Again this year, sixth grade is organizing the Trick or Treat for UNICEF (United Nations International Emergency Children’s Fund) fundraiser. UNICEF is dedicated to helping children in need. Imagine if you had barely had any food for weeks and then UNICEF comes and gives you the food you need to
Third Grade and Guests Make Silkscreen Prints Third grade students are making silkscreen prints in the studio, and today they were lucky to have the opportunity to teach their special visitors about the process in art class. As the grandparents and special friends found out, teamwork is an integral part
The school was informed this morning that the anticipated construction on Day School Lane has been postponed and WILL NOT take place on Monday, October 21 and Tuesday, October 22. The construction has been delayed because of this week’s storms. Once the contractor and our Day School Lane neighbor determine alternate dates for the work we
Launching Into the Arts It’s been a wonderful week of artists getting back to work in the studios at Belmont Day! Students in pre-kindergarten to grade five have various arts classes in grade-level half-groups or third-groups once a week for the entire year. In middle school, sixth graders participate in
Making Music on the Ukelele Our fourth grade students are kicking off the year learning the basics of songwriting through the popular genres. To understand more about rock and pop, students listened to a variety of songs from The Beatles. Students then learned A minor 7, C major, and F
This past month, Belmont Day School bid farewell to one of our longest-serving employees as Mary Merrill, director of development, left for an exciting opportunity closer to home and family. Across more than two decades, Mary was an integral member of the administrative team, leading creative campaigns that helped advance BDS to
This summer our students will be enjoying the following books: Pre-kindergarten: Red Knit Cap Girl and the Reading Tree by Naoko Stoop Kindergarten: Bunny’s Book Club by Annie Silvestro Grade 1: Waiting for Biblioburro by Monica Brown Grade 2: Planting Stories, The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpre by Anika Aldamuy Denise
Third Grade Ensemble-Building As theater educators, we all talk the talk of “ensemble,” and we tout the virtues of “working together” and the “value of teamwork.” We stress that everyone is important. We put phrases such as “no small parts, only small players” and “we are all equal parts of
At the annual Corporation and Parents’ Association open meetings, held on Thursday, May 16, the Belmont Day community came together to celebrate the 2018-19 academic year, honor outgoing and announce new members of the board of trustees and the PA executive committee. This year has been one of great milestones
Fifth Graders Combine Technology and Woodworking Fifth grade students are putting the final touches on their projects from the combined woodworking and technology class. The students are adding either a MakeyMakey or micro:bit to their wood projects which will allow them to interact with the code they wrote in Scratch.
on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, due to weather.
