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Today was pajama day at Brookside! One more sleep until winter break! #BESTatBrookside
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Congratulations to today's winners - Ms. Eastman, Mrs. Huster and Senora Araujo! The Elf fun continues at Brookside! #BESTatBrookside
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Congratulations to Ms. Iozzia, Mr. McDermott and Mrs. Crawford who found Kelly on the Couch today! Enjoy your prizes! #BESTatBrookside
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It took a little longer to find Kelly on the Couch today! Congratulations to Ms. Santaella and Mrs. Wiecenski! #BESTatBrookside
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Brookside celebrated Holly, Jolly Hat Day today! The countdown is on until winter break...3 days! #BESTatBrookside
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Brookside celebrated Candy Cane Day today wearing red or white! We are excited for Holly, Jolly Hat Day tomorrow! #BESTatBrookside
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The elf has made its way to Brookside! Today, Ms. Candusso and Ms. Johnston both found Kelly on the Couch! They both selected a prize! We can't wait to see who will find our elf next. Thank you to Mr. Fiorello for the fun idea! #BESTatBrookside
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Reading buddies in Ms. Bowker's first grade were thrilled to find this week’s red word in their book! They are making learning connections across subjects and transfer skills to authentic reading #BESTatBrookside
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Mr. Capozzi’s 4th grade class took part in a team building game during morning meeting to name animals that start with each letter of the alphabet in order until they got stumped! Responsive classroom at it's #BEST!
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Ms. Jung’s 4th grade class worked together to learn about energy and collisions. They used marbles and tracks to become amusement park ride connoisseurs! #BESTatBrookside
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Brookside's school family is growing! We celebrated the upcoming arrival of three of our newest cardinals! #BESTatBrookside
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We are excited to announce with Brookside pride our Teacher of the Year, Ms. Kristin Iozzia and our Educational Specialist of the Year, Mrs. Nicole James! Both Ms. Iozzia and Mrs. James bring out the BEST at Brookside each day! Congratulations! #BESTatBrookside
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Kindergartners work hard on letter matching with multisensory learning opportunities in Ms. Lam's class. #BESTatBrookside
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Ms. Candusso’s Kindergarteners have been learning about weather. Students had a great time completing a weather word scavenger hunt! #BESTatBrookside
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Maribel, a senior at WRHS, is participating in the Work Based Learning Program and shadowing Mrs. Le Parc, her former ESL teacher at Brookside. This firsthand experience serves as a powerful stepping stone in her journey toward becoming an ESL teacher. #BESTatBrookside
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1st Graders are practicing listening for the correct short vowel sounds while using vowel sticks to name the vowel and its sound with Mrs. Keahon. Way to work hard! #BESTatBrookside
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Mrs. Mosery’s 3rd graders are working hard as mystery detectives and writers of opinion essays. They're making predictions, timelines, and solving mysteries. They're also formulating opinions with reasons. These reading and writing units are always a blast! #BESTatBrookside
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Mrs. Oldak’s Kindergarteners had so much fun going on a leaf collecting walk to culminate our science unit on trees. We found so many types of leaves. We then had so much fun sorting them in many different ways…like by color, by shape, and by size. #BESTatBrookside
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As we wrap up the month of November, teachers spent last night at a local food bank distributing food to people in need after our school food collection and donation. We are so thankful for our students, families and wonderful community. #BESTatBrookside
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Writers in Ms. Golz's first grade are busy writing all about things they know how to do! We are working on adding details to help our readers picture what to do. #BESTatBrookside
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