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




Check out this bulletin board that showcases the final product of the sixth grade "Glow Day" stations. Who needs luck when you have determination, guts, hard work, etc.?


What a fun surprise when students arrived to school today! Thing 1 and Thing 2 greeted students on the first day of Read Across America Week! #WeAllShineAt@Washington


Who doesn't love recess in your PJ's?? Happy first day of Read Across America Week! #WeAllShine@Washington



A kick off event for Read Across America is our annual visiting author, sponsored by Berkeley PSO. Anica Rissi is sharing her childhood and inspirations, as well as how she developed a love of reading and eventually writing her own books. http://www.anicarissi.com/



Students in Mr. Chen's Physics class use some common household materials: string, paper clips and scotch tape to make an "electric compass" that can detect the electric field around charged objects.


Read Across America Week has begun! Thank you to our PSO for decorating our school and setting the stage for a great week ahead!


Mrs. Peterson testing out the newest addition to the middle school band family -- our Baritone saxophone!

Congratulations to the Woodington Players for entertaining the youngest audience. The characters read their stories, took photos and gave out autographs. Come see Into the Woods, March 16-18 @woodingtonplayers




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





What a great turnout this morning at Dads and Donuts this morning! This special PSO sponsored event is a wonderful opportunity for male role models to be involved in our students' school lives! #WeAllShine@Washington

We aim to provide our students with optimal learning experiences in the most creative ways! Our 4th graders preparing for their math assessment using Connect 4! #JustFocusonGrowing




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



Ms. Peterson, Ms. D'Imperio, Mr. Fritz, Mr. Peña, and Ms. Calderón attended PV's K-12 Music Curriculum Articulation Day. Our team had the opportunity to visit some of the music teachers classrooms and discussing the current implementation of our curriculum. Great job team!


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

Working together in book clubs is a great way to engage in conversation to deepen our ideas about historical fiction texts! WeAllShine@Washington

Thank you to our Grade 4 and 5 musicians who performed in our Winter Band Concert! Thank you Mr. Barbieri and to our parent community who continue to support and celebrate Music in our Schools!



Students in Mr. McQuade's forensic class analyzing the impact of height, frequency, and velocity on blood spatter patterns.



