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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Join us for Big Night Out! on May 5th
You’re invited to BIG NIGHT OUT! to benefit MCS on Saturday, May 5, 2012 from 6:30 – 10:30 p.m. at The Museum of the City of New York 1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street Cocktails Dinner Dancing Auction Special MCS Video Alumni … Continue reading
Posted in Around NYC, Events, Fun, MCS, MCS Farm, Music, Staff, Support MCS
Tagged anniversary, community, education, events, Frank Roosevelt, fundraiser, honorees, manhattan country school, MCS, MCS Farm, Michele Hatchette, museum of the city of new york, nyc, school, Staff, support mcs
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8th grade trip to Democracy Now!
On Thursday, March 15th, the 8th grade woke up bright and early and traveled to 25th Street and 8th Avenue in Chelsea to watch a live taping of Democracy Now! Democracy Now! is an independent radio and television news program … Continue reading
Posted in MCS
Tagged Activism, amy goodman, class notes, current events, democracy now, field trip, iraq, juan gonzalez, MCS, media, media bias, reporter, taping, tour
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Save the Date! Farm Outing Day is June 16
Manhattan Country School’s Farm Outing Day 2012 is Saturday, June 16th from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. All MCS friends, families, new families, and alumni are invited to a community picnic at our 180-acre farm in Roxbury, N.Y., 150 miles … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Fun, MCS, MCS Farm, Support MCS
Tagged 45th anniversary, alumni, catskills, community picnic, farm outing day, frog pond, fundraiser, hay jump, pig roast, relay races, scavenger hunt, special event
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8th graders participate in NYC History Day
By Kristen Lee Berger 7th/8th Grade History Teacher This year, 8th graders, as part of their Computer/History Seminar class participated in New York City History Day. NYC History Day is a subsidiary of National History Day, a history competition whereby: … Continue reading
Posted in Around NYC, Events, Fun, In the classroom, MCS
Tagged archives, class notes, competition, education, events, field trip, history, history day, In the classroom, interviews, libraries, MCS, museums, progressive era, reforms, research, revolutions, websites
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Parents’ Association Meeting tonight!
Next Parents’ Association Meeting Tuesday, April 24th from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. Child care provided! Paul Williams, MCS Technology Instructor and IT Manager & Joey Brenneman, Sexuality Educator will lead us in a discussion on “Media, Connectivity and Our Kids” … Continue reading
BNO! Online Auction: April 20th – May 4th
Our 2012 Big Night Out! Auction opens for bidding this Friday, April 20, 2012 at 8 a.m. We’ll be adding new items to our auction for you to preview as Friday approaches. Feel free to place a Watch on … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Fun, MCS, Support MCS
Tagged auction, Big Night Out, events, fundraiser, MCS
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7th graders tour greenhouse at Blenheim Hill Farm
By John McDaniel MCS Farm Program Director On their spring Farm trip a few 7the grade students took a field trip to Blenheim Hill Farm located near Roxbury, NY. Blenheim Hill was created to supply fresh produce, beef, pork and … Continue reading
Posted in Fun, Garden, MCS, MCS Farm, sustainability
Tagged beef, Blenheim Hill Farm, boar, education, farm, field trip, fun, garden, greenhouse, hydroponics, kale, learning, MCS, MCS Farm, ny, pork, restaurants, roxbury, smorgas chef, soil, students, Sustainability, tour
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6-7s return to Yorkville Common Pantry
By Laura Swindler 6-7s Head Teacher The 6-7s were excited to return to Yorkville Common Pantry. Many of them remembered visiting the pantry when they were in the 5-6s class. Debbie Weiss, 8-9s Head Teacher, helps to organize visits for … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Around NYC, Fun, In the classroom, MCS
Tagged charity, community, donation, education, groceries, nyc, penny harvest, resource, students, volunteering, yorkville common pantry
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Highlights: Fifth grade trip to MCS Farm
MCS fifth graders and teachers Pinki Shah and Chris Guajardo visited our 180-acre working farm in the Catskills during the week of March 19th. View a slideshow to see students learning, growing, and playing at the MCS Farm. Photos by … Continue reading
Posted in Fun, Garden, MCS, MCS Farm, sustainability
Tagged chores, education, farm, farm trip, fifth graders, fun, gardening, manhattan country school, MCS, MCS Farm, ny, roxbury, students, Sustainability
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Highlights: Pi Day Celebration
Students and teachers celebrated Pi Day on March 14th. The day was filled with activities, including the study of circular objects, creating art inspired by Kandinsky’s oil pastel circles, a reading of Sir Cumference: And the First Round Table, eating lots … Continue reading
Posted in Class Notes, Events, Fun, In the classroom, MCS
Tagged celebration, circumference, class notes, diameter, einstein, events, fun, In the classroom, math, mathematics, MCS, pi day, pie day
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7-8s garden, read with preschoolers at Union Settlement
By Aimee Arandia Østensen 7-8s Head Teacher Our book drive for the Union Settlement pre-school was a huge success. Thank you for all of your donations. We have had a relationship with Union Settlement since the fall through our use of … Continue reading
Posted in Around NYC, Garden, In the classroom, In the library, MCS
Tagged book drive, class notes, community, early childhood, east harlem, education, garden, garden beds, harvest, In the classroom, In the library, manhattan country school, MCS, mentors, planting, preschoolers, rabbit, reading, reading buddies, school, union settlement, winter rye
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