In 6th grade science, we're exploring the nervous system and reaction time. Students are using rulers to measure how quickly they can respond to a visual stimulus.
Mount Everett celebrated its senior basketball players and cheerleaders at tonight's game against Hampden Charter. Great job, Eagles!
Mount Everett students visited BCC to learn more about the STEM Starter program and tour its facilities. Luciano, a current BCC student, gave them a tour of the Hoffmann Environmental Science Center. They also tried out virtual reality sets that allowed them to see and manipulate the structure of a Coronavirus, visit Anne Frank’s house, and go fishing.
Students begin Art Foundations with a mixed media art project, creating compositions on both sides of a playing card in the style of Artist Trading Cards. Inspired by a global art movement, this project allows students to explore various media and techniques while fostering a sense of community through sharing and collecting each other's work.
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Congratulations to Owen, recipient of the Middle School Outstanding Student Achievement Award!
Support the Mount Everett Music Department! We're hosting a Cabaret musical fundraiser on February 8th at 7 pm. Enjoy a variety of musical performances. Tickets will be available at the door and include snacks!
Please support the 5th Grade Supply Drive for the Berkshire Humane Society. We are capping off a reading module about caring for the Earth (and its creatures!) with some community service.
Students are collecting anything from their wish list, which can be found here: https://berkshirehumane.org/get-involved/wish-list/.
We will be making deliveries on February 14th, so please help by then if you can. Items can be dropped off at Mrs. Sarnacki's room at UME.
The Mt. Everett wrestling team enjoyed a successful weekend at the Jason Lowell Memorial Tournament at Mt. Mansfield, Vermont. Congratulations to Connor Lupiani on his 100th career win! The team finished 8th out of 16, with Diego, Connor, and Max taking 2nd place, and Ian earning 3rd. They now look ahead to the Western Mass. tournament.
Congratulations to the cast and crew of 13 on their successful performances! One final showing will be held tomorrow (Sunday) at 2 PM.
Thank you Transcend for giving SBRSD a shout-out in the quarterly newsletter this week!
"A heartfelt thank you to Dr. Audra Pittman, Superintendent of Calistoga Joint Unified School District, and Dr. Beth Regulbuto, Superintendent of Southern Berkshire Regional School District, for sharing their stories and showcasing the transformative work happening in their districts. The energy and insight in the room made us wish the session could have lasted all day!"
TONIGHT! The Mount Everett Theatre presents 13 Jr., a grade 6-9 production. The shows will be on Friday, January 31st, at 7:00 p.m., Saturday, February 1st, at 7:00 p.m., and Sunday, February 2nd, at 2:00 p.m. Please come out and support the performing arts at SBRSD!
Music teacher, Elizabeth Petty and Science teacher, Claudine Mallory teamed up to co-teach lessons on sound energy with UME First Grade Classes.
Students are seen here using tuning forks to understand sound as a vibration that travels in waves. Students also created make-shift guitars to learn about the relationship between sound waves and pitch.
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This week in art class,, Pre-K students designed and built a miniature community. Using popsicle sticks for roads and blocks for buildings, they created a variety of shops, including an ice cream parlor, shoe store, pizza restaurant, and grocery store. One student even added a gas station! The children thoroughly enjoyed this creative project.
Pre-K/Kindergarten registration forms are available through this link:
https://www.sbrsd.org/page/pre-k-kindergarten-registration
Evelyn, a senior at Mount Everett, proudly displays her newest multi-media art piece, 'Beneath the Veil'.
Issue 29 of "Educating Our Eagles," the SBRSD Curriculum and Instruction newsletter, is accessible for viewing
https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/view/69748114/educatingoureagles29
Some of our wonderful 8th-grade students joined hundreds of other student ambassadors and participated in Project 351 over the weekend! Project 351 is a youth-led movement for change, uniting 8th graders from across the state for a year of transformative service.
Fourth graders learned about Newton's Laws of Motion by creating interactive museum exhibits. Each group demonstrated a different law using a unique, student-designed model. They recorded videos of their exhibits and explained the scientific principles behind them.
