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Belmont’s Battleship Bot Challenge

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Photo courtesy of North Babylon School District Students at Belmont Elementary School in the North Babylon School District tried their hand at a reimagined and updated version of the classic boardgame Battleship. During a Makerspace lesson on June 7 with library media specialist Jennifer Olsen,
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Workshop Helps Foster Friendships Among Differences

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Photo courtesy of North Babylon School District Students in grades four and five at Belmont Elementary School in the North Babylon School District recently participated in a three-week interactive program called “Friendships Across Differences.” The program included discussions and activities to foster positive relationships among students with diverse backgrounds.
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Belmont Educator Named 2023 Teacher Of The Year

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Pictured: Thomas Shingler, a teacher at Belmont Elementary School in the North Babylon School District, has been named Teacher of the Year for 2023 by Bethpage Federal Credit Union. He is pictured with Belmont Elementary Principal Valerie Jackson. Photo courtesy of North Babylon School District Thomas Shingler, a teacher at Belmont Elementary School in the […]
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Belmont Joins Together To Build A City

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Photos courtesy of North Babylon School District During a recent Makerspace activity, students at Belmont Elementary School in the North Babylon School District created their own city. Using recycled materials – including boxes, cardboard tubes and paper – they designed different buildings to create an entire cityscape. Each grade level was responsible for a different […]