The halls of JFG were filled with our kindergarten students exploring their new home! We can't wait to have you back on September 7th!
Our JFG Kindergarten Scavenger Hunt was a success! A special THANK YOU to the JFG PSO SQUAD! Your support, preparation, and attention to our school will never go unnoticed! THANK YOU!
JFG is proud to welcome our new Kindergarten team! Ms. Bianconi, Ms. Brown and Ms. Mele were excited to greet their kindergarten students this afternoon during our annual Kindergarten Scavenger Hunt!
Welcome to Berkeley! Thank you to our Fifth Grade Tour Guides and our PSO for helping make our Kindergarten and New Student Scavenger Hunt a success! See you all next week!
The countdown is on! 8 days until we welcome our students back. A special thanks to our PSO and parent, Lauren Mandal, for this welcoming message. #BESTatBrookside #BrooksideElementarySchoolTeam
Thank you to the JFG students and families for, "POPPING" over this afternoon! It was so exciting to see our former 5th-grade students, welcome new families, and see familiar faces before the start of the school year! A HUGE shout out to the staff who "POPPED" over too!
High School Marching Band and Color Guard back in action this week! Go Cards!
Thank you Lauren Mandal @yellowdoorartstudionj, Berkeley PSO and Parent Community for such an inspiring and fun upgrade to some of our blacktop area for children to enjoy during our days together. WOW!
SAVE THE DATE JFG Kindergarten Families! We are excited to welcome you back to school as we host a breakfast immediately following drop-off on September 7th!
Our JFG roof project is on schedule!
Welcome Westwood Regional High School Class of 2026! Great seeing the energy and excitement today! Cardinal Pride!
JFG is proud to share our new instagram account! Please follow us as we highlight the unforgettable learning experiences and memories of our children!
#oneproudprincipal #JustFocusonGrowing
Our halls have been busy this summer, BUT truly missing the smiles, laughter, and pitter- patter footsteps of our children! 26 days until our doors open for the 22-23 school year! WE MISS OUR JFG CARDINALS AND CAN'T WAIT TO WELCOME YOU BACK HOME!
Thanks to our past and present PSOs for some fun additions to our blacktop for outside activities...but what will the final product look like? Let's wait and see!
Look what's growing in our student garden at Brookside! This week we have radishes and lettuce. Yum! Stay tuned to see what we harvest next.
Our custodians are hard at work getting Brookside ready for the new school year! We can't wait to have our staff and students back!
Our Final Day of www.responsiveclassroom.org involves learning more about Effective Management Techniques and Family Community Building.
Today we are investigating some Interactive Learning Strategies within www.responsiveclassroom.org to support academic and social/emotional competencies.
The essential Morning Meeting within www.responsiveclassroom.org has been both fun and interesting to learn via modeling and interactive practice. The Morning Meeting includes greeting, sharing, group activity, and morning message.
I'm excited to join educators this week for training in www.responsiveclassroom.org in South River, NJ. I'm thrilled WRSD and K-5 will be utilizing this program to be more successful inside and outside of school with positive social, emotional, and academic competencies.
