WELCOME BACK!
Back to school excitement and energy was palpable in the classrooms, hallways and everywhere on campus this week!  Students wasted no time meeting new friends and teachers, catching up with old friends, and diving right into the new school year! Lots of photos here.


Upper School Director Jane Moore welcomed students back to school with a speech that focused on a case study called "Hands" by Dr. Oliver Sacks, a neurologist, in which he recalls teaching a 60-year-old woman to use her hands for the first time. Read her speech on our blog.


ATHLETICS UPDATE
Girls volleyball jumpstarted the season with an early victory over Dwight. Go Lions! Read more including a preview of the upcoming week in Athletics Director Dick McGrath's first Weekly Update of the school year.


OUR NEW PERFORMANCE SPACE - PROGRESS REPORT
Lights, camera, action! The new performance space is quickly coming together at Sterling Place. Students can look forward to using this larger and more modern space soon!  More pictures here.


ROOF GARDEN AT LINCOLN PLACE: GREEN AS EVER
Middle School Science Teacher Hillary Rubenstein writes: "The garden on the roof at Lincoln Place survived the summer thanks to the help of students at CAP. It is ready for some pruning and cleaning from this year's Middle School Science Squad!"


FOLLOW CHEF BRIDGET ON TWITTER
Last Spring, Middle and Upper School students (and faculty) were raving about our new chef, Bridget O'Donoghue, and the delicious, healthy and beautifully presented lunches she and her cafeteria team prepare for us. Now you can keep up with the BC cafeteria and view photos of this delectable food by following her @BerkeleyChef on Twitter. For the weekly lunch menu, click here.


HELPFUL REMINDERS
* Student Parent Directories - every student received a printed directory this week.
* "Parent Downloads" webpages - All parents share the same login info.
Username: bcparent 
Password: family

 

DON'T MISS: 

Sept. 14: Rosh Hashanah (School Closed)
Sept. 15: LS After School Registration Begins 

Sept. 17:  Parent Night (2nd-4th Grades)

Sept. 17: 12th Grade Parent College Night  

Sept. 21: New Parents Reception