Week in Review

Sweet Sculptures Seventh Graders were inspired by a show of photographs at the Brattleboro Museum by Paul Shore and Nicole Root entitled Licked, Sucked, Stacked, Stuck .The show playfully plays homage to contemporary sculpture with works made from candy. The goal for this activity was for the students to look at contemporary or modern sculpture, find a work that inspired or moved them, and then recreate it in candy or other junk food. Visit the 7th Grade Arts Blog to see more of these tasty creations.

BCD Nordic Team

BCD Nordic Team members Andrea and Estevan V., Henry and Jack D. and Kendall and Quintin P.  participated with hundreds of young cross-country skiers from  all over New England  this past weekend for two days of games, races and fun on snow.

Rikert Ski Touring Center on Middlebury College’s Bread Loaf campus and the Frost Mountain Nordic Ski Club  hosted the annual TD Bank Bill Koch Festival.

Cross-country skiers ages 5-13 participated in two days of competitive and non-competitive events. Events include opening ceremony and parade at 10 a.m. on Saturday, relay races on Saturday and individual races and a lollipop race on Sunday.

Bill Koch League is a youth cross-country ski program of the New England Nordic Ski Association. Organized in local clubs across New England, Bill Koch League provides coaching, races and events for skiers age 5-13. Bill Koch from Brattleboro was the first American to win an Olympic medal in cross-country skiing, when he won a silver medal in the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. Congratulations to our BCD team and thanks to all their families that helped support our team! Go BCD!!!!!

Safety Man made an appearance on Campus with an important announcement concerning the safety of our students during drop-off and pick-up times. You can read his important instructions here.

Mardi Gras/Carnavale The World Language Department celebrated Mardi Gras/Carnavale on Wednesday, March 2 by presenting a parade, songs, tongue twisters and a skit to PS and LS. The classes celebrated early due to US trips next week. Traditionally BCD celebrates this holiday with the 5th Grade French class doing a presentation.  Due to our expansion of our World Language program by adding Spanish to our MS and US curriculum we were able to add 4th Grade French and Spanish, 5th Grade Spanish, and 8th and 9th grade Spanish I students to our celebration.

Upcoming at BCD

Saturday, March 5 Grade 8 Trip to the Everglades

Sunday, March 6 Grade 7 Trip to Washington, DC

Monday, March 7 Grade 9 Trip to Paris and Barcelona

Wednesday, March 9 Head’s Chat—Middle School Parents

Thursday, March 10 Parents’ Association Meeting