Washington Wildcat Chat

We are in the final countdown to the Holiday Sing! Washington's annual holiday performance will take place on Wednesday, December 18th. Our music team and students have been working hard to prepare for our the big day and will be sure not to disappoint!

Please see below for the show times by grade level:

• 9:00 Show: Kindergarten and 3rd
• 10:00 Show: 4th and 2nd
• 1:00 Show: 1st and 5th

We look forward to having you join us to share in this special holiday tradition!

District 64 cares about the security of your student's personal information. Effective December 13th, we will be requiring all parents to create a minimum 12-character password for their PowerSchool Parent Portal account. Strong passwords are of the utmost importance - they protect your electronic accounts and devices from unauthorized access, keeping your sensitive personal information safe. The more complex the password, the more protected your information will be from cyber threats and hackers.

Pizza Day orders are now open for the second half of the school year! Click here to order!

Be sure to check your fall order to see if you placed a full or half year order in August. If you already ordered for the full year, you do not need to order again. Please note we cannot accommodate changes to full year orders that were placed previously (such increasing or decreasing the number of slices).

.Orders will remain open until midnight on December 15th and cannot be taken after this time due to the holidays, so please be sure to place your order in the next two weeks!

The form can also be found on the PTO website by going to My Account > Open Forms > Pizza Day 2024-2025 (2nd Half).

If you are having any difficulty accessing the form, please make sure you are logged into your account.

Thank you for your support of this important fundraiser!

All trimester 1 report cards are available to view digitally through the District’s parent portal! After viewing online, you will be asked to digitally sign off that you have viewed your child’s report card. To be sure you can access this report card, please follow these directions for how to login.

If you would still like to request a paper copy or are unsure of how to login, please contact the school main office for assistance.

You can find the Standards Based Grading and Reporting Handbook for Grades K-5 linked here. This tool is to help you understand and navigate your child’s report card. You can also find more information on Standards Based Grading and Reporting on our website. Thank you for your partnership!

All students in grades 3-8 are invited to participate in District 64's School Level Spelling Bees! The Washington Spelling Bee will take place on Thursday, January 16th in the MPR. The top three spellers at Washington will go on to compete at the District level in February.

The D64 Spelling Bees will follow the Regional Scripps Spelling Bee format, including both Spelling & Vocabulary Rounds. See this link for more information and details on how to register.

Rainbows for All Children provides peer groups for kids in 1st - 8th grade. These groups provide a safe space for them to share their experiences associated with loss of a loved one and/or a changing family dynamic due to divorce, deployment, etc. Trained facilitators help encourage communication while identifying, navigating and discussing feelings amongst the group. Our next session begins on Tuesday, January 14th, 2025. This free program meets every Tuesday, from 5:30 - 6:30 pm, at the Park Ridge Community Church.

Please use this Google Form link to register your child/children and/or to be added to our communications list. Any general questions or interest in volunteering to become a facilitator, please contact rainbows64@att.net . For more general info please visit https://rainbows.org/

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1YWOBWEERhlRwR0oLRee2bU1j89cOg4Qp7jEB0yCnS-E/edit

• Pizza Orders Open, December 1st - 15th
• MAP and FastBridge Testing, December 9th - 20th
• Washington Holiday Sing, December 18th
• Griffin's Tales Submissions Due, December 19th
• Winter Break, December 23rd - January 3rd
• School Resumes, January 5th

Inspire all students to discover their strengths, embrace learning, achieve personal excellence, and demonstrate care. Students thrive in a rich, rigorous, and innovative curriculum delivered by highly qualified teachers. Each student learns and grows in a safe, nurturing environment. In collaboration with student, parents, teachers and the community, District 64 provides opportunities for each learner to investigate, be successful, be resilient, and become inspired and empowered as they contribute to our global society.