Teacher Margaret's "View From My Window" - October 21st

This week building and sustaining community is very much on my mind. We are stronger with each new friendship, each act of kindness, each service project that is undertaken, each milestone celebrated with others.

HS Fair1 This past weekend families at either end of the grades in our community enjoyed time together. Eighth-grade students and their families attended the South Jersey Friends Schools High School Fair. This event marks a milestone for them. Twenty high schools from across the region sent representatives. Our students were ready with questions and had been prepped by Teacher Carl to speak with as many different school reps as possible to get a sense of the breadth of their options.

HS FAIR2 Preschool families gathered for their BYOCoffee morning this past Saturday. Children showed their parents their favorite parts of the play yard. Parents greeted old friends and made new friends on this beautiful morning. Together they are beginning their children’s school adventure. Some of my best friends are from events just like this. I hope families with children in Prek through Fifth grade will come for our second BYOCoffee this Saturday morning from 9-10:00 AM.

Buddies happened across the grades on Thursday. Prek and 6th-grade painted. Kindergarten and 7th-grade had time on the playground with their buddies. 1st and 8th-grade students played games together. Second and Fourth-grade buddies created candy structures. 3rd and 5th Grade worked on a service project for the rest of the school.