Congratulations to J Jeffries, who performed at the 48th Annual MMEA Western Massachusetts Junior Festival Concert! The festival brings the most accomplished 7th-9th grade musicians together from all across Western Mass; this is an incredible accomplishment!
Students have been working hard to help raise funds for the Washington D.C. Field Trip! Thank you to all who have offered their support.
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Please join us at 5:30 p.m. tonight for the district's public hearing! The meeting will be available to attend in person or virtually. The link to access the meeting virtually can be found on our website. To ensure that all interested parties have the opportunity to share their input, we will be accepting written comments on the budget. To leave a public comment, please use our form https://forms.gle/MY8Z4m1Fpo3asGEFA.
A recording of the hearing will also be made available on the SBRSD website for those who were unable to attend.
NMC PreK's Dinosaur Unit is in full swing! We're exploring diverse dinosaur species, learning about their diets (carnivore, omnivore, herbivore), and discovering the work of paleontologists at "dig sites." Children are actively engaged, pretending to be paleontologists at the sand table, excavating and identifying hidden bones. They've also created their own salt dough fossils. Our classroom has transformed into a dinosaur world, with themed pretend play, sensory activities, and a listening station featuring dinosaur read-alouds.
Chord practice is a component of the guitar instruction offered in one of our spring semester music electives.
The Berkshire District Attorney’s Office and Berkshire County Kids Place partner to provide cyber safety programming in Berkshire County schools for students. Last week our middle school students all participated in two in-class sessions conducted by Berkshire County Kids Place staff utilizing the NetSmartz Curriculum. Supporting our Eagles to be safe online.
UME Vejigante masks are on display!
Fourth-grade students learned through play, starting their day with fun math games
Coming soon......
Little Shop of Horrors
March 21-23
Fifth graders experimented with combining different solutions, observing the chemical reactions that resulted in new substances. After discovering the perfect mix for a gooey substance, each student made their own batch to take home.
Last week students participated in the Sandy Hook Promise Club Youth Leadership Workshop in Plymouth.
The UME community came together for an All-School Sing last week.
It's PRE-K & K-5 Registration time!
Start your child's educational journey at SBRSD
Please find the forms here:
https://www.sbrsd.org/page/pre-k-kindergarten-registration
Through portrait creation, design students at Mount Everett developed proficiency in Adobe Illustrator tools.
This week at NMC PreK, we dove into the world of ice and snow! Our little scientists rescued Arctic animals trapped in "icebergs" by using warm blue water and eyedroppers, learning about the transformation of water from liquid to solid. We conducted a fun experiment, testing how salt, sugar, and baking soda affect melting ice. The children predicted which would melt fastest, and salt proved to be the winner! Outside, we built snow castles and walls with snow block makers and explored the fascinating life cycle of a snowflake. To top off our frosty week, we made snow cones with various juice flavors, a delicious treat for our budding explorers.
Congratulations to the FFA students who received their Greenhand and Chapter Degrees.
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Congratulations to our 5/6 boys basketball team, which won the Kinderhook Spring Classic Tournament
Last week, elementary and middle school students met with Superintendent Regulbuto to begin discussing the Sandy Hook Promise initiative during their Superintendent Advisory Council meeting.
The first year of this program is Start With Hello: Teaching empathy and empowering students to end social isolation by following three easy steps. Start With Hello is one of Sandy Hook Promise’s no-cost Know the Signs programs and teaches students to be more socially inclusive and connected to each other. With activities and curricula available for all ages, students are empowered to end social isolation in three easy steps.
We look forward to incorporating this initiative into our District with student ambassadors leading us all in this work!
