BC TEAMS TO PLAY THE BARCLAYS CENTER

Just announced: For the fourth year in a row, Berkeley Carroll will play Grace Church at the Barclays Center on Mon., November 21. It will be the first time that both of our varsity basketball teams will be competing at the arena in the same year — go Lions!  BC community gets a discount tickets if you use this link with the promo code: Grace

THIS WEEK’S SENIOR SPEAKERS

This week's senior speakers were (left to right) Julia L., Christian L., Nina K. and Nicholas L.! Julia spoke about how, despite many sibling tiffs, her brothers (Christian and Nicholas) have always been there for her and help her stay grounded.

Christian talked about how his dyslexia once set him apart from others, but that he has learned to appreciate how it makes him work harder. " Nina discussed how she discovered that the Berkeley Carroll community is truly her surrogate family. Nicholas talked about how easy it is to be controlled by fear, but that it's only permanent if you allow it to be.

WELCOME TO AMERICA! REENACTING ELLIS ISLAND

3rd graders were "sworn in" as U.S. citizens at the Lower School's annual Ellis Island immigration reenactment. The students, who have been studying U.S. immigration in the early 1900s, were "checked" for illness and questioned by immigration "officers" --in Spanish-- before either getting their passports stamped or being temporarily detained.  

After they "entered" the country, they were required to recite the pledge of allegiance from memory (watch the video) and take a citizenship test covering American government, history and geography.  

This year, for the first time, students were encouraged to dress not only in clothes worn by immigrants at the turn of the century, but in styles that represented their own ancestral identities. Photos. 

6TH GRADERS STUDY GREEN ROOFS

Sixth graders visited the Brooklyn Grange rooftop farm last week. The trip was part of their exploration into the relationship between plants and humans in NYC and why green roofs benefit the city. Photos.

ATHLETICS

Read Athletics Director Dick McGrath’s preview of the upcoming week. 

IT WAS A BC HALLOWEEN 

Halloween got off to an early start this year thanks to the Parent Association’s Wizarding School Halloween Party last Saturday which drew huge numbers of muggles, witches, wizards and others.  Activities included arts and crafts, a haunted house and a special performance by international award-winning juggler Michael Karas. Congrats to the PA for another wonderful event! (Lots of photos)  

Students, faculty and staff celebrated Halloween on Monday with costumes contests, parades, mummy wrapping and more. Photos. Plus watch a video of our second graders trick or treat around the LowerSchool in Spanish! 

PreK LEARNS ABOUT DIWALI

PreK students learned about Diwali with BC parent Aparna Mohan on Tuesday. She read a book about the holiday and explained that three of the main highlights of Diwali involve sweets, gifts and fireworks. Students got to try a Diwali sweet, create firework art and were given a gift to celebrate the Hindu holiday in class. 

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