Washington Elementary

September 9th: PTA Meeting in Washington Library @ 6:30pm-7:30pm

September 11th: Boy Scouts 3 Minute Presentations During Lunch Time

September 11th: AIMSWeb Testing

September 12th: AIMSWeb Testing

September 12th: BoyScouts Sign Up in Washington Lobby @ 6:00pm-7:00pm

September 25th: Bus Safety Presentations Kindergarten-2nd Grade @ 9:00a,-10:00am

September 26th: Student Immunization Clinic w/ Family Healthcare @ 8:00am-1:00pm

September 27th: PTA Walk-A-Thon in Washington Green Space Outside

The Washington Community works together to create a safe environment where students grow academically, socially and emotionally to become lifelong learners.

Respectful Relationships

Achievement

Independence

Determination

Excellence

Responsibility

Safety

Please opt-in to receive text messages from Washington and Fargo Public Schools via BrightArrow for school and FPS announcements. FPS has switched to a new mass communication system for the 2024-25 school year and you MUST opt-in in order to receive text messages from FPS. If you do not opt-in, you could miss important information from our school or the District. You can opt-in at any time by texting the word “YES” to 79041. Thank you!

All families are encouraged to apply for the Free and Reduced fee lunch program to see if your student qualifies. You can find the online application for free or reduced lunch on the Fargo Public Schools website starting July 1st: www.fargo.k12.nd.us, then select “Departments”, then select “Nutrition Services” to complete the application on that page.

*Please Note: All families will need to pay for meals if their student eats school breakfast or lunch for the 2024-2025 school year unless they qualify for free or reduced meals.

Bikes, Scooters, skateboards, and other transportation items cannot be stored inside the school during the school day and it will be required that they put this item into one of the bike racks on the property if ridden to school. We highly recommend that if students plan to have a bike or scooter at school that they have a lock in order to lock it to the bike rack, as thefts of these items are common in the Fargo area.

Family HealthCare will again host events to provide immunizations for Fargo Public Schools students throughout the fall 2024 semester. The initial event on September 26th will be held at (order of schools seen during event):

1) Longfellow Elementary School

• 20 29th Ave NE

2) Washington Elementary School

• 1725 Broadway N

3) McKinley Elementary School

• 2930 8th St N

4) Ben Franklin Middle School

• 1420 8th St N

5) Fargo North High School

• 801 17th Ave N

At this event, our mobile unit will arrive to the first listed school by 8:00am and aim to start seeing patients by 8:15-8:30am. We will then progress to the other locations throughout the morning as patients are available. The mobile unit will be set up outside.

There will be a PTA Meeting Monday September 9th in the Washington Library at 6:30pm if you would like to attend.

The PTA Walk-A-Thon will be on September 27th in the Washington green space outside by the playground.

Here is the link for signing up for the PTA Walk-A-Thon: https://app.99pledges.com/fund/walkwashington2024/addme

Thank you for supporting Washington Elementary!

A message to parents: As the weather begins to change and students are wearing more sweatshirts and jackets, we ask that you please regularly check our Lost and Found Table in the front lobby. Students frequently forget their jackets, gloves, hats, sweatshirts, and boots outside and around the school and they end up in having to be donated at the end of the year. We would love for you and your child to have their items returned instead. Any electronic items or jewelry will be held in the office. We thank you in advance for checking in on the Lost and Found!

Fargo Public Schools has received reports from families using GMail and Hotmail accounts that they may not be receiving school and district notification emails. These reports are only coming from parents with Hotmail and GMail accounts, but not every parent with these types of accounts are having an issue. The problem appears to be related to how an email account “learns” to help manage incoming email for each individual.

If you have a Hotmail or GMail email address and you think you might be missing school notification messages, please follow the steps in this linked document to create a contact/people entry for the noreply@fargo.k12.nd.us and swensoc@fargo.k12.nd.us email address.

That process will add the email to your “safe sender” list and help make sure you see all emails from Fargo Public Schools and Washington Elementary School.

There is now a new system that parents can utilize to report absences to the office! It is highly recommended that you contact both your child's teacher and the Washington Elementary Office if your child is going to be gone from school for any reason, or late, so that your child's attendance can be recorded, as this will help you to avoid truancies and unverified absences.

Now you have the option to text the Washington Office about your student's absence or late arrival! There is a specific number for texting and cannot receive calls, also please do not text the landlines as texts are not received on these lines.

*The Attendance Texting Number is: 701-446-8541.

Washington School is a member of Box Tops for Education, and by using the easy-to-use App, we can earn money for the school to use for our students!

Box Tops for Education was started by General Mills in California back in 1996, after the company decided they wanted to create a program to help support education and benefit America's schools.

Currently, Over 90,000 K-8 schools are enrolled in the Box Tops program.

It’s easy to participate, as you can download the App from your App Store to your phone or tablet (See Below) and then scan your grocery store receipts with your device's camera. It’s that easy!

1. Download the App

2. Create an Account

3. Go To: "Find a School", use Zip Code 58102, and choose Washington Elementary School

4. Click "Complete Profile" and you're ready to scan your first receipt!

This will be great for our school and helps us purchase extra supplies for our students! Please take a moment to sign up and remember to scan your receipts. Thank you for supporting our school!

Every Friday will be Spirit Day at Washington School! We will show our Washington Spirit by wearing Washington clothing or the colors blue and gold. We ask parents to join us in this activity by wearing their Washington clothing or the colors blue and gold at home or at your place of work.

1. The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Red River Valley (BGC) offers affordable and flexible youth development programs for before school, after school, and school-out days for youth K-5th grades, and The CLUB Teen Center at our BGC Midtown location after school and summer for teens 6th through 12th grade.
2. We’ve increased our capacity for after-school activities at The CLUB Teen Center at BGC Midtown, cost is only $10 per teen annually, and registration opens in May.
3. And we’ve launched the Maris Academy, a year-long program designed specifically for grades 6-12 that provides exciting career exploration opportunities right here in our community!

Visit our website at BGCRRV.org for more information.

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Red River Valley

Scheduling, Registration, & General Information

701-235-2147 | schedule@bgcrrv.org | BGCRRV.org

Is your family living in any of the following?

• A shelter, motel, car or campground
• With friends/family because you can't afford housing or have been evicted
• On the street
• In an abandoned building or trailer

If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, your child(ren) may be eligible for McKinney-Vento services. Please call Mary at (701) 446-2456 or email kruegem1@fargo.k12.nd.us to determine eligibility.

Cathy Selberg, Principal

Rachel Kenowski, Assistant Principal

Website: www.fargo.k12.nd.us/Washington
Location: 1725 Broadway North, Fargo, ND, USA
Phone: 701-446-5400