Just walked down the hallways of Birchwood Elementary and WOW! Thanks to Mrs. Dearolf's dedication to teaching art, our school has never looked more vibrant and colorful. Can't wait to see our students' amazing artwork on display at tonight's Music and Art Show. #arteducation



Sending a big shoutout to Mr. Watson and Mr. Voinier for their exceptional direction and talent at our spring concert! The band, strings, and chorus were all outstanding, highlighting the amazing skills of our students. 🎵👏



Excited to have all our little ones in the building for #TakeYourChildToWorkDay! Looking forward to showing them what it's like to be a part of our school community and helping them dream big for their future careers. #FutureLeaders #BulldogPride

Happy Administrative Professionals Day to our amazing office staff! We couldn't run this school without this TEAM. We are absolutely bananas about you! 🍌🙌 #AdminProfessionalsDay #OfficeStaff #ThankYou

Congratulations to the Grade 5 students at Birchwood for completing the LEAD program! Thank you to the Rockaway Township Police Department for partnering with us in this important initiative to promote leadership, anti-bullying, and drug awareness among our youth. #GoBulldogs



Thank you to our K students participating in our Spring into Kindness Drive! These little heroes collected a plethora of soaps, gloves, blankets, snack bags, and even some gently used clothing items. Thank you all for spreading kindness and making a difference in our community!

Birchwood School's spirit day has us feeling groovy! The tie-dye shirts and bulldog pride are absolutely amazing! Let's go Bulldogs! 🐾 #BirchwoodBulldogs #SpiritDay #TieDye

Thursday evening was Birchwood Elementary's 5th Grade Mini Olympics Night! The energy was electric as students, parents, teachers, and volunteers battled it out for the gold. So proud of everyone who participated and showed great sportsmanship. Go Bulldogs! 🏆#BulldogPride #BW



🎶👏 Congrats Rockaway Schools Music Dept.! 🎉 Your dedication to music education has earned recognition from @TheNAMMFoundation with a Best Communities for Music Education Award. Keep up the amazing work in nurturing the next generation of musicians! 🎶🎵 #musiceducation #NAMM"

Watch out world; these grade 1 students are ruling their sentences with their royal crowns! 👑📝 Practicing writing and structure has never been so regal! #Education #GrammarGoals #CrownYourSentences



Ms. Mandy's pre-k class is having a blast with their camping learning theme! They're reading books in a cozy tent and even going fishing in the river. Learning has never been so much fun! 🏕️🎣 #prek #campingtheme #learningisfun


Congratulations to Birchwood Elementary's Students of the Month for April, Sean Gazsy and Denisse Cerritos Ponce! Your hard work and dedication to learning are truly inspiring. Keep up the great work! 🎉👏 #StudentsoftheMonth #BirchwoodElementary

Spring Break

Spring break may be around the corner, but these little kindergartners are too busy crushing their sight words and letter blends to even notice! #FutureScholars #LoveOfLearning"

Birchwood students are having a blast during lunch playing Plinko! The excitement is contagious as they try their luck to win amazing prizes. #Birchwood #Plinko #SchoolFun #LunchtimeExcitement 🎉



Big thanks to Birchwood's PTA and Mrs. Dearolf, our talented art teacher, for making Paint Night such a huge success! It was amazing to see our community come together and create some beautiful art. #BirchwoodPride #PaintNight

Grade 5 students are thrilled to dive deep into their research on marine life! From the fierce Bull Sharks to the majestic Beluga Whales and adorable Hawaiian Monk Seals, they're discovering the wonders of the ocean. #MarineLife #YoungResearchers #writing


Our BW kindergarteners are so excited for the first day of spring! They made the cutest spring celebration hats to mark the occasion. #springishere #kindergartener #springcelebration #firstdayofspring

Just heard about the amazing traps grade 1 students set for those pesky leprechauns! Their creativity knows no bounds. Can't wait to see if they catch any. #StPatricksDay #LeprechaunTraps #Grade1isFUN


Shoutout to the amazing Girl Scouts who led us in the Pledge this morning at Birchwood Elementary! Your leadership and dedication is inspiring. Happy Birthday to the Girl Scouts! 🎉🎂 #GirlScouts

