Second graders are studying plants and insects in science. Today, they released a butterfly and made predictions about where the butterfly would migrate.
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Waiting eagerly to see their butterfly take off
First graders wrote letters to their heroes and some students were able to share their letters with their heroes.
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Celebrating our heroes
5th graders help to clean up after recess.
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These 5th graders collect and organize equipment after recess is over
First graders are learning to be respectful readers.
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Building reading stamina
Practicing strong reading habits
Recess is so much fun!
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Students have more fun together.
After reading the book, The Circles All Around Us, students drew circles as a reminder to include one another.
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Drawing circles of love and care
Circles All Around Us
We are growing our circles at McKinley School.
McKinley students love to read.
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Fifth graders are building reading stamina
Senora Roig begins her Spanish lesson with family photos.
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Senora Roig displays photos of her family to build community with her fourth grade students
McKinley students are building community through dialogue with one another.
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Fourth graders are getting to know each other by interviewing their classmates
The McKinley staff is excited to start the new school year.
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Ready for a new school year
McKinley students are learning procedures and expectations.
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Learning expectations
Listening carefully
This McKinley student just read the book, The Circles All Around Us.
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Proud of her work
Second graders are working together to solve a problem during this STEM lesson.
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Taking a moment to think
Working together
Helping one another
Trying a possible solution
We had a wonderful opening day at McKinley School. There were many smiles and lots of excitement. The 23-24 School Year is going to be a great one!
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Ready for day one!
Finding our lineup locations
Excited for the first day
Smiles for a new school year
Getting ready to start the day
This first grade class is excited to meet their teacher
We are ready to go!
First day of 5th grade
This first grader is ready to start school
This third grader is ready to begin the day
Happy First Day of School! Here are a few snapshots from Edison and McKinley with more to come.
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edison students walk down hallway
Edison principal and teachers greet arriving students
father and son say hello to crossing guard
Three mckinley students with backpacks
large gathering of students outside on first day
mother takes photo of two boys in front of Edison sign
superintendent takes selfie with Edison staff
McKinley principal talks to parent
Father takes photo of son in front of school sign
Our staff has been busy getting ready for tomorrow's return of our students (Thursday, Sept 7)! https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/article/1230200
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Superintendent speaks to staff on opening day with welcome screen behind him
Check your email inboxes for Back-to-School edition of The NEWS Letter with lots of district updates and news. This monthly newsletter also is posted on the district website under Communications. https://sites.google.com/westfieldnjk12.org/thenewsletter/back-to-school-2023
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colorful graphic saying Welcome Back
McKinley families gathered on a summer evening to enjoy popsicles and time with one another.
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McKinley students happy to be together
McKinley families enjoyed a beautiful summer evening
These friends are happy to see each other during the summer.
McKinley students and staff are happy to be together
These students are enjoying Popsicle Night at McKinley School
Mrs. McCabe welcomes McKinley Families to Popsicle Night
New families were welcomed at McKinley School during orientation.
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New students and families learning about McKinley School
Learning all about McKinley School
Welcome to our new Visual and Performing Arts Supervisor and Assistant Principal at Franklin! https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/article/1177600
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Photo collage of Shawna Longo and Kristi Morano