(Photo courtesy of Ms. Gianfrancesco)

In technology class, the students of 7S applied what they were learning about coding on the computer to cup stacking.  On December 14th, the students worked in small groups and took turns being the programmers and robots.  The programmers wrote an algorithm to program their “robot” to create a cup tower of their choice.  The robot tried to recreate the cup tower using only the programmers’ code and debugged it to fix any mistakes, if necessary.  The students challenged themselves by using loops to create the tallest tower possible with the least amount of steps.

(Photo courtesy of Jillian Kreutzer)

The BBES band played patriotic songs to salute our military veterans during a ceremony on Veterans Day, November 6. The school unveiled a new stone bench and a commemorative plaque thanking those who served.

(Photo courtesy of Mrs. Bridget Antonucci)

Seventh and eighth grade students gave time to a worthy cause this month, visiting the Bradley Food Pantry to help unload donations and bag and box foods for distribution. Students are working to gain community service hours for the school’s new chapter of the National Junior Honor Society.

(Photo courtesy of Carolyn Power)

Fourth, fifth, and sixth graders celebrated New Jersey’s 230th birthday on December 18 with a party in the cafeteria. Students learned about state symbols and counties through various learning stations, and nibbled on blueberries, chips and salsa, and cranberries.