Congratulations to Sophomore Lucy Ruel for her artwork titled "Hero vs Hero" that was accepted into the 2022 NAHS/NJAHS Juried Exhibition. From the 1,665 submissions, 200 artworks have been selected for inclusion. Amazing talent!
Emma Ohlstein, a WHS Graduate (2017), came for a visit to the 3-D Arts class as a guest artist. She currently attends Central Saint Martins, through the University of the Arts London. She spoke of her experiences in the arts, including the internship program that allows her to travel and work for various ceramic studios. She recently finished an internship in Miami and next semester will be traveling to Indonesia.
Thank you Tenafly Nature Center for our Grade 3 In-School Field Trip, helping us learn more about the Lenape and other Native American Tribes.
Students in International Cuisine participated in a Gingerbread House contest. The houses and frosting are made from scratch! Staff will vote on their favorite!
In science, students in Mr. Adkins’ class learned that one of the best solutions to the problem of landfills is to reuse trash. Students created a project out of trash items and recyclable items found at home.
Students in Ms. Hartwick's classes are learning about different types of cells. Students created their own slides to compare Elodea and human cheek cells.
What happens when Bria and Mia get to be Principal for the Day...? You check email, you have lunch duty, and then work on scheduling the extra recess you promised all the classes!! 😁
JFG 5th Graders talked about Goals- why it's important & how it needs to be specific, realistic & have a plan. The 5th graders wrote their own goals & tried to bounce the ball into the cup with their goal. We learned to not give up & switch up our strategy.
JFG 4th graders are hard at work tackling division problems by using drawings, place value sharing, and partial quotients!
JFG students enjoy arriving in the morning to see Mr. Miller! Thank you Mr. Miller for the trusted relationships you continue to build within our school community!
Mrs. Farinella has kicked off Unit 3 of The Great Body Shop! Our students learned the importance of nutrition!
Ms. Hartwick's Biology class learning about osmosis. They are using gummy bears as a model of the cell to show what happens to cells when placed in different solutions.
Mr. Welfel’s French classes were excited to connect with our sister school in France. Students had a great opportunity exchanging insights with native speakers about cultural differences abroad. A phenomenal way to gain perspective about our globally connected world!
High School Media specialist, Mr. Richter, presented "Integrating Digital Citizenship into Your LIbrary Media Program" at the New Jersey Association of School Librarians" (NJASL) conference.
Thank you Miss Lizzi for helping us understand overall nutrition and how to keep our bodies healthy.
Brookside Physical Education and Health Teacher, Mr. Holl, kicked off The Great Body Shop lessons this week! Kindergarten students worked on making healthy food choices, and identifying which choices would be considered unhealthy!
Kindergarteners start each day with their morning meeting and prepare for a day of learning.
Please check out our New Feature: Faces of Brookside! This month we feature our Specialists and Therapists! https://www.smore.com/kas24
Brookside Firsties "Snow" their Fact Families!
Thank you to the BCPO for an excellent presentation today on internet safety. They covered ways to help students keep themselves and their friends safe, and being kind online. More presentations tomorrow!
