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Gopher Baskets and Words to Grow By
Twenty-five parents and children came to school Saturday morning for our second Family Garden Day, and a very productive morning it was....
Meher School Community
Mar 25, 20211 min read
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Applied Math: A Bounty of Bouquets
Our fifth grade last week applied concepts they’ve been learning in math class to create beautiful bouquets for some Concord families...
Meher School Community
Mar 25, 20211 min read
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A Timely Solution
Parent: “Time to turn off the TV.” Child: “No, I want to see the next part.” We often wish for magic solutions for challenges that...
Susie Kohl
Mar 25, 20212 min read
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Finding the Right Way to Say No
In a popular Discover Card ad, actors say no in a variety of ways: “C’mon, now, no,” “No way,” “Uh-uh,” “Nyet!” It’s fun to see...
Susie Kohl
Mar 22, 20212 min read
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Channeling Children’s Spring Energy
Expect new behaviors in spring. The same force that courses through blossoming plants and propels baby animals to explore their...
Susie Kohl
Mar 11, 20211 min read
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Teaching Teams: Scott Rose and Wendee Lipnick
Third grade teachers Scott Rose and Wendee Lipnick’s day unfolds like a well-choreographed dance, with Scott teaching in Room 12 and...
Meher School Community
Mar 10, 20213 min read
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Whose Property? Ownership and Respect
Learning the lessons of ownership takes time and patience, and there are opportunities for new learning on this subject even into...
Susie Kohl
Mar 4, 20212 min read
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Respecting Communication Differences
“I couldn’t find the words” is a phrase we often use when our ability to speak falls short of what we want to express. Watching the...
Susie Kohl
Jan 27, 20212 min read
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AUTHORS LECTURE SERIES #2: Michael Slack
Children’s book author and illustrator Michael Slack will be our guest at the second edition of the Meher Schools Authors Lecture Series....
Meher School Community
Jan 27, 20211 min read
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Student Music Assemblies Return (And You’re Invited!)
During a normal school year, our fifth grade hosts regular music assemblies for second-through-fifth graders who want to share their...
Meher School Community
Jan 27, 20211 min read
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Into the Garden, Remotely
To you, it’s moss. To your kindergartner through fifth grader, it’s a bryophyte – or it will be by the end of the week. Bryophytes are...
Meher School Community
Jan 20, 20212 min read
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Supporting Children’s Ability to Focus
“I CAN TELL THAT MY TWO-YEAR-OLD has the ability to focus because of the expression he gets on his face when he listens to music.” This...
Susie Kohl
Jan 20, 20212 min read
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Noticing Acts of “Greatness”
On a noisy day when the teachers in my older daughter’s second grade classroom needed everyone’s attention, they made this request....
Susie Kohl
Jan 13, 20212 min read
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First Grade’s Holiday DriveFeatured on SF Radio Station
More than 200,000 Bay Area residents may have heard about our first grade’s holiday toy and outerwear drive for the White Pony Express...
Meher School Community
Jan 6, 20211 min read
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