News & Announcements

It was a beautiful day for our annual Field Day competition for grades 3-8. Teams red, white, and blue gathered at the Haverford College track and competed in the quarter mile, broad jump, potato sack races, frisbee throw, softball toss, and relay races. Congratulations to the red team for the win this year!
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To understand why Monet loved to paint outside, students walked to @haverfordedu to draw some pictures and write in their journals.
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Today we celebrated the grand opening of our new library. Peter Evans from the Snave Foundation did the honors of cutting the ribbon. The Snave Foundation awarded Friends School Haverford a grant that made the library relocation and the new Makerspace (opening in September) possible. Local author and illustrator Matt Phelan joined us along with students from our Middle School, faculty, and parents. Matt Phelan joined students in Heritage House, grades 1-4, and middle school to share his experiences as an illustrator and author. Each session focused on the real behind-the-scenes process of how he creates his books - inspiration, research, writing, sketching, revisions, and final art. Students asked thoughtful and intelligent questions. Thank you to the Snave Foundation, Mr. Ken, Katy Ruckdeschel, Caryn Rivers, Charlene Grier, and Diane Rouine for making our new library possible.
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To mark the end of the softball season, the team enjoyed an exciting game of wiffleball with alumni, faculty, and parents. There were many good hits, excellent fielding, and lots of fun had by all. Thank you to coaches Sandra & Rae on a wonderful season.
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Jackie from the Philadelphia Metro Wildlife Center visited FSH for an all-school assembly. She brought a live snake, opossum, turkey vulture, and crow with her to educate the students about each animal. She answered many questions from the students. Did you know that crows are very intelligent and have been observed using basic tools? They also have great memories and can remember the face of a human. They can also hold a grudge.
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Kindergarten visited Riverbend Environmental Education Center and took a class called "From Eggs to Legs". The group took a trail up to the pond, listening for birds and their babies in a nest along the way. Kate, our guide and an FSH parent who works at the center, taught us that we need to be quiet in the woods so we can hear all the animals. It is also important to protect the woods by staying on the path. Kindergartners learned about all the stages of the life cycle of a frog by observing them in their natural environment. At the end of our trip, students sang a song that tells how frogs change from eggs to legs!
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Grades 3/4 Service Club welcomed a special visitor, Nahjee Grant today. Nahjee is a local children's book author, philanthropist, motivational speaker and TV host. The club has been working on how to spread kindness and make the world a better place. Students have been studying and reading Najee's books for inspiration. They were prepared with many questions in a roundtable discussion. They learned how small steps and acts of kindness can help make big changes. Ironically, Nahjee had on a spread kindness t-shirt today!
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Families and kids of all ages enjoyed our 70th annual Spring Fair on Saturday. It was a beautiful day for fairgoers to delight in carnival games, crafts, delicious food, balloon artist creations, attic treasures, and a mini-golf course which was new this year. Thank you to all the volunteers and organizers who made this wonderful event and beloved tradition possible.
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Our softball team had a special visit from our fox mascot yesterday and a 10-9 win against Barack Academy. After the game, the team
celebrated and sang "happy birthday" to coach Sandra. Way to go Foxes!
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