Upper School Theater 1 students performed a collection of poems by Shel Silverstein for Lower School students in grades 1 through 5 last week in Sillers Hall.

In the largest Lower School spring musical production in St. Margaret’s Episcopal School history, The Music Man, jr. featured 160 students in grades 1 through 5. The cast members performed six sold-out shows during the week of May 12-15. Behind the scenes, 20 Middle School and Upper School students worked on the backstage and technical crews under the supervision of Dave Elvenia, tech advisor from the Nicholas Support of the Technical Arts.
According to Director Darcy Rice, “The reason we have 160 cast members is that we don’t want to deny …

Young scientists learned about ecology and animal physiology in the Lower School by observing an edamame-eating tortoise.

The April/May 2010 issue of “Caring Kids Communities,” a community newspaper with news and feature stories highlighting “kids and communities working together for our future,” has published an article on St. Margaret’s Pioneer Day. The article emphasizes the event’s contribution to the local community, including hand-woven baskets donated to the local Native American Acjachemen Nation, flowers donated to Brighton Gardens, and fresh produce donated to Father Serra’s Pantry. Read the article.

Kenley Farace, grade 7, received a Certificate of Recognition from Orange County Supervisor Patricia C. Bates, during Chapel in March.

During the project, the students learned the importance of “sequencing,” which is putting steps in the proper order to reach a specific outcome; and advertising, with some students providing clever marketing ideas and imaginative cookie names.

Prior to writing a final draft, students debated the dividing issues between the Red Coats and the Colonists, and then recorded the factors that might have contributed to this terrible riot.

St. Margaret’s victorious Battle of the Books (BOB) teams won first-place and fourth-place victories at the second annual Orange County Battle of the Books competition Tuesday. Our teams competed against 16 other teams from nine Orange County schools, in a Jeopardy-style competition hosted by St. John’s Lutheran School in Orange. Arriving home after their big win, the team members from grades 4, 5, and 6 were greeted by St. Margaret’s Librarians and students waiting at the front of the school, furiously waving pompoms at their approaching bus.
For the second year …

High school students passing by Siller’s Hall last Friday were heard exclaiming, with obvious nostalgia, “Pioneer Day Rocks!” On Friday, March 12, St. Margaret’s third graders and their parents came together for the 26th annual Pioneer Day. This beloved, interactive and educational event created by teacher and founding faculty member Susan Remsberg remains a highlight of the Lower School experience.

This year, our traditional celebration of our historic local community integrated new curriculum elements, service opportunities as part of Celebrating Community.
The day’s events were updated to reflect changes in the grade

At St. Margaret’s, grade 5 takes Pi very seriously, and on Pi Day especially, there is much celebration of 3.14, the ratio between diameter and circumference.