Our first graders read the book Balloons Over Broadway, which tells the story of Tony Sarg, the man behind the giant balloons in The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. They decided to make their own illustration of balloons over Broadway, including some new and interesting ones.
Who is more proud of their first published writings: The teacher or her first graders?
It was a fun day at the PTO Crafts Fair. Students and their younger siblings got to make various crafts, and Washington alumni helped at the tables, along with parents and grandparents. Did I mention some of the delicious treats that the fifth graders sold to raise funds for our annual scholarship awarded to a graduating Washington student from high school?
Teachers, secretaries, custodians, principals - what do you do? Each year, as part of their study of community helpers, the first graders have an opportunity to interview the adults in our school and the roles we play. Some questions are not so easy to answer -- What do you do at our school? What is your favorite thing about your job? Some questions - not so hard: What is your favorite food? (Can you spell lasagne?)
Why is he so happy? Maybe it's because he just found out how much reading progress he has made this year!
Our second and fourth graders helped with this month's St. Joe's extra lunch collection.
Learning how to read and write is sooooo boring.
Go away germs. You are not welcome here.
First 7:30 AM Strings Rehearsal. Check!
Every picture tells a story.
Henna for Diwali. Wouldn't you love to know what this says?
The teachers had two very worthwhile and productive inservice afternoons last week.
It's good to be a fifth grader at Washington School.
Third graders investigate and observe the properties of water. They compare how water drops interact with different surfaces. They collect materials in nature, such as tree branches, leaves, rocks, and grass, and observe what happens when droplets of water are put on each one. Some drops of water absorb into the material, while others form dome-shaped beads.
This is how I learn the sounds that letters make.
The Westfield Public Schools and Town of Westfield are recipients of the 2024 Green Team Collaboration Award for their joint efforts in creating and promoting sustainable practices in our schools and the community. Full story: https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/article/1868555
This was the vote that put him over the top for president (Duck, that is).
Third graders develop an understanding of density by comparing the floating and sinking behavior of materials in water. They add very cold water (blue) to room-temperature water and then hot water (red) to room-temperature water. The cold water stays at the bottom because it is more dense. The red dye floats to the top because it is less dense. Wow! These are big concepts to learn.
"The Day After Halloween" Quartet entertains at dismissal.
Love at first sight.
