If you need to register a student for Kindergarten, please call Washington to schedule a time to register your child for the 2012-13 school year.

To be eligible for next year's kindergarten, a child must have attained the age of five (5) years on or before August 1, 2012.

Parents are asked to bring the following documentation when registering children for kindergarten:

1. Driver's license or some other positive identification of the parent registering the child.

2. The child's birth certificate. Proof of date of birth must be presented in the form of a certified Birth Certificate. Hospital records cannot be accepted.

3. The child's record of immunizations. Before child can enter school, he/she must have all required immunizations with the month, day and year they were administered.

4. A copy of custody orders, if parents are divorced or legally separated.

5. Social Security Card for the child or proof that you are in the process of acquiring the card.

6. Babysitter name, address and phone number, if child is picked up and dropped off at a residence besides their home.

7. Proof of residency (electric bill, rent receipt, property tax receipt, etc.).

A complete health exam is encouraged but it is not required.

Questions? Please call Washington at 474-2851.

We are working diligently on the plans for elementary restructuring for the 2012-2013 school year. The staffing assignments are complete. The elementary principals have been planning with next years’ teachers in the three K-4 buildings to create an environment specifically for primary age children with programs that support and align with young students. There will be two (2) all day, everyday kindergarten teachers in each building. Preschool will be offered at Laurelville Elementary. Intervention programs will be designed to focus on reading and math skills, including a full-time reading intervention teacher assigned to each building. Resource rooms of leveled texts and chapter books for primary age students will be available, with a variety of fiction and non-fiction materials.

The new 5-6 intermediate school structure will provide an earlier opportunity to promote strong, positive relationships among students and parents from across the district. The new arrangement will focus on the physical, social and academic needs for students age 11-13. Programs will be designed to meet their intellectual and emotional development.

Many of the details of the restructuring are still being planned. Some of the original target dates published in January have been revised. The planning issues, with new expected completion and notification dates, are:

The Spring Program featuring the 4th, 5th, and 6th Grade students took place on March 29. The 5th and 6th grade band also performed.

Thank you staff and students for a job well done. A special thank you to Crossroads Church for allowing us to use your facilities for the evening performance.

Click here for pictures from the evening performance.

All of the candy from the recent sale has been distributed. The total candy sale was $6744. The school receives 50% of the total sales. Great job Washington students and parents. The money earned will be used to update technology in the classrooms. Student prizes have been ordered and should arrive soon.
We have additional chocolate available for $6/box. If you are interested, please send a note with your student or call the school. Thanks again for a great sale!!

Hello everyone! It's hard to believe that spring is here. Baseball season at Washington is beginning and the carnival is just around the corner! On Tuesday, March 20, the sixth graders will be participating in a math and science enrichment day in conjunction with COSI. All classes will be going through the demonstration tables learning from the different experiments and presentations. It will be a wonderful day at Washington!

The PTO has used the funds from spaghetti dinner to fund this math and science day and also to purchase three new tether balls for the playground. 

Our second major fund raiser of the year, the Spring Carnival, is quickly approaching on April 21st. I am hoping to have a planning meeting very soon. Some areas that you could be of help are: following up with businesses and collecting donations, desserts, working games, set up, donating to your class basket, kitchen workers, etc. Please do not hesitate to ask questions! We need a lot of support to make this event successful for our school. Be looking for information to come home soon for volunteer sheets and ticket purchasing.

If you would like to help in any capacity feel free to contact me through a note to the PTO mail box at school or email at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

We are looking at new jump ropes, playground balls, sidewalk chalk, and painting new hopscotch & four square lines on the pavement over the summer. Any other suggestions would be welcomed!
 

Thanks,
Krista