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Reminder: Tonight, November 28th at 6:30pm for all district parents.
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First Grade mathematicians in Ms. Raymond's class are working hard on solving math problems by making a ten to add! #BESTatBrookside
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5th and 2nd grade buddies met again to work on Thanksgiving Turkey Glyphs! The buddies had a great time getting to know each other better while working on this project. #BESTatBrookside
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Ms. Morales' Kindergarteners have been working hard with their 3rd grade buddies to prepare for their Thanksgiving Feast. They talked about gratitude, drew what they were thankful for on placemats, and made turkey-themed napkin rings. #BESTatBrookside
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Kindergarten MLLs in Mrs. Le Parc’s class practiced the letter Mm by reading the book The Mitten and placing the animals in the mitten in order! They learned many new words and they are working so hard! #BESTatBrookside
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Save the Date: November 28th at 6:30pm for all district parents.
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Kindergarteners show off their STEM skills by constructing amazing structures out of Rokenbok Rok Blocks in the Media Center with Ms. Eliason! #BESTatBrookside
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Brookside's 4th graders are building confidence when using their speaking skills in Spanish! #BESTatBrookside
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Srudents in Mrs. Jones' first grade are playground experts! To help get some ideas for their next writing unit, they went outside and explored the playground. They were eager to get back inside and write about all the things we know how to do! #BESTatBrookside
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After working so hard on their Windsocks, Kindergarteners in Ms. Macari's class were able to go outside and see the direction the wind was blowing. Check out their adventure as Meteorologists! #BESTatBrookside
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Mrs. Vaughan’s 2nd Graders and Ms. Johnston/Mrs. Brusco’s 5th graders came together for a “Getting to Know Your Buddy” activity. They had so much fun working with their 5th grade buddies and practicing their technology skills! #BESTatBrookside
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4th graders worked hard to perform “Text Feature Surgery.” We took a more hands on approach to identify nonfiction text features and analyze how they can help readers gain a better understanding of their nonfiction texts while reading. #BESTatBrookside
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Firsties in Mrs. Bowker’s class loved listening to Ms. Hughes read A Little Spot of Thankful- a story that celebrates everyday gifts and practices thankfulness. When we stopped to think about it, it is unbeLEAFable how much we have to be thankful for! #BESTatBrookside
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Today we recognize World Kindness Day. A reminder that small acts of kindness have a big impact! Today and always you can...Smile, Write a note (or email) of thanks, Compliment someone, Volunteer, Hold the door open for someone, Practice patience, Offer to help at home, Thank a teacher, Thank your parent, Donate time, money, clothes, books, Call your grandparent or relative, Stand up for a friend, Laugh and Be kind to yourself.
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We are so lucky to have the best PTO! Thank you to all our volunteers who made today's bagel sale possible. #BESTatBrookside
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A special shout out to our school nurse, Mrs. Alvarez, who was a special guest at the Girl Scout Brownie troop meeting this week. She helped the girls earn their First Aid badge! Thanks for being the #BESTatBrookside!
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The Brookside Bazaar was a huge success! Community members, families and students spent time together buying and selling handmade items. Thank you to our wonderful PTO and committee for organizing today's event. #BESTatBrookside
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Brookside's first annual Candy Swap was a huge success! Together, we collected 130 POUNDS of candy for donation to CareOne at Valley in Westwood, CareOne of Oradell and CareOne of Ridgewood. Wow! Thank you to our school nurse, Mrs. Alvarez, for organizing. #BESTatBrookside
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Happy Halloween from Brookside's teachers and staff! We had a blast celebrating with our school community. #BESTatBrookside
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Students from two third grade classes got together to play multiplication Jenga! We had so much fun practicing our multiplication facts and anticipating the fall of our tower. #BESTatBrookside
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