The grade 2 play Anansi & The Moss Covered Rock was a hit. Click here for photos

Lower School News

Message from Kelly PIerre
Joy is the theme for Meeting for Worship this month. On Tuesday, Regina Ziffer shared from the facing bench with third and fourth graders (fifth graders were having a meeting for business, prepping for their camping trip). She encouraged the children to take ownership over finding joy in their life. Click here to read Kelly's full message about joy, Quakerism, and other Lower School news. Click here to find out more about what's happening in KB, this week's highlighted blog!

Grades 4 & 5 Parents - LS Faculty Appreciation Tea
Tuesday, May 30 

Tuesday is the tea! Click here to sign up for the few remaining volunteer slots. Questions? Contact Julie Lederman.

Lost and Found
We have lots of treasures in our Lost and Found. Please come to the lobby to check for missing items during the last two weeks of school. All items left behind after the last day of school will be donated. Thank you!

Lettuce Feed You Highlights for the Upcoming Week

All meals are served with salad and fresh fruit.

• Monday: Memorial Day (School Closed)
• Tuesday: (Kids' Choice) Italian Baked Chicken and Sautéed Spinach w/ Garlic 
• Wednesday: Empanadas w/ Red Beans & Rice
• Thursday: (Back by Popular Demand) Baked Macaroni & Cheese w/ Sautéed Spring Peas
• Friday: Pizza Day!

Fabulous performances at last Friday's Middle School Spring Concert. Click here for photos

Middle School News

Message from Alexa Quinn

Today we had our final lockdown drill of the year in Middle School. Our students and teachers were calm and prepared and followed procedures perfectly. We piloted a new piece of technology that allows us to "check in" students and teachers more easily, and we were very pleased with the results. As always, if you have any questions or concerns related to campus safety, please do not hesitate to contact me or Tom McDaniel, Director of Facilities and Campus Safety.

We are looking forward to the many special culminating activities in these final two weeks of school. In the meantime, have a safe and joyful holiday weekend.

Grade 8 Showcase

Friday, June 2, 7 pm (8th Graders arrive at 5 pm)

On June 2, 8th graders will share their myriad talents during this year's annual 8th Grade Showcase. Come see and hear the talents of the Class of 2021 at this unforgettable evening of community. Thank you to everyone who has volunteered for the evening and who has donated to the dessert reception, we are all ready to go!

Grade 8 Showcase Evening Schedule:

5 pm - Students due at school
5:30-6 pm Pizza in MS Lobby/breezeway for students
6-6:45 pm Students set up projects and sound check
6:30-7 pm Parents set up dessert reception
7-9 pm Showcase!
 

Make the memories last! Pre-order a DVD of the Showcase here.

Order a DVD of the MS Concert!

Click here for order form.

Current Grade 8 Families: Information about Eighth Grade Events

You should have received an email from Alexa with details on the upcoming culminating events for the eighth grade. If you missed it, you can read the letter and find all of the information here.

Phoenix Game Day: June 9

Phoenix Game Day, Middle School field day, is coming up on Thursday, June 9. Teachers and students will be participating in special events and activities all day. You may have heard your child speak of this as "Color Day," since the students are divided into red, blue, yellow, and green teams. Please make sure your child dresses for the weather and for athletic activities (including athletic clothes, sneakers, layers if it is chilly, sunscreen, hats, etc.).

Yearbooks Are Coming!

Students will receive their yearbooks on the afternoon of Phoenix Game Day. All students will receive a yearbook free of charge. We ask all students to write their names in their yearbooks since we do not have extra copies. We hope students will enjoy looking through and signing the yearbooks together! Many thanks to Becky Guenther and the Yearbook staff for their work to create this special memento of the year.

Rising Grade 7 & 8 Parents: Save the Dates!

Rising Seventh Grade Families: Please save the dates for the seventh grade's overnight trip to the Echo Hill Outdoor School from Sept. 26 through 29. Yom Kippur begins at sundown on the September 29, so we will be arriving back to campus by 3 pm to allow for families observing the holiday to pick up their children and leave for services or family gatherings. You will receive more information on the trip itself in the coming months, but please let us know if you have any questions at this time.

Rising Eighth Grade Families: Please save the dates for the eighth grade's overnight trip to Washington, D.C. We will leave FCS early Sunday, Sept. 24 and return late on Monday, Sept. 25. Because this trip overlaps with a weekend, we wanted you to know the dates early for planning and scheduling. You will receive more information on the trip itself when school begins in September, but please let us know if you have any questions at this time.

Reminder to Parents of Middle School Artists
Come to see your child perform on stage~
Leave with their art creation…
Please take their art pieces home--displayed in the gallery.
With appreciation,
~ Caroline Maw-Deis

On Wednesday, grade 10 headed to Ocean City for the day. Click here for photos

Upper School News

Final Exam Schedule

Click here to view the Upper School Final Exam Schedule.

Yearbook Purchase

Each year has its own special moments - and they're all in the yearbook. A personalized copy for each grade 12 student has already been ordered by the School and will be charged to the student's account. All other students who are interested in purchasing a yearbook, click here.

Spring Concert DVDs: Need a Memento? Purchase a DVD!

• US Choral Concert DVD Order Form
• US Instrumental Concert DVD Order Form 
  

Upcoming Upper School Drama Performances:

The Real Inspector Hound and Dogg's Hamlet by Tom Stoppard
Grade 9 & 10 Play

Today - Friday, May 26 at 7 pm

Staged Reading of Magic Man by Kendra Allman '17
Thursday, June 1, 7 pm 

Staged Reading of To an Undiscovered Universe (and back)
Written and performed by Julian Shapiro-Barnum '17 and Noelle Mercer '17
Saturday June 3, 1 pm

Annual Fringe Festival of Performance Art Around the Oval

Thursday, June 1, 9:50-10:20 am

Upcoming College Information Sessions:

Several colleges, both independently and as a consortium, will be hosting information sessions over the coming weeks. For a partial list, click here. 

National Latin Exam Success
Congratulations to Tristan Szapary '20 who achieved a perfect score on the 2017 National Latin Exam. Only 813 students out of over 135,000 from 17 nations attained this distinction.

Cappie Recognition for Upper School Drama
At this year's Greater Philadelphia Cappie Awards, Infinite Black Suitcase garnered the most acting category nominations of any play (a distinction we have enjoyed for three years in a row!). At last weekend's gala, awards were presented to Evan Paszamant '18 and Joe Schoepp '17 for best supporting and best featured actor respectively. McKenna Blinman '19 and Evan performed a scene from the play for the crowd of 1500. Friends' Central was also nominated for best production of a play, also for the third year in a row!