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January 15
Students made crowns and Lower School Librarian Ruth Malwitz read 2021 Caldecott Medal winner We Are Water Protectors to second graders as part of World Read Aloud Day.
This winter, Liam Jesunas ’34 and Madi Hughes ’21 represented MFS in the 2020 US Chess/ChessKid K-12 Showdown, the virtual replacement for the canceled National K-12 Grade Championships. Over 2,800 players entered the event, representing almost every state, making it the largest Grade National Championship ever. Liam finished undefeated in his bracket and Madi finished in the top 25 of her bracket.
January 13 The fourth grade led a virtual assembly for the first, second, and third grades, which included a scavenger hunt, an art project, a read-aloud of I Am Human: A Book of Empathy by Susan Verde. As the elders of the Lower School the fourth graders looked for opportunities to demonstrate their leadership skills. As leaders, these students were excited to have an active role in fostering community.
November 24
A modified Thanksgiving Happening took place in person and virtually. While grades did not mix this year, Lower School classrooms and Middle and Upper School advisories still celebrated this uniquely MFS tradition.
Spring 2021
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