| Greenwood Players |
Greenwood Friends
School Intermediate and Middle School students
volunteered recently at the Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble’s production of “The
Miracle Worker.” Members of the school’s drama group, The Greenwood Players,
ushered people to their seats and worked at the theater’s concession stand.
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| Fall Festival |
Greenwood Friends
School hosted their annual Fall Festival on Saturday, October 18, at the
school. A variety of vendors and craftspeople offered activities and
items for sale, and a large yard sale filled two tents. Attendees also took
part in free sessions on fall gardening, parenting, dog safety, and
understanding and coping with death. Speakers were Renee Hodgson, Marty
Smith, M.J. Moss, and Phil Mullen.
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| | Grandparents and Special Friends Day |
On Friday, October 17th, Greenwood Friends
School was filled with
special visitors. Grandparents and special friends of GFS students
enjoyed sharing time with the children in their classes as well as at Meeting
for Worship, on the playground, and at the lunch prepared and served by school
volunteers.
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| Haverford Friends Visit |
Greenwood’s Intermediate students hosted the 4th
grade class from Haverford Friends School,
visiting our area from suburban Philadelphia.
Greenwood
teachers, students, parents, and friends took the group to a local dairy farm
and the Millville Friends Meetinghouse, enjoyed a cookout at GFS, and shared a
hayride. The Haverford visitors camped out overnight in GFS’ Physical
Education room and shared breakfast with their hosts before continuing their
trip.
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| | Rohrbach's |
Pre-Primary
students visited and toured Rohrbach’s Farm Market where they learned about
varieties of apples and how to make cider.
Students also picked pumpkins and went on a wagon ride. The following day in school, students
prepared apples and made applesauce, delivering it to Shirley in the office,
among others; all of the tasters agreed that the students made excellent
applesauce.
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Scientific Method
Middle school students presented findings on experiments ranging from studying the
effects of microwaving marshmallows to testing the effectiveness of spices in
killing bacteria. Students applied their knowledge of the scientific method
to guide their explorations.
| Technically Speaking
Technology students learned about viral advertising and machinima (theater from the machine).
Students explored online resources, including online interactive courseware, a
video periodic table of the elements from Nottingham University,
and the "Do Lectures" -- an inspirational series of talks by
environmental activists explaining what they actually "do."
| All School Field Trip
Stepping Back To A Simpler Time: The Landis
Valley Museum
in Lancaster, PA was the destination for an all-school
field trip. All kindergarten through
eighth grade students, their teachers, and parents who attended the trip
experienced a slice of life in the 1800's by observing and participating in
baking, spinning and dyeing wool, blacksmithing, and paper crafts. Students dressed in period attire and worked
on chores including carrying water from a well, using a washboard to clean
linens, and embroidering cloth. Museum
demonstrators spoke to groups about what life was truly like without many of
today's amenities.
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