First Graders Design, Create Scientific Tools Earlier this year, first graders in Ms. Gibson’s homeroom read the book What is a Scientist? by Barbara Lehn. Based on their reading, students became scientists and created their own tools to measure, sort, and carry out experiments. First, they made a plan describing their new
Alexander Meredith was introduced to the sport of wrestling two years ago as a sixth grader here at Belmont Day. That was Head Coach Andrew Bolte’s first year at the helm of the program, and Alexander was a quick study under the young coach. Hungry for more instruction after the
The Belmont Day School’s iconic basketball game of Coaches vs. Eighth Graders was an incredible battle that came down to the very last seconds. The final score was a razor-thin 57-56 with the coaches defeating the eighth graders in an outstanding matchup. The MVP for the coaches’ team was Director
Eighth Graders Share Original Poems After a week of learning about and experimenting with the Shakespearean sonnet, the modern English ghazal, and contemporary free verse poetry, eighth graders worked hard this week on crafting their poetry portfolios that touch on a theme or subject of their choosing. Students chose to
Pre-k Welcomes Guests for Lunar New Year Celebration On Wednesday, our pre-kindergarten classes were joined by the parents of Averie, Oliver, William, and Zachary for a celebration of the Lunar New Year! We learned all about foods with special meaning such as noodles, dumplings, fish, and chicken, and Lunar New
Belmont Day’s girls’ basketball program recorded a pair of wins against Nashoba Brooks this week, improving their combined record to an impressive 11-0. The junior varsity team continued its torrid pace by doubling up Nashoba Brooks. Relying on strong defense from Rowan McCoy and Kalkidan Shiferaw, and timely offense from
Arts Update: Transitions & Transformations – 2D into 3D This week in the studio, fifth graders transitioned from making prints with their printing block, which they designed and carved earlier in the year, to impressing their printing block into a clay slab to create an image in bas-relief. Students then
Eighth Grade Refocuses on Core Values To Start 2024 Returning from a long break always provides an opportunity to refresh and reset routines, mindsets, and relationships in school. The eighth grade class did this together with their advisors on our first day back from break. They gathered in Coolidge Hall
The girls’ basketball program won their season openers on Thursday afternoon behind a pair of high-speed performances. The junior varsity team opened up at home against Fayerweather, jumped out to a quick lead, and never looked back. Eleanor Stine and Violet Hancock paced the Blue & Gold in the scoring
Fourth Graders Write and Share Their Stories In the fourth grade, we have brought out our classroom storytelling stage a bit early this year. It is usually used for our Greek Storytelling Festival, but this year we have added a personal storytelling unit. Our fourth grade storytellers will write three
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