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New Mom Laura White Returns to Teaching Chorus
Last week’s Wednesday Messages included an article about two of our former first grade teachers, Kimberley Warkentin and Holly Burns, who...
Sorry, Rats!
There are an estimated seven billion rats in the world. A number of them make their home on the wooded hillside behind the school. They...
Former Teachers Return—As Moms
A change of perspective and a new appreciation for all that parents do A former first grade teaching team is back at The Meher...
Mr. Doug’s Melodious Melodica
Preschool substitute teacher Doug Tambling always draws a happy crowd when he plays his melodica for the children. The melodica is a...
Ensuring Your Child’s Safety On Playdates
Parents often ask me questions about sending their children on playdates. Understandably, they wonder about allowing their children to go...
Swap a Big Success—Thank You!
Thank you to all the families who helped make our fall Toy, Book & Clothing Swap a huge hit! And a special thanks to the five moms who...
Good-Bye, Miss Nancy—and Thank You!
Nancy Burgess, who was a teacher at our school when we first opened our doors in 1975, has retired. In 1981 she left to teach in the...
Growth Mindset: Reframing Negative Beliefs To Create “Space for Growth”
“I’m not good at spelling.” We all have things we’re “not good at,” whether it’s spelling or math or playing piano or swimming...
Encouraging Positive Behavior
Nurtured Heart Workshop For Parents and Caregivers September 12 The Nurtured Heart Approach encourages positive behavior in all children...
Clothing, Toy & Book Swap Returns September 18–22
Preparations are underway for our third annual fall Clothing, Toy & Book Swap. A project of Sustainable Meher Schools, the swap is a way...
Baby Backpack Drive: Family Volunteer Day
Some two dozen Meher Schools students and parents spent Saturday morning at the White Pony Express distribution center in Pleasant Hill...
Mental Health Panel Answers Parents' Questions
Panel members, seated, from left to right: Maggie Stagg, PsyD; John Osborne, LCSW; Wendy Ritchey, PhD; Susie Kohl, a child development...
Support for New Moms in Need
BABY BACKPACK DONATION DRIVE and VOLUNTEER DAY The Meher Schools is teaming up with White Pony Express to provide diapers and other...
Room 2’s Exhibit of “Process” Art
Room 2 had an art show recently. It was curated by teacher Khaila Mixon, who began organizing the event in January, “inspired by how...
Book Fair Sales a "Happy Surprise"
Last week’s Book Fair was a huge success. We sold more than $9,000 worth of books. The four-day event was a fundraiser for the library....
Founders Day 2023: Looking Back
Founders Day 2023 Founders Day, February 25, marks the shared birthdays of our school and its founders, Ivy O. Duce and the Indian...
Remembering Bob Royeton
October 11, 1943–February 9, 2023 His Empathy Touched Everyone’s Heart Beloved Room 1 teacher Bob Royeton passed away Thursday evening....
End of An Era
Monika Kochowiec Is a Link to Our School’s Earliest Days Before her retirement at the end of last school year, Monika Kochowiec was the...
Alum’s Moment of Fame: The Story Behind the Photo
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/01/01/san-francisco-flooding-rainfall-record/ Have you seen the photo in the article linked...
‘Like Receiving a Third Michelin Star’
Meher Schools Mom Represents White Pony Express at Prestigious Event Honoring Top Nonprofits Charity Navigator’s Laura Andres, left, and...
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