Our fourth graders celebrated the completion of their Historical Fiction Book clubs today. Students created an instagram page, memory box or diary based on their book. Peers provided compliments to each other during today's celebration. Way to be the #BESTatBrookside
Take a look, it's in a book, The Brookside Reading Rainbow! Check out some of the smiling faces at Brookside today! #BESTatBrookside
Thank you to our wonderful PTO for the Reading Rainbow decorations to kick off Read Across America Week! The students and staff loved them! #BESTatBrookside
Thank you and congratulations to Mr. Barbieri and all of our 4th and 5th grade band members for an exceptional performance today at the Winter Concert. You truly are the #BESTatBrookside!
Congratulations to our 4th and 5th grade band students who gave an outstanding performance today at their Winter Concert. We are all so proud of your hard work and dedication to learning your instruments. #BESTatBrookside
Third grade students in Mrs. Eliason's Media Center constructed Milo the Science Rover out of LEGOs using LEGO WeDo2.0 robotics kits. They then used block coding to program their robots to move and make sound effects. #BESTatBrookside
Alma Thomas is the artist these first graders learned about for Black History Month with Mrs. Portelli. Students used repetition, rhythm, and movements in one direction for their composition.
The Westwood Regional School District is participating in the development of a new three-year Strategic Plan. Please visit this link to complete a stakeholder survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeMqV_Jlz_dmboq7GeHdTbVpXdSdZeLcmE89HO7FU_jo8R-rA/viewform
Last week third grade multilingual learners at Brookside wrapped up their non-fiction reports on an animal of their choice! The students did an amazing job and were eager to share and read their reports! Mrs. LeParc is so proud of them! #BESTatBrookside
Students in 4-AC were hard at work adding and subtracting mixed numbers this week! They led the lesson on the smartboard and then participated in math rotations. Some of the fun included small group work, facts practice on REFLEX, and a hands-on fraction game! #BESTatBrookside
Kindergarteners in Mrs. Morales' class had an amazing week celebrating ninja week, Valentine’s Day and The 100th Day of School. With all this fun and excitement, we made sure to also take time to calm our minds and bodies with some mindful snow melting. #BESTatBrookside
Kindergarteners in Mrs. Gilroy's class are working hard to read, write, and spell their RED words. They were spotted using play doh, stamps, and magnets to help them practice! #BESTatBrookside
Did you know that 100 steps from Room 1 takes you to the library at Brookside? Mrs. Oldak's Kindergarten celebrated the 100th Day of School by counting 100 steps and counting 100 objects from home. It was a fun day of learning and celebrating! #BESTatBrookside
Brookside celebrated National School Resource Officer Day on 2/15. We are so grateful for Officer James and all of the Westwood police officers. Thank you for keeping us safe! #BESTatBrookside
Kindergarten students in Ms. Rossi's class worked hard on their 100th day activities! We had lots of fun creating 100 dots, hats, posters, and exercises! #BESTatBrookside
Happy School Counseling Week, Mrs. James! The Brookside School Community is grateful for ALL you do! #BESTatBrookside
It's National School Counseling Week #HelpingStudentsDreamBig! We love our school counselors @WWRSD
Congrats to Ms. Kelly LeParc, who presented at the 41st annual Bilingual/ESL Conference at William Paterson. She represented WWRSD's incredible Multilingual Learner Dept, presenting on Realistic & Meaningful Resources for K-6 ELLs and Families.
Mark your calendars for Brookside's Kindness Spirit Week! We have many fun spirit days planned for next week! #BESTatBrookside
Brookside teachers participated in Responsive Classroom training today and enjoyed a delicious lunch provided by our PTO! #BESTatBrookside
