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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. This will be an afternoon event so children can join too. Michael has a daughter in our fourth grade class.


Michael will read his new books and talk about how he created them, then he’ll lead a drawing activity for “children” of all ages. Michael’s presentation will be Saturday, February 6, beginning at 2 p.m. “Tickets” are $5 per household. (Proceeds benefit the school.)

Black History Highlighted

While our school strives to incorporate Black history into the curriculum year round, February, recognized as Black History Month, presents an opportunity to highlight the rich Black history that is interwoven into the fabric of America. This year the school will be creating a visual display to celebrate the month. Each elementary grade will research a grade-level-appropriate area of Black history and create a visual contribution to a hallway display that may include writing, illustrations, photos, and more.


One section of the display will be reserved for contributions related to Black history from Meher Schools families. This might include a family story or photograph, a special recipe, a favorite poem or quotation, or a photo of a relevant children’s or adult book.


The display will start next Monday, February 1, and build throughout the month. It will be in our "hallway gallery," at the top of the center steps leading to the upper tiers (where the “helpers” display has been).

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 talents with others. Since in-person gatherings are out of the question for now, they’ll be hosting them online, starting this Saturday, from 11 till about 11:30 a.m. After the students’ performances, there will be a singalong with Paul (“Mr. Z”) Zwicker, who taught here many years ago and has been returning ever since to play guitar and sing with the younger grades.


Music assemblies are a fifth grade class project. The students contact the teachers about the events, and the teachers contact parents and students. Students reply if they’re interested, and their responses are sent to the fifth grader in charge of keeping track of the performers. The class rotates responsibilities: gathering performers, organizing the program, and emceeing the assemblies. And as you’ll see Saturday, they do a great job!


Check your Wednesday Message email for the link to join.

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