Hurricane Sandy blew through this week and thankfully spared most of us in the Mullica Hill area from significant devastation and loss. Not so in many other areas of New Jersey and surrounding states, as images played out on television of the loss of homes, goods and sometimes even the loss of life. And while […]

Yesterday – Wednesday, October 24th – was our annual World’s Fair, in which FSMH middle school sixth and seventh grade students presented their research on countries from around the world.  Students were dressed in cultural attire and shared the history, background and geography of their countries   Using photos, handmade displays, digital presentations on iPads and their own knowledge, each student […]

At today’s Lower School Meeting for Worship, the query was on the topic of gratitude. Who are we grateful for and why? Second graders led the way with thoughts on specific teachers they are grateful for. Here a few of the teachers mentioned: “Teacher Rhonda because she’s funny and awesome.” “Teacher Glenn because he’s a […]

As we walked to the Heritage Plot and the newly constructed Adventure Course, I stayed behind the group of 8th grade students as they interacted in their separate social groups and happily bounced, jogged, chatted and gossiped their way to the woods.  As we entered the quiet shade of the forest we approached the first challenge […]

On Tuesday morning I visited one of our classrooms as students shared the current event photos they selected from a newspaper at home.  Their topics of choice included: + a photo of a corn field shaped into the faces of the presidential candidates + the short life of a recent panda cub at the National […]

A new recent study confirms what perhaps many of us have suspected all along. Conducted by a researcher at University of Chicago named Sian Beilock the research study concludes that many high-achieving students suffer from math anxiety, which can both impede their overall math performance and can also continue throughout their school career. Most interestingly, […]

In case you haven’t heard, our Annual Fund giving this past school year EXCEEDED the goal of $78,000, achieving donations of approximately $84,000. These donations represent gifts of all sizes, ranging from a student donation of $3 (the student raised her contribution selling snails) to a major donation of $10,000 received in honor of one […]

In preparation for our new school year, our faculty and staff gathered together for the past two days. In addition to discussions around our summer reading (which you’ll hear more about in the Fall), we spent time reflecting on our school goals and vision, and collectively discussing our vision for this school year for our […]

By Beth Reaves I hope you are enjoying your summer and looking forward to a new year at Friends School! I’d like to share exciting news and updates about our upcoming school year. Staff News & Notes As mentioned at the end of the school year, there were a few open positions at FSMH, which […]