Hello, Middle School Students and Families! Below is this week’s MS Meeting recap.
Brette Buckley ’29 and Conor McKinley ’29 ran today’s meeting. You can check out the slides from this week’s meeting here.
THE BVR STUDENT
Aria Pangaro ’29 presented: Incorporates feedback by reflecting, asking for help, & trying again.
I think this is an important skill because without reflecting on feedback and trying again, you will not be able to reach your best work. I know that using my teacher’s feedback will help me succeed. An example of a time when I used this skill was when Ms. Kosberg gave me feedback for my English essay. This allowed me to rephrase words and sentences to create a more concise essay. My work was even better with feedback.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
The Middle School Fall Play, The Snow, is this Thursday and Friday, November 14 and 15, at 6 p.m. in the Black Box.
The show runs roughly 75 minutes. If your child attends the show, please pick them up by 7:30 p.m.
Rishaan Chowdhury ’29 and Ave Hurley ’29, Student Council President and Vice President, announced that all Middle School students will be taking surveys for three of their classes this week to give their teachers feedback in the following areas:
- What they’re learning
- Their teachers’ expectations for them
- How connected they feel with their teachers
The survey is anonymous, and teachers will receive a summary of the results. Teachers will not receive students’ individual answers.
Jasper Ingenthron ’29 announced the upcoming Hiatt Leadership Workshop. The third workshop in the series, Bridging the Rift: Conflict as Opportunity, is coming up this Monday, November 18 at 8 a.m. on the D-Level. Students will explore how to handle conflicts and disagreements constructively. They’ll even learn from the fascinating behavior of bees’ strategies for staying flexible and adjusting in response to challenges.
Last weekend Lumos and Beaver Debate competed in their first tournament of the year. Congratulations to the following students on their awards:
Competing in the Silver Division
- Vanessa Jean-Marie ’29 – 5th place speaker award
- Natalie Moniz ’29 – 4th place speaker award
- Mila Valkin ’29 – 1st place speaker award
- Caroline Mitchell ’30 – 1st place overall award
Competing in the Gold Division
- David Yatskar ’29 – 9th place speaker award
- Rishaan Chowdhury ’29 – 1st place speaker award
- Marli Forrester ’29 – 5th place overall award
Congratulations to Blaise Bergmark ’30, Elliot Fayne ’30, Emerson Daly ’29, Kieran Morrissey-Dhekne ’30, and Sienna Nyeko ’30 who participated in the MA State Middle School Cross Country race earlier this month.
Kieran Morrissey-Dhekne ’30 and Sienna Nyeko ’30 each placed in the top 20 for their grade. Kieran placed 15th among 7th grade boys. Sienna placed 8th among 7th grade girls. Great job to all the runners!
PROGRAMMING & EVENTS
LUNCH & RECESS PROGRAMMING, CLUBS & AFFINITY GROUPS
The Yearbook Staff will have its first meeting tomorrow. Students working on the yearbook will meet weekly through February.
RISE
Tomorrow’s RISE activity is making beaded bracelets. Through fun activities, students learn how to deal with stress and worry.
WELLNESS
7th and 8th grade have wellness this week.
ADVISORY AGENDA
This week’s advisory agenda: Middle School Dilemmas. In advisory, students will read examples of common middle school dilemmas. After reading, students will discuss their reactions, experiences, responses, and possible solutions.