Next week is the week of Respect at Washington School. The topics we will discuss are: respect others, respect yourself, respect your school, respect diversity, and respect the environment. Also, it will be a Spirit Week. Please follow the calendar below: … [Read more...] about Week of Respect – October 2-6
Animal Characteristics
Students in Ms. Rossiter's 2nd-grade class learned how to sort animals based on their characteristics. … [Read more...] about Animal Characteristics
Pre K 3 Parachute Game
Miss Morgan's Pre K 3 class enjoyed the nice, sunny day by playing the parachute game on our playground today. … [Read more...] about Pre K 3 Parachute Game
Hispanic Heritage Month
Washington School kicked off Hispanic Heritage Month at our morning assembly today. Ms. Gardeazabal read a story to the children entitled, "Pepe and the Parade, A Celebration of Hispanic Heritage" by Tracey Kyle. A short discussion followed. … [Read more...] about Hispanic Heritage Month
The Great Marshmallow Challenge
During the past two days, students in Ms. Dehnert and Ms. Rylick's grade 3 class worked in teams to build the tallest tower with one marshmallow, twenty pieces of spaghetti, one piece of tape, and one piece of string. By doing this, students worked on their growth mindset by realizing the importance of failure and perseverance. They tried again the next day with great success.
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