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THE MEHER SCHOOLS
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Wednesday Messages
Weekly messages with school news, upcoming events, and fun stories.


An Introduction to Opera
Our younger elementary students had what for most of them was their first taste of opera recently. Andy Truett, a tenor with the San...
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Apr 101 min read


Conversations with Ollie
Ollie (in the red sweatshirt) fields questions from transitional kindergartners in the library Monday. His mother, Mari, is seated next...
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Mar 202 min read


February 25, 1975
How the search for a school for a very special girl led to the founding of the school whose 50th anniversary we celebrate this year. On...
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Feb 123 min read


Envisioning the School in 2075
Fourth and fifth graders are building models of the school as they imagine it in 2075, which will be on display during our 50th...
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Feb 12 min read


Fire Sale
Our first grade raised $1,754 at their bake sale Friday for first responders and victims of the LA fires—and they had lots of help. They...
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Jan 271 min read


Sharing Her Love of Native American People and Culture
November is Native American Heritage Month. Room 8 kindergarten teacher Caryl Morton has been interested in Native American culture for...
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Nov 21, 20241 min read


Checking Out Our “New” Library
Our library reopened last week after being closed for three months for remodeling. Students missed the library and happily accepted...
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Oct 4, 20241 min read


Fitting In
Teacher’s New Book Celebrates Each Child’s Unique Contribution Most children feel at least a little nervous as a new school year...
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Sep 19, 20241 min read


Grandparents Celebrate Their Role
Thirty grandmothers and grandfathers gathered Monday in our first-ever event for grandparents. Titled “The Gift of Being a Grandparent,”...
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Sep 12, 20241 min read


End of the Road
Vince d’Assis’s first memory as a White Pony student was riding in this cart around the campus where he would one day be elementary...
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Sep 6, 20241 min read


Revamping the Reading Realm: A Blueprint for Enhancing the Library
Check out the series of renderings of our reimagined library provided by our designer, Amy Pasek, who is also a parent of an alumna. This...
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Apr 10, 20241 min read


How Do You Get Rid of4,000+ Uninvited Guests?
Last Tuesday a swarm of 4,000–5,000 bees descended on the climbing structure behind Room 4 in their search for a new home. While swarming...
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Mar 21, 20242 min read


“Toward Harmony” In the Staff Room
Art teacher Lara Cannon recently completed this acrylic painting, which now graces the wall of our staff room. It’s called Toward...
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Mar 14, 20241 min read


Celebrating Founders Day
Sunday was Founders Day, when we observe the founding of the school and the shared birthday of its founders, Ivy O. Duce and Meher Baba....
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Feb 29, 20241 min read


Gribblets
The fifth grade recently had a virtual visit with animator and Funko Pop designer Jeff Victor, who answered questions about the business...
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Feb 29, 20241 min read


E-Not-Really-Waste
Room 7 kindergartners helped gather items when a truck came to pick up our e-waste donations yesterday morning. Our third annual e-waste...
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Feb 22, 20241 min read


Founders Day 2024—Our 49th Birthday
Sunday, February 25, is Founders Day, when we observe the shared birthdays of our school and its founders, Ivy O. Duce and Meher Baba....
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Feb 22, 20241 min read


From Meher School Graduate to Olympic Water Polo Athlete: Jewel Roemer Continues Her Successful Journey
That’s Meher School graduate Jewel Roemer on the cover of Skipshot, the official publication of USA Water Polo. Jewel, a Stanford senior...
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Feb 15, 20241 min read


Explorations Class: Cooking in Español
Kindergarten teacher Chloe Gilmore teaches an introductory Spanish class for kindergartners and first graders in our Explorations...
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Feb 9, 20242 min read


Dragons and Self-Love: Students Celebrate “Mock Caldecott” Winners and Diverse Voices in Children’s Literature
Every year the American Library Association awards one Caldecott Medal to the picture book with the best illustrations and several...
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Feb 7, 20242 min read
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