W.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle School
Week at a Glance, News and Notes
October 14, 2022
Note from the Principal:
This was another really good week at the middle school. There is so much going on every day, it seems like a whirlwind from my perspective, as I watch four grades waltz through the periods. But as I visit classrooms, it also feels so focused and intentional in the learning moments. This week I got to see students in science class thinking about who gets recognized as an inventor through history and wonder about their own creativity. Students in health presented to each other about how they “chill out” to calm themselves down. A math class sought to develop a definition of a polygon. I got to see kids in social studies grapple with what kind of government would best describe an observed culture that is different from ours. Students in recess organized a football game with balanced teams. I worked with a math coach on how to give feedback on the habits of mind of math that are so essential to kids’ understanding. Students in Spanish classes got to have a catered picnic of “comida latina,” some traditional dishes from our community and around the world. And we moved forward with planning for our field trips for the seventh and eighth grades next week to the Normal Rockwell Museum exhibit on “Illustrating Race,” connecting the experience to the legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois. These are just a few snippets of what goes on every day, every week in our learning community!
Please drop me a note if you have feedback or questions at ben.doren@bhrsd.org.
Be well!
Ben Doren
Principal
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Monday, October 17
Regular School Day
Tuesday, October 18
Regular School Day
Wednesday, October 19
Half Day of School Today–11:25 dismissal
Professional Development
Thursday, October 20
Regular School Day
Friday, October 21
Regular School Day
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Thank you
Thank you so much to the community organizations who donated to today’s Hispanic Heritage Month celebration:
Xicohténcatl restaurante
Punto de Encuentro Latin Market
Berkshire Food Co-op
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REMINDERS:
REIGN Girls Basketball Clinic
Attention Girls in Grades 3rd – 6th!
Free Basketball Clinic with Berkshire Reign on Monday, October 3rd at Morris Elementary School in Lenox from 3:15-4:30.
All levels welcome! This session will be teaching all basketball levels in a positive, super fun environment! No registration necessary! Just show up for fun!
Questions?? Email: berkshirereign@gmail.com
Heart and Sole
Calling 5th-7th grade girls!! Heart & Sole is back! Let’s grow and learn about ourselves while strengthening our minds and bodies. Practices are on Tuesday & Thursday from 3-5pm, beginning on September 13th.
For any questions email:
Coach April- ashoskeer@gmail.com
Coach Ullrich- Krista.ullrich@bhrsd.org
Bus Routes
Here is a link to the bus routes.
Family choice for student name and identity
Massachusetts now allows for families to tell their child’s school to use a different name for a student that is not the same as the name on the birth certificate and other legal documents. Please use this form to tell us at the middle school that you want us to use a name for your child that is different from the legal documents we have from when you enrolled them at the school or in the district. We will update our Student Information System, PowerSchool, with the information you tell us to use, so your child’s name appears as you direct. If this is a legal name change, please provide the documents to us so we can make the update for the legal name of the student. Email ben.doren@bhrsd.org if you have any questions about this form or this process.
Form in English: https://forms.gle/PALB99wyuE29gW1Z7
Forma en Español: https://forms.gle/jcFoaQAB8KkGPWhH6
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Flyers and School Letters
Flyers and School letters are available on our website at this link: https://dbrms.bhrsd.org/category/families/flyers/
This week’s flyers:
- Housatonic Youth Basketball Registration
- Teen Chefs: Learn & Master
- Great Barrington Libraries Newsletter
- CHP Family Resources Oct 2022 Paygroup Schedule
Recent flyers:
- Truck Day
- Berkshire County Steam Challenge Night
- Community Boxing Gym
- An afternoon of Outdoor Fun for the Special Needs Community Oct. 9
- Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Public School Monitoring (PSM) Tiered Focused Monitoring Review
- YA Author Barbara Newman @ The Mount
- Southern Berkshire Winter Coat Drive
- Cub Scouting for Boys and Girls K-5
- Yearbook staff needed
- Halloween Painting Contest
- Housatonic Party in the Park
Older flyers:
- Festival Latino
- Latinx Festival–English and Spanish versions
- RSYP Bilingual Club–English and Spanish versions
- Great Barrington Libraries Newsletter
- Du Bois Yearbook Cover Contest for 8th Grade Students
- Babysitter Training: BSRCC
- Free Story Walk and Live Bilingual Concert @ The Mount, Sun. 9/11/22
- Heart and Sole
- Berkshire HorseWorks Fall Programs
- Ski Butternut Student & Family Season Pass Application
- BCAC Elf Warm Clothing Program applications due 9/30
- Free School Supplies from Berkshire Money Management
- School Supply Lists
- Bus Routes
- Family Forum in Spanish
- Family Forum in English
- Blue Rider Pony Rides for Rico
- Read-Learn-Play: Wingmaster’s
- The Children’s Attic Fall/Winter Consignment Sale