ICYMI in the BTS edition of The NEWS Letter, check out our new District Pulse, a monthly video snapshot of the many activities and improvements taking place across the district. https://youtu.be/tmTMZRLGcjA?si=QQklpDZ7xhUmxlN2
Greeted by a rousing performance by members of the WHS Marching Band, staff gathered for an Opening Day ceremony, followed by a full schedule of PD sessions, as they prepare for the return of students on Thurs, Sept 5. Read more: https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/article/1743551
We can't wait to see our staff and students next week! Here is a quick video snapshot of key dates for the start of the new school. https://bit.ly/WelcomeBack-KeyDates
All six of our elementary schools have been recognized for implementing programs and events to create safer environments for walking and bicycling in their communities. Learn more: https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/article/1725576
First regular public BOE meeting for 2024-25 school year to be held on Tuesday, August 27 in WHS Cafe B. Private session at 6:30p. Public portion of meeting resumes at 7p. https://bit.ly/BOEAgendas2024-2025. Meeting will be livestreamed; link to be posted on district website.
The Westfield Public School District has been recognized for initiatives that promote sustainable practices and educate students to be responsible environmental stewards. https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/article/1725461
Thank you to the WHS girls and boys basketball team who volunteered their time to provide physical education opportunities for students in the Extended School Year Program. More on how ESY reinforces and strengthens skills here: https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/article/1715537
Fifth Grade Bicycle Safety Rodeo!
Lots of End-of-Year Celebrations!
Fourth Grade Coffee Houses - Showing off our Poetry
Third Grade Seashore Scientists Studying Living Organisms and Habitats
Creative Fourth-Grade Masks -- Are they Artists or Creatures from Another Realm?
Did you call me a monkey? What a fun activity for the morning meeting!
They actually played Phantom of the Opera!
We walked 1,209 laps for Celiac Disease and raised four hundred dollars!
The fifth-grade wax museum is now in session!
Mrs. Kale taught us about life in Kenya. Jambo!
One week to the District Art Show! You won't want to miss it! Enter at Door D1 on Trinity Place.
Our second-graders visited the Reeves Arboretum to learn more about insects, one of our science curriculum units. The children learned what an insect is, its anatomy and function, life cycle, social structure, and communication. They also got to visit the honeybees who call the Arboretum home.
We learned about writing a curriculum by starting at the end. The Understanding by Design framework focuses on teaching and assessing for understanding and learning transfer, and THEN designing curriculum “backward” from those ends. Dr. Bolton knows what he is talking about!
