Rectory School

An Independent, Coed, Junior Boarding (5-9) and Day School (Early Childhood-9)

Middle School (5-9)

Welcome to The Rectory Middle School, a community of educators committed to bringing out the best in each of our students. Rectory prides itself on taking every child where they are and nurturing them to realize their fullest potential. We do this through a dynamic program with student engagement as the cornerstone of our educational philosophy. In the classroom, through the arts, and on the athletic field, students are encouraged to stretch their intellectual, creative, and athletic limits. The result is a transformation that allows us to send forth into our world a confident, inquisitive, and independent global citizen.

Please feel free to contact me or inquire online regarding the above, and any other questions you may have about Rectory’s Middle School.

Glenn Ames
Assistant Headmaster
Director of Academics (MS)

Middle School News

2020 Capstone Fair
Jamie Haines, Capstone Coordinator

On Monday, February 24, the ninth-grade class passionately presented their Capstone projects to faculty, students, friends, and family. Students exhibited data, facts, and statistics to a variety of societal issues.

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Project READ
Mary Tiebout, Library Director

Project READ (Reading for Enjoyment And Discovery) is a staple in the middle school curriculum at Rectory. Each term, students in grades 5-9 are required to read a book of their choice. Each student is then required to turn in a review of that book to the library by a set date towards the end of each term. Click to read about the different ways students review their books.

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SHIELD Celebrates and Educates During Black History Month
Melissa Zahansky & Dena O'Hara, SHIELD Faculty Allies

To celebrate Black History Month students in S.H.I.E.L.D. thought it was important to discuss and bring awareness to "black beyond slavery" and they collaborated and worked to do just that! Their objective was to educate and discuss black history, depicting contributions and inspirations to American culture.

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Spirit Days Continue for Grades K-9
Colleen O'Neil, Associate Director of Residential Life

Rectory's Student Council officially revealed the remaining themes for the winter spirit days! To fend off the winter blues, Rectory School dresses up according to different themes on Fridays in the winter term to add some brightness and cheer! Read more for the full list of spirit days!

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Spirit Days for Grades K-9
Colleen O'Neil, Associate Director of Residential Life

To fend off the winter blues, Rectory School dresses up according to different themes on Fridays in the winter term to add some brightness and cheer! The first spirit day will be next Friday, January 24 and it will be class color day! Read more for grade color assignments.

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Algebra "Cups" Song

Maya B. '20 uses her love of music to create an algebra "Cups" song. Rectory students are so talented!

"Mrs. Martin uses experiments and examples to help us better understand her lesson. I am able to get help from her whenever I request it."

~8th-Grade Student

"This class made me start to love reading!"

~9th-Grade Language Skills Student