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THE BECKWITH CHRONICLE D.L. BECKWITH MIDDLE SCHOOL NEWS
Website: www.drregional.org
February 2020
Dates to Remember 2/17-2/21 Winter Recess
2/25 School Committee 6:30pm DRRHS
3/4 Play for Heart fund raiser gr 7&8
3/4 PTSA Meeting at PRES 6:30pm
3/5 Play for Heart fund raiser gr 5&6
3/9 Spring Picture Day
3/10 School Committee 6:30pm DRRHS
3/11 Early Release at 11:30 a.m.
3/19 Faculty Basketball Game
3/24 School Committee 6:30pm DRRHS
3/21 Steamposium at DRRHS 10am-2pm
Learning in Action!
Students in Mr. Camillo’s Grade 7 Science class work
together to complete a lab
Mrs. Santoro’s grade 5 students work together to
identify evidence that supports a stated claim in ELA
Students work together in Miss Simmons’ grade 8
ELA class to identify sentence parts
Students of the Month The following students were
presented with Student of the
Month Certificates for the month of
January:
Gr. 8 – Juliana Dias/Liam Dee
Gr. 7 – Winni Lin/Alex Verma
Gr. 6 – Maggie Kazanjian/Josh Auricchio
Gr. 5 – Cadence Pham/Ryan Avila
Related Arts – Juliana Dias/Alex DaSilva
BMS Geography Bee 2020 Congratulations to all of the geography
bee contestants who competed in the
school-level bee! Out of hundreds of
students who took the qualifying test, the
top ten students faced off on January 23rd
in order to determine the school winner.
The following students were part of the
competition: Nathan Barriere, Joseph
DiGirolamo, Emily Marquis, Bryce
Dowdall, Victoria D’Aiello, Haleigh
Kelley, Bridget Dee, Jonah Hebda, Avery
Botelho, and Andrew Gilliatt. Finishing in
third place was Jonah Hebda. Bryce
Dowdall placed second. Nathan Barriere
earned the title of school champion and will
take a qualifying test in order to move to
the state-level competition where he may
compete with students from all over the
State of Massachusetts. Congratulations
Nathan! Best of luck with the state
qualifying test!
Beckwith's Geography Bee Top Three with Principal
Pirraglia
Winter Math Team On January 24 the following members of
our math team traveled to Middleboro
where they competed against eight other
Massasoit League schools in the winter
math meet and brought back the second
place trophy: Sean Callaghan, Lily
Charlonne, Travis Chartier, Caraline Corvi,
Juliana Dias, Jane Kostka, Sophia Lin, Jeff
McNaughton, Kylie Mirra, Sydney Pestana,
Malakai Risotti, Alex Verma, Kaelyn
Whitaker, Rowan Whittaker, and Timothy
Zibrida. Sean Callaghan and Caraline
Corvi each placed 3rd and Jane
Kostka placed 2nd in the
individual high score category.
It was an entire team effort with
many members scoring in the
double digits! Our Math Team
advisor is Ms. Tina Freeman.
BMS Math Team returned with the second place
trophy!
BMS Student Art on Display Congratulations to the following students
whose artwork was displayed at the
SMARTS Art Show in January: 5th grade:
Noah Silva, Hayden Silva, Allison
Mandeville; 6th Grade: Angelina Chaves,
Isabella Bouchard, Henry Murdock, Riley
Clement, Molly Fortin, Avery Brown; 7th
Grade: Aubree Miller, Kiley Miranda,
Olivia Visinho, Sophie Pequeneza, Patipan
Sintorn, Hailey McCracken, Sophie
DiRenzo, Skyla Perry ; 8th Grade: Ava
Wasylow, Nevaeh Sullivan, Luke
Lindberg, Riley D'Alessio, Juliana Dias,
Jaylin Gaudreau, Aidan LeBlanc, Rowan
Whittaker
A reception for teachers, students, and their
families was held on Sunday, January 12,
2020, at the Yamawaki Art Center. The
exhibit was on display through January 26.
Several pieces from each school were also
selected to be part of the traveling art show.
Those selected pieces will be displayed at
each of the participating schools for one
week following the opening reception.
Beckwith’s Great Debaters On January 30, 2020, Beckwith’s Debate
Team competed in the Massasoit League
winter tournament hosted at Berkley
Middle School.
