. The English Department is
asking students entering grades 5 -12 to read Three Cups of Tea in
addition to their summer reading book. Lower School teachers
will be sharing the picture book Listen to the Wind with
their classes in the fall. You can order books at a discounted
cost by filling out this form and
returning it to school by Monday, May 3.
To Volunteer:
A Middle/Upper School committee of parents, students, faculty & staff is now being formed. If you are interested in serving on the committee please email Middle School Dean and English Teacher Maggie Beck or Head Librarian Martha Reilly.
A committee of Lower School parents and teachers is also being formed. Please contact Lower School Librarian Deb Alterman if you are interested in participating.
Click here for more information about Three Cups of Tea and the 2010-11 One Book experience.
– Martha Reilly, Head Librarian |
Middle School Science Olympians Fare Well at State Competition
On March 16, the Middle School Science Olympiad team travelled to Middlesex Community College to compete in the New Jersey Science Olympiad state finals. The competition featured 24 events. MFS placed first in two of them.
Seventh graders Scott Strickland and Patrick Johnson placed first in the Junkyard Challenge and seventh grader C.J. Eni and ninth grader Andrew Jaffe brought home the first place medal in Trajectory.
The MFS team also won six other awards. Medal winners were seventh graders Tim Carter, Tommy Hietzman and Matt Scalamandre, eighth grader Joe Mulholland, sixth grader Travis Benedict and ninth grader Spencer Bard.
MFS Middle School Science Teachers Deborah Bruvik and Chuck Blatherwick served as advisers/coaches for the team.
Fifth Graders Garner County Awards in Conservation Art and Essay Contest
Two MFS students won county awards in the Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey Art and Essay contest. Fifth grader Mattie Sloan is the Burlington County winner and fifth grader Julia Giordano is the county runner-up.
Created in 2003, the "Species on the Edge" Art & Essay Contest engages New Jersey’s fifth graders to learn about our state’s over 70 endangered and threatened wildlife species.
Calling All May Day Volunteers
 The
quadrennial May Day celebration is just around the corner - Friday,
May 7! This longstanding MFS tradition occurs once every four
years, and plans are moving along nicely. If you are interested
in volunteering for May Day, there are plenty of opportunities
to get involved. Projects range from working on costumes to helping
with events on May 7. If you would like more information about
May Day, or would like to volunteer, please contact Matt
Nierenberg, Director of Parent and Alumni Programs via e-mail
or at (856) 914-4416.
If you can’t volunteer your time on
May Day, you can still help the planning effort. Kiyo Moriuchi
and Rose Frola are working with volunteers to help create costumes
for the event. A variety of items are used for the costumes,
and if you have any of the following lying around at home and
do not have a need for them, the May Day costumers would love
to take them off your hands:
- Low boots (Florsheim like) men’s
sizes 9-14
- Clean pantyhose/tights (with runs or stretched
out – no problem!)
- Clean silk flowers, on stem or off
- Clean ivy
- Clean baseball caps
- Cloth ribbons
- Old costumes – crowns, flags, etc.
The items do not have to be new, and
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Fox Tracks
Junior Michael Brady earned the Boy Scouts of America rank of Eagle Scout on March 11. This is the highest rank that a Scout can earn and it requires that they complete 21 merit badges, demonstrate leadership and complete a community service project. For his service project, Brady designed and coordinated the construction of a dragonfly pond at the Rancocas Nature Center in Westhampton. He has been an active member of Delran Troop 17 since 2004. His most memorable Scouting experiences include participating in the 2007 World Scout Jamboree in England and completing a 50-mile hike along the Appalachian Trail in New Jersey. He plans to remain active in his Troop.
Submit all notable out-of-classroom highlights for Fox Tracks to news@mfriends.org.
What's Happening at MFS...
Friday, March 26
Half Day for All Students, 11:45 a.m. dismissal - Spring Break Begins!
Monday, March 29 - Friday, April 2
No School - Spring Break
Monday, April 5
No School - Teacher In-Service Day
Friday, April 9
MLK, Jr. Club Fashion Show, 7 p.m.,
Auditorium
Wednesday, April 14 - Friday, April 16
Grade 4 Field Trip to Camp Ockanickon
Wednesday, April 14
Grade 4 Parent Education Meeting, 7-8 p.m., DHC
Friday, April 16
Upper School Drama/Shakespeare Club Presentation, 7:30-10:30 p.m., Auditorium
View the complete MFS calendar
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