Congratulations to Allaine Lara & Claire Eo for having their work selected for Fresh Perspectives 2023. This juried high school art exhibit is hosted by the Morris Museum. The virtual gallery can be viewed here and the inperson exhibit can be viewed at the Morris Museum, A Smithsonian Affiliate. Works on view from February 17 - May 14.
Attached:
The Work of DuBois, Graphic Design by Allaine Lara
Eat in Hell, Acrylic painting by Claire Eo
What could heating vinegar have to do with stoichiometry? Well, when vinegar was combined with baking soda, Ms. McKaba's Honors Chemistry class was able to attempt to isolate the food preservative additive product of sodium acetate to see what type of percent yield they could get!
With love being in the air this week for Valentine's Day, Ms. McKaba's Honors Chemistry and AP Chemistry classes decided to put a Chemistry spin on a typical valentine. What could be better than getting a valentine with Chemistry puns abound?
The World Cultures Club of the Middle School held their most recent meeting this week, discussing Spanish Culture. Members designed their own soccer jerseys. Some dream about goals – we make them!
In January, Washington School participated in the Great Kindness Challenge. As a result, we have been recognized as a Kindness Certified School! The class who performed the most acts of kindness was 1G, who earned an extra recess for their wonderful accomplishment!
Our fifth grade Peer Leaders demonstrate leadership and responsibility by assisting our younger students daily. They are wonderful role models for their fellow Washington students!
Calling all middle school entrepreneurs!
Brookside celebrated National School Resource Officer Day on 2/15. We are so grateful for Officer James and all of the Westwood police officers. Thank you for keeping us safe! #BESTatBrookside
Our 3rd-grade authors publish their non-fiction books feeling a sense of pride and accomplishment with their families! Even our families enjoyed "sprinkling" kind comments around our classrooms! #JustFocusonGrowing
Exploration of fractions reveals our curiosity and enhances our learning experience!
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Learning together makes the experience even more memorable! #JustFocusonGrowing
Our kindergarten students celebrated the 100th day of school with a fashion show! We loved seeing the creativity each student displayed in creating their own personalized shirt!
Last week we celebrated our student successes with special rewards! Our Washington Cool Cardinals winners from Sept.-Nov. and our Great Kindness Challenge winners got to enjoy an extra recess with friends :)
The 100th-day celebration of our Love for Learning wouldn't be complete without family collaboration and providing our students the opportunity to share and reflect on their most memorable learning experience thus far! #JustFocusonGrowing #oneproudprincipal
Mr. Attanasio, Mr.Gatens, Ms. Fasano, Ms. Frohlich, and Mr. Ortiz, attended PV's Consortium PD day with the region's PE/Health teachers on strategizing instruction based on students' needs. Our Cardinal team is at work!
Third graders participated in a Valentine's Day Breakout EDU puzzle activity that fosters communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity while reviewing important skills. When the puzzle was solved students got to unlock a special Valentine surprise!
Today we are 100 days smarter! Students recognized the day by participating in a variety of fun math activities and special projects!
There's a little extra "LOVE FOR LEARNING" around JFG today as we celebrate Valentine's Day and our 100th DAY OF SCHOOL! #JustFocusonGrowing
Berkeley is sending lots of LOVE for Valentine's Day and celebrating the 100th day of school!
What a treat to visit our 3rd grade writing celebration today! Students shared their "expert" books with peers and provided positive feedback to on another. Awesome collaboration and community building!
