
Ms. Dearolf is starting the new year with fun and creative hands-on art projects in Pre-K. Happy January, Bulldogs! 🎉





Big congrats to Jacob Toriello and Emma Martinez, our December Students of the Month at Birchwood Elementary! 🎉🐾 Your hard work and positivity make us so proud. Keep it up! #BirchwoodPride #StudentOfTheMonth


Polar Express Day was a hit! 🚂🎫 Our kindergarteners got their tickets and climbed aboard for a day full of holiday fun and magic.




🍪☕ A huge THANK YOU to our amazing PTA for the delicious hot cocoa and cookies!


Big thanks to our incredible grade 1 team and parents for helping make our annual gingerbread house building such a fun tradition! The creativity and holiday cheer were amazing. What a special way to celebrate the season! 🎄🍬🏠





Thank you, Ms. Shinnick and the Student Council, for organizing another successful service-learning project! Collecting pajamas for the "Kindness for Christopher" cause shows the power of compassion and teamwork. Awesome work! 👏💙 #ServiceLearning


Our Birchwood kindergarteners are so excited for Polar Express Day this Friday! It’s one of our favorite days of the year filled with magic, fun, and holiday cheer! 🚂🎄❄️



Such a fun day at Birchwood! #holidaysweaters ⛄️





🎶 What an incredible week of musical performances at Birchwood's Winter Concert! 🎵
👏Thank you, Mr. Voinier, Mr. Watson, and Mrs. Dearolf, for your outstanding leadership! 🎤🎺🎻


🎉 Big congratulations to Birchwood Elementary's November Students of the Month, Lillyana Harvey & Fatima Tahir! 🌟 Your hard work, kindness, and leadership inspire us all. Keep shining bright!


💚 Happy Grinch Day from Birchwood Elementary! Our Bulldogs are rocking their holiday spirit with a touch of Grinchy cheer. Once a Bulldog, always a Bulldog! #GrinchDay



Our kindergarteners are spreading holiday cheer with their love for reading and crafts! Check out these adorable Christmas cobwebs they created! 🎄✨📚 #KindergartenFun

Ms. Flynn’s 2nd grade kindness advent calendar is spreading joy! Love seeing her students practice acts of kindness all through December. 🌟 #KindnessCounts


Student Council successfully completed and delivered food for their first service learning project❤️ All donations went to our own Rockaway food pantry. Go Bulldogs 🦃🍁❤️


Happy Thanksgiving from our BW family to yours!! 🦃🍁❤️


Dear Parents and Guardians,
This is a friendly reminder that tomorrow, Wednesday, November 27th, is an early dismissal day at Birchwood Elementary School. Students will be dismissed at 12:48 PM.
As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, I hope you enjoy a restful four-day weekend filled with opportunities to unplug and spend quality time with loved ones.
We are so grateful for our wonderful Birchwood community and all the support you provide.
Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

Big thanks to our PTA and parent volunteers for making our first book fair a success! 📚 From Pre-K to 5th grade, our Bulldogs found amazing books and resources. We love seeing their excitement for reading! 🐾❤️ #BulldogsRead #ThankYouPTA




Our Kindness Wall is finished! 💕 Students from every grade and classroom contributed their ideas on how to spread kindness. Birchwood celebrated World Kindness Day on Wednesday, November 13th, with this beautiful display of positivity! 🌟 #WorldKindnessDay #KindnessMatters

🐾 Our kindergarten students took their very first field trip as Bulldogs to the Rockaway Township Public Library! 📚✨ They had an amazing time learning how the library works and discovering a whole new world of books and resources!


Congratulations to Norah Panchoo and Hannah Thompson for being named Birchwood Elementary's Students of the Month for October! Your hard work, positive attitude, and commitment to excellence have truly set you apart. Keep up the great work! We are so proud of you!
