Hello, Middle School Students and Families! Here is a recap of today’s Middle School Meeting.
Charlotte Henson ’30 and Marin Lubov ’30 ran today’s meeting. You can check out the slides from this week’s meeting here.
The BVR Student
Owen Bau ’31 and Malcolm Henderson ’31 presented Sleeps, Eats Healthy Food, and is Physically Active.
“We chose this because it represents us as a whole; we are both physically active, we eat, and we sleep.”
Owen said, “As an athlete, I need to eat well and sleep well in order to have the energy I need to play good basketball.”
Malcolm said, “I try to drink a lot of water, and I try to go to sleep early, and I’m active every day, even if I am at home and don’t have basketball practice, I’ll walk down to the courts and play down there, even if I am by myself.”
Announcements
💬 Estelí Valenzuela ’31 announced that the Association of Independent Schools of New England is hosting the 2026 Middle School Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Conference on Saturday, February 7, at Regis College in Weston.
“This conference is a wonderful opportunity to explore diversity, equity, and inclusion conversations with peers from other regional schools. The day is filled with awesome workshops, affinity spaces, and inspirational speakers. Throughout the day, you’ll have delicious snacks and fun activities as a break from the workshops. Additionally, this conference is open to all students interested in learning more and discussing diversity, equity, and inclusion. This year’s theme is: Brave Together!”
There are limited spaces; please sign up using the RSVP form.
🪐 Ayan Toussaint ’30 announced that the fourth Hiatt MS Leadership Institute workshop will take place this Monday, December 15, at 245 Woodland. At the workshop, students will take a closer look at what they can learn from planets and how they maintain their orbits and paths without bringing other planets down. Topics will include how to act to affirm others’ identities, how to communicate with people who think differently from you, and how to create spaces that help everyone shine. Students can sign up via a form emailed to them.
🤖 Elliot Enyeart ’30, Eva Bachman ’31, Aki Cheung ’32, Joey Kadamus ’32, and Flynn Valente ’31, members of the Lego League Team, discussed their experience at the Northboro Qualifier, where they competed against 50 other schools. They presented to a panel of judges and competed in five robot matches.
They said, “We learned a lot from the competition, and it was a great experience.”
The club will continue to meet for the remainder of the year on Tuesdays during recess, so if you haven’t already, now would be a great time to come try out some robotics! No commitment required.
🗣️ In math class, 7th graders have been using percentages to identify the serious issue of food insecurity. Today, the 7th grade had a special speaker from the Newton Food Pantry, an organization addressing food insecurity in our community.
📚 Ms. Meahl announced that 7th-grade students will participate in an interactive History Alive! experience. Tomorrow, the 7th graders will spend the morning in the Black Box for an interactive play called Cry Innocent: The People Versus Bridget Bishop. During this experience, the students will get to take a peek into Salem in the year 1692, when citizens were accused of being witches. The event runs from 8 to 10 a.m.
🦫 It’s almost time to sign up for spring afternoon activities. The sign-up form will be emailed to students and parents/caregivers. Spring offerings include:
- Tennis (all gender)
- Baseball
- Softball
- Girls Lacrosse
- Boys Lacrosse
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Instrumental Ensemble
- Visual Arts Workshop
- Dance
- BVR Fitness
🕎 The Hanukkah party for students who identify as Jewish is on Wednesday during lunch and recess. They will play with the dreidel and eat latkes!
❄️ Student Council is sponsoring Spirit Week next week to get excited for Winter Break. Kat Nahvi ’31 and Estelí Valenzuela ’31 shared the details:
Monday
Dress up day!
Tuesday
Blue-Out (all middle school wears blue)
Wednesday
Jersey day!
Thursday
Dress as your favorite holiday!
Friday
Pajama and stuffed animal day!
Student Reminders
Ava Clark ’30 and Elizabeth Zimman ’30 made this short video reminding us to use the stairs to exercise our hearts and to leave the elevator free for those who need it.
We reminded students to let me know if they want to run a MS meeting and to pick up trash on their way out of Gym A.
Happening This Week
✨ RISE: making clay animals (again! It was very popular last week)
📋 Advisory agenda: Using critical thinking to determine if a video online is fake/AI-generated or not.
📋 Wellness: 8.1 had wellness today. 6.1 and 8.2 have wellness Thursday.