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Middle School
Summer Assignments
All students entering grades 5-8 in the fall are required to complete the assignments described below.
Humanities
Your child will be coming home with a copy of the May 13 issue of
Junior Scholastic
, a readers' guide, and a sample summer calendar. Tr. Kathleen asks that each middle school student complete the readers' guide. The calendar provides an example of how to break up the reading and questions into manageable pieces throughout the summer. Please feel free to adapt the calendar to meet your needs.
Math
Your child will be coming home with a summer work packet that will review topics that were taught this year. Tr. Lauren asks that each middle school student complete the packet, showing all work. Calculator use is only allowed for 8th graders. In addition, she is asking each student to work on iXL. The goal is for each student to have a Diagnostic Score that is a single number; if there is a range for the Diagnostic Score, this means more work needs to be done. An email will be sent home shortly with all iXL usernames and passwords.
English
All MS students are required to read two books and to complete one assignment in preparation for September. Information about the required reading and the assignment can be found by clicking on the links below. With the exception of Wishtree for 5/6 students, families should plan to purchase or borrow copies of the books for their children. There will be some copies available to borrow from the FSH Main Office throughout the summer.
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Grades 3/4
Summer Assignments
All students entering grades 3-4 in the fall are required to complete the assignments described below.
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FSH
Summer Reading Suggestions for All Students
Not every grade has a specific book to read over the summer, but all students are encouraged to read. Looking for some suggestions? We've put together a list of books for Early Childhood and Early Elementary (picture books) through
Upper Elementary and Middle School (chapter books). Check them out and enjoy!
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If your child received an overdue library book notice, please return the books this week. If you can't find the book(s), please contact
Katy Ruckdeschel for the replacement cost. End of year reports and transcripts will be held until the books are returned or replaced.
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Friends School Haverford
Summer Camp
The Friends School Haverford summer program provides children (ages 3 - 8) with exciting and creative activities each day on our beautiful campus. Children will express their creativity through arts & crafts and loads of fun and imaginative play!
Each day will both excite and engage campers with new and interesting activities to explore. Whether it is spending time in our organic gardens, walking along nature trails, or making fun crafts, campers will never find themselves at a loss for options. Our summer staff will guide the campers in explorations of new and wonderful worlds!
Camp Facilities Include:
Outdoor play equipment
Technology/computer room
Age appropriate classrooms and supplies
Turf field
Micro farm and gardens
Camp Activities Include:
Outdoor water play
Arts and crafts
Outdoor games/sports
Cooperative play and problem solving
Cooking
And much much more!
Field Trips:
Trips to local attractions during camp are included in the program fee.
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Grades 1/2 Field Day
Grades 1/2 had their mini field day today. They participated in some spirited races - relay race, bucket filling race, tennis ball on a spoon race, dress-up race, and a potato sack race followed by a water balloon toss. Everyone demonstrated good teamwork and effort and was rewarded with a popsicle treat to top off the day.
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for photos.
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Heritage House Water Play
Heritage House students enjoyed water play together as part of their end of year celebrations. They had a bike wash station, water tables, and were sprayed under the hose.
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Sierpinski Triangle
A Sierpinski Triangle is a fractal based on an equilateral triangle, made by dividing the triangle into four smaller triangles and removing the central triangle and then repeating for each of the three remaining triangles. If you repeat this process forever, you get a fractal. 7th and 8th graders created a 3D version of the Sierpinski triangle called a tetrahedron. Check it out!
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Calvin & Hobbes
Meet Calvin and Hobbes-two Russian Tortoises who live in Teacher Tippi's room. A few weeks ago, the students in Service Club learned how important it is that the tortoises spend time outside. As an act of kindness to our animal friends, the group took Calvin and Hobbes outside on the first really warm Spring day. The tortoises had such a great time exploring that it was decided that their outings need to be a regular event! While out at recess, curious students from preschool through 8th grade gathered together to spend time with Calvin and Hobbes and ask many amazing questions about their diet, bodies, habitat, and behaviors. Everyone had a great time enjoying this outing-especially the tortoises!
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for photos.
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Kindergarten Art Show
The Kindergarten class enjoyed art so much that they explored the impressionists as their end of the year study. Students learned about Monet, Degas, Renoir, Van Gogh, and Mary Cassatt. They discovered that the artists enjoyed painting outside as they walked to the pond at Haverford College to see how it feels to create pictures on a beautiful sunny day. This study connected their love of nature that they have been immersed in throughout the year. It also helped in understanding that master painters spent their lives doing what they loved, no matter what other people said about their work at the time. Kindergarten created their own outdoor art museum and invited their families to enjoy their artwork displayed outside and an end of year party.
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for photos.
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It's been a wonderful year. Thank you for the many ways you participated in the life of the School. You volunteered, baked, and donated. You staffed events, helped students shop for gifts, manned fair booths, organized service projects, made a gift to the Annual Fund, and so much more. Many hands and many hearts helped to create a warm and joyous school year. We hope you had fun, too!
On behalf of the PTO, the faculty and staff, and every student from the smallest to the tallest, we thank you and wish you a wonderful summer!
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Process-based art and outdoor exploration.
Children 20-36 months are eligible for The Friends School Haverford Toddlers & Friends program.
Come join us to create art, make friends, build community, and have a terrific time outdoors. We provide a messy, sensory, and artsy experience for young artists. Children will work with a variety of materials, increase their art literacy, and develop problem-solving skills, and confidence. Outdoor exploration and free playtime will also be part of the morning.
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2019-2020 School Calendar
The
2019-2020 school calendar is live on our website. Check out dates for first day of school, winter and spring breaks, and community events.
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Main Line Parent A+ Educator Award Nominations
As the school year comes to a close and summer vacation approaches, it's time to celebrate those unsung heroes in our community.
Nominate
an outstanding teacher, coach, or mentor for Main Line Parent's A+ Educator Awards! This is a great way to spread the word about the wonderful teachers at FSH!
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Another way to earn money for our school is through Amazon Smile.
Amazon Smile has changed to specify "Friends School Haverford" specifically instead of the general
yearly meeting group. To update your setting, go to
smile.amazon.com and click on the charity you are supporting. It has previously said "Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of Friends DBA Friends School Haverford". There is a button to "Change Charity". Then search "Friends School Haverford" and select it in the results as your new charity.
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Box Tops are an easy way to earn money for
our school and a fun way for kids to be involved in the process. Box Tops can be found on a variety of products you probably already buy. Ask your kids to be on the lookout for Box Tops on food packaging. Download the collection form
and have them attach the Box Tops to the form. When they fill out the form, send it in to school.
Click here
for a complete list of participating Box Top products.
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Turn Your PA Tax Dollars
into a Scholarship
The Friends Educational Equity Collaborative (FEEC) was awarded over $1 million in PA tax credits. Support FSH and Quaker education and receive PA tax credits.
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Heritage House Orientation Day
First Day of School Gr 1-8
1/2 Day
1/2 Day for Nursery, Preschool, Prekindergarten, and Kindergarten
September 5
1/2 Day for Nursery, Preschool, Prekindergarten, and Kindergarten
Middle School Camp Speers trip
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