Category: Middle School

PA Grant Report:
Generating Access to
“Own Voices” Texts

marcovescio February 4, 2022 No Comments

By Middle School Head Teachers Margot Stein and Nicole Watson As educators who possess multiple identities and perspectives, we know that our students also fall along this spectrum—whether those identities…

Incorporating Social Emotional Learning in
Music Ensembles

marcovescio December 3, 2021 No Comments

By John Grimsley, Middle School Music and Drama Teacher Last year presented our community with a lot of challenges that required us to be flexible, understanding, and patient. While dealing…

The Counseling Team
is Here for You

marcovescio October 15, 2021 No Comments

The counseling team started this year with a mix of emotions. There is a sense of pride in the resilience demonstrated by the students, who are visibly relieved to be…

Art Meets Life

marcovescio May 7, 2021 No Comments

By Suzanne Leake, Assistant Middle School Dean and Theatre Director We began this rather unusual school year with many unknowns ahead of us, but one thing was certain—the show must…

PA Grant Report:
Inquiry-Based Science
and 21st Century Learning

marcovescio February 5, 2021 No Comments

By Sophie Glassman Golob, Head Science & Math Teacher and Nicole Watson, Head Science and Math Teacher Science is everywhere. This is what we tell our students each year to…

Language, Literacy,
and the Brain

marcovescio January 8, 2021 No Comments

By Leah Wasserman, Middle School Language Therapist In the spring of 2020, as it became apparent that my summer was going to be much slower than usual, I started thinking…

Let’s Talk About It!
A Virtual Book Talk with “Long Way Down” Author Jason Reynolds

marcovescio December 4, 2020 No Comments

Written by Assistant Middle School Dean Suzanne Leake and her literacy students: Jesse GB, Ben YK, Matthias C, Mia L, Jessie S, Joseph DS, Ameena B, Matteo N, Oskar W,…

MMFS: Ready to Teach, Ready to Learn

marcovescio August 12, 2020 No Comments

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Our 2020 Reopening Plan

marcovescio August 11, 2020 No Comments

The full-length reopening plan that MMFS submitted to New York State is available here.

A Letter to the Community

marcovescio May 29, 2020 No Comments

Dear Friends, Sometimes a burden is so great it must be shared. The recent reporting of racist acts across the country has moved us to reach out to our community to express…