Friends Circle Newsletter

Parents of currently enrolled FSM students also receive a weekly family newsletter in either paper or pdf format (log in to view past issues).

Friends School also publishes, twice yearly, the Friends Circle newsletter, which is mailed to families, alumni families, members of the Quaker community and donors.

Summer 2010 Contents: Spotlight on Graduates * Letter from the Head of School * Spotlight on a Quaker Friend * Classroom Spotlight * Staff Spotlight * Planned Giving Spotlight * Alumni Spotlight * Upcoming Events

Fall 2009 Contents: Letter from the Head of School * Gala a Success * Curriculum Spotlight: Literacy * Classroom Spotlight * Alumni Spotlight * A Profound Friends Experience * Library Program * ISACS Accreditation Update

Summer 2009 Contents: Boundary Waters: A Capstone Journey * Letter from the Head of School * Graduate Speeches, 2009 * Annual Fund Exceeds Goals * Quaker Friend Spotlight: Don Irish * Capital Campaign Kickoff * Alumni News * Third and Fourth Graders Create Drama * Plant Sale Report * Curriculum Spotlight * Paint the Pavement

Fall 2008 Contents: Letter from the Head of School * Twentieth Anniversary Celebration * Lucky Thirteen: A Service Trip to Peru * Simplicity and Peace in Middle School Humanities * Curriculum Spotlight: Puppets, Painting the Street, Lunch and the Day of the Dead * Alumni Spotlight: Alums Meet the Real World, Do More than Cope * Volunteer Spotlight: Kathie Simon Frank — Weaving the Fabric of FSM

Spring 2008, 20th Anniversary Issue Contents: Letter from the Head of School * FSM Humanities: Putting the Mission into Action * Third and Fourth Graders Learn about Quaker Sudies and the SPICE Values * Martin Luther King Celebration * The Founding of Friends School of Minnesota * 20 Years of Conflict Resolution * From the Archives * Reflections from Parents of Alums * Mixed media animals by 3rd and 4th Graders

Fall 2007 Contents: Letter from the Head of School * Alumni News * Letters for Peace * Another Fabulous Summer of Arts ETC! * Meet Our New Middle School Teachers * Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Friends School Enrollment But Were Afraid to Ask * The Green Guardian Project: Recycling and Composting at FSM * Impressions of the Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden * Record Turnout at 2007 Plant Sale * Jane Yolen Shares Her Wisdom about Children’s Literature

Spring 2007 Contents: Letter from the Head of School * Friends School of Minnesota Welcomes New Head of School * Martin Luther King Celebration * What Does Peace Look Like? * Alumni News * Power Spots at Fort Snelling State Park * Hands-on Study of the Reggio Approach to Education * Animal Art Around the School * Staff Spotlight: Meet Some of Our Fantastic Staff! * Remembering Pam Barshack

Summer 2006 Contents: Letter from the Head of School * Alumni News * Changes at Friends School of Minnesota * Pillars of Friends School Honored at Concert * Quaker Values Visualized in Portable Murals: Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, Equality * Service Learning Project: FSM middle schoolers’ visit to CENTRO, through their Spanish teacher’s eye * Prints from the 5th–6th Grade Trip to Itasca State Park * Multicultural Festival Celebrates the Many * What do Friends School students have to say about conflict resolution and conferences?

Summer 2005 Contents: Letter from the Head of School * Alumni News * Buildings and Grounds Committee Develops Vision Statement * Earth Art at Crosby Farm * Middle School Students Compose Original Music * Committed Volunteers Turn Friends School into Blooming Success * Poems for Mother’s Day * Understanding Constructivist Education * The Reignited Multicultural Committee Places Emphasis on Community

Fall 2004 Contents: Letter from the Head of School * Graduate Speeches, 2004 * Families Reflect on the FSM Experience * A Friends School Teacher Studies in Italy * FSM Staff, 2003-04 * FSM Classrooms, 2003-04 * FSM Strategic Plan* Plant Sale Report

Fall 2003 Contents: Letter from the Head of School * Alumni News * Arts Etc.! and Bulb Sale * Outdoor Club * Challenge Update * Financial Contributors * Financial Statement * Silent Auction

Winter 2003 Contents: Letter from the Head of School * Alumni News * Faculty Complete Self-Study for Accreditation * Middle School Writing * Financial Contributors * Challenge Update * Financial Statement

Spring 2002 Contents: Letter from the Head of School * Alumni News * From Administrator to Teacher * Japanese Studies in the Jungle Classroom * Endowment Growth a Priority * Charitable Gift Annuity Now Available * FSM Students’ Essays Appear in Minnesota Women’s Press * New Summer Art Program

Fall 2001 Contents: Letter from the Head of School * Alumni News * James Young Remembered * Conflict Resolution Summer Institute * Conflict Resolution Milestones * Middle School Service Learning * Annual Appeal Contributors

Summer 2001 Contents: Letter from the Head of School * Alumni News * Judy Siegle Featured at Forum * Named Rooms Dedicated * Quaker Education through the Eyes of FSM Students * Margaret and Clarence Perisho * Leaving a Legacy

Fall 2000 Contents: Letter from the Head of School * Library Renovation * Music Program Expands * Profile of an FSM Family: the Holmvig-Johnsons * Silent Auction 2001 * Annual Appeal Contributors * Financial Statements, 1999-2000