November 13-17, 2017 is American Education Week. On Tuesday, November 14, parents are invited to visit Washington School to participate in a lesson with their child(ren). The grade level lessons are scheduled at specific times to best accommodate families with more than one child in our school, and to fit into our normal school day. Please return the flyer that was sent home with your child. Please note: Siblings are not permitted. Picture taking of any kind is prohibited. No food or drinks will be permitted in classrooms. Grade 1 8:45 a.m. – 9:25 a.m. (Catalano & … [Read more...] about Parent Visitation Day – Tuesday, November 14, 2017
2nd grade pumpkin carving & estimation
Mrs. Hughes & Mrs. Fesken's second grade class estimated and counted the number of seeds inside their pumpkin before carving it. Happy Halloween! … [Read more...] about 2nd grade pumpkin carving & estimation
Washington School Symmetry Skeletons
Ms. Rossiter's 2nd Grade Class demonstrated their knowledge of symmetry by creating Symmetrical Skeletons for Halloween. … [Read more...] about Washington School Symmetry Skeletons
Halloween Vowel Bat Sing-A-Long!
Watch Ms. Onofrio, Mrs. Mejias, and their first graders sing "Vowel Bat' as they practice their short vowel sounds. … [Read more...] about Halloween Vowel Bat Sing-A-Long!
Pumpkin Fun and Learning at Washington School
The students in Mrs. Gordon's class estimated the number of seeds in the pumpkin and then grouped the seeds and counted by ten to find the total amount of seeds. Grade 2 students in Mrs. Podolanczuk's class rolled up their sleeves and had a blast counting pumpkin seeds this week. First, students listened to the informational book titled "Pumpkins" to learn all about them. They were encouraged to work cooperatively in small groups in order to estimate number of seeds in their pumpkins. They then used their math skills to count over 1,000 seeds! The students finally compared each groups' seed … [Read more...] about Pumpkin Fun and Learning at Washington School