We were thrilled to celebrate the students who received Edison Personal Best Awards today. These students were recognized by their teachers for contributing in positive ways to the culture and climate of our school through their character, behavior, and kindness. Congratulations to the students in each grade that were recognized for this award!
Students in Senora Lopac's seventh grade Spanish class show off their dance moves as they rehearse a song they composed to demonstrate the various relative direction terms in Spanish.
In-person community engagement session TONIGHT (Tues, 4/11) at 6 p.m. at Edison Intermediate School. Don't miss an opportunity to have your questions answered about the 2023-24 School District Operating Budget . https://bit.ly/BudgetCommunityEngagement2023
The March issue of The NEWS Letter includes budget and strategic planning updates, curriculum news with a focus on visual and performing arts and much more. Check it out here: https://sites.google.com/westfieldnjk12.org/thenewsletter/the-news-letter/march-2023
Meet the candidates running for the Westfield Board of Education as the Parent Teacher Council (PTC) hosts a virtual Candidates Night on Thursday, April 13 from 7:30-9:30p. https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/page/april-2023-school-board-election-information
Edison Intermediate School 8th grade students were incredibly fortunate to hear from Stephen Hill on both Wednesday, for a large group assembly, and Friday in smaller groups. Stephen shared his story of being addicted to opiods for ten years and the many mistakes he made as a teenager which led him down this path of addiction. Stephen then shared his inspiring journey to recovery.
At the 3/28 BOE meeting, the 2023-2024 school district budget was adopted, Board high school rep Patrick Lanza discussed the annual Week of Service and other happenings at WHS, Dr. González reviewed the unused snow day schedule, and more. https://bit.ly/BOESynopsisMarch282023
Schools are closed from April 3-10 for Spring Break and an unused Snow Day. Enjoy!
At last night's meeting, the Board adopted the final 2023-2024 school district operating budget which goes to Westfield voters on Tuesday, April 25. Don't miss the opportunity to have your questions answered! https://bit.ly/BudgetCommunityEngagement2023
Congratulations to our intermediate and high school student musicians and vocalists for their recent musical honors. https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/article/1053669
Congratulations to Edison Intermediate School Orchestra members who were recently selected to the New Jersey Intermediate All State Orchestra! Wonderful job to Lilia Duval, 7th Grade Violin; Mai Kim, 8th Grade Violin; Justin Ou, 8th Grade Cello. Congratulations are also well deserved to their orchestra teacher, Mrs. Amanda Gant.
Budget engagement sessions begin this week on March 29 and March 30. These two virtual sessions are designated for elementary PTOs but all are welcome to choose date/time that works best. Complete list, with links to remote sessions, available at www.westfieldnjk12.org.
Public hearing on final 2023-2024 School Budget at BOE meeting on Tues, Mar 28 in Cafe B at WHS. Meeting begins at 6p, Board goes immediately into private session, public session resumes @ 7p. Agenda: https://bit.ly/BOEAgendas2022-23 Livestream: https://bit.ly/BOELiveStream202223
Mr. Wiley's 6th science class had the pleasure of having a classmate be the Scientist for a Day. He asked his peers questions and guided them through their assignments. This activity motivates students to actively engage in class and with their peers!
A series of in-person and remote community engagement sessions are scheduled for Westfield residents to learn about the 2023-2024 school district operating budget and to get their questions answered. More info and links here: https://bit.ly/BudgetCommunityEngagement2023
Nominate an outstanding Pre-K to Grade 5 teacher for the Rotary Club of Westfield's annual Philhower Award and an exceptional staff member for the club's new Steengrafe Award. More info, including links to online nominating forms: https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/article/1039204
Save the Date to hear a powerful presentation from the founder of Speak Sobriety, Stephen Hill, on Thursday, March 30 from 7-8:30p at Roosevelt Intermediate School. https://www.westfieldnjk12.org/article/1038775
Seventh grade students in Mrs. Messinger's social studies class are in the Edison Media Center this week researching the Middle Ages. Databases are the building blocks of any research project. Students access Encyclopedia Britannica, GALE Virtual Reference Library and others to gather accurate information, while also searching the web using strategies like a Boolean Search to narrow down results via Google.
Each week, we will post a "Budget Byte" with "Did You Know?" tips about the 2023-2024 school district operating budget as Westfield residents prepare to vote on the budget on April 25. Learn more at https://bit.ly/AprilBudgetVote2023.
At 3/7 meeting, BOE approved tentative 2023-2024 budget to be sent to County for review. Additional information, including ballot language for Questions 1 and 2, was presented as Westfield residents prepare to vote on the budget on April 25. https://bit.ly/BOESynopsisMarch72023
