Nickname: Babu, Melissa
Birthday: October 15
Bright, inquisitive, and generous, Bettinie is often the first to share and help others, giving out snacks to hungry people on the street or sharing her own plate with whomever is near. You’ll always find her with a book in her hand and eager to learn, especially in science, astronomy, and biology.
Two new wonderful volunteer additions at our school are teaching the joy — and the skills — of the craft maker.
Can you spell Platyhelminthes?!
This year, our annual Spelling Bee was held in September. Although it’s usually a late spring event, school director Cara Nesser wasn’t able to visit because of COVID-19 restrictions. Held just before the start of our new fall term, the spelling bee thus came with an extra challenge: the students had to remember vocabulary words from last year, and study them again.