This Week at Brookside...
Friday, October 18, 2019
REMINDER: PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES
Brookside School will be hosting Parent-Teacher Conferences for students in grades K – 5 on October 21st, 22nd, and 23rd. These conferences will provide you with the opportunity to discuss your child’s progress with their teacher.
Please make sure to confirm the time and date for your conference with your child's teacher. The conference will take place with your child’s classroom teacher. Specialists and resource room teachers are available for scheduling as well.
As a reminder, all children in grades K-5 will have half days (dismissal at 12:45 P.M.) on Monday, October 21, and Tuesday, October 22. This dismissal time includes ALL students. Wednesday, October 23, is a full day of school with conferences in the evening from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 P.M.
The following is the schedule for specials teachers. If you would like to make an appointment with our specialists, please contact the school.
October 21, 22, and 23 - Mr. Pfeifer (PE)
Mon. Oct. 21 & Wed. Oct. 23 - Mrs. Eliason (Media)
Tues. Oct. 22 - Ms. Araujo (World Language - Spanish)
Tues. Oct. 22 & Wed. Oct. 23 - Mrs. Portelli (Art)
Tues. Oct. 22 - Mr. Barbieri (Instrumental Music)
UPDATE for Pick up and P.M. Dismissal
As we continue to refine our practices and procedures we will be instituting two practices beginning Monday, October 21, 2019.
- If there is any change to your child's "normal" after school dismissal, we ask that you please notify the main office by email or phone call to : angela.kaufmann@wwrsd.org, elizabeth.letizia@wwrsd.org, and thomas.conroy@wwrsd.org, This way we will have a master list of any changes in order to be sure that all students are safely dismissed.
We will keep the location for each grade level dismissal the same as always:
- Kindergarten: Kindergarten Playground
- Grade 1: Main Entrance
- Grades 2 - 5: Large Playground
- Please click HERE to view Grades 2 - 5 classroom "dismissal spot" which we hope will alleviate some of the congestion experienced at the end of our school day.
- Please click HERE to view Grades K - 1 classroom "dismissal spot" which we hope will alleviate some of the congestion experienced at the end of our school day.
As a reminder, older siblings are no longer being dismissed early to pick up younger siblings. All students will be released to the person/s identified on each families dismissal sheet completed at the beginning of the school year.
Thank you!
UNITY DAY! MRS. JAMES
Kids With Character : October's Theme is RESPECT.
Save the Date for Unity Day - Wednesday, October 23, 2019!
Together against bullying. UNITED for kindness, acceptance and inclusion.
Make it ORANGE and make it end! What are your true colors when it comes to showing that you believe that all youth should be safe from bullying? Come together in one giant ORANGE message of hope and support, WEAR AND SHARE ORANGE to color our nation, and even the world, visibly showing that our society believes that no child should ever experience bullying!
Read the history on Wikipedia, Unity Day sponsored by PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center since 2011
Halloween at Brookside
Please complete in preparation for the Halloween Parade on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2019. Our Parade will begin at 1:30 p.m.
Lunch that day will be from 12:00 P.M. until 12:55 P.M.
Please click HERE to complete the lunch sign-out form for Halloween, Thursday, October 31, 2019!
Outdoor Drop-off of forgotten Items
Please be sure that each item is clearly and fully tagged or labelled and that it includes your child’s name and the teacher’s name.
Just ring the bell and let us know you have left something for your child. We will arrange to have it removed for the child to retrieve in the office.
Tackling nonfiction science
Calling All Veterans!
Thank you!
DON’T MISS ANY UPDATES FROM THE SCHOOLS OR THE DISTRICT!
One of the greatest features of our new mobile app is the ability for you to receive push notifications directly to your phone with important information or reminders from the district and school with important information or reminders. Once configured, you will be notified whenever a message is sent regarding any change in school status due to inclement weather as well as occasional announcements / reminders about school level events.
Follow these steps when downloading the mobile app:
1. Search ‘Westwood Regional Schools, NJ’ in your phone’s app store and download the app
2. Select ‘ALLOW’ when prompted on initial download to ensure you receive notifications
3. Open the Westwood app, and navigate to the left-side menu for ‘SETTINGS’
4. Ensure your settings are turned on and your school(s) and/or the district is selected
Brookside PTO
FYI Dates...
10/20: Trunk or Treat (2-6 p.m.)
10/21–10/22: Half-days for Parent Conferences
10/23: Evening Parent Conferences
10/31: Halloween Parade
Brookside School
Website: http://www.wwrsd.org/brooksidees
Location: 20 Lake Drive, Westwood, NJ, United States
Phone: 201-664-9000