Carleton Washburne

We had over 200 students join us Friday evening for Washburne’s Winter Bash. Students danced, ate, played a variety of games, and socialized with their peers. A huge thank you to our PTO for organizing this event, and to all of the parents who volunteered their time to help supervise. We couldn’t have done it without you, and we are thankful for your partnership.

Washburne Winter Conferences will take place on Thursday and Friday of this week. Please note that the scheduling portal will close to families at 3:00pm on Tuesday 2/6. If you have not already scheduled your conferences, you can do so by clicking this LINK.

If your child has an IEP, you should have received a separate email from your child’s case manager to schedule an appointment. These meetings will take place in our main office. Please go to our main entrance and your child will meet you in the main office.

Take Care and Be Well,

Andrew Fenton & Ben Horwitz

Carleton Washburne Principal & Assistant Principal

Washburne Families, we want your feedback on our lunch program.

Please Click Here and take a few minutes to share your feedback as we look to ensure you have the highest quality food service program possible.

Welcome to Window to Washburne! Each week, we will be highlighting some of the learning taking place in our classrooms.

Pride of Lion

Calling all engineers, inventors, and robot wranglers! Spark your creativity and get ready to design and build beyond your wildest dreams! We’re bringing back the Washburne Robotics Club kicking it off on Tuesday, February 20th, continuing for the next 15 weeks!

Here are the details:

Time: Tuesdays, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM, a perfect after-school adventure!

Dates: February 20th - June 4th, let's conquer the spring semester with bots!

Location: The CW CoLab, N102, (Mr. Selgrat’s room) Washburne

What to Expect: We will collaborate to build and program Lego robots! We will work together to choose our path as a club, sharpening our creativity and problem-solving skills.

No experience needed: Just bring your enthusiasm, curiosity, and willingness to participate.

The First Lego League Robotics Club is live on the District Web Store.

This year's dance marathon benefiting Lurie Children's Hospital will take place on Friday, March 15th from 3:30-5:30pm at Washburne. If you haven't received a fundraising link from your child or his/her/their advisor yet, you can find your link here. Advisory Links

Where does the money go? Children's Miracle Network

The energetic and creative Dance Marathon Student Steering Committee has set its sights on beating our total from last year, which made us the top fundraising middle school in the country! Our total last year was $83,186.70.

Last, there will be plenty of ways to volunteer to help plan and run the dance Marathon through the PTO. That information is forthcoming. Stay tuned!

Thursday, February 8th & Friday, February 9th: Washburne Winter Conferences

(No School on Both Dates)

Tuesday, February 20th: D36 School Board Meeting - 7:15pm @ Washburne School

Families may now access the calendar for the upcoming school year, also available on our District website.

The Accelerated Placement Act requires Illinois public school districts to adopt and implement policies on acceleration that provide opportunities for single subject and grade level acceleration. To learn more about District 36’s acceleration policy implementation, click here to view an infographic and click here to visit our updated webpage. Note that the acceleration request form will be open February 26-March 22.

If you have questions about the policy, please contact the Asst Supt of Innovation, Teaching and Learning, Dr. Becky Mathison, at beckymathison@winnetka36.org.

The District offers regular sessions for families to learn more about a variety of topics.

Click here for the Winter/Spring 2024 schedule.

Videos of the Fall 2023 sessions are available here:

• The Winnetka Experience: Portrait of a Graduate, Portrait of an Educator, and Progressive Education

• District 36: Benchmark Assessments

• The Middle School Experience, AKA “Why is my child acting like this?” Please help.

• Literacy Pilot: How District 36 Educators are Testing Literacy Programs and Practices

Registration for incoming kindergarteners and students new to The Winnetka Public Schools in 2024/2025 is now open. Children who will be five-years-old on or before September 1, 2024, are eligible to enroll. Questions related to School Admissions and age requirements are addressed in School Board Policy 7:50 School Admissions and student Transfers to and from Non-District Schools.

Please note: There are two steps to completing new student registration. We ask that parent(s)/guardian(s) complete BOTH steps of pre-registration BEFORE January 12, 2024. As an added incentive new students that have completed the two step pre-registration process by January 12, 2024, will receive a credit of $40.00 toward student fees for the 2024/2025 school year.

Step 1: Complete the online pre-registration form; Step 2: Visit the District Office (1235 Oak Street) to provide the following:

1. Proof of residency. Click here to view the list of documents that will meet these requirements. For your convenience residency documents may be uploaded during online registration.

2. Original or certified copy of your child(ren)'s birth certificate and a parent photo ID.

Completing both steps (online and in-person) is required for your child(ren) to be enrolled as new students. Click here to begin the online segment.

Let's Play! Winter Nature Exploration

Saturday, February 10, 10am-noon

Heller Nature Center, 2821 Ridge Rd, Highland Park

Registration Link

Bundle-up and head outside to join The Alliance for Early Childhood in partnership with Heller Nature Center and the Park District of Highland Park to engage in imaginative, and child-directed, outdoor free-play. Paint the snow, go ice fishing with our magnetic fish, fort building with sticks and make some icy art pieces.