Garfield Elementary School -

Students in Garfield School PE kicked off their very own Winter Olympic Games! Mrs. Coleman and Mr Tchalabi taught their students about some of the different events. Students competed in the bobsled, alpine skiiing, curling, luge and the penguin waddle!

Garfield School was proud to honor our amazing crossing guards today! They enjoyed coffee and donuts courtesy of the Garfield School PTA, while our students presented them with handmade cards, certificates, and a special poem read by the Student Council.
Thank you to Kearny PD Lt. David Rakowski and the Hudson County Improvement Authority for coordinating this special district-wide event. We are so grateful for all our crossing guards do to keep us safe!

Kindergarteners at Garfield school use tangrams to make snowflakes in the winter and learn about symmetry!

Kindergarteners at Garfield school use are getting ready for Valentine's Day! ❤️😍

Ready for a nostalgia blast! 🎧📼 To celebrate the 90th day of school, Garfield School staff dressed up like it’s the 90s — think flannel, scrunchies, and retro cool. Our hallways were full of laughs, memories, and staff spirit.

Garfield School congratulates Mrs. Signa's homeroom for earning the Best Homeroom Attendance Award for the month of January! Keep up the hard work!

Garfield School participated in the Great Kindness Challenge! Kindness rocks! 🎸

Garfield School enjoyed a fantastic show put on by the Zuzu Acrobats!

Great things happen when students lead! 🌟 The Garfield School Student Liaison Committee met with Superintendent Mrs. Encarnacao to discuss topics that matter most to our students. From classroom concerns to school events, their perspectives are shaping positive change.

Kindergarteners at Garfield School learned about Groundhog Day! 6 more weeks of winter ❄️

Mrs. Wei’s kindergarten class at Garfield School practiced blending letters to form words. ⛄❄️ After reading each word, students earned the chance to give Olaf a snowball: one snowball for nonsense words and two for real words. The students stayed engaged and had fun throughout the activity. ☃️

Garfield School Kindergarteners in Ms. Benenati's class create a snowman craft.

Garfield School is proud of our students who were "Caught Being Kind" in the month of January!

Congratulations to Garfield School's January Students of the Month!

Ever wondered how a sketch on a screen becomes something you can hold? Garfield School fifth grade KEEP students did — and they found out at the public library! 📚➡️🖥️➡️🖨️ Students designed in Tinkercad with Ms. Curry in their classroom and then visited the Kearny Public Library and learned about 3D printing. Students watched their creations come to life. From pixels to print — pure joy and curiosity ✨Thank you to the Kearny Public Library!!!!

Garfield School loves Flashlight Friday! 🔦📖

❄️🎶 Winter magic at Garfield! 🎶❄️ Garfield School Winter Concert, proudly led by Mr. Burzynski and Ms. Chen was full of joyful student performances, cozy community vibes, and moments that’ll warmed our hearts.

Garfield School second graders in Ms. Seeley and Ms. Gallagher's class are hooked on metamorphosis! 🦋❤️ Our students turned pasta and beans into 3D butterfly life-cycle models — eggs, caterpillars, chrysalises, and adults — and brought science to life.

Garfield School: Mrs. Kenig's fourth grade class turned a science lesson into a marble-run masterpiece — designing, testing, and cheering as ideas came to life. From wild twists to careful adjustments, every run taught them something new about physics and teamwork. 🧠💡