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Mrs. Houck and some first grade friends use various Orton Gillingham strategies for reading. Finger tapping is always fun to use with short vowels!
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Berkeley Fifth Graders held a retirement party for the word "said". Each student came to the party prepared to say goodbye to "said" while welcoming more descriptive dialogue tags to use in their writing!
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Happy Wellness Wednesday! Balancing healthy food choices for lunch from home or school is another way we can keep our minds and bodies strong.
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Our fifth graders enjoy their kindergarten buddies outside of the classroom, too...recess is always more fun with a buddy!
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District Grade 1 teachers are enjoying Day #3 Training of Responsive Classroom, which includes child development and engaging learning environments. By November, all K-5 teachers will have completed Day #3 and look forward to the final day of training in January 2023.
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Mrs. Percarpio's class and I had a great time during their Morning Meeting. We played "Alibi"; I was the investigator trying to solve the mystery....which, after some time, I finally figured out! Thank you again to Mrs. Percarpio and her class.
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Thank you Berkeley students, staff, parents, and Westwood Police Department for another successful, safe, and fun Walk to School Day!
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Learning with Mrs. Houck is always fun...first graders are showing and using short vowel sounds.
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More fun and amazing stunts from this morning's assembly: https://dialedactionsportsteam.com/anti-bullying-programs/
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Thank you Berkeley PSO for sponsoring the BMX Assembly to 'bike off' our Week of Respect! https://dialedactionsportsteam.com/anti-bullying-programs
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Thank you Westwood Police Department and Officer Greg for your help and attendance at our Back to School BBQ!
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Welcome to our annual Berkeley Back to School BBQ! Thank you to our PSO and parent volunteers for making another great event!
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We are energized from the long weekend; we are off and running!
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First graders in Mrs. Portelli's Art class use color drops to help learn about the color wheel and create primary and secondary colors.
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Happy Wellness Wednesday! Berkeley's Guidance Counselor, Mrs. Massaro, helps students remain centered, focused and send heart loving affirmations through a variety of mindfulness techniques.
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Thank you teachers, parents, and Bergen Promise for a wonderful Back to School Night! I remain proud to be part of such a talented and loving community. #everyonebelongs #berkeleystrong
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Fall is in the air! Thank you Mrs. Cunningham, Ms. Curran, and our PSO for helping our school 'fall' into season.
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Thank you Mrs. Falk, Mrs. Canaletti, PSO and our parent volunteers for our Annual Book Fair to keep us excited about reading and to help supplement our media center/library. Parents, the Book Fair is open for you tonight, during our Back to School Night.
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To celebrate the first day of National Heritage Month, Berkeley Fifth Graders learned how to Flamenco Dance! #everyone belongs
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Mrs. Binder, Ms. Sabbagh, and Mrs. Schott's Fifth Grade Classes attended a very exclusive event at the Genre Cafe for a special book genre "taste testing".