After working so hard on their Windsocks, Kindergarteners in Ms. Macari's class were able to go outside and see the direction the wind was blowing. Check out their adventure as Meteorologists! #BESTatBrookside
Srudents in Mrs. Jones' first grade are playground experts! To help get some ideas for their next writing unit, they went outside and explored the playground. They were eager to get back inside and write about all the things we know how to do! #BESTatBrookside
Mrs. Vaughan’s 2nd Graders and Ms. Johnston/Mrs. Brusco’s 5th graders came together for a “Getting to Know Your Buddy” activity. They had so much fun working with their 5th grade buddies and practicing their technology skills! #BESTatBrookside
4th graders worked hard to perform “Text Feature Surgery.” We took a more hands on approach to identify nonfiction text features and analyze how they can help readers gain a better understanding of their nonfiction texts while reading. #BESTatBrookside
Firsties in Mrs. Bowker’s class loved listening to Ms. Hughes read A Little Spot of Thankful- a story that celebrates everyday gifts and practices thankfulness. When we stopped to think about it, it is unbeLEAFable how much we have to be thankful for! #BESTatBrookside
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
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
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
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
