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A dedicated webpage has been created as a resource for you. To view a calendar of school events that may impact you and to learn more about Chapel construction updates, please visit mayfieldjs.org/neighbor or call (626) 229-2107.
1 (1) 5th grader Chloe offers us all words of wisdom as part of colorful chalk drawings that brighten a walkway on campus. (2) First Digital Portfolio! Kindergarteners photographed a self portrait and recorded a few things about themselves for their first post on the Seesaw application. Looking forward to more firsts for the Class of 2027.
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(626) 229-2107 6 4 (3) Meet the 2018-19 MJS Student Leadership Team. MJS places an emphasis on providing valuable leadership opportunities for students to develop public speaking, initiative, responsibility and collaborative decision-making to better serve our present and future communities. (4) Picture perfect: Students share their excitement to be back on campus for the start of the 2018-19 school year.
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5 & 6) The Harvest Festival has been one of the most anticipated events of the school year. First held in 1949, the Harvest Festival has been everything from a themed event with special entertainment featuring magicians and a merry-go-round in the 1950s to a Halloween party for children from an inner-city parish school in the 1970s. The event enjoyed today is one of the first major leadership opportunities for MJS 8th graders. In early September students choose Festival chairs and committees and begin planning every detail of the event. With the incentive to build community and raise money for Reach Out students take ownership quickly and each class adds its unique character to the day.
MJS Branch Neighborhood Newsletter Hello Neighbor,
Fall 2018
The excitement that naturally comes with the beginning of a new school year is something to cherish. As a school community, we celebrate our joyful spirit, our collective mission and our readiness to focus on the opportunities that await our students. In this atmosphere of support and tradition there is still much to accomplish and improvement and progress to be made. Innovation in teaching and learning is a priority, the search for the new Head of School will soon be completed, and as the weeks pass the new Holy Child Chapel will begin to take shape adding a spiritual focal point to the campus. And so it begins. We look forward to KPals, School Families, the Harvest Festival, high school applications, field trips, art projects, stage plays, D-Lab projects, musical concerts, experiments and competitions. We also look forward to helping others, strengthening friendships, taking risks, thinking creatively, trying new things and embracing the opportunity in every experience.
“Every Child, Every Day” “This simple phrase is a reminder to each of us, in the midst of all that’s going on, that our collective and individual attention must rest on the needs of every child in our care.” - Headmaster Joseph J. Gill 2018-19 Start of School Year