{"id":3788,"date":"2025-08-22T15:00:44","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T19:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/washington\/?p=3788"},"modified":"2025-08-14T13:21:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T17:21:52","slug":"welcome-back-to-a-new-school-year-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rutherfordschools.org\/washington\/welcome-back-to-a-new-school-year-2\/","title":{"rendered":"WELCOME BACK TO A NEW SCHOOL YEAR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am pleased and honored to welcome you to the 2025\u20132026 school year at Washington Elementary School. We\u2019re looking forward to a year filled with learning, growth, and connection. The first day of school is <\/span><b>Thursday, September 4<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Class assignment letters have been posted in the portal, and instructions for accessing the Parent Portal have been emailed. To review important details about the first day and our school opening procedures, please refer to this <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1AGbc65WLE7CTM5Ep7mlnxnkqNO1W1O09dunTMcRaXgs\/edit?usp=sharing\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Link<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Student and Parent Handbook is updated annually and is available on the school website at the start of the school year. Please visit our website at www.rutherfordschools.org. Click on Washington School and then on Washington Quick Links. The Rutherford Public Schools Code of Conduct for K-3 can also be accessed via Quick Links.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The District utilizes an online registration system. Parents must log in to review and, when necessary, update student demographic information.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Information for families who wish to apply for Free and Reduced lunch may do so on the District Website under \u201cDistrict Lunch Program\u201d. For the <\/span><b>lunch ordering program<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (grades K-8) and\/or <\/span><b>Free\/Reduced Price Lunch Application<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, please visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/payschoolscentral.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/payschoolscentral.com\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below are some Key Dates as you prepare to join us in September.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First Day of School for all students: September 4, 2025<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Back To School night: September 17, 2025<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Picture Day: September 19, 2025<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PTA Meeting: October 7, 2025<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can&#8217;t wait to open our doors and greet our students. 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