This month's school wide assembly's theme was "Decision-Making". Students participated in a trivia game and role-playing with teachers about how to think critically before making a decision. Ask your student to tell you the six steps of the decision-making process.
Edison had 7 winners for the annual MLK Poetry/Essay/Art contest. Two of the winners are pictured here with EIS art teacher, Helen Frees at the MLK Day celebration on Monday, January 20th.
Students played a trivia game with Ms. Wilson to display their ability to make healthy choices and take positive action
when faced with difficult decisions in their everyday lives.
6th grade science classes had a guest presenter Mrs. Julia Higashio (Pediatric Nurse Practitioner) discuss healing vs curing and answer questions from the end of our healing unit.
December focused on wellness, with all students participating in a wellness fair organized by the Counseling and Physical Education departments, supported by 8th-grade peer leaders. Activities included board games, wellness trivia, volleyball, basketball, bracelet-making, coloring, and creating holiday cards for children in the hospital.
Students in 6th grade science were using bubbles to study membranes. Their observations of the experiment helped them to complete models on what they learned.
As part of the ‘My Identity unit,’ French 8th grade students were practicing their use of verb expressions with to have and do (avoir and faire) along with naming family members in a traditional French card game le jeux des 7 familles together in a warm classroom environment.
Check out some of our Peer Leaders of the Kindness Matter-Minds Group working on a school-wide activity focusing on gratitude!
Congratulations to our Red Ribbon Week Poster contest winners: Lucy Parks, Emma Dushak, Nicholas Cerbo-Lioi!
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
EIS teachers find fun and creative ways to make studying fun. Here, Mrs. Semon's period 4 math class reviews for their test with a Jeopardy competition!
In Mr. Black's 7th-grade art class, they have started a clay project where students are creating slab serving dishes. They used hosta leaves as a form, rolling them onto the clay to imprint their texture and then shaping the clay into a dish. This hands-on project is a great way to explore texture and form in ceramics!
Ms. Wilson (SAC) visited our 8th grade health classes during their Alcohol/Substance Use unit to discuss healthy decision-making. The students participated in discussions about their values and how those values influence their decisions. Here, students wrote down their top three values and created a word cloud to show the similarities in values among their classmates.
Games can be used to engage and reach those we want to teach, inform or entertain.
For the What is a Game lesson, students in Mrs. Paiva's period 6 computer science class analyze games to help them understand game design.
Throughout October, we celebrate the enduring legacy and vibrant culture of Italian Americans. We honor their significant contributions to art, science, cuisine, and countless other fields that have enriched our nation's tapestry.
Learn about HIB from the experts! Edison parents are invited to a HIB workshop in the EIS auditorium on Wednesday, October 23rd from 9:30-11:00am. Join Falynn Balassone as she walks us through the HIB process.
EIS Week of Respect- During the Week of Respect, students participated in the “It’s Not Funny” Pledge, sharing jokes they find hurtful. They wrote down examples of jokes that should no longer be said, emphasizing the importance of kindness and understanding.
EIS held their first ever Anti-Bullying Pep Rally. Students answered trivia questions in our Jeoparty games, celebrated our Students of the Month, learned how to identify and report a suspected incident of bullying, and how to be an anti-bully.
Mrs. Schall tried her hand at badminton. Ms. Spadora's period 6 PE class was nice enough to invite the principal to play badminton with them. They taught Mrs. Schall the rules before sending her back to her office with a record of 0-4.
Mrs. Naszimento's period 2 accelerated math class uses cooperative learning groups to learn new material. Students move from station to station in small groups to practice identifying and graphing slope and y-intercept.
