Yesterday, at BookCourt in Brooklyn, author Julie Sternberg shared her brand new book The Top Secret Diary of Celie Valentine. This was especially poignant for a few members of our BFS community: Sonia A. and Santiago M., both students in the third grade here, were a part of the reading. Santiago reading from his Life […]
This year, the middle school is celebrating that fact that we are a community of readers! In addition to all the great support that happens in class, we are encouraging students to get involved. Here are three different ways they can do that: Booked for Lunch – a lunch group for students who love talking […]
Our kindergarten and first grade students loved learning about the mysterious blue cart that has been sitting in their classrooms for the past few weeks. Gasps and clapping ensued when we opened the cart to show them all the iPads that they will be using in their classes this year. Common questions were: “Can we […]
Nurit Newman has officially joined the Visual Arts Department this fall and can be found busily working, teaching and creating in the Woodshop. She teaches in both the Lower and Middle Schools. Nurit is a professional artist, arts educator, and curriculum developer who received her BFA from NYU and her MFA from Rutgers University: Mason […]
9/30/14 On Monday the BFS Girls Varsity Volleyball Team defeated Churchill 3-0 (25-12, 25-19, 26-24) on the road. The game against Churchill proved that we can dig deep when needed. After winning the first two sets fairly easily, Churchill put us against the ropes leading 24-19, and needing only one more point to take the 3rd […]
9/23/14 On Monday the BFS MS Girls Volleyball Team defeated Dwight 2-0 (25-23, 25-13) in the upper gym. The team played a captivating first set, keeping up multiple volleys throughout the game. Sylvie B. stepped up with four consecutive serves during the second set. Charlotte T., Violet G., Maxine S., Grace F., Galen J., and Milla […]
9/16/14 On Monday the BFS Girls JV Volleyball Team defeated Berkeley Carroll 2-0 (25-18, 25-10) in the upper gym. This match was more competitive than our first one, allowing the team a chance to work on skill building, court coverage, and teamwork. Our three 9th grade setters, Joy F., Nia L., and Juliet R-L are […]
Next week, award-winning author Paul Fleischman will cap off his tour of Climate Week NYC events with a visit to middle and upper school students at BFS on Wednesday, September 24th. Paul will be meeting with US students to discuss his new book Eyes Wide Open (publication date: September 23rd) which “offers teens an environmental […]
BFS is NOW 4-0!! BLUE PRIDE!! Let the Games begin… 9/13/14: On Friday the BFS Athletic Teams took to the Court & Field: Girls Varsity Volleyball (1-0) defeated Staten Island Academy @ St. Francis College 3-0 (25-16, 25-16, 25-18) Girls JV Volleyball (1-0) defeated Staten Island Academy @ Upper Gym 2-0 (25-6, 25-15) Boys Varsity […]
World leaders are in New York City this month for a United Nations summit on the climate crisis. We’ll take to the streets to demand the world we know is within our reach. Join us at the People’s Climate March on Sunday, September 21st to advocate for sustainable communities and improving the quality of life for all—economically, socially, environmentally—now and […]
Drum roll please…….We have initiated self checkout with our Third and Fourth Grade students! iPad app: Follett Destiny In our libraries here at BFS, we use the company Follett to assist with our online cataloging and access systems, among other services. Recently, Follett has added an app which we use with our library iPads to […]
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