On Monday, all of the Labyrinth (grades 3-5) mathematicians gathered in the Downing for a morning of math. Students and teachers alike were engaged in a variety of math games. Students in each grade were responsible for a different game and taking on a leadership role, teaching the game, and
Kindergarten students and faculty embarked on a scientific journey inspired by our summer reading book, Sophie’s Squash by Pat Zietlow Miller. After sharing the story aloud as a group, students engaged in a hands-on investigation of several varieties of squash. Students deepened their understanding by identifying the squash’s shapes, colors,
On Thursday, first graders, their teachers, and a few awesome extra chaperones made a fun and educational visit to the Belmont Farmers’ Market. The field trip was planned to enhance what the students learned in their summer reading book, Fresh-Picked Poetry: A Day at the Farmers’ Market by Michelle Schaub. We
The pre-kindergarten students are taking part in a very special learning tradition at Belmont Day–The Great Potato Harvest! Each fall, our youngest learners visit the garden to explore the many kinds of food growing there. This year, we noticed marigolds, tomatoes, and lots and lots of potato vines. Children helped
On Community Service Day, the second graders spent the morning at Gaining Ground in Concord. Gaining Ground is a local nonprofit farm that grows and distributes 100% of its organic produce to local hunger relief agencies. Last year, Gaining Ground grew and distributed over 120,000 pounds of organic produce. Our
Fifth Grade Launches Inaugural ParaCon Fifth graders have been creating a wiki site to keep track of the fantasy elements in their current class novel, The Marvellers. This week, the students participated in the inaugural ParaCon (Paragon Convention). Students were sorted into paragons (vision, sound, taste, spirit, and touch) and
Second Graders Read To Fight Food Insecurity On Wednesday, you could hear a pin drop in second grade. How is this possible, you might ask? We were holding our 18th annual Read-a-thon! The second graders spent all day reading to raise money in support of Gaining Ground, a local nonprofit
Eighth Grade Math Gets Abstract Like many students their age, middle school mathematicians at Belmont Day have the opportunity to grapple with increasingly abstract mathematical concepts as they progress through their school math careers. This is a fantastic mental exercise for young people, as thinking abstractly is a valuable skill
PE Update: Hoops and Serves In physical education classes, students have been rotating through two classic units the last few weeks: volleyball in the Downing and basketball in the Barn. In one sport, the ball isn’t supposed to touch the ground, and in the other, it has to touch the
Eighth Grade Spanish Creates Podcasts, Games Eighth grade Spanish students recently worked on free choice projects to create different items to share with the class. Some projects included a card game with Spanish instructions to sharpen translation skills. Two podcasts were also recorded. One podcast was called La Hora del
