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St. Anne’s-Belfield School celebrated Kindness in Chalk Day and Unity Day today, and I loved watching all of the extra kindness spread like confetti over our school. And tonight, I’m wondering – How do we continue the conversation, and how do we make it even deeper and more meaningful? How do we teach and model what […]
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Every voice. Every story. Every language. Every day. Your story matters. Use your voice. I’m so proud of, and excited about, this new display in the Learning Village Library. Thank you to Señora Roth and our Upper School dorm students for helping to bring this idea to life. Can your family help add more voices to […]
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On Tuesday, October 30th, the Learning Village Library will be opening its doors for a one-night-only, creepy and creative, frightening family event! Inspired by the novel The Graveyard Book, (our first book club of the year!), our St. Anne’s-Belfield School Learning Village community is invited to come and celebrate Halloween together with a pop-up family […]
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What makes reading great, and what makes it hard? What do we need to create a safe, comfortable, productive space to become stronger readers? We’ve shared, we’ve declared, we’ve tweaked, and this Library Rights draft feels just right… for now. In our library, you have the right to: Choose the books you want to read […]
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¡Beinvenidos, amigos! Nuestros libros favoritos en español están en la St. Anne’s-Belfield School biblioteca. ¡Ven a leer!
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“There are times when I worry about what might happen next and what happened before. The thoughts in my head are like rushing water and I feel like a boat with no anchor… being carried away.” This powerful opening from I Am Peace, by Susan Verde, kickstarted our conversation about taking a break in library […]
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These fun and easy speech bubble book talkers are the perfect way to encourage peer-to-peer book recommendations. Just create in Google Drawings, print, laminate, and hot-glue to a popsicle stick. At first students were too shy to take the marker, but each day I write a few less, and my readers write a few more! […]
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Congratulations to all of the brand new library interns working their very first shift behind the big desk this week! Check out Thursday’s crew bringing their A game – and keeping their cool, even with a line of little ones. 🙌 To learn more about our library intern program, check out other library intern posts […]
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Growth mindset isn’t just about math, ya’ll! You’d be amazed how often I hear students say things like, “I’m just not a very good reader.” But even Lebron wasn’t born the best. Becoming a stronger reader is just like becoming a stronger basketball player, swimmer, or runner…it takes hard work and practice! 3rd and 4th […]
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consent [kuh n-sent] verb (used without object) 1. to permit, approve, or agree; comply or yield (often followed by to or an infinitive): He consented to the proposal. We asked her permission, and she consented. 2. Archaic. to agree in sentiment, opinion, etc.; be in harmony. (Source) Although it has a wide range of complicated connotations, the definition of consent is actually very simple: to permit, approve, or agree. We consent to things everyday. Or, we disagree with them. As adults, it’s something we have practiced and exercise regularly (although some […]
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