Today we recognize World Kindness Day. A reminder that small acts of kindness have a big impact! Today and always you can...Smile, Write a note (or email) of thanks, Compliment someone, Volunteer, Hold the door open for someone, Practice patience, Offer to help at home, Thank a teacher, Thank your parent, Donate time, money, clothes, books, Call your grandparent or relative, Stand up for a friend, Laugh and Be kind to yourself.
We are so lucky to have the best PTO! Thank you to all our volunteers who made today's bagel sale possible. #BESTatBrookside
A special shout out to our school nurse, Mrs. Alvarez, who was a special guest at the Girl Scout Brownie troop meeting this week. She helped the girls earn their First Aid badge! Thanks for being the #BESTatBrookside!
The Brookside Bazaar was a huge success! Community members, families and students spent time together buying and selling handmade items. Thank you to our wonderful PTO and committee for organizing today's event. #BESTatBrookside
Brookside's first annual Candy Swap was a huge success! Together, we collected 130 POUNDS of candy for donation to CareOne at Valley in Westwood, CareOne of Oradell and CareOne of Ridgewood. Wow! Thank you to our school nurse, Mrs. Alvarez, for organizing. #BESTatBrookside
Happy Halloween from Brookside's teachers and staff! We had a blast celebrating with our school community. #BESTatBrookside
Students from two third grade classes got together to play multiplication Jenga! We had so much fun practicing our multiplication facts and anticipating the fall of our tower. #BESTatBrookside
Thank you to Brookside's PTO for the wonderful assembly today from Young Audiences: Trekking Through Mexico! We enjoyed learning about Mexico and practicing in some authentic dancing. #BestatBrookside
Ms. Macari’s Kindergarten friends are working enjoying showing their partners how to use their “pointer power” to remind them to point to the words as they are reading them. #BESTatBrookside
Fifth graders learn their new red word of the week with a multisensory approach! #BESTatBrookside
Mrs. Oldak’s Kindergarteners are really enjoying Reading Workshop time. They are learning how to put a “pinch of me” in their stories as they read, use sticky notes to mark pages that made them think of their own lives, and practice reading like a teacher! #BESTatBrookside
Brookside's Fall Fest was a huge hit this weekend! Thank you to our PTO, families and teachers who made this event a special one! #BESTatBrookside
Fourth graders practice making arrays with math manipulatives to help them multiply! #BESTatBrookside
First graders are also working hard during the Writing Workshop to write their Small Moment Stories. We learned that first we think, sketch, then write. They are bringing their characters to life by making them think, feel, and speak! #BESTatBrookside
4th Graders in Ms. Acosta and Ms. Santaella's class are working hard on drafting realistic stories! These awesome authors were brave enough to share their writing to the class using our fancy author microphone! #BESTatBrookside
First graders at Brookside are adding lots of strategies to their math toolbox. We can use number lines, cubes, counters, and ten-frames to help join groups together! #BESTatBrookside
4th graders in Mr. Capozzi’s class are trying out new Responsive Classroom ideas during their morning meeting. They are starting the day off right! Just look at those smiles! #BESTatBrookside
First graders are enjoying free time at the end of their weekly Media special with Mrs. Eliason. During free time students can play with LEGOs and Magnetic Tiles to make fun creations or read the books they have just checked out at the library. #BESTatBrookside
What a beautiful day to celebrate Walk to School Day! Thank you to all of the Brookside families and staff who participated today! #BESTatBrookside
Brookside's school community had many positive messages for day 2 of our Week of Respect! We love to see all of the smiles! #BESTatBrookside
