🌸 Pre-K students are learning about plants and vegetables as part of their gardening unit. They discussed the needs of a flower, counted vegetables to make a stew, and used magnifying glasses to explore seeds up close. Plus, they had a blast playing the seed guessing game! 🌱👩🌾🧑🌾
Helping young readers learn “heart words” is crucial for their literacy development. Students memorize these words because they aren’t spelled phonetically, like “said” and “of.” Mastering these words boosts reading fluency and confidence, paving the way for long term reading success. ❤️📖🤓
🦋🌱 Ms. Palmer's Pre-K class dove into the magical world of butterflies! 📚🎨 From caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly, these little learners are buzzing with excitement as they explore the lifecycle of these beautiful creatures. 🐛✨🦋🌿
WHS, Westfield Memorial Library, and Kean University's HRC are hosting an important community event on May 6 at the library to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day. Learn more: https://events.wmlnj.org/event/12055292 LiveStream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL3rFZHLK2Y
The Board held its reorganization meeting last night. Following the swearing in of Leila Morrelli, Sonal Patel, and Julie Steinberg, Board members elected Robert Benacchio as Board President and Sonal Patel as Board Vice President. Congratulations to all!
🌱🌼 Pre-K students are learning about flowers, building hand strength and growing their own plants! They are also "growing" more comfortable talking with each other about their learning! 🌱🌸
“🎶✨ Our Pre-K stars are on a musical journey! 📝💌 Today they penned the sweetest letter to @taylorswift13 with Ms. Toulios in music class. 🎵💖 Here’s to the power of imagination and the magic of music!
🎲🧠 Watch out world, our kindergarten superstars are mastering addition like pros! Using dominoes to add within 10, they’re building a solid foundation for future math success. Way to go, little mathematicians!
Kudos to student artists whose work has been selected in the district's Earth Day Poster Contest. Thank you to all who submitted an entry. The featured posters, along with all of the submissions, are available here: https://sites.google.com/westfieldnjk12.org/wpsgreenteam/home
🌍 Students engaged in environmental science assemblies and explored ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle to protect our planet. We must do our part to make every day Earth Day! 🌱🌎
Registration is now open for the Westfield K-8 STEAM Night on April 29. https://sites.google.com/westfieldnjk12.org/wps-ptc-ptso/ptc-gifted-education
Special thanks goes out to the Lincoln School PTO for organizing last Friday's Special Education Family Social 💙Students and families enjoyed arts and crafts 🎨🖌️ sensory activities, lively music 🎶 and delicious snacks 🍿🥨! It was wonderful to see students and families connecting, laughing, and creating memories together!🦁
📚Pre-K adventure time! Students have begun the Reduce, Reuse, Recycle unit. 🎨 Today, our little learners dove into the enchanting world of "The Paper Bag Princess" 👑 📜 They explored bravery, creativity, and style as they crafted their own paper bag attire!✨
Get ready for Westfield K-8 STEAM Night on Monday, April 29 from 6:30-8:00p at Wilson, hosted by the PTC Gifted Education Committee. A registration link will be activated Monday, April 15 at 7p on the PTC Gifted Education page. https://sites.google.com/westfieldnjk12.org/wps-ptc-ptso/ptc-gifted-education
Exploring shapes and having fun with Pre-K students during our shape scavenger hunt! 🎨🔍 Learning through hands-on activities is always an adventure at Lincoln School!
Last chance to join a community session on the 2024-25 school district operating budget. Tonight (April 11) at 5:30-6:30p. Link to virtual session: https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/article/1546278 Hope you can join, as Westfield voters prepare to go to polls next Tuesday, 4/16.
☀️🌑 Eclipse excitement is in the air at Lincoln School! Little astronomers in the making witness nature’s awe-inspiring event together.
The April 16 budget vote and board election is fast approaching. Please consider attending one of the district's last two community engagement sessions to have your questions answered before going to the polls. The virtual sessions are Wednesday, April 10 from 12-1 p.m. and Thursday, April 11 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Links to both sessions can be found on the Budget Vote Portal under Community Engagement.
Enjoy your Spring Break!
Today's Physical Education class married the traditional game of tag with elements of dramatic play. Students pretended to be trees, squirrels and foxes as they practiced following multi-step directions, cooperation, and spatial awareness.🌳 🐿️ 🦊
