5 Things You Need To Know Today: Sept. 7
First day of school, Wednesdays are short and climate changes affecting Belmont, Africa.
Getting in line behind their new teacher, students prepare to head into the Butler.
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1. Schools are open for the year! Today is the first day for all elementary schools; 5th and 7th graders at the Middle School; and freshmen and seniors in the High School.
2. It is also Wednesday, the first under the new school scheduling system in which every Wednesday will be either an early release or half day for all schools. Today's schedule:
- Burbank: 8:40 a.m. to 11:40 a.m.
- Butler: 8:40 a.m. to 11:40 a.m.
- Wellington: 8:40 a.m. to 11:40 a.m.; 1/2 Day Kindergarten: 8:40 a.m. to 11:55 a.m.
- Winn Brook: 8:50 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.; 1/2 Day Kindergarten: 8:50 a.m. to 12:05 p.m.
- Chenery Middle School: 7:55 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- High School: 7:35 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
3. It's never too early to appreciate and make music. And from today through Sept. 17, the Powers Music School will let young children and parents attend sample classes at the Concord Avenue institution including programs which consists of singing, dancing, movement and instrument play for infants through 4-year-olds; and Dalcroze Eurhythmics, which explores music through body movement, for kids ages 4 and 5. The classes are at 3:30 p.m. Reservations are required. For a detailed schedule or to register, visit
4. Pablo Suarez, associate director of the Red Cross/Red Crescent Climate Centre, will give a talk at Belmont Public Library from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on "Treading Water: From Belmont to West Africa, How Climate Change Affects Us All" about the affects of climate change worldwide. Sponsored by Sustainable Belmont.
5. This Day in History
On this day in 1979, the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, better known as ESPN, makes its debut. Men cheer.
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Mary Lee Burbank Elementary School
266 School St, Belmont, MA -
Daniel Butler Elementary School
90 White St, Belmont, MA -
Roger Wellington Elementary School
121 orchard st., Belmont, ma -
Winn Brook Elementary School
97 Waterhouse Rd, Belmont, MA -
W. L. Chenery Middle School
95 Washington St, Belmont, MA (Main entrance is on Washington Street but most people enter from the secondary entrance located off Oakley Road parking lot.) -
Belmont High School
221 Concord Ave, Belmont, MA
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Powers Music School
396 Concord Ave, Belmont, MA -
Belmont Public Library
336 Concord Ave, Belmont, MA
Joe
10:59 am on Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Does anyone know the reasoning for every Wednesday to be less than a full day? Wouldn't that just make the school year longer, since students have to attend 180 days.
Yury Kats
3:32 pm on Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Superintendent's email from July 12 said:
As you may know, the Belmont Teachers’ Association has entered into a three-year contract with the Belmont School Committee. As part of the agreement, teachers will have additional meeting time on Wednesday afternoons for the professional development programming that ensures the Belmont Public Schools remain among the highest performing in the Commonwealth. In order to provide this additional professional development time, the schedule for the early release days will change. To ensure that students receive at least the same amount of instructional time as in the past, regular schools days will all be ten minutes longer.
sarah
2:43 pm on Wednesday, September 7, 2011
The day is shorter by an hour, and the other school days are longer by about 10 minutes to make up for it. It seems like a little, but it makes up for the shortened day!