Ms. Vandebogart's students donated helpful supplies for the Ukraine aid boxes organized by Mt. Everett's Interact.
On Saturday, these items will be collected and driven to a drop-off site in West Stockbridge, and later shipped to Ukraine. Donations will be collected again Friday the 26th as well.
Ms. Petrucci's high school students worked with elementary children to create St. Patrick's Day themed projects this morning.
Thank you, Gwendolyn VanSant and JV Hampton-VanSant for presenting the Elizabeth Freeman Monument Project to Mt. Everett 9-12th grade students this afternoon.
We are eager to hear the winning Mt. Everett student essay at the Elizabeth Freeman Monument unveiling on August 21, 2022.
https://theberkshireedge.com/rep-pignatelli-sheffield-historical-society-announce-plans-for-elizabeth-mum-bett-freeman-monument/
Pre-K students made the most of the remaining snow to study volcanoes
8th grade art students used linear perspective to create designs for a themed restaurant and street scene.
Interested in joining the Mount Everett trip to Italy??
It's happening in June 2023!
Join the meeting on Wednesday, March 16th to learn more and enroll! (for current 8th-11th graders)
Topic: Italy Trip- Parent Info Meeting
Time: Mar 16, 2022 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://sbrsd.zoom.us/j/82633843248...
Meeting ID: 826 3384 3248
Passcode: 541654
The Music Department at Mount Everett offers many elective courses in addition to Choir and Band. This Spring's Guitar students are learning chords, finger positions, and theory.
5th-8th grade students at UME were treated to a fantastic performance by Colombian musician, Diana Burco!
https://theberkshireedge.com/colombian-singer-diana-burco-bridges-the-gap-between-cultures/
UME students have been busy in Mr. Titone's art room. Kindergarten students are creating relief compositions with paper and glue.
Last week, South Egremont School students visited Roberto's Pizza in Sheffield. Principal Miller tries his hand at pizza-making.
Honors Physics students created 3 dimensional models of the electromagnetic spectrum. Students learned about types of waves, as well as their properties and parts. The models explore the relationships between wavelength, frequency, and energy along the electromagnetic spectrum and show them in 3 dimensions.
Kindergarteners at UME created a beautiful visual homage to Eric Carle's "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" as part of their author study.
Last week, Photo One students practiced controlling exposure by making photograms in the darkroom and created abstract prints with "Intentional Camera Movement" using their DSLR cameras.
8th grade Science class engaged in a "Genetics and Inheritance" project where students learned about how characteristics are passed down from generation to generation. The project covers both inherited and acquired traits through 3 generations of a dog family tree. They learned about the types of inheritance and how environment plays a factor in the development of an organism.
9 Square in the Air!
https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/66442570/educating-our-eagles-volume-4/11
5th grade students predicting changes in a habitat with this project-based lesson.
Read about it in our latest curriculum and instruction newsletter:
https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/66442570/educating-our-eagles-volume-4/6
Our girls basketball team qualified for the Massachusetts State Tournament as the #32 seed. They won their preliminary game on Tuesday and play tonight at 5:00 p.m. at top seed Hoosac Valley.
Our boys basketball team qualified as well, earning a #31 seed. They had the distinction of playing the first game of the state tournament in any division. They lost in a close game.
At the Division 3 State Wrestling Tournament, Connor Lupiani placed 6th, and Tyler Candelari placed 8th. Also, congratulations goes out to Yaritza Cruz on being the first female wrestler from Mount Everett to compete in the MIAA Girls State Wrestling Tournament.
SBRSD Staff Art Exhibit is up in the community art space outside of the administration offices. Come and check it out!
Luke had a great "good news call of the week" yesterday! Great job, Luke!
Teen Truth Leadership Summit took place this afternoon with some of our middle and high school students. The TEEN TRUTH leadership summit identifies critical student issues while developing a student-centered action plan to address them.