Our debate team, which is comprised of
students in grades seven and eight, have
been researching and preparing their
contentions and debate skills for the past
three months. Our teams paired up and
were excited to be part of the robust
discourse that included social media,
current events, and school-relevant topics
such as YouTube, Recess, Instagram and
Plastic Straws.
We were proud to see that every BMS team
won at least one round, with some winning
a second round. Seventh graders Ella
Malinowski with Aubree Miller made it all
the way to the semi-finals where they
debated “banning plastic straws” as
they finished just four points below the
team that won the final competition.
Way to go Great Debaters!
Students who won the first round, debating
“mandatory recess for middle schools in
the State of Massachusetts,” included
Donny Azar with Jocelyn Borkowski,
Charlie Roth with Brendan Henneous, Ben
Pray with Anthony Mercer, Ella
Malinowski with Aubree Miller, and Sarah
Lima with Hazel Thomas. The second
round topic “Instagram discontinuing
likes” was won by Charlie Roth with
Brendan Henneous and Ella Malinowski
with Aubree Miller. In the true spirit of
D-R district collaboration, Zach Thompson
combined with a Dighton student to
compete and won for his opening speech of
the second round topic.
Congratulations to each Beckwith Debate
Team member: Jocelyn Borkowski, Hazel
Thomas, Sarah Lima, Aubree Miller, Ella
Malinowski, Charlie Roth, Brendan
Henneous, Ben Pray, Anthony Mercer,
Donny Azar, and Zach Thompson. They
did an outstanding job representing
Beckwith from professional dress to
kindness, confidence and respect. Our
Debate Team coach is Ms. Dawn Houlker.
Beckwith’s Debate Team participated in the Massasoit
League Tournament on January 30
Beckwith Believers – Unified Team Our unified team, the Beckwith Believers,
will be playing two home games this year:
February 25 and March 10. We will also
be playing a Blue vs. White game on
March 3. Come out and support our
Beckwith Believers.
Beckwith Bookmark Contest Congratulations to grade 6 student Laura
Breault and grade 7 student Aubree Miller
whose bookmark designs were chosen to
represent Beckwith Middle School in the
2020 Massachusetts School Library
Association's Bookmark Contest. This
year’s bookmark theme is “School
Libraries Build Strong Communities.” The
Related Arts team of teachers selected
finalists for Division III (Grades 4 to 6),
and Division IV (Grades 7 to 12) from the
entries submitted by Beckwith students for
the school-level contest. Now, our
Beckwith students’ winning designs have
moved on to the statewide competition.
Award winners for the entire state will be
announced on March 30, 2020. Good luck
Laura and Aubree!
Laura and Aubree’s winning bookmark designs.
AHA Play for Heart The American Heart Association
Fundraiser has just kicked off at Beckwith
Middle School! Students in all grades have
been asked to raise money and awareness
for research, education, medical training,
and community programs involving heart
health and heart disease. Our school has
ranked #1 in raising money in our region
over the past three years and we expect
nothing less this year! We will also be
hosting the Play for Heart Event on March
4th for 7th and 8th graders and March 5th
for 5th and 6th graders, which includes 3 v
3 dodge ball, 3 v 3 basketball, 4-square,
and corn hole. It's always a great time and
shows our students and staff that being
active is important to heart health. All
students have been provided with a family
letter and donation envelope as well as
information to donate online. It couldn't be
any easier! Please consider donating to this
very worthy cause to help our school keep
its #1 status in fighting heart disease.
Donations will be accepted through the
month of February.
Beckwith is AHA Number 1 School Fund Raiser in
Region
Lady Raiders It was another successful year for the Lady
Raiders basketball team. The team finished
14-2 and are Champions of their division!
The team also repeated as Hurley
Tournament Champions with the team
beating Warren, Somerset, and Freetown-
Lakeville. Laura DeGirolamo was named
tournament MVP. The 2019-2020 Lady
Raiders team was led by 8th
graders Ava
Wasylow, Gianna Viola, Kaelyn Whitaker,
Elaina Flood, Maddie Gomes, Caraline
Corvi, and Laura DeGirolamo. This class
of girls ended their career with a combined
two-year record of 36 wins and just 3
losses. Congratulations ladies on another
great season and a great career at
D.L. Beckwith Middle School. The girls
were coached by Mrs. Carol Jerauld.
