January 22, 2026

From Dr. Nolan

I hope you all enjoyed the long weekend. This week, we held our all-school meeting/assembly focused on justice. Students sang songs and celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We discussed the terms: fairness, injustice, equity, equality, justice, and inequality. Thank you, Mrs. Livermore, for organizing our talented singers.

This weekend, we expect more cold temperatures and snow. Please see the message below about delayed openings/school closings/inclement weather.

Please join me tomorrow, Friday, January 23, for a Virtual Principal Coffee.

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out at 617-993-5550 or enolan@belmontschools.net.

All the best,

Beth

DelayedOpening/Inclement Weather

Inclement weather may force the closing of schools or the delayed opening of one or two hours.  Local T.V. and radio stations are the best source of NO SCHOOL notices. Announcements are made on these stations: 

WBZ, CH 4 (www.wbz.com) and radio (www.wbz1030.com), 

WCVB, CH 5 (www.thebostonchannel.com), 

WHDH, CH 7 (www.whdh.com), WRKO radio (www.wrko.com) 

The BPS website will also provide information, and the district will use our communication avenues to alert families.  There will be days on which parents, particularly parents of elementary school students, might feel that their children should be kept home because of the weather. Although such absences are a parental responsibility and will be recorded as absences for the child, school authorities understand such decisions, provided they are implemented with discretion and care.

In the event that school opening is delayed, please note that the delay will be exactly one or two hours from the usual time: 

For the most up-to-date information on delayed opening during inclement weather in the Belmont schools, please go to https://www.belmont.k12.ma.us/bps/Parents/School-Closing-Delayed-Opening.

 PTA STEM NIGHT is FRIDAY, January 23rd 

Bring your family! Enjoy an evening of kid-friendly STEM activities! Make your way around the room to try all
the hands-on math stations, science experiments, and engineering projects!

FBE Spelling Bee

The FBE Spelling Bee will be on February 7th this year at Chenery (snow date: February 8th). Please see this link for more information.

Important Dates to Remember: 

January 23rd: Virtual Coffee with the Principal

January 23rd: PTA STEM Night 6:30 pm

February 3rd: PTA Meeting: Virtual, 6:00 pm

February 12th: School Advisory Council 6:00 pm

February 16th-February 20th: February Break

February 25th: PTA Event: Pizza Fundraiser

MCAS Testing: Third Grade Only

ELA  April 6th, 9th  (make-ups the 10th and week of the 13th)

Math May 11th, 14th (make-ups the 15th and week of the 18th)