The Washington Wave

Washington Elementary PTA Newsletter

Week of January 21, 2024

Mark Your Calendar

Wed, Jan 24: School-wide Spelling Bee

Jan 29 - Feb 2: Book Fair by Mija Books

Thur, Feb 1: PTA Board nominations due

Fri, Feb 2: Local PTA Legislation Summit

Wed, Feb 7: Parent education - “An Ounce of Prevention”

Thurs, Feb 8: Parent education - College Financial Planning

Fri, March 15: Multi-Cultural Night

STEAM Night in Spring

Washington PTA is happy to announce that STEAM Night will be held in April. Previously, there was mention of a combination event of Invention Convention and STEAM to be held together in February. The planning committees are working diligently to schedule and run Invention Convention in February as its own event and STEAM Night on Friday, April 19. More info to come!

Hear the B-u-z-z? Spellers are Ready for the Bee!

Introducing Mija Books

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Beginning January 29, our students get to go book shopping at the Book Fair during their designated library hour. PTA is excited to bring a new Book Fair vendor, Mija Books, to Washington. Students may bring cash to purchase their own books or they can make their wish lists of books they’d like to buy with you during the after-school Book Fair hours.

2024-25 PTA Board Nominations

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The nomination committee is forming the slate of board officers for the upcoming school year. Fill out the nomination form by Thursday, February 1.*Please note, the wrong day of the week was used in the last edition of the Wave. Nominations are due Thursday, not Friday.

Advocating Stronger Together

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An Ounce of Prevention, a workshop by Safely Ever After

The PTA is hosting a parent workshop with Pattie Fitzgerald, a child body safety expert. The workshop will be at Washington on Wednesday, February 7 at 8:30 AM. Her workshop covers ways to begin the personal safety dialogue with your children in a clear, non-fearful manner. Make reservations today for in-person or video viewing.

Reservation link: https://forms.gle/ivZPCVXwy6DKSu7t6

College Financial Planning

RBUSD and Kinecta invite you to learn more about financial planning for your student's college.

Thursday, February 8 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Redondo Union High School | Auditorium, 1 Sea Hawk Way, Redondo Beach, CA 90277

More details

Fundrai$er Re$ult

Back in November, the dine-out fundraiser at Panda Express raised $296.88 for PTA programs. Thank you for participating!

Play Area Supervision Sign-Up

From Principal O’Grady: Thank you so much to the parents who have volunteered on campus. We have been having more conversations about how to update safety structures on campus. There is a noticeable difference in how our students are using the restrooms responsibly. You can sign up for one or more slots.

Kindergarten Spotlight

Thank you to Lora Ellingson, Carlin Lau, Megan Hixson, Darlene Hyman, and Marti Navarro, who made a spectacular display of Kindergarten school work. Prospective Kindergarten parents visited Washington on Saturday for an all-district Kindergarten information event, and we were able to show off how much our Kinder Kids are learning!