Teacher Appreciation Week
photo credit https://www.donorschoose.org/blog/teacher-appreciation-week-is-underway/ Appreciation for our teachers... It is Teacher Appreciation Week and it's a time for us to appreciate the...
View ArticleFidget Spinners - To Focus or NOT to Focus
Dear Parents,Over the years a number of fads have come and gone. One such fad is fidget spinners. Fidget spinners are marketed to children and parents as focusing aids. Well intentioned parents are...
View ArticleWelcome back to another year of Growing Greatness!
Our first two weeks at Belfast have been wonderful! Teachers welcomed students back on September 5th to our playground surrounded by more than 20 beautiful trees! What a beautiful backdrop for an...
View ArticleHomework and Home Reading...
What is useful homework? This question is one that we revisit often in schools. There are different beliefs about the role of homework and much research has been done on whether or not homework is...
View ArticleReading Coffee Talk (today) - Great Turnout!
We had the best turn out yet for our Reading Coffee talk today. Thank you all of our eager volunteers and parents who are really interested in helping children get better at reading. For the benefit...
View ArticleHappy Halloween!
Today was a GREAT day! It was so much fun to see so many of our students get into the spirit of Halloween and dress up as a favorite character. Students were treated to a very special lunchroom set up...
View ArticleThis week - Family Math Night!
Have you ever heard your child (or yourself) say " I can't do math because I don't have a math brain" or "I don't like math because I am no good at it?" Well, Belfast staff and students are working...
View ArticleThank you Belfast Casino Volunteers!
I'd like to send a HUGE thank you to all of our Belfast Casino Volunteers who gave their time to make sure that we had the opportunty to bring significant funding into our school. Thank you to the...
View ArticleFamily Math Night
Last night we welcomed 25 + parents to join us to experience the changes we are making to our math program @BelfastCBE (yes this is a twitter handle). We started the evening led by our Assistant...
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