JFG celebrates UNITY Day by wearing orange! We UNITE for kindness, courage, and inclusion to prevent bullying! #JustFocusonGrowing
Fourth graders practice making arrays with math manipulatives to help them multiply! #BESTatBrookside
Congratulations to our September Student of the Month, Jaeden Lewis (Grade 11), Nominated by Mr. Condro. Great job Jaeden!
Ms. Velardo and Ms. Schneider's 2nd grade math workshop approach engages ALL students! #JustFocusonGrowing
Millions of Americans wear purple on Spirit Day as a sign of support for LGBTQ+ youth and to speak out against bullying. Just a few of our many high school teachers who participated. Thank you to our teachers who work hard to make sure school is safe for all students.
Mr. Piskadlo’s Environmental Club spent the day cleaning up the Woodcliff Lake Reservoir with Veolia North America. They recovered 976.5 lbs of garbage today! Great job!
Students in Mrs. Dominiczak's classes engaging in a "Primary Source Gallery Walk" where they examined six different versions of the Declaration of Independence. The when, where, why, what, who and how for each version were analyzed and reported. Great job, students!
In yesterday's advisory, students reflected on our core values (Respectful, Inclusive, Supportive, Educational Excellence, United, and Positive) and what each value means to them. As a follow up activity, students began drafting designs for a new middle school school t-shirt!
The High School Debate Team is working hard in preparation of their first tournament this Friday at Tenafly High School! Go Cards!!!
The third Wednesday of October is National Unity Day, a day founded by PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center to pledge to end bullying and wear orange. Thank you to our High School staff for participating.
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
What a perfect combination....Wellness Wednesday and Unity Day 2023.
Our young scientists engage in hands-on learning through exploration and discovery while investigating the wonders of a pumpkin! #JustFocusonGrowing
Building "buddy" relationships across our school continues to cultivate a sense of belonging and community. Together, our buddies engaged in some MONSTER MATH! #JustFocusonGrowing
Mr. Arellano's Pastry and Baking class making cinnamon buns. Delicious!
Ms. Mele gets creative with math instruction as her kindergarten students create spider webs to compare and add numbers! #JustFocusonGrowing
Thank you Mr. Orsini and Mr. Corso who organized our first ever "6th Grade Basketball" tournament. Students demonstrated their best teamwork, sportsmanship, basketball skills, and they even got to enjoy some pizza!
Day 3 of Responsive Classroom training at the middle school was a success! The agenda included active and interactive learning structures and small group learning strategies.
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
Ms. Wirchansky's 1st graders are learning to solve problems by adding and subtracting using different strategies #JustFocusonGrowing
