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Wow! That Sounds Great Read About Student and Faculty Achievements
Everyone returns to school each fall with plenty of tales to tell. Their adventures enrich and enliven the start of the school year. Asked to share their exploits and achievements, some students and faculty recounted the following. Read more. Add a story of your own.
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by Joseph E. Ronan '72, Friends Select School board president
As I begin my second year as board president and eighth year as trustee, I am certainly impressed by the school's strength and resilience. Despite a very difficult economic climate, the school has maintained, and even augmented, its academic, extra-curricular and financial aid programs. Read more.
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Birthdays, Lower School Style
Lower school birthday celebrations are deceptively simple: The birthday child sits on a chair of honor, surrounded by a circle of classmates who take turns saying something kind. Each friendly bon mot is what first grade teacher Anne Thomforde-Thomas calls a "little birthday present in words." Parents are invited to attend and participate. Treats are served. Read More
November Lower School Events
Parent Teacher Conferences, No Casses, Vacation Care Open, Nov. 4-5
Lower School Director's Coffee, Nov. 12, 8:15 a.m., Dining Hall
Parent Association Meeting, Nov. 17, 5:30 p.m., PA Room
Thanksgiving Vacation, Vacation Care Open, Nov. 24-26
Classes Resume: Nov. 29
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"Friend" Me: Exploring New Definitions in the Digital Age
by Terry Kessel, Middle School Director
Have you seen the movie The Social Network? It is the story of one, somewhat unfriendly, genius who goes from having one friend to having 500,000,000 friends. Well, the movie ends with Mark Zuckerberg having 1,000,000 friends, but we all know what happened next in real life: Facebook changed the meaning of the word, "friend." Read more.
November Middle School Events
No Classes (Report Writing), Nov. 5
Middle School Director's Coffee, 8 a.m., Dining Hall Parent Association Meeting, 5:30 p.m., PA Room
No Classes (Student/Parent /Faculty Conference Day), Nov. 19
Thanksgiving Vacation, Nov. 24-26
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Rock On, Ninth Graders
by Jim Miller, Upper School English teacher
On the sunny, warm Friday of September 24, Friends Select continued its tradition of taking the ninth grade on a rafting trip on the Lehigh River in the Poconos. Each year, this trip helps students get to know each other, while bonding with their advisors, through the time-honored practice of throwing buckets of water at one another's faces. Read more.
November Upper School EventsNo Classes (Report Writing), Nov. 5
Parent Association Meeting, Nov. 17, 5:30 p.m., PA Room Play: Romeo and Juliet, Nov. 18 & 19, 6 p.m., Blauvelt Theatre
No Classes (Student/Parent /Faculty Conference Day), Nov. 19
Thanksgiving Vacation, Nov. 24-26
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Events This Month
Parent Association Meeting, Nov. 17,
5:30 p.m., PA Room
Thanksgiving Vacation, Nov. 24-26 |
Looking Ahead
Scholastic Book Fair, Dec. 3-10
Lower School Concert (Grades 3, 4 & 5), Dec. 3 Lower School Concert (Grades 1 & 2), Dec. 10 Middle & Upper School Winter Concert, Dec. 16 Winter Break, Dec. 20-Jan. 3
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When the Weather Outside is Frightful...
If Friends Select is closed for two successive snow days, middle and upper school students should check all of their courses on the Online Learning Center (OLC) and complete any assignments posted for their classes. At their discretion, lower school families may access the Wallace Library page of the OLC for enrichment resources and activities. Click here for the full snow closing policy.
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