UPCOMING EVENTS
For a full list of events, please check the online calendar.
* Environmental Club T-shirts may be worn with Sem attire.
MS SCHEDULE PARENT LISTENING SESSIONS
We have formed a committee to examine our daily schedule and envision ways we can continue to improve our students' experience. In addition to examining data from student surveys and shadowing students at both the middle and upper schools, committee members would like to hear from parents about their perceptions of the middle school schedule and experience. We hope that all parents will be able to join one of our two listening sessions, which will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Monday, January 27 and Thursday,
GRADE 5 - BABIES' NEEDS AND FOOD DRIVE
The fifth grade is engaged in a project, The Sustainable Nutrition Gathering, to learn about food equity both locally and globally. As part of this project we would like to sponsor a food/baby needs drive at the Lower School. We will be collecting baby items such as diapers, wipes, formula, and baby food along with non-perishable foods from January 13 to
Thank you, The Fifth Grade Team
GRADE 7 FIELD TRIP - JANUARY 22
GRADE 8 LIVING HISTORY DAY The eighth-grade students will participate in Living History Day for Immigration on Thursday, January 23. As part of their experience, volunteers are sought to provide ethnic or favorite family food dishes for the students during their lunch period. Our cafeteria staff will provide stew and biscuits.
Thank you, Clark Switzer
VISIT DAY - JANUARY 20!
Prospective students are invited to visit Wyoming Seminary Lower School on Monday, January 20, in Toddler through Grade 7 classrooms. Families are welcome to tour the Lower School, meet teachers and learn more about our phenomenal academic programs and extracurricular activities. Please contact Tiffany or Kate in Lower School Admissions for more information: 570-714-6611 or lsadmission@wyomingseminary.org.
DUDE.BE.NICE - SUCCESS
HAVE FUN CODING ON STEM SATURDAY!
Children in grades kindergarten through eighth who would like to learn more about computer programming are invited to attend our special STEM Saturday at Sem to take part in a program titled "Beyond the Hour: Kids Who Code."
The program will be held on Saturday, January 25, 2020 at the Lower School. The event will begin at 9:00 a.m. and end at 11:00 a.m. and is free and open to the public. No previous experience in coding is required. Reservations for this event are required. Sem and non-Sem students are welcome - bring a friend!
For more information, please visit STEM Saturday on our website.
SELECT CHORUS - CONGRATULATIONS!
SEM FAMILY SKI CLUB INFORMATION
FREE SCREENING OF "Angst" TONIGHT Students, parents, teachers and administrators are invited to attend a free screening of the film "Angst" tonight, January 15, at 7:00 p.m. at the F. M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre. The free tickets are available through The Sundance Vacations Box Office at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts.
A LESSON ABOUT ARCHITECTURE
Second-grade students recently learned about how animals and humans build sheltering structures and enjoyed an opportunity to build a simple house with marshmallows and spaghetti.
METRICS AND MEASUREMENT
As part of their science measurement unit, fourth-grade students recently measured themselves and their classmates to learn about meters and centimeters. See them in action here.
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