Belmont Public Schools News

Welcome to YEAR SEVEN! The Becca Pizzi 5k and kids 1 mile run. Sunday, August 28th. Dri-fit t-shirts, Dr Teals Epsom salt, TB12 goodies, Ultima Replenisher Electrolyte packs, Cambridge Trust water bottles are some of the fun swag that we will be provided to all registered runners! All race proceeds benefit the Becca Pizzi Foundation for the purpose of awarding Belmont High School student/athlete scholarships. The Becca Pizzi Foundation has awarded over 50k in scholarships and sports equipment for Belmont High School.

I write to inform you that new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in our school community. Week of 6/22/2022: Twenty-six (26) new COVID-19 positive cases in the district: (3) Belmont High School, (17) Chenery Middle School, (1) Burbank Elementary School, (3) Butler Elementary School, (1) Winn Brook Elementary School, and (1) Wellington Elementary School.

Congratulations to our high school seniors who graduated on June 4. We wish our graduates well in their future endeavors. We also want to congratulate and recognize our eighth grade class who move up to the high school, and our fourth grade class who will move up to Chenery. At this time, we want to thank the Belmont Public Schools staff, families, and our town and school partners for all they do to support our students throughout the school year.

The Summer Reading Lists are a joint project of the Belmont Public Schools and the Belmont Public Library. They are designed to encourage students in Belmont to make reading a habit, raising both their interest in and level of reading. These books and works from authors are available to view in print and as e-books and e-audiobooks that can be borrowed free of charge from the Belmont Public Library’s collections in Libby and in Hoopla.

This year, Subaru’s Share the Love program brought in $22,000 for the FBE! The FBE thanks Cityside Subaru for valuing education in Belmont and making a tremendous difference in the Belmont Public Schools.

Every public school district, charter school, vocational school, and virtual school in Massachusetts is reviewed regularly by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Office of Public School Monitoring. As explained on their website, their vision is “Equitable outcomes for all students,” and their mission states that they “serve students by conducting data analyses and reviews of special education and civil rights policies, procedures, and practices in order to support district efforts to build equitable and inclusive educational systems that meet the diverse needs of all students.”

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.

The month of May should be renamed "Appreciation Month." We are so fortunate to have dedicated and caring staff within the Belmont Public Schools, and we were happy to recognize them during teacher/staff appreciation week on May 2-6 (where families contributed snacks and goodies to schools), the FBE Outstanding Teacher Awards on May 5, and Staff Recognition day on May 10 (see below).

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.

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.