Athletics News, January 22, 2021
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January 22, 2021
Middle school athletes completed their first round of winter offerings this week.
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Learning Updates for Week of January 11 to January 15
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January 15, 2021
Arts Update: Third Grade Examines Gender Stereotypes Third graders enjoyed the opportunity to discuss gender stereotypes and participate in a drama activity that helped them better process this important arena of social justice. We began the class with a read-aloud of the book PugDog by Andrea U’Ren and an enlightening
Athletics News, January 15, 2021
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January 15, 2021
After six weeks away from campus, middle school athletes hit the ground running (literally) upon their return last week
2020 MLK Day Community Service Campaign Honored
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January 13, 2021
The success of last year’s MLK Jr. Oatmeal Drive Challenge to benefit Boston’s Pine Street Inn was a testament to the strength and caring of the Belmont Day School community. In total, students, parents, and faculty donated more than 430 boxes of instant oatmeal, a hearty and healthy breakfast item that
Learning Updates for Week of January 4 to January 8
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January 8, 2021
Third Graders State Intentions for 2021 Third graders spent the first days back thinking about their intentions for the new year. We read the book, One Word for Kids: A Great Way to Have Your Best Year Ever, and thought about words that would help guide us for the rest
Learning Updates for Week of December 14 to December 18
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December 18, 2020
Second Grade Learns About H2O In science, second graders have been learning about the water cycle and the three states of matter. We discussed stages of evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection and watched a video to help us see the cycle in action. To demonstrate their understanding, students labeled each stage
Lessons for Offsite Learning from Global Online Academy
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November 30, 2020
Over the summer, many members of the Belmont Day faculty, including the entire middle school teaching team, attended the Global Online Academy (GOA). The goal of this shared professional development experience was to sharpen our approach and skills with online learning. As planned, we are now in a period of offsite
Arts News, November 13
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November 20, 2020
To kick off the seventh and eighth grade theater arts intensives, students explored, experienced, and applied what it means to “Walk a Mile in My Shoes.”
Athletics News, November
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November 20, 2020
It was a fall athletics season like Belmont Day has never seen. It will be a season we’ll never forget!
Learning Updates for Week of November 16 to November 20
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November 20, 2020
First Grade Designs and Builds Scientific Tools First graders have been learning about scientists this fall, answering questions like, “What is a scientist?” “What does a scientist look like?” “Who can be a scientist?” “What do scientists do?” After discovering that scientists’ activities include thinking, using their senses, experimenting, exploring,
By John O'Neill, Director of Athletics |
January 22, 2021
Middle school athletes completed their first round of winter offerings this week.
BDS
January 15, 2021
Arts Update: Third Grade Examines Gender Stereotypes
Third graders enjoyed the opportunity to discuss gender stereotypes and participate in a drama activity that helped them better process this important arena of social justice. We began the class with a read-aloud…
By John O'Neill, Director of Athletics |
January 15, 2021
After six weeks away from campus, middle school athletes hit the ground running (literally) upon their return last week
BDS
January 13, 2021
The success of last year’s MLK Jr. Oatmeal Drive Challenge to benefit Boston’s Pine Street Inn was a testament to the strength and caring of the Belmont Day School community. In total, students, parents, and faculty donated more than 430 boxes…
BDS
January 8, 2021
Third Graders State Intentions for 2021
Third graders spent the first days back thinking about their intentions for the new year. We read the book, One Word for Kids: A Great Way to Have Your Best Year Ever, and thought…
BDS
December 18, 2020
Second Grade Learns About H2O
In science, second graders have been learning about the water cycle and the three states of matter. We discussed stages of evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection and watched a video to help us see the…
By Liz Gray, Middle School Head |
November 30, 2020
Over the summer, many members of the Belmont Day faculty, including the entire middle school teaching team, attended the Global Online Academy (GOA). The goal of this shared professional development experience was to sharpen our approach and skills with online learning.…
By Susan Dempsey, theater teacher |
November 20, 2020
To kick off the seventh and eighth grade theater arts intensives, students explored, experienced, and applied what it means to “Walk a Mile in My Shoes.”
By John O'Neill, Director of Athletics |
November 20, 2020
It was a fall athletics season like Belmont Day has never seen. It will be a season we’ll never forget!
BDS
November 20, 2020
First Grade Designs and Builds Scientific Tools
First graders have been learning about scientists this fall, answering questions like, “What is a scientist?” “What does a scientist look like?” “Who can be a scientist?” “What do scientists do?” After discovering…
