Washington Elementary School

January 2024

NO SCHOOL : FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH & MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH

MESSAGE FROM MRS. ZEMAN

Hello Washington Families,

We are looking forward to all of the exciting events we have coming up! It is always a great time at the luau, and we value our time with families at conferences. Please make sure you have signed up and marked your calendars.

At Washington we talk a lot about positive interactions and making sure that everyone feels valued (it's one of our essential goals). Recently, some of our older students have been having some not-so-positive interactions on social media and text messaging outside of the school day. As a school, we don't get involved with things outside of the school day, but we have been noticing the feelings around these interactions impacting the learning environment at school. I would encourage families to be aware of (and involved with) what their students are doing with phones and other electronic devices.

Some questions for this week:

*What's one positive interaction you had today?

*What helps you feel valued?

Thank you for your ongoing partnership! We are looking forward to a great rest of February!

Mrs. Zeman

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SCHOOL-WIDE CELEBRATION

Our students filled the blue ticket jar! We will be celebrating with a school-wide pajama day THIS FRIDAY- February 9th!

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WINTER CONFERENCES

Conferences are coming up on February 13, 15, and 16. We are excited to meet with families and talk about the progress your student has made and the goals they have for the second half of the year! Use this LINK to schedule a 20 minute time to meet with your child's teacher. Please only sign up for one conference per child.

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BOOKFAIR

We are excited to have our book fair during our luau dance and conferences! We are looking for volunteers to help. Please click the sign up link if you are available to help. BOOK FAIR SIGN UP LINK. Without volunteers, we are unable to open the book fair.

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CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT REQUEST

A lot of factors go into creating class lists where all students will be successful. If you have information about the learning environment your child is most successful in, please share that by completing the attached FORM and turning it into the Washington office by April 12TH.

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I LOVE TO READ WEEK : DRESS UP DAYS

We are celebrating I LOVE TO READ MONTH the week of February 20-23 with Dress Up Days and the Washington PTO has donated a book for each student!

DRESS UP DAYS:

Tuesday 2/20: Wear RED (Read. Every. Day)

Wednesday 2/21: Dress like your favorite book character

Thursday 2/22: Cozy up with a good book- PJ Day

Friday 2/23: Huskies love to read- Wear your favorite Husky gear!

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SPRING PICTURES

This year, we have the opportunity to take spring pictures. All students will have their picture taken, but purchasing is optional. (There will be no retake pictures). Spring pictures are 3/4 pose rather than a head/shoulder picture. (see sample picture). 5th grade students will have their pictures taken for a graduation portfolio at the end of the year. PICTURES WILL BE TAKEN ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6TH.