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The Staff Wellness and School Climate Committee met this week to plan exciting events for the upcoming school year. We enjoyed a sweet treat from Conrads to celebrate! #BESTatBrookside
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Please save the date for our upcoming Back to School Night! We can't wait to see you there! #BESTatBrookside
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Save the date! Our school picture day will be on Wednesday, September 11th. We can't wait to see your smiles! #BESTatBrookside
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Meet the newest member of the Brookside Team! We are excited to welcome Ms. Emma Zeik to our 3rd grade team. #BESTatBrookside
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Wishing all of our students and families a wonderful summer! We miss you! #BESTatBrookside
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We are excited to welcome Dr. Nardiello and Mrs. Mejias as the Elementary Assistant Principals!
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Meet the newest member of the Brookside Team! We are excited to welcome Ms. Caitlyn Traverso to our 5th grade. #BESTatBrookside
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The Westwood Regional School District's Summer Ed-Venture program is in full swing! Here is a peek of a few activities going on this week: Kindergarteners in our Little Picasso's course are creating self portraits inspired by Picasso's blue period. Students in our Nature Stem course are using their 5 senses to make artistic creations using materials found in nature.
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Meet the newest member of the Brookside Team! We are excited to welcome Dr. Jarrad Nardiello as our shared Assistant Principal! #BESTatBrookside
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Congratulations to all the students who graduated from the Pascack Valley Jr. Police Academy this past Friday! A special shout out to our Brookside students! #BESTatBrookside
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Brookside's last day of school! We will miss you! Have a great summer!#BESTatBrookside
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Congratulations to our 5th graders! We are so proud of you. Enjoy middle school and come back to visit soon! #BESTatBrookside
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Brookside 5th graders enjoyed an end of year celebration! Thank you to our 5th grade PTO committee for all your hard work! #BESTatBrookside
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Congratulations Mrs. Woznicki on your retirement! Brookside's staff, students and community will miss you greatly. #BESTatBrookside
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Our kindergarteners are ready for 1st grade! We are so proud of you! #BESTatBrookside
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5th grade students worked together to design and paint ceiling tiles for the Hackensack Hospital Same Day Surgery Unit. These tiles were made to enhance the patients experience. Thank you, Mrs. Portelli for leading this project! #BESTatBrookside
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Brookside's annual field day was a huge success! Students, staff and parents enjoyed a day of fun together to wrap up the 23-24 school year! Thank you Mr. Holl and Mr. Rattacasa and our PTO for the BEST day! BESTatBrookside
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We are so excited for Mrs. Acosta to welcome her baby boy this summer! A special thank you to the class parents who arranged this sweet baby shower in her honor! #BESTatBrookside
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A huge congratulations to all of the wonderful educators honored at our last board meeting. Ms. Iozzia, Mrs. James and Mrs. Keahon were honored as our teacher/education specialists of the year recipients and Mrs. Oldak celebrated her 25th year of teaching! #BESTatBrookside
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Congratulations to our Caught Being Kind May winners! We are so proud of the choices you are making that help make Brookside the best place to learn and grow! #BESTatBrookside
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