Community Lunch tomorrow
Community Lunch offers our school community the opportunity to eat together. Meals are held family style for each class, and some upper school students serve and eat with children in Heritage House. Community Lunch was a much loved part of our past school lunch program, and we are excited to bring back the tradition. The meal will be vegetarian friendly and nut-free as well as low dairy.
Community lunch is free of charge and made possible by the generous donation of an FSH family.
Lunch menu:
Pasta with marinara sauce (vegetarian with cheese on the side)
Roasted broccoli (vegetarian; gluten and dairy free)
Whole grain focaccia bread
Rice krispy treats
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Move Up Day for Parents
Curious about what is in store for your child next year? Join us on
Tuesday, February 28 to learn more about your child's next classroom experience.
8:15 am Welcome and refreshments
8:30 am Visit your child's next class and speak with teachers
9:15 am Q & A with Michael Zimmerman
9:30 am Wrap Up
Please RSVP to attend this event so we can plan accordingly.
Email or call
Lisa Buscaglia at 610-642-0354.
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Dining for Dollars
Jules Thin Crust Pizza in Ardmore
Stop by for dine-in or take-out at Jules Thin Crust Pizza, 149 West Lancaster Ave,
Saturday, March 4 and let them know when you order that it is for the FSH Dining for Dollars event. Jules will donate approximately 15% of proceeds to our school.
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Spring Parent Potluck Social
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm | Gymnasium
Please join us at our second FSH Parent Potluck Social. It is for all parents of students from all grades. It will be a great time to socialize and to meet new friends.
Please
click here to RSVP and sign-up to bring a dish.
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FSH in the News
Kayra Martinez from Love Beyond Borders - For Refugees in Need paid a special visit to grade 3/4 students. Tr. Dee's class has been Skyping with Kayra and Syrian refugee children in a camp located in Greece for months. NBC10 covered the story of this special meeting and the surprise Kayra brought.
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Academy of Natural Sciences Visit
Life as we know it is dependent on the building blocks of rocks and minerals. Nursery school and preschool had a visit from an Academy of Natural Sciences instructor. Each student got to hold, smell, and see a variety of rocks and minerals. The children learned about the characteristics of rocks and minerals and how they are used in everyday products. Everyone had a chance to examine the minerals close-up and under the microscope. Examples of mineral based products were shared. It was a rich learning experience for all!
Click here
for more photos.
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Zones
How do you show and share love? On Valentine's Day, students highlighted aspects of empathy during Zones lessons. We discussed how being kind to one another can help us stay in the green zone. The Pout Pout Fish is a character that initially is feeling grumpy. He then is able to feel kindness when another fish helps him to change his mindset. At home, "catch" your child showing kindness, ask her how she was a friend today, ask him how kindness was demonstrated in school to him.
Zones lessons this month are also focusing on how there are times when we expect our bodies and minds to feel energy. For example, we feel excited before a holiday, a birthday celebration, or changes in our routines. We also are sharing awareness and mindfulness related to how our brains and bodies need to respond to changes in activities. When we move from PE to a classroom activity, our bodies need to transition or shift from being in motion to settling. How do we prepare our bodies and brains for these shifts? We review calming strategies that include a body hug, knee squeeze, and lazy eight breathing. Mindfulness supports this self-regulation process.
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Family Groups
Each Thursday morning, students have an opportunity to join in cross-age blends during family group time. Family groups foster relationships across grades, build community and leadership skills, and create connections across curriculum. This past week, family groups created tissue paper flowers. Children used their imagination and creativity to construct flowers - and they were all unique in design. Flowers were then delivered to our grandfriends at Brandywine Senior Center and brought bright smiles!
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February Lunch Menu
Please follow the link below to order via the JPM Catering website. Take a look and
click here for ordering instructions.
Please Note: PO Stands for Picky-Eater Option
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Enrollment Contracts Past Due!
Please return your enrollment contract and deposit to Lisa Buscaglia
ASAP to guarantee your child's spot for next year.
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"Just Because Committee"
The "Just Because" Committee is a monthly teacher and staff appreciation gesture from the PTO. Each month, one or two parents will give all the teachers and staff something in their mailboxes to show appreciation. Examples: bag of cookies, flowers, notes of gratitude. Thank you to Denise Johnson and Princess for a Valentine goody bag filled with candy, treats, and a special note.
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Save the Date
Grades 7/8 production of
A Midsummer Night's Dream will be performed at 8:30 am on March 14 and at 7:00 pm on March 15. Mark your calendars.
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Middle School Communication
Parents, please be on the lookout for an email invitation from Google Classroom. Click to accept it and you will be able to choose to receive a daily or weekly summary of your child's assignments in English, mathematics, history, science, and Spanish. This is a no-risk offer as you can always unsubscribe.
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Grandfriends' Day is March 23
Grandfriends' Day will take place on
Thursday, March 23, 2017 and is a wonderful opportunity for grandparents or a special family friend to share a day with a child at school. Please take a moment to supply us with your child's grandparent or special grandfriend contact information by
February 24.
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Help Our Preschool Rank #1
Please take a few moments to fill out a preschool/daycare survey for Friends School Haverford by
February 24 from
HipsterHenry.com which is an informative online parents guide to Philadelphia. This year they will be rewarding the preschool/daycare with the most participation with a visit from Snapology of Philadelphia and The Main Line! If your kiddos love Legos you are really going to want to make this happen! Also,
this will give FSH some nice recognition.
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Past Weekly Updates
Looking for an old
Weekly Update?We now have past ones on our website.
Click here
to view.
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FSH Apparel
Kampus Klothes is our new vendor for our school store. Check out the apparel.
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2016-2017
School Calendar
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Upcoming Events
February 22
Community Lunch
February 28
Move-Up Day for Parents
8:15 am
March 2
8:00 am
First Thursday Coffee
March 7
Open House
9:00 am to 11:00 am
Spring Parent Potluck Social
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
March 14
Grade 7/8 Performance,
A Midsummer's Night Dream
8:30 am
March 15
Grade 7/8 Performance,
A Midsummer's Night Dream
7:00 pm
March 20
PTO Meeting
7:00 pm
March 23
Grandfriends' Day
Noon Dismissal
Spring Holiday Begins
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There are many on going fundraising opportunities that benefit our school.
Amazon Smile
When shopping on Amazon.com, use the Amazon Smile link. Click
and
search for "Friends School Haverford" and select the "Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends" A percentage of your purchase will go to our school.
BoxTops
Clip the BoxTops from hundreds of products and send them in to earn cash for our school.
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2016-2017 Parent
Handbook & Directory
Now Available Online
Always have the FSH Parent Handbook and Directory at your fingertips!
Click the link below and enter the
following password: 18quaker85
Please note the digital directory has been updated since it went to press and is available on our website.
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Please check the lost and found bin.
Items not collected will be donated.
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