Leaves and snow fell, and we celebrated, planted, and drew silhouettes!
See what else we've been up to this week!
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Congratulations to Olivia Bigtree!
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Please join us in celebrating senior Olivia (Liv) Bigtree. She has been selected as a finalist in the National YoungArts competition! As a finalist she has won an all-expense paid trip to Miami to spend the week taking master classes, workshops, and being mentored by internationally recognized leaders in a diversity of creative fields. Throughout the week, the finalists across 10 disciplines (classical music, dance, design arts, film, jazz, photography, theater, visual arts, voice, and writing) will be further adjudicated to determine additional award levels. We're so proud of Liv's hard work, dedication, and remarkable talent! See some of the work that Olivia submitted to the competition below, and read more about the
National YoungArts Foundation
here.
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Seventh graders in Mr. Curtis's history class start their day with a few typical agenda items -- looking at the week's calendar, reviewing assignments, and taking attendance. But Mr. Curtis, a gardening enthusiast, also gives students a brief opportunity to check in on the classroom plants each day, providing some fun facts about gardening. Take a look!
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Ms. Concepcion and Ms. Thomann have joined forces to make math come alive in art class, visually showing the powers of 10. In art class, fourth-grade students discussed the difference in detail one might be able to get for 10 drawings, as opposed to 1,000. The project the students decided upon is their 10 silhouettes in the shape of the number 10, then to fill in their bodies with different abstract shapes, and finally, some sort of background.
Ms. Concepcion says, "Having a deeper, visual, and personal understanding of these larger numbers helps children to understand the value of even larger numbers. We are currently working on multiplication and division of large numbers. With each student building one large thing – we can see 1 x 10 = 10. As each student builds 10 medium things, we can see 10 x 10 = 100 medium things. These are relatively easy numbers to ‘know’ the math of; however, by building them, the children will better be able to apply it to their use in the classroom."
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A Visit to the MSON Classroom
As part of the
Malone Schools Online Network, MPH Upper School students have a unique opportunity to take classes from other independent schools in real time. In these photos, senior Dan Braverman joins peers from across the country in an Advanced Macroeconomics course! Not only does this allow our students to actively engage in topics that are meaningful to them, but they also gain exposure to what is becoming an increasingly popular way of learning. Other MSON classes offered this year are Arabic, Advanced Topics in Chemistry, Advanced Applied Math Through Finance, and Genetics.
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Pre-K Adds to Sensory Table
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With the change of seasons, Pre-K students found the perfect addition to their sensory table...so many shapes and sizes, and textures! These photos capture perfectly the kids' excitement as they collected leaves. Take a look!
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A Win For Girls Modified Volleyball
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The girls modified volleyball team was victorious over opponent Bishop Grimes Wednesday night! More importantly, these young athletes were having a great time! Check out teamwork in action in the
photo gallery below! And don't miss the team cheer on the right!
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The First Snow at MPH
While the adults were cringing, our youngest students were thrilled with this week's falling snow!
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