8th grade Lady Raiders Basketball Team
2019-2020 Lady Raiders Julia Chaves, Caraline Corvi,
Laura DeGirolamo, Keira DePalo, Elaina Flood,
Avery Gomes, Maddie Gomes, Haleigh Kelley, Emily,
Marquis, Isabella Silva, Gianna Viola, Ava Wasylow,
Kaelyn Whitaker
Raiders Basketball Season It was a slow start to the season for the
Beckwith Raiders (5-10). We had a great
group of boys who practiced hard and
played with heart. Every player was a very
important part of the success that we had
towards the end of the season, due to
playing as one team. We had a strong
eighth grade group that led the team. Evan
Dunn showed a tremendous amount of skill
on the offensive and defensive ends. His
ability to shoot and distribute the ball as a
guard made it tough for opponents to guard
him. Ricky Deppisch, a skillful shooter,
could hit shots from inside as well as
perimeter shots from outside. Adam
Freitas, an athletic guard, used his
athleticism and speed to create many
turnovers with his quick hands on defense
which led to transition opportunities. Dylan
Andreozzi, a skillful guard, possessed great
basketball knowledge and could really
shoot the ball. Sean Callaghan was an
athletic big man whose rebounding power
made him an important asset to the team.
Liam O’Neill was a true team player and
contributed to the team in a multitude of
ways. Whether it was to play guard, bring
the ball up, or grab those rebounds, he did
what was asked of him without a single
complaint. Nick Conte was another team
player that did whatever was needed. He
rebounded the ball very well and became a
better player throughout the season as his
confidence grew. Kevin Gousie, an athletic
player, gave the opposing offenses trouble
with his stingy defense and his ability to
rebound as a guard. Kevin was often
assigned one of the better players on the
opposing team. Evan Sampson did a great
job for us on the shooting end of the game.
He always worked hard at improving his
shot which was an important part of our
team. Matty Suprenard got better and better
as the season continued. Matty was a role
player to start the season and by the end he
was one of the most important starters. His
defensive tenacity was like no other. It
didn’t matter who his assignment was he
was always ready for the challenge. Matty
didn’t score a lot but by the end of the
season he was a great facilitator and
unselfish player. The Beckwith Raiders
look forward to an exciting future with
seventh graders Ben Miller, Brennan Silva,
and Tiago Conceicao. All players
contributed a great deal to the successful
season. The boys were coached by
Mr. Isaiah Brewster.
2019-2020 Raiders Basketball Team with Coach Isaiah
Brewster: Dylan Andreozzi, Sean Callaghan, Tiago
Conceicao, Nicholas Conte, Ricky Deppisch, Evan
Dunn, Adam Freitas, Kevin Gousie, Ben Miller, Liam
O’Neill, Evan Sampson, Brennan Silva, and Matty
Suprenard
Peace Poster Contest Winners of this year’s Rehoboth Lions and
Rehoboth Anawan Lions Club Peace Poster
Contests are sixth graders Molly House and
Lexi Hyder. This year’s theme was Journey
through Peace. Special thanks to the Lions
and art teacher Miss Faletra for making this
opportunity possible for our students.
Winners of the Rehoboth Lions and Rehoboth Anawan
Lions Clubs’ Peace Poster Contests
App Update-
TikTok from smartsocial.com
What Is TikTok?
TikTok is an app that allows users to watch
and upload 15 second videos of everything
from dancing to lip syncing to funny
animal videos.
A “For You” page is curated for each user,
based on the interests you choose when you
make a profile. Users can follow, comment,
and like each video.
The accounts you follow are then collected
in your “Following” feed, which you can
swipe through to watch. The Discover
feature allows you to search for accounts
and hashtags that you are interested in.
What Can Parents Do?
Know your child’s username and follow
them
Keep an open dialogue about the types of
videos they watch and post
Become a TikTok expert and learn the
app’s safety settings
Advise your students that negative posts
can come back to hurt their reputation in
the future, especially with colleges and
future employers
Remind your teen it’s okay to be silly
and have fun on social media as long as
they are positive and kind to others
Potential Negative Effects of TikTok
Addiction: Since the app boasts an
“endless stream” of material, students are
likely to spend a long time in the app and
might even become addicted to watching
the videos for hours at a time.
Bullying: A high school principal in New
York tells Smart Social Founder Josh Ochs
that students are being bullied on TikTok.
