Dear Middle School Families,
Here's a look at what is happening in the Middle School.
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Click here to see the slides from today's Middle School Meeting.
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- At Middle School meetings throughout the year, students present elements of The BVR Student. Emma Thiebault '25 presented Is Empathetic, Taking Time To Consider The Thoughts And Feelings Of Others. Emma said, “This is important so you can understand people and cooperate with them. Students and adults can accomplish this by listening to others when they are talking and really trying to understand them. Also talking to someone if you think they aren't feeling their best. Think about ways you can be more empathetic today.”
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- To introduce our advisory content today (focused on the topic of empathy), Alice Molinsky '23, Chawanzi Muwina '23, and Toby Otting '23, three sophomores who are active leaders in the school around issues of social justice, reminded middle school students to use their ground rules they made to discuss microaggressions: what they are, how to identify them, and what to do about them.
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- Ms. Wildes thanked the Middle School students who attended last week’s Hiatt Institute (over 60 students attended!) and highlighted the main points of discussion around being a leader, including:
- Expand Your Circle
- Show Empathy
- Be Genuine + Approachable
- Avoid Gossip
- Interrupt Stereotypes
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Gabe Cohen '25, Student Council President, announced the 6th and 7th grade representatives for this year.
- 6th grade representatives: Ellie Strom '27 and Koko Vandernoot '27
- 7th grade representatives: Emme Cohen '26 and Dany Sidman '26
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- 📸 Picture Day is Monday! Students will only have their masks off when their picture is being taken. They will be at least 6 feet away from anyone else when they have their mask off.
- We are continuing with our Wellness classes led by Tammy Graham, Middle School Counselor. Classes will cover mental health topics; and the first one will be focused on life in a pandemic. Next week, wellness classes will take place on Tuesday, October 27 at 1:30 p.m. for section 7.2 Science and on Wednesday, October 28 at 10:45 a.m. for section 8.1 Science. Ms. Graham will send a Meet link to students. All classes are virtual, take place during BVRFIT, and happen about once a month.
- 🎃 The Middle School will be celebrating Halloween online next Thursday! All Middle School students are encouraged to dress up! Traditionally at BVR, only seniors and faculty dress up, but since the Middle School will not be on campus next Thursday, we can make the most of our online experience to celebrate!
- A 6th grade Theater Arts class made a movie and we showed it at the meeting today. Click here to watch!
- Ms. Smith ended the meeting with a tribute to Bob Lang, a beloved member of our Buildings and Grounds crew who passed away suddenly earlier this week. Bob’s warm, friendly nature connected him to many students and faculty, and we will miss him dearly.
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Student Meetings This Week |
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- SAGA, the Middle School Sexuality and Gender Alliance, had a meeting at lunch today. All students were welcome to attend!
- The Students of Color Community Meeting is tomorrow during lunch at 11:55 a.m.
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Gabe Cohen '25, Student Council President and Kayla Toussaint '25, Student Council Vice President, have created an agenda for the first Student Council meeting happening tomorrow at 11:25 a.m.
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Associate Director of Middle School
617-738-2780
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Reminder: All the latest information you need about the 2020-21 Beaver Middle School experience—including links to past MS Meeting Recaps—is available on the Middle School section of our website.
Parent-Guardian/Teacher Conference Dates: November 6, November 13, and November 20.
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