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. 🧠💡
All Kearny School District schools will be open and operating on a regular schedule tomorrow: Wednesday, January 28, 2026.
❄️Due to the current winter storm, all schools will be closed tomorrow, Monday, January 26. Please be safe and enjoy the rest of the weekend.☃️
Today, we honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., reflecting on his enduring commitment to justice, equity, and service to others.
All Kearny School District schools are closed today - Monday, January 19, 2026 - in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Garfield School: Students in Mrs. Lonnay’s 6th-grade social studies class wrapped up their unit on Ancient Egypt! They explored the lives of ancient pharaohs and learned about the process of mummification before using paper mâché to create depictions of pharaohs and decorate mummy sarcophagi. A hands-on way to bring history to life! 🏺
