Brookside Elementary School

🌟 Big shoutout to our amazing 5th graders! 🌟

This year, our 5th grade team made the exciting switch to a departmentalized model, and our students are thriving! 🎉 They’re building independence, navigating different classrooms and teachers with confidence, and diving deeper into each subject area.

We’re so proud of the way they’ve embraced this new structure — showing responsibility, flexibility, and a love of learning every step of the way. 💪📚✨

Our Brookside Outdoor Classroom is the perfect spot for reading! 📖 Students are enjoying read-alouds and cozy independent reading time surrounded by fresh air and nature. Learning, and stories, are even better outside! 🌿☀️

Thank you Dr. McQueeney and the Board of Education for recognizing 2 amazing educators, Mrs. Rita Keahon and Ms. Leslie Bisdale, for their 25 years of service to our district at last night's board meeting. Your contributions to our students and community are greatly valued. Westwood Regional School District is lucky to have you!

📚✨ Our Book Fair is in full swing, and the kids are LOVING it! From discovering new stories to sharing book recommendations with friends, the excitement in the library has been contagious.

A huge thank you to our amazing PTO volunteers who are helping make this event possible, we couldn’t do it without you! 🙌

👉 The Book Fair will be open again tomorrow during the school day, and families will also have the chance to visit during Back to School Night. We can’t wait to see you there!

☀️🍦 What a perfect way to wrap up our first week of school! The sun was shining, the smiles were endless, and we celebrated with some delicious ice cream at today’s Ice Cream Social. A huge THANK YOU to our amazing PTO for making this sweet tradition possible!
#BrooksideCommunity #SweetStart

🌟 What a great first day of school at Brookside! 🌟
Our students came in with big smiles, ready to learn, make friends, and kick off an amazing year. We can already tell it’s going to be a fantastic one!

✨ Brookside is ready to welcome our students for the first day tomorrow! ✨

Some amazing volunteers from the Brookside community joined us for a “Chalk the Walk” event, filling our sidewalks with beautiful artwork and uplifting affirmations to greet students as they arrive. ❤️🖤

A huge THANK YOU to our volunteers for helping us kick off the school year in such a positive and joyful way. We can’t wait to see our students tomorrow and start the year together! 🌟📚✏️

Welcome to the Brookside Family!

We are so excited to welcome our new staff members to Brookside Elementary this year! Your energy, talents, and passion for students will make our school community even stronger.

Here’s to a year of learning, growth, and great memories, together, we’re going to make it the best one yet! 🎉✨

#BestAtBrookside #NewBeginnings #TeamBrookside

A huge thank you to our amazing Westwood summer staff for ensuring Brookside is ready to shine on Day 1 of the 2025–2026 school year! A special shoutout to our custodians and front office team — we are so lucky to have you. Thank you for making Brookside the BEST #BESTatBrookside

Congratulations to our amazing 5th graders on their Moving Up Ceremony! 🎓 We are so proud of all you’ve accomplished and know you’re ready to shine in middle school. Wishing you the very best on this exciting next chapter! #BESTatBrookside

A big thank you to our kindergarten parents for ending the school year with a little fun and a lot of spirit! Check out how they showed up on the last day of school — what a way to celebrate a fantastic year! #BESTatBrookside

Congratulations to our amazing kindergarteners on your Moving Up Ceremony! 🎓✨ We are so proud of all you’ve accomplished this year and can’t wait to see all the great things you’ll do in first grade! #BESTatBrookside

We welcomed back our graduating high school seniors! It was so special to see them walk the halls of Brookside once more. We are so proud of all they've accomplished and wish them the very best in their next chapter! #BESTatBrookside

Manicures with Ms. Hughes! One of our lucky Brookside Bash winners and a friend were treated to a special manicure day with the principal. So much fun and so many smiles! #BESTatBrookside

Mrs. LeParc planned a beautiful end-of-year celebration with our families! Students brought in delicious dishes that represent their cultures, creating a joyful and meaningful event. It was a wonderful way to highlight the diversity and strength of our Brookside community. #BESTatBrookside

Huge congratulations to the Westwood Baseball Team on winning the championship this weekend! Your hard work, teamwork, and dedication paid off in a big way. Throughout the season, some special guests stopped by to cheer you on—and you made us all proud! Way to go, Westwood!

A huge THANK YOU to Mr. Holl and Mr. Rattacasa for an amazing Field Day! Our Brookside students had an absolute blast, and it was heartwarming to see so many families cheering them on. What a fantastic day of fun, teamwork, and school spirit! #BESTatBrookside

The Grade 4 & 5 Spring Concert was a hit! From Star Wars melodies to *NSYNC's "Bye Bye Bye," our students wowed us with their talent and growth. Huge thanks to Ms. Maresca and Mr. Douthat for an unforgettable performance! #BESTatBrookside

Thank you to the Westwood Police Department for another great year of the LEAD program! Our 4th graders had a blast at their end-of-year celebration. Special thanks to our LEAD team for your time, guidance, and support! #BESTatBrookside

A huge thank you to our amazing PTO for bringing us our final assembly of the year—Eyes of the Wild! Mr. Travis taught us all about animal care and responsibility, and we even got to meet a chinchilla, skunk, wallaby, and ferret! #BESTatBrookside