Special thanks goes out to the Edison Intermediate School Chorus and Broadway Singers! Today they performed their winter concert at Lincoln School…students watched with delight!
EIS Concert #4: 8th Grade Band, 8th Grade Orchestra, and 8th Grade Chorus takes place tonight (12/14) @ 6:45 PM
Edison Intermediate School
800 Rahway Avenue
Physical Education: in this month’s unit of study, Kindergarten students are learning to use scooters! Working in partnerships, students use gross motor movements and coordination to propel themselves across the Multipurpose Room floor. Kneeling, backwards seated, on our bellies, and on our bottoms were the positions practiced last week. This week students are excited for scooter tag!
Online registration for kindergarten and Grade 1 is open for the 2023-2024 school year. Please share with your Westfield friends and neighbors. https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/article/936303
Our Kindergarten mathematicians have been working on recognizing numerals, counting, and one-to-one correspondence. Students are working to understand that numerals represent specific quantities, and quantities can be manipulated through simple functions of addition and subtraction.
Next Board of Education meeting is on Tuesday, December 13 in Cafe B at WHS. Private session at 6p; public session resumes @ 7p. Agenda: https://bit.ly/BOEAgendas2022-23 Livestream: https://bit.ly/BOELiveStream202223
Pre-K students use multiple modalities for to design and build. These students are building with blocks to replicate photographed models and recreating beaded designs with 3-dimensional shapes.
Check your email inboxes for the November issue of The NEWS Letter. Enjoy! https://sites.google.com/westfieldnjk12.org/thenewsletter/the-news-letter/november-2022
Yah-Oh-Way…It is good! Thunderbird Native American Indian Dancers visited Lincoln School today! Students learned greetings, songs and dances from various Native American tribes. Thank you, Louis Cloud Standing Straight in the Sky, Matthew Corneater, and Allen Shooting Star!
Pre-K students are immersed in the study of nocturnal animals. They examine real life photos, play with figurines, read books, and create their very own nocturnal animals.
Tuesday, December 6 is the deadline to submit an application to fill Board of Education vacancy, resulting from the recent resignation of Board member Amy Root whose unexpired term runs from January 1 - April 24, 2023. Details here: https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/article/916168
Thank you to the Westfield Education Fund for their generous donation supporting student and staff wellness and to Imagine, A Center for Coping with Loss, for facilitating the training. https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/article/918589
At Lincoln School, we are “lighting up” the winter season with kindness. We celebrate the effort needed to do our best work and we take the time to compliment one another during the closing circle routine.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving!
The Westfield Board of Education is seeking an applicant who is interested in serving on the Board from January 1, 2023 through April 24, 2023 to fill the vacancy resulting from the resignation of Board member Amy Root. Details here: https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/article/916168
Lincoln Kindergarten students are writers! In this lesson, students are using their knowledge of letter sounds to write about their weekend activities.
The Edison Field Project, key administration appointments, and a warm welcome for our new student Board representative were among the topics at the November 15 BOE meeting. Read more in this synopsis:
https://bit.ly/BOESynopsisNov152022
The “Shoe Tying Club” is back at Lincoln School! Students earn entry by showing they can independently tie their shoe laces. Please see this week’s family newsletter for more information - https://tinyurl.com/yc3xpzsz
Please click Agenda link for info on Strategic Planning Council / Special Board meeting on 11/14 in Edison cafeteria and regular public Board meeting on Tues, 11/15 in Cafe B at WHS. Agenda: https://bit.ly/BOEAgendas2022-23 Livestream: https://bit.ly/BOELiveStream202223
Please take note of early dismissals and schools closed during the week of November 7-11.
