Thank you to our PSO for partnering with us in order to make this morning happen! There are no words to express our students' energy, stamina, and will to connect with Jordan Toma's story! #JustFocusonGrowing #yourstruggleisyourstrength
#1 Youth Motivational Speaker, Jordan Toma, "I'm Just A Kid With An IEP," shares his story with our students and families. Jordan left a long-lasting impression on our children! Work hard, work through your challenges, and in the end be proud you persevered through it! #JustFocusonGrowing
Today we celebrated Wacky Wednesday! What creative outfits and hairstyles our students and teachers came up with! Happy Read Across America Week! #WeAllShine@Washington
Our safety patrol is full of excitement on Wacky Wednesday welcoming our students into our building! #JustFocusonGrowing
JFG brings storybook characters to life! #JustFocusonGrowing
Middle schoolers dancing in sync!
In Mr. DePeri's AP Computer Science class, students worked on creating codes in a program which allows any user and a friend to play a game of Tic-Tac-Toe! Each program provides accurate instructions on how to play each round of the game. Great job students!
Our PSO after school enrichment classes (ACES) have begun! Students enjoyed dancing and competitive games on Tuesday. Thank you to our PSO for all of their hard work in planning extracurricular opportunities for our students during these dreary months! #WeAllShine@Washington
Kindergarten students at Brookside are learning how to identify letters and sounds through multisensory activities. The more senses we use, the more we remember! #BESTatBrookside
A little snow did not stop Brookside students from dressing up as their favorite characters for day 2 of Read Across America Week! #BestatBrookside
Third Graders in Mr. Mandaglio's class stand ready with their reading notebooks in hand for a debate about a crucial point in their read aloud, Because of Winn Dixie! #BESTatBrookside
Today is Storybook Character Day! Students dressed up as their favorite book characters :) Happy Read Across America Week! #WeAllShine@Washington
Mr. Oki Gunawan, IBM electrical engineer, came in with a grab bag of magnetism demonstrations to Mr. Chen's Physics class showing the fundamentals of magnetism and how it powers our technology in transportation. Our very own Nate Gunawan led the demonstrations!
Our fourth graders celebrated the completion of their Historical Fiction Book clubs today. Students created an instagram page, memory box or diary based on their book. Peers provided compliments to each other during today's celebration. Way to be the #BESTatBrookside
Take a look, it's in a book, The Brookside Reading Rainbow! Check out some of the smiling faces at Brookside today! #BESTatBrookside
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/
