Each week at Friday Share, the MHS community acknowledges people who have exemplified the Mission Hill Way (Be Kind, Work Hard). Acts of Kindness are submitted anonymously by students and staff on handwritten cards. Wheelock Intern, Kailah Simon, decided to take this a step further, by documenting Acts of Kindness by photographing them. Here is […]
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Recollections
We congratulate our fifth grade students and families who celebrated their Mission Hill School Recollections today! Recollections is a tradition which acknowledges the first six years (or less) of a student’s time spent at Mission Hill School. It is a year-long collaborative project which uses an archived collection of work to help the student reflect […]
A green day at Mission Hill School
Last week’s Ecoteer Day at Mission Hill School was a great success. Students and teachers dressed in green and took advantage of the beautiful, sunny weather-a welcome sight after a week of rain and indoor recess. While most activities took place out-of-doors, there were also some indoor alternatives on this special day of school-wide environmental […]
Full Circle
The Friday before vacation week, a group of enthusiastic Boston Arts Academy student volunteers visited MHS as a part of BAA’s annual School-Wide Community Service Day. Visual Art majors from grades 9-12 worked with students in classrooms, helped in the art room, read to kids, and packed up a room of equipment for our impending move. […]
Images from the School-Wide Science Fair
Wednesday night’s Science Fair was an exciting combination of individual and group projects, across grades. To read about the science fair, download a copy of this week’s Mission Hill School Newsletter! [portfolio_slideshow]
Mariners in the Making…
Last Tuesday, Sarah’s class was told that they would no longer be sixth grade students. They were given this information while standing on a floating dock in Fort Point Channel, simultaneously strapping on life jackets and also trying to keep from losing their balance. A student asked, “What are we going to be if we’re […]
Farm to School Initiative
Food and nutrition are popular subjects at MHS. The school has been working hard to improve school food choices and create a healthy and happy cafeteria experience for all students. School Lunch Boston is the official blog of Boston Public Schools Department of Food & Nutrition Services (FNS). On the website, families can find monthly menus, […]
Students and the World of Work
MHS has always believed in the importance of young people learning and partaking in the world of adult work. As we begin our third and final school-wide theme of the 2011-12 school year, the World of Work, it is fitting that middle school students are busy with a work-related writing project, supported by the amazing […]
Building the Forbidden City…With Blocks!
If you have visited MHS recently, you may have noticed a hive of activity in the first floor hall outside of the Family Resource Room. Groups of children color in a large replica mural of the 9 Dragon Wall, while others paste small Chinese and African-themed drawings and pictures under the appropriate letter on the […]
Kathy D’Andrea Blogs for BPS
The Boston Public Schools Department of Early Childhood has started inviting teachers to be guest bloggers on their website. Our own Kathy D’Andrea, teacher of 5, 6, and 7 year-olds, wrote this week’s piece on urban gardening with the organization SLUG. Click here to read Kathy D’Andrea’s blog!