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PE Update: October Is Made for Layers

It is a good time to talk about PE-appropriate apparel now that October is here. September was sunny and delightful, but with autumn in full swing, the temperatures are dropping, and some much-needed rain has arrived. That means many students are now wearing boots and warm clothes. This is a

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Pre-k students get into the fun of the fall soccer unit

PE Update: Kickin’ It!

All across campus this week, there are cones, Pugg nets, soccer balls, and kids on the move. From pre-kindergarten to fifth grade, our lower school students are engaged in a fall soccer unit. In the younger grades, students learn to dribble by keeping the ball close to them, kicking with

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A group of fifth graders in a field hockey scrimmage

PE Update: Fifth Grade Flying High

Our fifth grade crew began the year ready to move, collaborate, and compete. With the addition of Jade Morris, associate director of athletics, to the physical education and athletics department, they are in good hands and ready to roll. John O’Neill, director of athletics, and Ms. Morris are collaborating this

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Pre-k students dash and hop in PE class

PE Update: So Many Things in the Way, in a Good Way

Obstacles are hard. It can be tempting, when working with young children, to remove them so that things flow and ease is attained. However, in physical education, we prefer to add them. All the better to build resilience, strength, endurance, and grit. That is why our pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and first

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Learning Updates for June 6 to June 10

From Maine to Hawaii: The Third Grade State Fair Shines Across the USA Third graders celebrated the State Fair on Tuesday to a packed house of families and faculty. The fair is a beloved annual event in which students showcase their learning from the past two months of state research.

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Learning Updates for May 9 to May 13

PE Update: Fourth Graders Experience the Glory of the Games! Fourth grade students competed this week in the (epic and glorious) second annual Greek Olympics as a way to prepare their bodies and minds for their upcoming Greek Festival. Students were assigned to city-states and spent time during recent physical

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Middle School Students Seated and Reading Books at Belmont Day School

Learning Updates for May 2 to May 6

Middle School Researches and Reads More Diverse Books In these final five weeks of school, middle school students are embarking on an independent reading challenge—to seek out and read books with characters, settings, plot points, or themes that we don’t frequently or typically see represented in books. The eighth grade

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Lesley University Honors Elizabeth Ho with June Fox Award

Congratulations to associate teacher Elizabeth Ho who is the recipient of the 2022 June Fox Award from Lesley University’s Graduate School of Education. Each year, the June Fox Committee recognizes one student in the collaborative residency programs for that individual’s work with children, academic scholarship, and effective collaboration with peers.

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Learning Updates for March 21 to March 25

Fifth Grade Studies, Researches the Immigrant Experience

Over the past couple of weeks in fifth grade humanities, students have been learning about immigration, specifically the immigration station, Angel Island. During the fifth graders’ most recent project, each student created their own questions and interviewed someone about their immigration experience.

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Learning Updates for March 14 to March 18

Weather Report: It’s Cloudy and Breezy in Pre-Kindergarten

Over the past two weeks, our pre-kindergartners have been learning about wind and clouds. We began by reading books about wind to learn what wind can do and how it changes. In the classroom, we used fans to experiment with different objects to determine what makes something easy for the wind to move.

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A young student navigates nets and noodles in a PE obstacle course

By Alex Tzelnic, physical education teacher and mindfulness director |

October 7, 2022

It is a good time to talk about PE-appropriate apparel now that October is here. September was sunny and delightful, but with autumn in full swing, the temperatures are dropping, and some much-needed rain has arrived. That means many students…
Pre-k students get into the fun of the fall soccer unit

By Alex Tzelnic, physical education teacher and mindfulness director |

September 30, 2022

All across campus this week, there are cones, Pugg nets, soccer balls, and kids on the move. From pre-kindergarten to fifth grade, our lower school students are engaged in a fall soccer unit. In the younger grades, students learn to…
A group of fifth graders in a field hockey scrimmage

By Alex Tzelnic, physical education teacher and mindfulness director |

September 23, 2022

Our fifth grade crew began the year ready to move, collaborate, and compete. With the addition of Jade Morris, associate director of athletics, to the physical education and athletics department, they are in good hands and ready to roll. John…
Pre-k students dash and hop in PE class

By Alex Tzelnic, physical education teacher and mindfulness director |

September 16, 2022

Obstacles are hard. It can be tempting, when working with young children, to remove them so that things flow and ease is attained. However, in physical education, we prefer to add them. All the better to build resilience, strength, endurance,…

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June 10, 2022

From Maine to Hawaii: The Third Grade State Fair Shines Across the USA Third graders celebrated the State Fair on Tuesday to a packed house of families and faculty. The fair is a beloved annual event in which students showcase…

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May 16, 2022

PE Update: Fourth Graders Experience the Glory of the Games! Fourth grade students competed this week in the (epic and glorious) second annual Greek Olympics as a way to prepare their bodies and minds for their upcoming Greek Festival. Students…
Middle School Students Seated and Reading Books at Belmont Day School

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May 9, 2022

Middle School Researches and Reads More Diverse Books In these final five weeks of school, middle school students are embarking on an independent reading challenge—to seek out and read books with characters, settings, plot points, or themes that we don’t…

By Heather Woodcock, director of the associate teacher program |

May 2, 2022

Congratulations to associate teacher Elizabeth Ho who is the recipient of the 2022 June Fox Award from Lesley University’s Graduate School of Education. Each year, the June Fox Committee recognizes one student in the collaborative residency programs for that individual’s…
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March 25, 2022

Fifth Grade Studies, Researches the Immigrant Experience Over the past couple of weeks in fifth grade humanities, students have been learning about immigration, specifically the immigration station, Angel Island. During the fifth graders’ most recent project, each student created their…
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March 21, 2022

Weather Report: It’s Cloudy and Breezy in Pre-Kindergarten Over the past two weeks, our pre-kindergartners have been learning about wind and clouds. We began by reading books about wind to learn what wind can do and how it changes. In…
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