Today Director of Special Services, Mr. Renshaw, and Assistant Director, Dr. Gluck, facilitated a co-teaching workshop for Brookside staff. They discussed how to build strong co-teaching relationships and the most effective models of instruction for our learners. #BESTatBrookside
Kindergarteners in Ms. Morales' class are learning that we are ALL readers. We can read symbols, pictures, and signs. We are growing our reading skills while learning all about the world in amazing picture books too! #BESTatBrookside
Second graders in Mrs. Vaughan's class took a gallery walk to check out their classmates’ small moments collages. They told each other stories about their pictures to help spark ideas for their writing. #BESTatBrookside
Brookside School will recognize and celebrate Week of Respect from Monday, October 2 to Friday, October 6, 2023. Please refer to the flyer posted here and our newsletter for next week's events.
You're Invited, Brookside! Back to School Night 2023 will take place on Wednesday, September 27th from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Please be sure to read the letter that was emailed home this afternoon for more details!
Miss Raymond's first grade is having a blast getting to know each other during morning meetings! #BESTatBrookside
Students in Ms. Baruffaldi and Mrs. Arditti's 4th grade are building their classroom community by finding things they have in common. After they found some similarities, students worked together to build the tallest tower! #BESTatBrookside
Mrs. Bowker’s firsties are off to a great start in their new “family”! They're making new friends, and friendship bracelets, too! #BESTatBrookside
4C is dropping everything to read! After students in Mr. Capozzi's class decided what reading workshop should look like, sound like, and feel like, the students began to put those components into practice. Look at that focus! #BESTatBrookside
First Graders in Mrs. Jones' class have been having fun getting to know each other and decorating their first names! #BESTatBrookside
Fourth Graders in Ms. Acosta's and Ms. Santaella's class participated in team building activities to build their classroom community! Activities included cup building, would you rather, getting to know you Jenga, and unscrambling letters to make words! #BESTatBrookside
Brookside's picture day is Thursday, September 14th! We can't wait to see your smile! #BESTatBrookside
Meet the newest member of the Brookside Team! We are excited to welcome Mrs. Nicole Alvarez as our School Nurse! #BESTatBrookside
Meet the newest member of the Brookside and Berkeley Teams! We are excited to welcome Mr. Alexander Douthat as our Instrumental Music teacher!
Meet the newest member of the Brookside Team! We are excited to welcome Ms. Sarah Asfour as our part-time Guidance Counselor! #BESTatBrookside
Our supportive PTO and rising 5th graders made sure the the scavenger hunt was a huge success! Thank you for your help! #BESTatBrookside
Incoming kindergarteners and new families participated in a fun scavenger hunt around Brookside School. 8 days until the 1st day of school! We can't wait! #BESTatBrookside
Thank you to all the families and students who attended our Popsicles with the Principals event today! We loved seeing you! The countdown is on...10 days until the 1st day of school! #BESTatBrookside
Brookside teachers are hard at work getting ready for the new school year. We can't wait to have our students back in action! See you all on September 7th! #BESTatBrookside
Dear WWRSD community,
We welcome you all to the upcoming 2023-2024 school year! As the Genesis Parent Portal is now open, we want clarify the Health Opt-Out form located in the Parent Portal.
For any parent who wishes to OPT-OUT of a health lesson, fill out the form and submit. If you DO NOT wish to opt-out of a lesson, please disregard the form and leave the form as UNSUBMITTED.
The Health Opt-Out form is NOT mandatory. Please visit our C&I website for further directions on how to opt-out of a health lesson.
