Washington Elementary
March 13, 2017
Parent-Teacher Conferences Schedule for March 14, 16 and 20
It is our desire to engage parents in a meaningful experience and help parents understand what the learning experience at Washington Elementary looks and feels like. We want to tell our story by doing the following:
Share experiences that are hands on, project based, problem solving focused within content and all areas.
Share an example of student work
Share example/stories related to the Culture of Leadership and Excellence:
Pride Time
Classroom/School-wide jobs
Mentor/Mentee Activities: (reading & math buddies)
2. Share Data on Student Learning:
Dibels, Reading Unit Assessments, Wildcat Reading overview, CSAs, Math Standards Assessment Results, other math assessments.
3. Individual student celebrations, areas of strengths and areas of concern
We look foward to seeing you at conferences. Click here to sign up for a conference time if you haven't already done so.
A place to capture Student Voice
Students Mentoring Students; Wildcat2Wildcat
Wildcat2Wildcat
Washington is Awarded an Educare Foundation Ed Waltman Mini-Grant
The Reading Intervention team is excited to share that they have acquired Secret Stories to support student reading growth, thanks to an Educare Foundation Ed Waltman Mini-Grant. Secret Stories will support student acquisition of phonics skills, and provides students effective ways to remember the sounds of both individual letters and common letter patterns. “The SECRET STORIES® is a multi-modal, brain-based teaching ‘bag-of-tricks’ that transforms the reading and writing abilities of primary and struggling, intermediate grade learners. Through visual, auditory, and kinesthetic means, the SECRET STORIES® activates every learning channel and personally connect learners to the skills.” (thesecretstories.com) We are excited to begin using Secret Stories with students. If you are interested in learning more about Secret Stories, you can visit their website: http://thesecretstories.com/
Important Dates...
PTO Meeting: March 13, 2017 6:30-7:30pm
Two Hour Late Start: March 14, 2017
Conferences: March 14, 2017 3:30-7:30pm
Science Fair: March 15, 2017
Conferences: March 16, 2017 3:30-7:30pm
Kindergarten Family Day: March 17, 2017 1-2:30pm
Conferences: March 20, 2017 3:30-7:30pm
No School: March 24, 2017
No School: March 27, 2017
Monday April 3, 2017: Open Door Health Clinic will be here for dental checks. More information will be coming out soon
District 77 Elementary Student Art Show!
The Energy of a Child
Located at the 410 Project
523 South Front St.
K-5 Art on display featuring District 77 Elementary School, live collaborative painting, photo booth, cookies and beverages.
Thursday April 20th, 2017
Opening and Awards
6:00-8:00pm
This activity is made possible by a grant provided by the Prairie Lakes Regional Arts Council from the funds appropriated by the Minnesota State Legislature.
Let’s get ready for the ART SHOW!
Student artists have been busy preparing 2D & 3D artwork to display at our annual Washington Elementary Art Show! Join us for an event filled night with the most art we have ever shown.
NOTES FROM THE MUSIC ROOM
Congratulations to all the students in grades 1, 2, 3 and 5 for their presentation of “ Thyme For A Rhyme.” It was a fun program to prepare and present and we are grateful to our parents and the Washington staff for their help and support during the program.
MUSIC CLASS INFORMANCES for Kindergarten and Fourth grades are the week of April 3 - 7.These will be in the music room at Washington. This is an opportunity for students to demonstrate some of the music skills they are learning during a music class. Because of the limited space in the music room we are only able to invite parents. No extended family or other visitors, please.
Informances will last around 40 minutes and will be at these times:
Kindergarten Classes are at 10:00 am:
Tuesday - Brady
Thursday - Fitzloff
Friday - Davis
Fourth Grade Classes are at 9:10 am:
Tuesday - Dittmer
Thursday - Lieske
Friday - SmithWashington is Awarded an Educare Foundation Ed Waltman Mini-Grant
The Reading Intervention team is excited to share that they have acquired Secret Stories to support student reading growth, thanks to an Educare Foundation Ed Waltman Mini-Grant. Secret Stories supports student acquisition of phonics skills, and provides students effective ways to remember the sounds of both individual letters and common letter patterns. “The SECRET STORIES® is a multi-modal, brain-based teaching ‘bag-of-tricks’ that transforms the reading and writing abilities of primary and struggling, intermediate grade learners. Through visual, auditory, and kinesthetic means, the SECRET STORIES® activates every learning channel and personally connect learners to the skills.” (thesecretstories.com) We are excited to begin using Secret Stories with students. If you are interested in learning more about Secret Stories, you can visit their website: http://thesecretstories.com/