It's been a very busy week at Washington School . We kicked off "Read Across America Week" on Tuesday with the start of our Scholastic Book Fair. Students were able to preview books and make "wish lists". On Wednesday and Thursday, the students were invited back to the book fair for shopping days. Thursday evening, the PTA held "Parent Shopping" where students were able to come back to school with their parents/guardians to shop. Thursday we welcomed the first of two guest readers to our morning assembly. Councilman, Thomas Mullahey, recited the Reader's Oath with the students and read … [Read more...] about Read Across America Week
Pajama Day
Come to school Friday, March 2 in your comfy, cozy pajamas and join in the fun of reading. We will be celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday and Washington School’s love of reading. … [Read more...] about Pajama Day
Book Fair
REMINDER: The book fair will be held tomorrow, Wednesday February 28 and Thursday, March 1. Today students visited the fair to write “wish lists”. Students must have their money with them to purchase books on their designated day (cash or check written out to Washington School PTA). Below is the schedule for the fair: Wednesday: Minervini (Kennedy), Deming Pre-K 3, Krawiec, Fesken/Hughes, Onofrio, Podolanczuk, Rossiter and Kiley Thursday: Studer, Sandmeyer, Catalano, Chiang/Gardeazabal, Kupryk, Deming Pre-K 4, Szewczyk Pre-K 3 and 4, Gordon 2 and 3. *Parent Shopping Night will … [Read more...] about Book Fair
Parent Workshop
Twenty parents attended an informative workshop this morning on strengthening second grade literacy skills. The workshop was part of the Second Cup of Coffee parent training sessions provided by the staff at Washington School. Today's presenters were Mrs. Beth Fesken and Mrs. Rachel Mejias. … [Read more...] about Parent Workshop
“Invisible Forces” Lesson
Mrs. Kupryk's grade 3 class learned about the forces "push" and "pull" in science for their unit "Invisible Forces." The students made and tested "Hopper Poppers" to demonstrate how these forces work. … [Read more...] about “Invisible Forces” Lesson