Did the kids drive you crazy over the Thanksgiving holiday?  Head straight to the BCD Holiday Book Sale at the BCD Library and buy a copy of Christine Hensel Triantos’  The Berkshires with Kids: 44 Outings. You may think you already know about all the possible outings in the Berkshires, but did you know that you [...]

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Congratulations to BCD teachers John Dreger and Rachel Siegel on the arrival of George David Anthony, born at 4:37 AM, Wednesday Nov 25th 2009. He weighed 7 bs. 3 oz. and measured in at 21 inches. He and his mother and father are all doing well!

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The entire BCD community and over 80 alums gathered in Fitzpatrick Hall today to celebrate one of BCD’s most beloved traditions – Thanksgiving Soup. Thanks to all the parents volunteers who made soup, served, set up and helped clean up. It was a fantastic day enjoyed by all.  And the soup could not have been [...]

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If you have not done so already, please fill out and submit your forms for Ski Friday and Winter Sports. These forms are important and needed to organize these programs. You will find a link for the forms on the left column under Late Day Activities. Thank you.

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Once again, BCD’s Third Grade class has decorated a tree for the Berkshire Museum’s Festival of Trees. The 25th Annual Festival of Trees is running November 14 through January 3. This year, to mark the Festival’s Silver Anniversary, the trees have been inspired by the theme Silver Bells. We hope you will have the chance to visit [...]

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The Middle School Amnesty International Club! has been learning about poor, cold children in Nepal. Ricky Bernstein of Hands in Outreach came and spoke with us. He has been going to Nepal for 27 years, and is going again in late December. He will be bringing gently used fleeces to over 100 children who are [...]

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Dear BCD Families, It seems too good to be true, but what appeared to be a rapid spread of possible H1N1 influenza at BCD, has come to a sudden halt. To my knowledge only one case at BCD was confirmed with lab results and less than a dozen more had physician confirmation that H1N1 flu [...]

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Some of the faculty and staff received their Berkshire Grown order packets a few days later than the rest of you.  Therefore, the deadline for Berkshire Grown orders to be returned to either your homeroom or to Coree Reid has been extended to Tuesday, November 24.  Please get your orders in before the Thanksgiving break.  [...]

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BCD’s beloved holiday tradition of “Thanksgiving Soup” is next Tuesday, November 24th.  Please remember to send your child’s donation to the soup (see list below) in a reusable container on Monday morning.  Class parents will collect all the individual donations into larger containers right after drop off and bring them up to the kitchen, where our fantastic [...]

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