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Learning Updates for Week of November 16 to November 20

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,

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Learning Updates for Week of November 9 to November 13

Virtual Bookshelf Display Grows Around the Kiva Middle school students engage in silent sustained reading (SSR) at least once a week. Studies have shown that making time for reading free choice books is one of the greatest predictors of overall academic success. In an effort to celebrate and share the many

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Learning Updates for Week of November 2 to November 6

Physical Education: Grades 3-5 Throughout the fall, fifth grade students have been introduced to Belmont Day’s sport-specific offerings. In an effort to provide exposure, develop skills, and allow students to make informed decisions about their middle school athletics selections, fifth graders participate in two-week mini-units of each sport with one week of instruction followed by one week of competition.

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Learning Updates for Week of October 26 to October 30

Seventh Grade Focuses on Microscopes In seventh grade science, students are learning to use microscopes and are observing the microscopic world of biology! This week, we prepared slides with onion skin samples we collected to observe under the microscopes. Students were amazed to see the individual cells that make up the

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Learning Updates for Week of October 19 to October 23

Athletics: Finding Their Way At Orienteering This week our Outdoor Adventures athletics teams got to try their hand at orienteering. Orienteering involves a combination of map reading and cross-country running, relying upon speed as well as spatial awareness, ingenuity, and willingness to take the route less traveled. Navigation Games, a

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Learning Updates for Week of October 12 to October 16

Sixth Graders Dig Farm School This week, sixth graders enjoyed spectacular weather, bountiful harvests, uplifting interactions with animals, and nourishing companionship as we made our annual visit to the Farm School in Athol. Condensing the traditional overnight trip into two separate day trips and traveling in separate cohort groups, students

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Learning Updates for Week of October 5 to October 9

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! Middle school Spanish students worked in teams to create two amazing murals to honor and to recognize the contributions of Hispanics to the culture and history of the United States. Sixth grade students researched and wrote biographies of different people, including Rita Moreno, Shakira, Jaime Escalante,

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Learning Updates for Week of September 28 to October 2

Pre-kindergarten: Into the Woods … In pre-kindergarten, we have always viewed the surrounding woods as an extension of our classroom. This year, in particular, we are excited to spend additional time exploring and discovering the woods and we have visited on a daily basis. For many reasons, the woods are

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Learning Updates for Week of September 21 to 25

Author Visits Fourth and Fifth Grades   On Thursday morning, fourth and fifth grade students had the opportunity to meet with author and illustrator Remy Lai from Brisbane, Australia. She gave us a tour of her home studio and talked about her brand new book Fly on the Wall and how the editing

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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…

BDS

November 13, 2020

Virtual Bookshelf Display Grows Around the Kiva Middle school students engage in silent sustained reading (SSR) at least once a week. Studies have shown that making time for reading free choice books is one of the greatest predictors of overall academic…

BDS

November 6, 2020

Physical Education: Grades 3-5 Throughout the fall, fifth grade students have been introduced to Belmont Day’s sport-specific offerings. In an effort to provide exposure, develop skills, and allow students to make informed decisions about their middle school athletics selections, fifth graders participate in two-week mini-units of each sport…

BDS

October 30, 2020

Seventh Grade Focuses on Microscopes In seventh grade science, students are learning to use microscopes and are observing the microscopic world of biology! This week, we prepared slides with onion skin samples we collected to observe under the microscopes. Students were…

BDS

October 26, 2020

Athletics: Finding Their Way At Orienteering This week our Outdoor Adventures athletics teams got to try their hand at orienteering. Orienteering involves a combination of map reading and cross-country running, relying upon speed as well as spatial awareness, ingenuity, and…

BDS

October 16, 2020

Sixth Graders Dig Farm School This week, sixth graders enjoyed spectacular weather, bountiful harvests, uplifting interactions with animals, and nourishing companionship as we made our annual visit to the Farm School in Athol. Condensing the traditional overnight trip into two…

BDS

October 9, 2020

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month! Middle school Spanish students worked in teams to create two amazing murals to honor and to recognize the contributions of Hispanics to the culture and history of the United States. Sixth grade students researched and wrote…

BDS

October 2, 2020

Pre-kindergarten: Into the Woods … In pre-kindergarten, we have always viewed the surrounding woods as an extension of our classroom. This year, in particular, we are excited to spend additional time exploring and discovering the woods and we have visited…

BDS

September 25, 2020

Author Visits Fourth and Fifth Grades   On Thursday morning, fourth and fifth grade students had the opportunity to meet with author and illustrator Remy Lai from Brisbane, Australia. She gave us a tour of her home studio and talked about…
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