Carleton Washburne

Thank you to our PTO and all Washburne families for your kindness and support as we celebrated our teachers last week during teacher appreciation week! We hope that everyone had a nice weekend, and send a special thank you to all the mothers in our community. You are essential and appreciated.

Thank you to our PTO for sponsoring a 7th Grade Weekend Warm-up this Friday, May 17th at 3:30pm.

Take Care and Be Well,

Andrew Fenton & Ben Horwitz

Carleton Washburne Principal & Assistant Principal

Attention 7th grade families, now is the time to submit elective requests for the 2024-2025 school year. All requests should be made in the PowerSchool Parent Portal.

Please use this course guide to aid you in choosing classes for next year.

All requests should be submitted by Friday, May 17th.

Washburne’s Annual Awards Assembly will take place on Friday, May 24th at approximately 11:00am. If your child is being recognized at the ceremony, you will receive an invitation to attend. Parents will receive an invitation by Monday, May 20th.

In this section we will be shining the spotlight on our Related Studies program and all the wonderful opportunities available to our Washburne students.

The Washburne 7th/8th grade strings have had a busy spring!

On Tuesday, May 6, they performed very successfully in their Spring Concert at Skokie School. Pieces performed were: Exhibition by Steve Olson, Spring Breezes a Taiwanese Folk Song arranged by Richard Meyer , and a Grade 4 piece normally performed in high school, Russlan and Ludmilla by Glinka arranged by Robert Sieving. The students had been working on Russlan since November and did an outstanding job on this performance!!

We were also able to share a trio performance of the first movement of Bach Double. All three did an amazing job!! Congratulations!!

Currently, the orchestra is getting ready for their annual tour of the grade schools which will be next Friday, May 17. For this performance, they will be sharing songs by Journey, Taylor Swift and the hip/hop duo, Black Violin!

The Washburne Strings will also be performing at both the Awards Assembly on May 24 as well as at Graduation on June 12!!

It has been a full and fun year of music making in the Washburne orchestra program! Best of luck to our graduating 8th graders!!!

8th grade families should have received an informational packet 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. Click Here to view the packet.

Graduation tickets are available. Click Here for more information on graduation tickets.

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.

All rising 6th , 7th and 8th grade families! The PTO and the KW teams at Skokie and Washburne are excited to continue our partnership with New Trier's One Stop Trev Shop! Like last year, we will be ordering KW uniforms through the One Stop Trev Shop, an innovative job training/life skills program for New Trier’s Transition Program students. Please click here for more information on how to order your KW uniform.

Please note:

• Putting in your order as soon as possible really helps our friends at One Stop Trev Shop! Orders will be fulfilled starting in May.

• The One Stop Trev Shop offers home delivery for $5. This is a very easy way to get your uniform in a timely manner and provides excellent job opportunities for Transition students.

• Once you place your order, you will receive an email letting you know that your items are ready for delivery or pick up. If you have chosen to pick up, please pick up your order from the Glencoe shop promptly once you've received the email. Pick up will only be available at the Glencoe shop this year!

If you have any questions, please reach out to beckysanderson@hotmail.com

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, May 17th: 7th Grade Weekend Warm Up 3:30pm @ Washburne Cafeteria

Tuesday, May 21st: Board of Education Meeting 7:15pm at Washburne

Friday, May 24th: 1/2 Day Student Attendance 11:50am Dismissal

Monday, May 27th: No School, Memorial Day Holiday

Dr. Kelly Tess, Superintendent of Schools, invites you to our final “Coffee with Kelly” of the school year, a community conversation hosted at our schools! Staff, families and community members are welcome to join Dr. Tess and staff members from our social work and kinetic wellness teams for co-facilitated discussions on creating a balanced summer for your family. This is an opportunity to converse, connect, learn, and grow together!

Guests are invited to:

• Read either of these two articles on the benefits of reading aloud:

• How Parents and Employers Can Put Some “Break” Back Into Summer

• The Benefits of Boredom

• and/or come as you are, excited to engage with your childrens’ teachers, your neighbors, and your school leaders!

Wednesday, May 22 from 9:30am to 10:30am

The Skokie School Community Room,

520 Glendale Ave., Winnetka

Please RSVP by Monday, May 20.

All staff and parents (including grandparents!) are welcome. You do not need to be a Skokie family or staff member to attend. Coffee will be served!

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

Click here for the Spring 2024 schedule.

Up next:

What Do These Reports Mean? (Greeley Staff Members and Principal Joshua Swanner)

May 15, 2024

9:30 A.M.

Location: Washburne Cafeteria

Families receive important information regarding their child’s growth and achievement at three distinct times in the school year. This includes progress reports, benchmarking reports, MAP assessment reports, and IEP trimester updates. This informational session is available to families of elementary students enrolled in the Winnetka Public Schools and will provide an overview of how to read and interpret the triannual data provided to families. Join staff members from Greeley School as they detail the purpose of these reports and how they are used to inform instruction.

Interested:

RSVP for this event here

Feedback Link

If you missed our spring sessions, watch the videos here:

From Washburne to New Trier: (with Paul Waechtler, Principal)

A D36 Parent's Guide to the New Trier Transition

Not Quite Little Kid, Not Quite Teenager: The Developmental Progression of the Middle School Child

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

Benchmark assessments are valuable tools that provide a snapshot of student progress at a point in time. These assessments help teachers to identify areas where students are excelling and where they may need additional support. They can also inform instructional decisions by providing data that can be used to tailor teaching to meet each student's unique needs and strengths. Benchmark assessments are an important component of progressive education, which recognizes that students learn in different ways and at different rates. By using benchmark assessments to inform instruction, teachers can provide a more individualized approach to learning that supports each student's academic growth and personal development.

Academic benchmark assessments for literacy and math will occur three times this year for students in grades K-8. The Spring Benchmark Assessments start on April 29th and conclude on May 17th. There are three platforms the district utilizes to gather student learning information; aimswebPlus, mCLASS, and NWEA MAP. Benchmarking reports will be mailed home on Wednesday, May 29th.

Assessment may be found on our district website in the Benchmark Assessment Section of ITL under Parent Communication on Student Learning. If you need further information on your child’s testing session, please contact your building principal.

This is a friendly reminder that all medical forms required by the State of Illinois are due before the first day of school. You can find additional copies of the forms on the district website here.

Please see the information below:

State of Illinois Health Examination:

Kindergarten & Grade 6

Eye Examination:

Kindergarten

Dental Examination:

Kindergarten, Grade 2 & Grade 6

Please use the links on the district’s health page to upload your child’s completed forms.