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Arts News, January 9

Fifth Grade Rehearses for Class Play The fifth grade got right back to work after the break and are rehearsing for their class play, The Reluctant Dragon. This week, in addition to learning their lines and perfecting their characters, the students began learning the blocking of the play’s scenes. The Reluctant

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Associate Teachers Begin New Placements This Month

Our 2019-20 group of associate teachers have enjoyed the challenges of their first classroom placements through the fall and start of winter and are excited to move to their new assignments on Tuesday, January 21.  Please join us welcoming our associates in their new classrooms: Tatiana Cochis will be joining the

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Physical Education News, December 19

Great Energy Heading Into Winter Break If there is one thing we are sure of in physical education, it’s that heading into a break, our students definitely won’t take a break from being physically active. The action has been intense, and they’ve been preparing for it all year, working on

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One Year of the Barn’s Solar Savings

This past week, we marked the first year of the Barn being online as part of the Belmont Day campus. With the construction of the Barn, we included numerous energy efficiencies including a large solar array on the roof. We are pleased to report that after one year of operation, the solar

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Arts News, December 13

Second Grade Actors Create Tableaus In second grade theater arts, students are learning to use their bodies to communicate with an audience. In this activity, each group chose one fairytale to illustrate in three scenes as tableaus. A tableau is a theatrical technique in which actors freeze in poses that create a picture

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Arts News, December 4

Creative Quilting in Fourth Grade Students in fourth grade are making their own hand-sewn quilts in art class. They looked at a variety of examples of quilts from Gee Bends quilts from Georgia, Harriet Powers’ story quilts, and other American quilting traditions based on geometric patterns. Students first made a

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Winter Concert Logistics

Winter Concert: Logistics and DirectionsThursday, December 19, 20196:30 p.m. in the Downing Gym Concert Dress Ensemble/Middle School Chorus Members: black on the bottom, white on top Lower School Chorus Members and all other students: dressy, festive attire Arrival at BDSParking: Please coordinate your plans so that the fewest possible cars arrive on campus

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Share the Warmth Drive for Cradles to Crayons

Share the Warmth DriveMonday, December 2 to Thursday, December 19 Once again this year, the fifth grade is organizing the Share the Warmth clothing drive to benefit Cradles to Crayons. The annual drive is a longstanding community service commitment and leadership opportunity for our oldest lower school students. Cradles to Crayons

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Arts News, November 22

Classical Basics for Grade 2 Students In second grade music classes, students have been working on practicing resting and playing positions, pizzicato-ing and identifying the cello strings, as well as writing the bass clef. They have also been starting to work on the Winter Concert songs, “Snow is Falling,” “Penguin

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Physical Education News

Leading by Example In PE we’ve been thinking a lot about leadership. What does it mean to be a leader? How many leaders can a classroom have? Our fifth grade students found out through four weeks of teamwork sampling many of the middle school athletics offerings. Through sun and rain

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By Susan Dempsey, Theater Arts Teacher |

January 9, 2020

Fifth Grade Rehearses for Class Play The fifth grade got right back to work after the break and are rehearsing for their class play, The Reluctant Dragon. This week, in addition to learning their lines and perfecting their characters, the…
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By Heather Woodcock, Associate Teacher Program Director |

January 9, 2020

Our 2019-20 group of associate teachers have enjoyed the challenges of their first classroom placements through the fall and start of winter and are excited to move to their new assignments on Tuesday, January 21.  Please join us welcoming our…
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By Abbey Nyland, Physical Education Teacher |

December 19, 2019

Great Energy Heading Into Winter Break If there is one thing we are sure of in physical education, it’s that heading into a break, our students definitely won’t take a break from being physically active. The action has been intense,…
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By Corrado Paramithiotti, Director of Operations |

December 18, 2019

This past week, we marked the first year of the Barn being online as part of the Belmont Day campus. With the construction of the Barn, we included numerous energy efficiencies including a large solar array on the roof. We are…
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By Christopher Parsons, Theater Teacher |

December 13, 2019

Second Grade Actors Create Tableaus In second grade theater arts, students are learning to use their bodies to communicate with an audience. In this activity, each group chose one fairytale to illustrate in three scenes as tableaus. A tableau is a theatrical technique…
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By Kathy Jo Solomon, Art Teacher |

December 4, 2019

Creative Quilting in Fourth Grade Students in fourth grade are making their own hand-sewn quilts in art class. They looked at a variety of examples of quilts from Gee Bends quilts from Georgia, Harriet Powers’ story quilts, and other American…
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By Susan Dempsey, Theater Arts Teacher & Ensembles Coordinator |

December 2, 2019

Winter Concert: Logistics and DirectionsThursday, December 19, 20196:30 p.m. in the Downing Gym Concert Dress Ensemble/Middle School Chorus Members: black on the bottom, white on top Lower School Chorus Members and all other students: dressy, festive attire Arrival at BDSParking: Please coordinate your…

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November 22, 2019

Share the Warmth DriveMonday, December 2 to Thursday, December 19 Once again this year, the fifth grade is organizing the Share the Warmth clothing drive to benefit Cradles to Crayons. The annual drive is a longstanding community service commitment and leadership…
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By Yui Kitamura, Music Teacher |

November 22, 2019

Classical Basics for Grade 2 Students In second grade music classes, students have been working on practicing resting and playing positions, pizzicato-ing and identifying the cello strings, as well as writing the bass clef. They have also been starting to…

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November 12, 2019

Leading by Example In PE we’ve been thinking a lot about leadership. What does it mean to be a leader? How many leaders can a classroom have? Our fifth grade students found out through four weeks of teamwork sampling many…
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