Mrs. Hanson’s Luau
June 11, 2024Mrs. Hanson and her staff at Belgrade Central School put together an end of the year luau! Family and friends joined as students enjoyed the sun, pizza, and fun! This was an awesome event! #WeAreRSU18
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Butterfly Life Cycle
June 3, 2024Mrs. Arsenault and her curious kindergarteners at Belgrade Central School spent a few weeks in May observing the life cycle of butterflies in their very own classroom! Students were so excited to release each butterfly carefully into the world. Their excitement and awe was contagious! #WeAreRSU18
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Two Authors Visit BCS
May 8, 2024Belgrade preschool through second grade students had an extra special day a few weeks ago when they met Maine author, Jennifer Jacobson! Primary learners were excited to discover that Jennifer became an author when she was 4 years old just by orally creating stories! They loved learning about the inspiration behind her informational picture book, Oh Chickadee! Jennifer shared videos of chickadees, information about her favorite pages in the book, and her research process as a writer. Students were so empowered by her affirmations of their ability as writers! First graders in Mrs. Mackenzie’s room returned to class, grabbed a pencil, and immediately started planning their next stories! Meeting such a fantastic author was a magical experience!
On top of that, third through fifth grade students spent another day learning from Maine author, Tamra Wight. Tamra shared valuable writing strategies as well as many incredible photographs from her research process! On the evening of her visit, the Title 1 staff organized a special literacy event for all families. Tamra shared another special presentation and signed a book for each student who attended the event. Ms. Moll and Mrs. Michaud organized fun stations connected to Tamra’s wildlife mystery series. Families enjoyed playing a loon board game, making art with animal stamps, and using their math skills to solve an esti-mystery! #WeAreRSU18
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BCS Loves Their Paraprofessionals + Teachers
May 3, 2024Mrs. Hanson and the students and staff in her program at Belgrade Central School have been very busy spreading kindness around the school! They created beautiful flower pots for each and every member of their staff! After a special planting project, these creations were hand delivered with joy and gratitude! Then all ed techs and classroom aides were recognized at the school-wide ABC Assembly in honor of Paraprofessional Appreciation Day! Mrs. Hansen and her crew continued to spread kindness by creating special handmade gifts for every paraprofessional in the building! #WeAreRSU18
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Belgrade’s Spring Book Fair + Book Drive
April 30, 2024Belgrade Central School recently celebrated a love of reading with the annual Scholastic Book Fair! On a Friday night, families were invited to the gym to explore new books and enjoy an ice cream treat. Belgrade Central School reading ambassador and school librarian, Rita Daniels, organized a fantastic raffle with some of the school’s favorite book characters! Thank you to the amazing PTO and incredible volunteers for supporting Belgrade’s love of books and the Scholastic Book Fair!
On top of that, Rebecca Chadbourne, sister of Belgrade Central School librarian Rita Daniels, helped to organize an incredible Book Drive for the school! Rebecca is a member of the Nurses Engagement Committee – which is a group of Maine General nurses whose purpose is to increase and support nurse engagement throughout Maine General and the communities. This year’s focus was children and things that benefit them. The committee held a Book Drive during the month of February for all Maine General staff. They collected close to 1,200 books to distribute to a few lucky local schools and a daycare. BCS was fortunate to be a recipient of their generosity! #WeAreRSU18
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Missoula Theater: Blackbeard and the Pirates
April 23, 2024During the week of March 11-15th, Belgrade Central School students enthusiastically engaged in the Missoula Theater production of Blackbeard and the Pirates. Two seasoned Missoula Theater actors dedicated a week to rehearsing with 60 students followed by two performances at the Messalonskee High School Performing Arts Center. Students who participated in the performance dedicated extra hours practicing and perfecting their lines. Additionally, the actors conducted insightful and engaging workshops for the entire BCS student body – enriching their theatrical experience! The success of this program was made possible by the tireless efforts of parent volunteers. The support from the Don Steven’s Trust Fund was also instrumental in ensuring its success. #WeAreRSU18
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Music + Art Show 2024
April 9, 2024Mr. Bickford and the second grade students at Belgrade Central School put on a great evening event with their art show and music concert! They had a great showing of families and community members for the event. Mrs. Paradis and the third grade musicians presented an incredible concert that was out of this world! Their space songs were informative and upbeat! Bravo on an incredible show! Mrs. Wren coordinated an amazing display of art from the third graders that families explored before the concert. Belgrade artists created detailed rod-puppets for endangered animals, beautiful whale sculptures, Pueblo-inspired wall hangings, and owl drawings in ink! #WeAreRSU18
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100 Days of Preschool
April 2, 2024Friday, March 22nd was Belgrade Central’s 100th day of preschool! These young students don’t go to school on Mondays, so their number of school days are different from the rest of the grade levels. The children loved celebrating their 100th day of learning! Students were encouraged to bring in 100 items that could fit in a gallon sized Ziplock bag. They had collections of 100 pennies, paperclips, beads, Pez candies, paper butterflies, pom poms, M&Ms, cereal, and even cupcake liners! Students compared which collection of 100 items would weigh more using balance beams to check their predictions. All of their stations on this special day included 100 items such as 100 dinosaurs, 100 unifix cubes, 100 legos, and 100 stamps. The children’s favorite station was stacking 100 cups! They all tried to make the biggest tower possible. Mr. Clark even participated! The students created crowns that they proudly wore throughout the school. They also read a 100 Day book and poem as well as incorporated 100 Day fitness fun! At the end of the day, everyone had some amazing trail mix that the parents generously donated. It was a fun day for Belgrade Central’s amazing PreK program! #WeAreRSU18
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Nonfiction March Madness
March 22, 2024Nonfiction March Madness is in full swing at Belgrade Central School! The Dean of Students, Mrs. Moody, has organized the event for years at Williams Elementary School, but the BCS staff was excited to expand this tradition to students in grades PreK-5! BCS is loving the fun book pairings and fascinating topics that are included in their bracket this year! Not only have staff facilitated incredible conversations, but they have also extended the learning into other content areas. Teachers have connected the voting for book pairings into math class and organizing data. Mrs. Hansen’s class even made ice cream after reading the book The Ice Cream Man. They have loved their first round of “Book Battles” and can’t wait to see which contenders move onto the Elite 8 next week! Stay tuned! #WeAreRSU18
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The Iditarod 2024
March 12, 2024Belgrade fourth graders are immersing themselves in learning about the Iditarod through reading, writing, and hallway decoration! They are learning about the race itself, the racers involved, Alaskan landforms, and all sorts of other intriguing information about the famous sled dog event! Students are loving it and have selected their favorite competitors! Shoutout to Mrs. Thomas and Mrs. Holinger for creating a wonderful, immersive learning opportunity for their students! #WeAreRSU18
