SPR IN G 2017
The Park Parent in this issue: FALL-WINTER ATHLETIC RECAP // 2
Meet Sadie Mayes, Music Department Head B Y TODD IDSON, Park Parent Editorial Board
W
STUDENTS OF COLOR CONFERENCE // 3
ith a wealth of experience,
Sadie recently joined Park as the
AROUND THE LIBRARY // 4
Head of the Music Department
after spending ten years at Milton Academy,
PARKING SPACE // 6
and before that, having held positions at the
SPRINGFEST // 7
Brimmer and May and the Walnut Hill schools. In her “free time,” Sadie serves as the music director for the Forest Hills Covenant Church in Jamaica Plain. Sadie Mayes teaches musical notation to second graders.
Sadie is a firestorm of energy and enthusiasm. At our request, she kindly agreed to share her thoughts continued on page 5
Update from the PA’s Faculty & Curriculum Grants Committee B Y MEGAN ZUG, PA Committee Member and L A U RA BA R K A N , PA President
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n a Thursday morning in mid-
January 2017, fourth graders in Meg McLean’s Science class eagerly
were awaiting their turn to peer into the classroom fish tank. With great enthusiasm,
these students were observing brook trout eggs and watching for early signs of the vo l u me 49 number 3 A PUB LICATION OF THE PARK SC HOOL PARE NTS ’ ASSOC IATION
hatching process. Through the “Trout in the Classroom” project, fourth grade students raise fish from eggs to fingerlings, engage in a study of stream habitat, gain continued on page 6
Meg McLean and Cynthia Harmon observe brook trout eggs with students.