Some students are making fun of each
other’s videos, while others are making
videos just to ridicule their fellow students.
Comparison: Some students make
outrageous, and even dangerous, videos to
get more likes and followers. Hashtag
challenges are an easy way to gain likes,
but some of the challenges are not
appropriate for tweens and teens.
Safety Concerns: Apps like TikTok can
easily be used by predators to solicit minors
because the app makes it easy for strangers
to direct message children. “There are no
restrictions as to who can join the app and
it is used internationally, connecting
virtually everyone,” explained Digital
Family Expert Theresa Desuyo, at
the parental control software company
Qustodio.
Mental Health: Some experts report it can
be easy to come across triggering content
on the app that could promote issues like
self-harm or eating disorders.
Conclusion
TikTok is a fun and creative outlet for users
to post dance compilations, tell funny
jokes, and show off their talents. But some
of the content users post can contain
explicit language, suggestive themes, and
lewd gestures. There’s no way for users or
their parents to block specific content from
the video feed without blocking individual
users.
Smart Social recommends monitoring your
student’s account and talking with them
about safe and smart social media practices,
if you allow them to use the TikTok app.
Principal’s Message Dear families,
Effort is identified as a crucial aspect of
growth mindset, a term popularized by
Carol Dweck in her book Mindset: The
New Psychology of Success. In Mindset,
Dweck explains that success, in school,
work, sports, the arts, etc., is not innate, but
rather earned through practice and
commitment.
At Beckwith we routinely use growth
mindset language in and out of the
classroom to inspire students to commit to
learning. We do this because we
understand the importance of practice.
Brain research supports the necessity of
practice when learning a new skill. As a
student practices a skill, his/her brain
establishes connections that lead to
memory and learning. We are not born
with connections in our brain that make us
“good at math” or “good writers.” These
pathways in the brain are created by
repetition, and using information multiple
ways multiple times. The best example of
this is learning a language. Babies are not
born with language. They learn language
by listening, considering non-verbal cues,
making sounds, repeating, and practicing
over and over. The immersion in language
makes babies learn language. When adults
try and learn a second language, they often
download apps that immerse the user in
language. Often the apps require users to
say a word, read a word, listen to a word,
and use a word in a sentence in some
context. The apps also have incentives for
practicing. The apps are usually made by
experts in language and brain science
particularly in regard to learning new skills.
What does this mean for our students? To
truly learn a new skill or new content, our
students must commit to practice. They
should be following our guidelines for
homework which are listed below for
reference. And, they should be learning the
organizational skills to ensure they can
practice effectively. The importance of
homework is to teach students the
importance of effort. Brain science
demonstrates the significance of practice in
regard to learning. If we want our students
to be “good at math” or be “good writers,”
we need to acknowledge that homework is
critical. It is more than something that
https://smartsocial.com/parental-control-software/https://www.qustodio.com/en/
needs to be completed. Its completion
leads to improvement.
Research-Based Homework Guidelines
for Parents
Research provides strong evidence that,
when used appropriately, homework
benefits student achievement. At
Beckwith Middle School the commonly
practiced “10-minute rule” is followed
(daily homework assignments combined
should take about as long to complete as 10
minutes multiplied by the student’s grade
level- 15 minutes if required reading is
included). If your child is consistently
surpassing the general guidelines as
outlined in the “10-minute rule,” you are
encouraged to contact your child’s
teacher(s).
Parents do have a role in supporting
homework completion and should follow
these guidelines:
Parents are encouraged to … Ask their child about what the child is
studying in school.
Ask their child to show them any
homework assignments.
Assist their child in organizing
homework materials.
Help their child formulate a plan for
completing homework.
Provide an appropriate space for their
child to do homework.
Parents may, if they wish … Help their child interpret assignment
directions.
Proofread their child's work, pointing
out errors.
Read aloud required reading to their
child.
Give practice quizzes to their child to
help prepare for tests.
Help their child brainstorm ideas for
papers or projects.
Praise their child for completing
homework.
Parents should not … Attempt to teach their child concepts or
skills the child is unfamiliar with.
Complete assignments for their child.
Allow their child to sacrifice sleep to
complete homework.
Vatterott, C. (2013). How to Guide
Parents in Homework Help. ASCD
Express, volume 9 (5).
http://www.ascd.org/ascd-
express/vol9/905-vatterott.aspx
Sincerely,
Joe Pirraglia