Garfield School second graders in Mrs. Mancuso's class completed a STEM challenge!
Congratulations to Garfield School's September Students of the Month!
Garfield School students wearing their ME shirts for Respect Week. Students are proud of what makes them special or unique!
Garfield School hosted a successful Back to School Night!
Garfield School Summer Reading Party 📚☀️🎉 Students received certificates and enjoyed games and art projects with Ms. Curry & Mr. McShane.
Students shared what the perfect classroom environment would look and feel like at Garfield School in Ms. Lopes' class, A place where everyone can ask questions, help each other, and feel welcome. 🌈🪴📚
Garfield School KEEP students brainstormed using their out-of-the-box thinking today — creativity on blast! 💡🚀
Happy World Teachers’ Day! The Kearny School District celebrates the educators whose dedication, creativity, and care help our students learn and grow. Thank you for all you do!
Surprise Attendance Day at Garfield School! 🎉 Students who came to school were rewarded with extra recess — smiles, energy, and teamwork all around. ⛹️♀️🌳You never know when the next surprise attendance day will be. Keep coming to school and learning with us!
Hello, fall! 🍂 Garfield School second graders in Mrs. Mancuso's class celebrated the start of autumn with a seasonal craft—cutting, gluing, painting, and sharing stories about fall favorites. 🍁🎨 Seeing their creativity bloom with the season was wonderful.
First graders at Garfield School practiced CVC words today using poster cards.📚 Who else loves hands-on phonics?
On September 25th Garfield School celebrated Dolly Day. Dolly Parton spent decades inspiring people through her music, generosity, and commitment to childhood literacy. Our students participated by bringing in their favorite book from home and discussed what they love about reading. ❤️📚📖
Garfield School: Students kicked off their first unit of Ancient History by traveling back in time to explore the lives of early humans and the fascinating world of cave drawings! After learning about some of the earliest forms of human expression, students got creative and tried their hand at recreating their own cave drawings.
Garfield School: Congratulations! Garfield students "chews" kindness for the month of September.
Garfield School: As part of Hello Week, our 6th graders “chalked the walk” with colorful greetings in many different languages. From “Hola” to “Bonjour” to “Ciao,” students helped spread a message of kindness, welcome, and inclusivity to everyone entering our school!
Garfield School: Ms. Chen hosted her annual Band Assembly, giving students an exciting introduction to the many instruments they can choose from when joining the Garfield School Band! Students had the opportunity to see and hear the different instruments and learn about the fun of becoming a young musician. Even our principal, Dr. Masters, joined in on the fun and showed off her flute skills! 🎶 We love seeing our staff and students come together to celebrate music, creativity, and new opportunities!
With reflective and meaningful Yom Kippur wishes, may this Day of Atonement bring peace, forgiveness, and renewal.
Garfield School: The first week of school has just wrapped up, and our 6th grade students had a blast participating in fun team-building activities. A great start to learning and working together!
Second grade students in Ms. Seeley and Mrs. Soltis class are building their math fact fluency through engaging center activities. They practice addition and subtraction facts using games, hands-on materials, partner activities, and independent practice. These centers give students opportunities to strengthen their accuracy, build confidence, and develop strategies for solving facts more efficiently. Students are encouraged to work together, explain their thinking, and have fun while learning!
Garfield School students wore Red, White, and Blue on Patriots Day in remembrance of September 11th.
