Sixth Grade and Kindergarten Continue 'Big Flower' Tradition
Last Friday, kindergartners met with their sixth grade partners during a scheduled cross-graded time to engage in a Belmont Day tradition that goes back several decades.
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Post Date: May 20th, 2022
Post Date: May 16th, 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.
Post Date: May 13th, 2022
By John O'Neill, Director of Athletics
Athletics Update: Ultimate Teams Battle Hard, Fall Short
Both of Belmont Day’s ultimate teams took to the field on Thursday afternoon and turned in impressive performances. The varsity team squared off against a huge Newton Middle School squad who rolled in with twice as many players as the Blue & Gold.
Post Date: May 9th, 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 frequently or typically see represented in books. The eighth grade collaboratively developed a list of what to look for, and the display in the Schoolhouse gallery shows many of these different categories.
The goal is to diversify our reading, expand our thinking, and recognize but not reinforce stereotypes. Another goal is to read more, seek different perspectives, and work to dismantle stereotypes.
Post Date: May 6th, 2022
By John O'Neill, Director of Athletics
Athletics Update: Ultimate Teams Battle Hard, Fall Short
Both of Belmont Day’s ultimate teams took to the field on Thursday afternoon and turned in impressive performances. The varsity team squared off against a huge Newton Middle School squad who rolled in with twice as many players as the Blue & Gold.
Post Date: May 2nd, 2022
By Heather Woodcock, director of the associate teacher program
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. Incredibly, this is the fourth year in a row that a Belmont Day School associate has won the June Fox award!
Post Date: April 13th, 2022
By Belmont Day School
An idea planted just prior to the pandemic is now blossoming beside the BDS garden. Last week the construction of a beautiful wooden pergola was completed and work continues to create a flexible outdoor learning space.
Post Date: April 13th, 2022
By Belmont Day School
The heartbreaking images of the war in Ukraine sparked a discussion at home and then a project at school to provide comfort for young refugees fleeing the violence in their homeland.
Late last month, kindergartner, Griffen, asked her mother, Megan Donovan-Chien, about a story they saw on TV about refugees, including young children, who were leaving their homes for safety beyond the borders of their wartorn Ukraine. Griffen asked how they might help them so they discussed the ways individuals and large organizations like UNICEF provide assistance.
Post Date: April 7th, 2022
By John O'Neill, Director of Athletics
Athletics Update: Schneider, Treisman, and Ruiz Shine in Win
The girls’ lacrosse team toppled Shady Hill 12-8 in their season opener yesterday. It was a strong performance from the opening draw to the final whistle, as Belmont Day controlled play for the entire game. First year goalie Kamila Ruiz came up huge in net for the home team with 7 saves on the afternoon.
Post Date: April 1st, 2022
Arts Update: Fifth Graders Explore Character Development
What does my character want and why? What does my character do to try to get what they want? Students in fifth grade theater arts class asked these questions while learning about character objectives and motivations.
