We had a surprise visitor today: Ms. Loonan! Chandler Loonan surprised 5BL with a guest social studies lesson about the colonial craft trade of candle dipping.
Mrs. Houck and first graders love the Kings and Queens of numbers! They created number crowns in order from least to greatest to help practice place value, sequencing, and greater than/less than.
Working in centers or groups helps children learn a variety of academic and problem solving skills that can be used inside and outside of the classroom. Kindergartners are working on their math fact fluency and third graders are analyzing text in book clubs.
Kindergartners and Fifth Graders are having fun for the 100th day of school today!
Westwood School Counseling invites K-8 Parents to "Parent's Guide to Growth Mindset” The program provides an opportunity to learn strategies to understand, develop, and promote a growth mindset for yourself and your children. Care Plus clinicians will teach effective communication strategies and coping skills to help you support your child. They will include information related to your child’s development and how this impacts their ability to meet appropriate milestones and regulate their emotions. During this presentation, you will learn how to approach your child mindfully and decrease conflict in setting expectations and helping your child succeed. When: Monday, February 12th at 6:30pm Where: Virtual Meeting https://meet.google.com/ybs-ucqw-tvg?authuser=0
WRSD Curriculum Council, led by our Director of Elementary Education, Mrs. Velez, met today to discuss important curriculum needs and assessment.
We are so grateful for our School Counselor, Mrs. Massaro! Thank you for always helping us be our best. Happy School Counselor Week!
This week we celebrate our school counselors for National School Counseling Week, sponsored by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA). I would like to personally thank our Westwood Regional School Counselors. Each counselor works to provide their students with the utmost attention and concern. They are dedicated, caring, professional, and advocate for their students each and every day.
Thank you Ms. Massaro for organizing our annual Friendship Fridays in February!
Westwood Regional School Counseling Quarter 2 District Newsletter is available to view. You can access the newsletter either in your inbox from yesterday, on our district school counseling website or using the link copied here: https://shorturl.at/suPRZ
Fifth Grade Scientists are discovering the reaction between different materials during their study of matter.
Our Winter Concert returned today! Thank you Miss Maresca and Mr. Douthat for conducting our fourth and fifth grade musicians and vocalists!
Thank you Berkeley students, staff, and parents for helping us again be certified via https://thegreatkindnesschallenge.com!
Thank you Mrs. Percarpio for planning a writing celebration for parents to see their children as authors!
Save the Date: “Parent's Guide to Growth Mindset” Please join us to learn strategies to understand, develop, and promote a growth mindset for yourself and your children. Care Plus clinicians will teach effective communication strategies and coping skills to help you support your child. During this presentation, you will learn how to approach your child mindfully and decrease conflict in setting expectations and helping your child succeed.
Thank you Berkeley School Counselor, Ms. Massaro for coordinating events to celebrate The Great Kindness Challenge starting Monday, January 22- Friday, January 26, 2024. Please see images for daily activities to show kindness.
Thank you Mrs. Velez, Director of Elementary Education, for being the mystery reader for Mrs. Schott's Fifth Grade Class.
In light of the current weather predictions and with the safety of our staff and students in mind, Westwood Regional Schools will have an early dismissal scheduled for tomorrow, Friday, January 19, 2024. The district will continue to monitor the storm’s progress throughout the night. If we feel a closure is necessary due to a change of the storm’s pattern, we will notify everyone by 6:30 a.m. The dismissal schedule is as follows: Pre-School will be dismissed at 12:05 p.m., Grades K-5 will be dismissed at 12:50 p.m., Middle School will be dismissed at 12:36 p.m., and High School students will be dismissed at 12:11 p.m.
We enjoyed a fun game of 'Connect Four' during Multi Language Learners Class while reinforcing a variety of irregular verbs. Thank you Ms. Astudillo!
Thank you Mrs. Massaro, School Counselor, and the kindergarteners for reading the book, 'After The Fall', which tells the story of perseverance and positive mindset when facing challenges. We can do hard things, as long as we are brave enough to try!
