Carleton Washburne

The weather forecast is looking great for our planned viewing of the Solar Eclipse. All of Washburne’s students and staff are planning to go outside to view the solar eclipse today from about 2:00-2:10 pm. All students and staff will have safety glasses to use to view the eclipse, and will be reminded of the safety precautions of wearing glasses if looking at the sun. This message will be reemphasized as students dismiss at 2:30.

We hope you are able to view the eclipse as well and look forward to the lively discussions that will take place before and after today’s eclipse.

If you are unable to be outside Click Here for a live link to view the eclipse.

You are invited to join us at Washburne next Tuesday, April 16th at 9:45am, for our next PTO Principal coffee. Washburne principals and our mental health team will be presenting on middle school mental health and social emotional learning. Parents will have an opportunity to interact and ask questions.

Our staff is looking forward to their own professional learning this Friday afternoon during our institute day. As a reminder, Friday 4/12 is a half day for students with an 11:50am dismissal.

Take Care and Be Well,

Andrew Fenton & Ben Horwitz

Carleton Washburne Principal & Assistant Principal

Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) testing will continue this week at Washburne on Tuesday, April 9th and Thursday, April 11th. Students should get a good night of rest and bring their fully-charged iPads to school each day to be prepared for testing.

Students are not allowed to use their cell phones during school hours (8:30am-2:30pm on Mondays, 8:30am-3:30pm Tuesday-Friday). We understand that it is challenging for students to avoid checking their phones throughout the day--the technology is literally addicting. However, we want school to be a break from this technology--7 hours a day where they do not need to think about their phones. Please help us with this policy by talking to your child and avoiding texting your child during school hours. If there is ever a need to contact your child during school hours, please reach out to our main office.

The student designed Washburne 2023-24 Yearbooks are still available for purchase.

Order your Washburne Yearbooks via the district web store by clicking this link.

Online ordering will be available until June 3rd. Check and cash only after June 3rd.

Yearbooks will be delivered to students the final week of school.

Please reach out to Margie Karabas: margiekarabas@winnetka36.org with any questions.

8th grade families should keep an eye out for both paper and electronic mail from the Washburne Graduation Committee. This packet contains important information on all things graduation, including tickets, graduation party, and other upcoming events for our 8th graders.

Washburne has again partnered with 1st Day School Supplies so that families have the option of ordering a school supply kit for the next school year. The supplies included the kit have been chosen by Washburne teachers and administration for each grade and should provide your student with everything they need for the upcoming year. The final deadline for ordering school supplies through 1st Day is July 1st. Supply kits will be sent to your home and teachers will let students when to bring supplies into school at the start of the new school year.

Please click here to order your school supplies through 1st Day.

Friday, April 12th: Teacher Institute Day. 11:50am Student Dismissal

Tuesday, April 23rd: D36 School Board Meeting - 7:15pm @ Washburne School

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

Click here for the Spring 2024 schedule.

Up next:

Digital Citizenship in Winnetka (SEL Coaches and Technology Integration Specialists)

April 17, 2024

9:30 A.M.

Location: Skokie Community Room

Join us at the Winnetka Parent Institute for an enlightening session on the vital role of digital citizenship in today's education. Discover how these essential skills are seamlessly integrated with the CASEL (Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning) competencies, fostering responsible and empathetic digital natives. Our focus will include a comprehensive overview of how our students. This is an opportunity for parents to understand the digital landscape our children navigate and how we can support them in becoming thoughtful and informed digital citizens.

Interested:

RSVP for this event here

March is Women’s History Month! Dr. Kelly Tess, Superintendent, is joined by three impactful women in our school community: Denise Dubravec, Winnetka Campus Principal/Assistant Superintendent at New Trier High School; Winnetka Public Schools alum Norah; and Marena Rudy, a Winnetka Public Schools Board Member. The women reflect on how they have been inspired and encouraged in order to lead with confidence. As Norah recognizes, “We have a lot of forward momentum.”

We hope this episode serves as a glimpse into how we can support women and girls in their leadership ventures by modeling self-advocacy, curiosity and empathy.

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The Winnetka Public Schools will be celebrating and participating in Earth Day activities the week of April 22-26. This year’s theme is around the three R’s of Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. Students will participate in activities and learning around this theme during the week and we encourage everyone to participate in the following ways:

• Tuesday - REDUCE - Aim for a waste-free lunch

• Wednesday - REUSE - What can you reuse or repurpose rather than throwing it away?

• Thursday - RECYCLE - Can what you throw away be recycled or composted instead?

Additional Resources:
30 Easy Ways To Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

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