Belmont Public Schools News

BGA New Exhibit Flora and Fona

This family-friendly exhibit is a wonderful collection of both 2 and 3 dimensional art that celebrates animals, insects, birds, plants and gardens. Children and adults alike will enjoy the show. (The gallery is open 1-4 during Town Day. And it’s air-conditioned!)

Say Thank You with FBE STAR Awards!

It’s our High School seniors last day of school! Come June, our seniors will graduate, our 8th graders will move up, and all our Belmont Public School students will finish a school year that saw us get closer to ‘back to normal’. Thank your child’s teacher, or other special staff member, by honoring them with a STAR Award from the Foundation for Belmont Education. With a donation of $25 for each award (or $100 for 5 awards) to the Foundation for Belmont Education, your honored recipient will receive a personalized certificate with the name of the donor and an optional personal message.

COVID Cases Reporting Wednesday, May 18, 2022

I write to inform you that new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in our school community. One hundred and fifty-eight (158) new COVID-19 positive cases in the district: (26) Belmont High School, (48) Chenery Middle School, (31) Burbank Elementary School, (21) Butler Elementary School, (17) Winn Brook Elementary School, and (15) Wellington Elementary School.

Belmont Summer Enrichment - 2022!

Are you looking for fun, educational opportunities for your children this summer? If so, Belmont Summer Enrichment is a great choice for you! BSE offers a variety of different classes for incoming Pre-K through incoming grade 7.

COVID Cases Reporting Wednesday, May 11, 2022

I write to inform you that new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in our school community. One hundred and eight (108) new COVID-19 positive cases in the district: (19) Belmont High School, (25) Chenery Middle School, (4) Burbank Elementary School, (23) Butler Elementary School, (7) Winn Brook Elementary School, and (30) Wellington Elementary School.

THANK YOU Belmont for your support!

The Foundation for Belmont Education would like to thank EVERYONE who participated in our Spring events! What a productive and fabulous couple of months it has been – just look at our total Spring Events numbers! The FBE is extremely grateful – these events could not happen without your support.

Thank you for making Belmont's very first AAPI 5K a success!

To everyone who participated in or contributed to the 2022 AAPI 5K Run ‘n’ Walk, the Belmont Chinese American Association (BCAA) is extremely grateful. This inaugural event attracted close to 350 participants, 250+ pre-registered and 80+ day-of registrations. This was truly a community-wide event: people with an amazing diversity in age, gender, race, ethnicity, nationality, etc., came together to show their support to the AAPI community in Belmont and the Belmont Celebrates AAPI Heritage Fund.

COVID Cases Reporting Wednesday, May 4, 2022

I write to inform you that new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in our school community. Ninety-three (93) new COVID-19 positive cases in the district: (14) Belmont High School, (20) Chenery Middle School, (15) Burbank Elementary School, (19) Butler Elementary School, (12) Winn Brook Elementary School, and (2) Wellington Elementary School.

Belmont Schools Email Change

BPS staff email addresses will change on May 4. The new email address will now be @belmontschools.net.

Belmont SEPAC April Newsletter

We invite you to attend one of our new Parent Support Groups. Belmont SEPAC has monthly events that we hope will be of interest to you. All meetings will be held remotely.

Announcing OTA Recipients 2022

The Foundation for Belmont Education is delighted to announce the recipients of the 2022 Outstanding Teacher Awards (OTA) and the S. Warren Farrell Award for Educational Excellence, sponsored by Belmont Savings Bank Foundation. Recipients were selected among nominations submitted by students, parents, colleagues, and community members. CONGRATULATIONS TO THIS YEAR’S OTA RECIPIENTS!

FBE Announces Learning Excellence and Innovative Teaching Initiative Grant Awards Totaling $21,400

The Foundation for Belmont Education (FBE) is pleased to announce and summarize grants that were recently approved for the 2021-2022 academic year. Attached is a summary of seven new grants totaling $21,400. We are very grateful for the generous community support the FBE receives that enables us to provide this well-deserved support for Belmont Public Schools.

Announcing GBPFLAG Newton/Belmont Parent Group

The GBPFLAG Newton/virtual parent group meeting will officially now become the GBPFLAG Newton/Belmont group. This group is open to all members of the LGBTQ+ community and family members.

Rainbow Artists Spring 2022

LexPride offers Rainbow Artists as an opportunity for LGBTQ+ youth and allies to learn and grow creative expression skills with a community of peers. An experienced creative expression art therapist and an art therapy intern facilitate the meetings, which take place via Zoom.

Nominate, Bid, Register, and Shine with the FBE!

FBE Spring Events 2022: PLEASE FOLLOW THESE LINKS TO BID, REGISTER, NOMINATE, AND SHINE!

One week left to bid! And, time to Spread a Little Sunshine!

The upcoming Foundation for Belmont Education online auction has so many wonderful offerings from extremely generous sponsors and supporters. The following are a small sampling of our offerings – go to fbe-belmont.org/auction between March 7-18 and view many, many more offers to bid on! Bid early, bid often, and bid to make a difference in the Belmont Public Schools!

Announcing FOUR FBE Events for Spring 2022!

The FBE is excited to announce FOUR Spring events for 2022! Mark your calendars as lots going on and you don’t want to miss any of these great offerings:

Correspondences - Photography Exhibit from Belmont Gallery of Art

The Belmont Gallery of Art (BGA) has recently opened “Correspondences” a striking new photography exhibit featuring images from both Iceland and Boston that “correspond” to one another. The exhibit was guest-curated by Belmont residents/photographers Bert Halstead and Magnus Snorrason.

Parent Information Session - Basic Rights: Understanding the IEP

Belmont Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) invites you to attend our next Parent Information Session (PIS). Basic Rights: Understanding the IEP This Parent Information Session and workshop will be held via ZOOM on Thursday January 20th, 2022 from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

January 2, 2022 Superintendent letter to BPS Community

I would like to send each of you my best wishes for a happy new year. As we begin the second half of the academic year in the midst of the Omicron surge, I am writing to share several district updates. Our current goal, as it has been all year, is to keep children in school and to do so as safely as possible.