Grapefruit: This Week's Healthy Snack. Grapefruit is a citrus fruit bigger than an orange with a wide range of flavor from acidic to bitter to sweet. It is widely grown best January through April. Grapefruit has lots of vitamin C, helping your immune system keep you healthy. Grapefruit has vitamin A for your vision and helps lower cholesterol. Grapefruit is low in calories, about 52 calories in a half.
School Spirit Week at Brookeside! During our January school spirit week, students at Brookeside Montessori School expressed themselves by joining in spirit days! We wore our school colors of red, yellow and blue! We supported our favorite sports teams! We clashed wildly! We dressed in our tie dyes for peace and we also dressed as our favorite book characters!
National School Choice Week, held this year from January 20-26, 2019. This is an annual event shining a spotlight on effective education options for children. Participants in National School Choice Week believe that parents should have the right to choose the best educational environment for their children.
Santa's visit to Brookeside! There is nothing like being cozy, singing holiday songs, and eating a delicious snack! This is exactly what we did last Friday when Santa made a special visit to our buzzing classroom. It was a true gift to see many faces light up and hear giggles fill the room.
The Kindergarten and Elementary students had a great time learning about Hanukkah from Mrs. Ashcom. The students heard a story about the holiday, saw the lighting of a Menorah, ate fried matzah, and played the dreidel game.
