Getting in Touch:
This webpage is one way to stay in touch with what is going on in our classroom but my door is always open. Feel free to e-mail, call, send a note or drop in. Below, I've listed my Brookside School e-mail address and phone number. I check both at least once daily, and will respond as soon as possible. Please understand that I may not have a free-period to get back to you immediately so patience is truly appreciated.
e-mail: Available on District Directory
phone: 201-664-9000 x4107
twitter: @MrsTadWestwood
* All emergency calls-(especially changes in pick-up procedures) should go through the main office!
For more than 20 years I have been teaching in the Westwood Regional School District. Educationally, I graduated from William Paterson University with a BA in Elementary Education and Psychology. A few years later, I earned a MS in Education, with a specialization in Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment from Walden University. I've worked throughout the years to continue my post-graduate education in the area of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment in Education and I love every day that I get to spend in the classroom with my eager, little learners!
Besides being a teacher, I am also a mommy. My husband, Dave, and I have three amazing children, Sean, Maggie and Emily. When I am not too busy racking up miles in the family people mover or having fun with my family, I love reading just about anything that I can get my hands on. I am most excited about teaching Second Grade because it provides me with a great opportunity to share my love of reading and writing with the young students in our school that are just bursting with ability to develop those crafts. Hopefully, my passion will be contagious and your children will be coming home discussing all of the fantastic books we will be reading each day and begging you to take them to visit the library!