Lower School Theater Club Presents Peter Pan
The Lower School Theater Club will present its first-ever play, Peter Pan, on Tuesday, February 19, at 6:30 p.m. in the Auditorium. Admission is free for all attendees. Peter Pan reaches the stage after five months of learning, fun, and preparation in the Lower School...
Lower School Students Bring History to Life with Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Program
On Thursday, January 17, Lower School students participated in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day program — a longstanding MFS tradition. The program grants students in kindergarten through fourth grade an opportunity to honor King’s life through historical recitations...
Jenel Giles Appointed Lower School Director
Moorestown Friends School has announced the appointment of Jenel Giles as Lower School Director, effective July 1, 2019. Giles succeeds Kelly Banik, who will depart at the end of the school year to become Head of School at the Raleigh School in Raleigh, NC. Giles is...
MFS Presents Fox Tots “Parent & Me” Program
On Wednesday, January 30, Moorestown Friends School will kick off Fox Tots, a new five-week program designed for children ages 2.5 to 5 and their parents. Fox Tots is designed to generate curiosity and imagination while providing parents/guardians the opportunity to...
Beginnings Students and Parents Discover Music Education Through “Informances”
At the Preschool and Prekindergarten informances, students join their parents in the Lower School Music Room for a fun-filled session of shared rhythm and song. LS Music Teacher Joanna Stamper introduced the informances three years ago, and they have since become key...
Flat Prekindergartener Adventures Around Moorestown Friends School
After a field trip to the Philadelphia Walnut Street Theatre in to watch The Musical Adventures of Flat Stanley Jr., which told the story of a young boy who was “flattened” by a bulletin board, Lisa Martin’s prekindergarten class was inspired to create their own...
Lower School Buddy Program: A Middle School Student Government Initiative
Eighth Graders Alexis Hehn ’22 and Ella Miller ’22 co-wrote this blog post to describe the Lower School Buddy Program from a student’s perspective. Around two years ago, an idea was brought up during a Middle School Student Government meeting between nine...
Prekindergarten Letter Writing Project
The Inspiration Behind the Prekindergarten Letter Writing Project Lisa Martin’s prekindergarten class read a story called Dear Annie by Judith Caseley, which was about a little girl writing to her grandpa as a pen pal. The children enjoyed the story so much that...
Celebrating Earth Day in Prekindergarten
The Moorestown Friends Earth Day in Prekindergarten To mark the special occasion on April 22, the two prekindergarten classes came together for stories and activities that taught the students about why Earth Day in Prekindergarten is a cause for celebration. The...
Photo Gallery – Prekindergarten Coding
Prekindergarten Develop Computational Thinking and Teamwork Skills Twice every six-day cycle, Coding Teacher Rachel Kaplan visits her Prekindergarten students for coding lessons. Mrs. Kaplan calls over two students to work together during their activity of the day....
Special Tribute for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
I Remember Martin In January, the Lower School gathered in the Meeting House for a special program to celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Kindergarten classes, along with first, second, third, and fourth graders, narrated the story of Dr. King....
Photo Gallery – Preschool, Prekindergarten, and Kindergarten Winter Concert
Annual Winter Concert to Celebrate the Holidays Every December, all Lower School families look forward to the Lower School Winter Concerts. The Preschool, Prekindergarten, and Kindergarten classes excitedly rehearse their music selections with Lower School Music...
Encouraging Service through Charity Drives and Donation Opportunities
An Educational Belief of Service As a Quaker school, one of the values of Moorestown Friends is that there is a responsibility towards the larger community. The school is a living part of contemporary society, and should be actively concerned with and involved with...
Prekindergarten at the Beijing Opera
A Special Performance of Beijing Opera The Middle and Upper School Chinese department planned a special assembly featuring a professional Beijing Opera performer, and they invited Jenny Torgerson’s class to attend to have Prekindergarten at the Beijing Opera!...
Photo Gallery – Preschool/Prekindergarten Grandparents Day
Grandparents Discover What It’s Like to be in Preschool/PreK at MFS Each spring, grandparents and special friends are invited to join their preschoolers and prekindergarteners for a morning visit in the classroom. The students excitedly give their grandparents a...
Photo Gallery – Prekindergarten Earth Day
Prekindergarten Families Celebrate Earth Day The prekindergarten classes of Lisa Martin and Paige Bloom celebrated Earth Day together with families and friends. Representatives from Sustainable Moorestown visited the classes to teach the students about what materials...
Students Study Abstract Art with Philadelphia Museum of Art Prekindergarten Program
On February 28, Prekindergarten Teachers Paige Bloom and Lisa Martin led their students on a field trip to study abstract art with the Philadelphia Museum of Art Prekindergarten program. The Philadelphia Museum of Art Prekindergarten Program, designed to introduce...
Photo Gallery – Prekindergarten Center Exploration
Prekindergarten Center Exploration Provides Calm Transitional Environment Each morning, Prekindergarten Teacher Lisa Martin sets up a number of activities for her students to explore and engage with as they arrive in the classroom. This time allows the...
The Concept of Yet in Preschool
Defining the Concept of “Yet” for Preschool When the Beginnings at MFS and Lower School faculty at Moorestown Friends School gathered for opening meetings in August to prepare for the school year, Third Grade Teacher Ted Quinn shared a professional...