Mrs. Houck and some first grade friends use various Orton Gillingham strategies for reading. Finger tapping is always fun to use with short vowels!
Berkeley Fifth Graders held a retirement party for the word "said". Each student came to the party prepared to say goodbye to "said" while welcoming more descriptive dialogue tags to use in their writing!
District Grade 1 teachers are enjoying Day #3 Training of Responsive Classroom, which includes child development and engaging learning environments. By November, all K-5 teachers will have completed Day #3 and look forward to the final day of training in January 2023.
Happy Wellness Wednesday! Balancing healthy food choices for lunch from home or school is another way we can keep our minds and bodies strong.
Our fifth graders enjoy their kindergarten buddies outside of the classroom, too...recess is always more fun with a buddy!
Mrs. Percarpio's class and I had a great time during their Morning Meeting. We played "Alibi"; I was the investigator trying to solve the mystery....which, after some time, I finally figured out! Thank you again to Mrs. Percarpio and her class.
Thank you Berkeley students, staff, parents, and Westwood Police Department for another successful, safe, and fun Walk to School Day!
Learning with Mrs. Houck is always fun...first graders are showing and using short vowel sounds.
More fun and amazing stunts from this morning's assembly: https://dialedactionsportsteam.com/anti-bullying-programs/
Thank you Berkeley PSO for sponsoring the BMX Assembly to 'bike off' our Week of Respect! https://dialedactionsportsteam.com/anti-bullying-programs
Thank you Westwood Police Department and Officer Greg for your help and attendance at our Back to School BBQ!
Welcome to our annual Berkeley Back to School BBQ! Thank you to our PSO and parent volunteers for making another great event!
We are energized from the long weekend; we are off and running!
First graders in Mrs. Portelli's Art class use color drops to help learn about the color wheel and create primary and secondary colors.
Happy Wellness Wednesday! Berkeley's Guidance Counselor, Mrs. Massaro, helps students remain centered, focused and send heart loving affirmations through a variety of mindfulness techniques.
Thank you teachers, parents, and Bergen Promise for a wonderful Back to School Night! I remain proud to be part of such a talented and loving community. #everyonebelongs #berkeleystrong
Fall is in the air! Thank you Mrs. Cunningham, Ms. Curran, and our PSO for helping our school 'fall' into season.
Thank you Mrs. Falk, Mrs. Canaletti, PSO and our parent volunteers for our Annual Book Fair to keep us excited about reading and to help supplement our media center/library. Parents, the Book Fair is open for you tonight, during our Back to School Night.
To celebrate the first day of National Heritage Month, Berkeley Fifth Graders learned how to Flamenco Dance! #everyone belongs
Mrs. Binder, Ms. Sabbagh, and Mrs. Schott's Fifth Grade Classes attended a very exclusive event at the Genre Cafe for a special book genre "taste testing".
