Students from Washington School, along with classes from the Kindergarten Center, were treated to a visit from local "kidlit" writer, M.D. Payne this morning.  Mr. Payne is the author of the series MONSTER JUICE.  His other titles include What Is the Story of Scooby-Doo? and Who is R.L. Stine?  He has written marketing and creative copy for the famed GOOSEBUMPS series.  He has also written for N.Y. Times bestselling Who Was series.  Mr. Payne is the parent of a second-grade student at Washington School. … [Read more...] about Author Visit – M. D. Payne

Despite the rainy weather, students at Washington School enjoyed their Halloween celebration with a visit from the Rutherford Bulldog. … [Read more...] about Halloween at Washington School

Ms. Rossiter’s 2nd-grade class celebrated Halloween by creating symmetrical skeletons, designing a mask, and writing eerie poems. … [Read more...] about Halloween Fun with Ms. Rossiter’s Class

Just in time for Halloween, students in Ms. Hetzel and Mrs. Podolanczuk's 3rd-grade class investigated the question "What would happen if we didn't have a skull?"  As part of the Mystery Science program, students watched and discussed a short video on the purpose of a skull, then continued to build their own skulls from a paper mask.  Of course, there were a few "BOOS". … [Read more...] about Mystery Science

Ms. Kiley and Ms. McGurren’s class exploring their new classroom STEM bins!  Students learned the meaning of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) and were able to use their creativity to construct model figures, follow patterns, and scale objects.