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Symphony Extravaganza 2012

Yan Pascal Tortelier conducted the Pittsburgh Symphony with violinist Sarah Chang in Bernstein's West Side Story on Sunday, March 25, 2012.  Many from the Falk community attended. 

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Spring Reading Initiative at Falk

Join the Falk School community in promoting reading and listening with a spirit of community building. 

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Paul Silver Quartet visits Falk

The Paul Silver Quartet preformed for the primary and intermediate students on February 29, 2012.

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Falk School Announces Openings for Director and Librarian

The end of this school year brings with it the retirement of both the current school director, Dr. Wendell McConnaha, and the school librarian, Mrs. Linda Herward.

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Pittsburgh Symphony Extravaganza 2012

Pittsburgh Symphony Extravaganza brings unique opportunities to Falk students, family, and friends.   The March 3 ticket deadline is fast approaching. 

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Falk Teacher Publishes Research on Assessment in Foreign Language Education

During the winter and spring of 2010, Ms. Hellmann

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GREAT LAKES SCRIPS GIFT CARD PROGRAM RETURNS

The PTO is rolling out a gift card fundraising program that will generate funds to enhance our children’s experience at Falk.

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Faculty & Staff United Way Campaign Underway

The Falk 2011 United Way Faculty and Staff campaign kicked off  on October 13 in the Falk Café.   Edie Smith is the campaign coordinator for Falk School. 

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Before-School Care Arrives !

In September 2011, a new before-school program begins operation under the supervision of licensed teacher, Deborah Carleton,

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Falk School in the News

Did you catch Falk School in the July 2011 issue of Pittsburgh Magazine or the June 23rd, 2011 issue of The University Times?

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Basketball season opens December 5

The girls and boys basketball seasons open December 5 with games against St. Edmund's Academy

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Ms. Herward presents at AASL Conference

Ms. Herward presented the library's Spring Reading Initiative at the AASL national conference in Minneapolis, October 27. 

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Falk School and Western PA Writing Project Host a Conference on Digital Literacy and Education

All are welcome.

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Library Gift Program

Support the library by participating in the Library Gift Program.  A letter and book list were mailed to all families during October.

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Sixth Grade Library & Research Skills Class

A sixth grade library and research skills class is being introduced during the 2011 and 2012 school year. 

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Falk Breaks Reading Record Again!

The 2011 Spring Reading Initiative came to a close on May 31.  The Reading Chain was moved to the gym for the Read-In.

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Book Fair Great Success

The 2011 Library Book Fair was a huge success creating excitement about books and reading and producing gross sales of $10,954.  This represented a $3,400 increase over 2010.

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Get Your Shoes and Shovels Ready!

Falk's hillside trail installation is just around the corner.

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Pittsburgh Symphony Extravaganza Brings Unique Opportunities to Falk Students

The month of February will be a musical one at Falk School.   Workshops with PSO musicians, a school visit from concert soloist, Lars Vogt, and a chance to meet Maestro Manfred Honeck are all a part of the  Falk School--Pittsburgh Symphony Extravaganza

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The Falk PTO Rolls Out a Brand New Fundraising Initiative: Great Lakes Scrip Center

Falk’s Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) has introduced a gift card program that will generate funds to enhance our children’s experience at Falk. 

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NALS: International Association of Laboratory & University Affiliated Schools Conference April 13-15, 2011

NALS is an international association of pre-kindergarten through graduate laboratory and university-affiliated schools

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Fanny Edel Falk School is Awarded the Mid-Atlantic K-12 Project of the Year

"Perkins Eastman and PJ Dick jointly submitted Falk for a McGraw Hill Construction award and I am very happy to inform you we won Mid-Atlantic K-12 project of the year!

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Scientastic premieres on WQED

Patricia Maurides, a parent of one of our middle school students, just shared information on a project she worked on that is premiering this week on WQED. It is called "Scientastic" and centers on an adventurous girl whose encounters prompt investigation in science and art. Many of our students are extras.

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Former Falk teacher named Distinguished Educator

Falk School is delighted to pass along the news that Kisha Davis-Caldwell has been named an Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow. Kisha taught at Falk's Intermediate level for several years in the early 2000s.

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Faculty musical chairs

As Falk grows and changes, we'll see some teachers in places we haven't seen them much before.

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New faculty and staff join Falk

There will be several new faces at Falk in the coming school year.

Ms. Christine Herring joins Primary as a Resource Teacher, taking over from Ms. Rahman. She will be serving in both the first and second grade classrooms.

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New homerooms coming this Fall

New this Fall! Falk is pleased to annouce two new homerooms for the 2010-11 school year.

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