http://blog.penncharter.com/msnl Good instruction is better than riches Wed, 05 Nov 2008 17:16:11 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en   “Teaching is a personal profession, and good teaching reflects a teacher’s ability to triangulate between deep connections with students and a deep love of a subject.”   As a teacher, I know that a new project is always a major effort. New curriculum requires the same kind ... http://blog.penncharter.com/msnl/2008/11/04/from-the-directors-chair-5/ Teaching and Learning: New Efforts, New Horizons Rebecca Tatum, Director of Middle School Three stories in this section share our faculty’s new learning, thinking and risk-taking.  Middle School Art teacher Hanne Gradinger describes one new project – everyday objects made art, in the style of Claes Oldenburg – and ... http://blog.penncharter.com/msnl/2008/11/04/in-the-classroom-6/ Parent-Advisor Conferences: November 10 Rebecca Tatum, Director of Middle School I invite you to join us in the Middle School at Penn Charter on Monday, Nov. 10, for a meeting with your child’s advisor. This meeting, which follows closely after the mid-trimester grading period, is an important time for to ... http://blog.penncharter.com/msnl/2008/11/04/news-you-can-use-6/ The school year is off to a great start, with well-attended Community events. Thanks for the wonderful work and participation to welcome new families, support our students and school, and enjoy some social time together. Our fall athletic spirit was in full force. Spirit games for each Middle School ... http://blog.penncharter.com/msnl/2008/11/04/community-news-6/ “If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” Mother Teresa This year we explore the theme of peace at Penn Charter. It’s a rich topic, grounded in our Quaker heritage and relevant to our world and our times. It’s ... http://blog.penncharter.com/msnl/2008/09/05/68/ Class Trips                               Sixth Grade Hannah Jacoby-Rupp, Sixth Grade Class Advisor We continue a new tradition in sixth grade this year with our second annual two-day fall trip. Sixth graders stick to the Philadelphia area in two days of local service and fun activities on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 25-26, returning ... http://blog.penncharter.com/msnl/2008/09/04/in-the-classroom-5/ What Happens After School? Middle School students have a space of their own after school: the Sanctuary program meets from 3:15 to 5:30 p.m. every day in the Balderston Commons in the Richard B. Fisher Middle School. Students who need to stay at school after 5:30, however, should ... http://blog.penncharter.com/msnl/2008/09/04/news-you-can-use-5/ Parent Community Welcome Welcome to the 2008-09 school year! We’re off to a fun start, with many events in the opening weeks of school. Please join us for the following all-school events: Community Meeting, Thursday, Sept.11, 8:15am, at Timmons House. Meet our parent volunteer leaders and hear more about what ... http://blog.penncharter.com/msnl/2008/09/04/community-news-5/ Abundance Spring is an abundant time. We have a profusion of nature around us – whether the pollen covering the car in the morning, or the cascade of pink petals from the trees along the varsity baseball field, or simply the green growing all around. We also have an ... http://blog.penncharter.com/msnl/2008/05/16/from-the-directors-chair-4/ The Middle School Book Club’s Fave Books The Middle School Book Club meets most Mondays during lunch and has a blast talking about books we choose to read together, as well as books we have read on our own, and many other topics along the way. We are drawn ... http://blog.penncharter.com/msnl/2008/05/16/in-the-classroom-4/