Knightly News
January 23, 2017
PTA Pancake Breakfast this Saturday, January 28th from 8:30am until 10:30am!
January Dates
Jan. 23 - Yearbook Sales Begin
Jan. 28 - PTA Pancake Breakfast 8:30am-10:30am
Jan. 30 - PTA Reflections ceremony 6:30pm at Hubble Middle School
Jan. 31 - PTA Family Fun Night at Wheaton Bowl 6:30pm
Stop by a CUSD 200 Coffee House!
February Dates
Feb. 6 - DuPage Children's Museum visits half-day kindergarten - GeoSpace Activity
Feb. 6 - Home Recipes for Supporting your Gifted Child's Education - 7:00pm-8:30pm at Monroe Middle School Presented by Patricia Steinmeyer, PACE Coordinator
Feb. 7 - PTA 7pm - Dr. Schuler will be visiting
Feb. 8,9,10 - Science activity with Mr. Lee for 1st grade
Feb. 14 - Valentine Parties 10:45-11:30 for am kindergarten/2:30-3:15 for all other classes
Feb. 20 - NO SCHOOL - Presidents' Day
Feb. 21,22,23 - Science activity with Mr. Lee for 3rd grade
Feb. 24 - Chemists visit 4th grade
Feb. 24 - Coffee House at Monroe 9am-10:30am for parents of Monroe students and of elementary students who will attend Monroe
Feb. 24 - PTA STEM night at Kids Science Laboratories in Wheaton Time tbd
Feb. 28 - Coffee House at Franklin 9am-10:30am for parents of Franklin students and of elementary students who will attend Franklin
Valentine's Day Information
Students may bring Valentine cards to distribute to classmates. Please make sure your child brings a Valentine for every child in the class. Valentines may not include candy. Children will not be allowed to distribute any Valentine that includes food. Valentines with stickers, pencils or other small non-edible items are allowed.
Students will enjoy treats at the party that parent volunteers have planned in collaboration with the classroom teacher.
SAVE THE DATE - PARCC TESTING!
Distinguished Educator Award Nominations
Nominate an educator between January 10 - 31
Do you have a favorite District 200 educator who has inspired you and made a difference in you or your child’s life? Please fill out a nomination form and let us know who they are!
Nominations may be made by any District 200 student, parent/guardian, alum, staff, or community member. Any educator is eligible for nomination if he/she is currently employed by District 200; classroom aides are not eligible. A parent or student may nominate more than one educator; however, a separate nomination form must be used for each.Educators are not allowed to self-nominate.
The Student Excellence Foundation will present six educators with our Distinguished Educator Award. Awards are presented to one educator at each school level (preschool/elementary, middle, and high school), for each the North & South portions of the District. Awards will be presented on April 18, 2017.
We look forward to reading the nominations of all the great educators in our District!
Be a WatchDOG and volunteer at Washington!
WatchDOGS (Dads of Great Students) is off to a great start this year! More dates have been added to the sign-up, taking us up to spring break.
WatchDOGS do not have to commit to an ongoing schedule; they can volunteer as little as one half-day a school year. WatchDOGS help out with whole class activities and also one-to-one or small group reading and math practice. Students also love playing with WatchDOGS during recess!
Click to sign up - WatchDOGS sign-up
Kindergarten Round Up Is Approaching!
Happy Retirement, Mrs. McElroy!
Spring PACE Resources
If your child is testing for PACE, here are some resources from our PACE teacher, Ms. Maharaj: PACE Resources.
Please save the date!
Monday, February 6, 2017 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Monroe Middle School LLC
1855 Manchester Road, Wheaton, IL 60187
"Home Recipes" for Supporting
Your Gifted Child's Education
Presented by:
Patricia Steinmeyer, PACE Coordinator, District 200
Please join us to explore some "key ingredients" for helping to engage, motivate,and support gifted children at home and at school.
Cute Photos?
Thank you for your help!
School Improvement Goals
Every year Washington creates a school improvement plan to focus our efforts to continually improve instruction and student learning. This year, we have buildingwide goals in reading, math, social emotional learning, and two FIT (Future of Instruction and Technology) goals. FIT is a CUSD200 framework of best practices in instruction. You can view the CUSD200 FIT guide here:FIT Guide.
READING
Students will demonstrate proficiency in the analysis of informational text structure and complexity.MATH
Students will demonstrate math fact proficiency.
Check out the LLC webpage for math practice websites like Xtramath and Mega Math. Also check out the special page of 1st grade math games that can be found in the lefthand column of the LLC page: LLC resources
SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING
Students will use communication and social skills to interact effectively with others.
FIT: COLLABORATION & CREATION
Group time requires meaningful contributions from all as well as individual accountability.
FIT: STANDARDS MASTERY
Formative assessment data based on standards and learning targets is used to design instruction.
Cold Weather Recess Scale
You can view the Cold Weather Scale on the Washington website under the Parents & Students heading or by clicking this link: Cold Weather Scale.
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Washington Elementary School
Website: http://www.cusd200.org/Domain/1399
Location: 911 Bridle Lane, Wheaton, IL, United States
Phone: 630-682-2222
Facebook: facebook.com/washingtonelementaryCUSD200
Twitter: @washcusd200