Thank you to all our JFG families who donated to our annual Food and TURKEY DRIVE that was sent over to the Helping Hands Food Pantry! Your generosity is greatly appreciated! #JustFocusonGrowing
Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances, Our Woodington Players performance of "Clue" will be further postponed to November 30th and December 1st at 7:00 PM, and December 2nd at 1:00 PM. Full refunds will be sent to all pre-sales. Please allow time for the refund to process and if you do not see this reflected in 5-7 days please email lauren.florek@wwrsd.org. New tickets are available at showtix4u.com, at Friday's football game, and an hour before shows at the door!
In Catalano's class, WRMS students worked on developing mousetrap cars to explain the difference between potential and kinetic energy, describe the different types of friction, and calculate the distance of their mousetrap cars. Great job students!
Encouraging laughter among our team members enhances our dynamic and fosters a positive atmosphere. We've been playing a game called "Turkey In Your Pocket!" The last three people who manage to keep the turkey in their pocket until the end of the day will enter to win a prize!
Collaborative teaching PD continues as our teachers strengthen their strategies to meet the learning needs of ALL our students! #JustFocusonGrowing
Looking forward to our Woodington Players Fall performance of "Clue" scheduled for November 16th (7:00 PM) and 18th. Please Note: The show scheduled for Friday, November 17th @ 7:00 PM has been moved to Saturday, November 18th at 2:00 PM. There will also be a show, as scheduled, on Saturday, November 18th at 7:00 PM. Come out and see a great show!
Third graders in Ms. Lizzi's Health and Gym class are learning about their eyes and then tested out their eye skills with a game of parachute.
When receiving your 1st marking period grades, use this time to review and
reflect. Take a close look at your Genesis gradebook to identify patterns throughout the quarter. Take note of the areas where you succeeded and areas that need improvement to set a goal for next quarter. *A reminder to utilize extra help/ASL as a tool to assist you.
Scarlett Contreras, a senior participant in the Work Based Learning Program, has been assisting the owner of Cenia New York Boutique in Ridgewood NJ. Scarlett goes daily to the boutique where she learns about the buying and retailing aspects of the fashion industry. Scarlett will be pursuing fashion design after graduation.
The Middle School Student Council will be hosting a theme day once a month. For the month of November we chose to honor Veterans Day by wearing red, white and blue or patriotic clothing to show our appreciation.
Here you see middle school students presenting to their peers on plate boundaries. Great job by all!
Last Wednesday, 11/8, Mr. DeBlasio's Design Thinking class took a trip to the American Dream Mall. The class had an hourlong meeting with Don Ghermezian (The CEO of Triple Five Group who owns the mall), the General Manager, and members of his marketing team at their corporate headquarters. The class received their four-part challenge, which they will work on over the next 8-9 weeks and the students will then return and present their solution to the group. Afterward, the class got a firsthand tour of the facility which is one of the three largest entertainment complexes in the Northern Hemisphere! Amazing experience for our students!
7th Grade WRMS Mathematics teachers worked with Dr. Panorkou from PRISM and Ms. Calderón on ways to incorporate algebra tiles into our curriculum. Using algebra tiles provides a visual way for students to solve expressions and equations!
We celebrate acts of kindness everyday, but today we added an extra ingredient! JFG kicked off World Kindness Day spreading positivity across our halls with our buddies! There's "No-Buddy" like our BUDDIES! #JustFocusonGrowing
Surprise! After our assembly launch with well known artist Marco Santini, children submitted words and feelings describing their Berkeley home. Here is what they see and feel each day at Berkeley! (Next surprise is scheduled later in the school year.) Thank you Berkeley PSO!
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.
Ms. Wirchansky's first-grade class is using creativity and collaboration to focus on gratitude. Their beautiful thankful trees help them express gratitude and reflect on what brings them joy. #JustFocusonGrowing
Fostering a love of reading includes building our confidence and literacy skills! Here's a kindergarten student reading aloud to her friends! #JustFocusonGrowing 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Just another Wednesday at the middle school - breakfast from our PSO, an author visit from Ed Gerety, testing out our mousetrap powered vehicles, and the administrative team starting their book club. Thank you to everyone who made today so special!
Today, business students at Westwood HS learned various ways to tie a tie. We learned the four-in-hand, half Windsor, Windsor, and Shell knots. Tying a tie is a life skill!
