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Monthly Archives: December 2011
2011 MCS blog in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 18,000 times in 2011. If it were a … Continue reading
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Highlights: Winter Assembly 2011
Manhattan Country School’s winter assembly was held on December 16 at the New York Academy of Medicine. Students from the Lower and Upper School gathered with parents, teachers and staff to usher in the holiday season and sing songs celebrating Hanukkah, … Continue reading
MCS students to lead march in honor of MLK on January 16!
On Monday, January 16th at 10 a.m., Manhattan Country School’s eighth graders will lead a march through the streets of New York City in honor of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Having chosen the route and theme … Continue reading
Winter Assembly is tomorrow! Dismissal is at MCS
Please join us for Manhattan Country School’s Winter Assembly at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, December 16 at the New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Avenue on the south corner of 103rd Street. The entrance is on 103rd Street, which is … Continue reading
Thank you for supporting the Book Fair
By Jay Fung MCS Librarian I would like to take this time to wish the entire MCS community a happy holidays and fabulous winter break! Next, I want to thank all of you for helping out and supporting us with … Continue reading
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Join us at the Winter Assembly this Friday!
Please join us for Manhattan Country School’s Winter Assembly at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, December 16 at the New York Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Avenue on the south corner of 103rd Street. The entrance is on 103rd Street, which is … Continue reading
Holiday Shopping Guide for Parents: Books for adults
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan – Jennifer Egan’s new novel is a moving humanistic saga, an enormous nineteenth-century-style epic brilliantly disguised as ironic postmodern pastiche. It has thirteen chapters, each an accomplished short story in its … Continue reading
Holiday Shopping Guide: DVDs for Adults
THREE COLORS: BLUE, WHITE, RED The final completed project (1993-94) of the Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski is an intricately interconnected dramatic trilogy based on the colors of the French flag. (Criterion Collection; Blu-ray and DVD, $79.95; R) WEST SIDE STORY … Continue reading
Hurricane Irene Recovery Update: Help still needed in Catskills
By Ginny Scheer MCS Farm Director Hurricane Irene caused severe flooding and damage to many towns near the Manhattan Country School Farm just as school was starting in September. MCS’ 7th and 8th graders helped remove mud from local businesses … Continue reading
Students organize food supply drive to help homeless
By students on the Community Service Team During the first trimester of the school year, students on the MCS Community Service Team spent some time at the Yorkville Common Pantry and met with Volunteer Coordinator Liz Nellis. We took a … Continue reading
Holiday Shopping Guide for Parents: Music for adults
Ollabelle – Neon Blue Bird – On paper, Ollabelle is a confusing mess. Its members met in a New York City bar on “gospel night.” Each plays multiple instruments and hails from as far away as Australia, Canada and Texas. … Continue reading
Jay’s Holiday Shopping Guide for Parents
By Jay Fung MCS Librarian Students often ask me, “Have you read all of the books in the library?” The answer of course is no. However, I usually also add, “There isn’t enough time in a lifetime to read all … Continue reading
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Holiday Shopping Guide for Parents: Books for ages infant to 6
Red Sled by Lita Judge – In this almost wordless picture book, a host of woodland creatures take a child’s sled for a nighttime joy ride. Their whimsical ride is gorgeously depicted in bold watercolor, complemented by humorous expressions and … Continue reading
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Holiday Shopping Guide for Parents: Books for ages 7 to 10
Donavon’s Big Day by Leslea Newman – Donovan’s two moms are getting married, and he can’t wait for the celebration to begin. After all, as ringbearer, he has a very important job to do. Any boy or girl with same-sex … Continue reading
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Holiday Shopping Guide for Parents: Books for ages 10 to 14
World Without Fish by Mark Kurlansky – Kurlansky, beloved author of the award-winning bestseller Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World, offers a riveting new book for kids about what’s happening to fish, the oceans, and our … Continue reading
Holiday Shopping Guide for Parents: Books for ages 14 and up
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys – Lina is just like any other fifteen-year-old Lithuanian girl in 1941. She paints, she draws, she gets crushes on boys. Until one night when Soviet officers barge into her home, tearing her … Continue reading
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This Friday & Saturday: Join us for the Holiday Book Fair!
This year, MCS has partnered with Barnes & Noble for its Holiday Book Fair that will take place in-stores on December 9-10 and online December 9-13. While our primary goal is to raise money for the school (15% cash back … Continue reading
Shop online to support MCS
You can easily support MCS while you shop online! Onecause.com is a Website that works with hundreds of retailers who donate a portion of your purchase to the school of your choice at no extra cost to you! Merchants include … Continue reading
