Brookside girl scouts celebrated earning their theater badge at the WWRSD production of Annie and even had the chance to see Ms. Morales at the show! Congratulations to our girl scouts and all of the students performing this weekend! #BESTatBrookside
4th graders used sugar cubes as a model for rocks this week. They performed an experiment with this model to understand the process of weathering and how this process explains why rocks at the tops of mountains are jagged, while those at the bottom are rounded. #BESTatBrookside
Brookside's entire school community enjoyed the spirit week for Read Across America! Take a look at some of the crazy hats! #BESTatBrookside
The fun continues during Read Across America here at Brookside. Students participated in D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything And Read) on Thursday. The whole school enjoyed time getting lost in a good book! #BESTatBrookside
The fun continues during Read Across America here at Brookside. Students participated in D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything And Read) on Thursday. The whole school enjoyed time getting lost in a good book! #BESTatBrookside
Brookside students enjoyed all of our community guest readers as one of the many events taking place for Read Across America this week! Thank you for helping to foster a love of reading with our students. #BESTatBrookside
Brookside students have been participating in BEAR after school clubs. Check out the beautiful artwork created during the craft making class with Mrs. Le Parc and Senorita Araujo's class. #BESTatBrookside
3rd graders are hard at work practicing for their upcoming concert with Mr. Douthat! We can't wait for you to hear the beautiful music they are making together! Bagzilla might be our favorite song yet! #BESTatBrookside
February's Best of Brookside Winners are here! Each month students earn "Caught Being Kind" coupons and two winners are selected per grade level. We are so proud of all of our students and the school community we are building together! #BESTatBrookside
Here is a sneak peek into a first grade reading lesson! Ms. Raymond teaches her students a strategy and then they try it out. Next, she pulls a guided reading group while the other students independently and partner read. Last, students model their learning! #BESTatBrookside
Brookside's third grade Authors Tea was a huge success! Our students showcased their nonfiction writing for their families and teachers. We are so proud of our authors! #BESTatBrookside
Thank you to Officer James for being the BEST at Brookside and always keeping our school community safe. #BESTatBrookside
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
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.
Brookside's 4th and 5th graders showcased their musical talents this week during our winter concert. A special thank you to our music teachers, Ms. Maresca and Mr. Douthat, for an amazing performance! #BESTatBrookside
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
Ms. Calderón, Ms. Hughes, & Mrs. . Vélez attended PD on how to build a thinking classroom in math. Building Thinking K-12 Classrooms in Mathematics helps teachers implement 14 optimal practices for thinking that create an ideal setting for deep mathematics learning to occur.
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.
Brookside's 4th graders launched their new reading unit by experiencing a classroom transformation into StarBOOKS! A special thank you to Westwood's Starbucks for providing the cups and bags to complete the transformation. #BESTatBrookside
Brookside's 4th graders learned all about fractions! Students used pattern blocks to build different shapes and visualize different fractions. Then they used fraction dice to practice multiplying to create equivalent fractions. Fractions aren’t so scary! #BESTatBrookside
