Archive for February, 2012
Simple machines: working together to make a train powered by magnets
Posted on: Friday, February 24th, 2012
Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot to speak at MMS
Posted on: Thursday, February 23rd, 2012
Parent-teacher conferences are significant events because there seems to be so much at stake for our children. They are, in the words of Dr. Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, “a small stage on which our broader cultural priorities and values get played out.” Participate in the conversation with Dr. Lawrence-Lightfoot, author of “The Essential Conversation: What Parents and Teachers Can Learn from Each Other,” on March 7, starting at 6 p.m. for refreshments.
The Upper Elementary play: singing, acting, finding one’s self on stage
Posted on: Friday, February 10th, 2012
“Don’t say no, say how!”
Posted on: Thursday, February 9th, 2012
It’s one week until show time for the MMS Upper Elementary students who are rehearsing Dear Edwina. Today, they got permission from the author to make the show their own.
“It’s okay for you to think of things that I never thought of,” said Marcy Heisler, the writer and lyricist who created Dear Edwina with composer Zina Goldrich.
Upper Elementary raises money for Chauntra
Posted on: Thursday, February 9th, 2012
When the curtain falls on the Upper Elementary production of Dear Edwina, the students will be asking the audience to support the Sabhota Tibetan School in Chauntra, India.
MMS Book Group, January meeting
Posted on: Friday, February 3rd, 2012
The book group met at the home of Mary Krensavage on Jan. 31. Photos by Nicole Dreyfuss.