Dear parents/guardians,

We're coming into the home stretch, Patriot families! Please see below for new information regarding the month of May:

Congratulations to the 235 students who received perfect attendance for all of April! Remember to show up to school everyday & on time to be awarded.

If your child will be absent, please call the front office to let them know (562) 804-6535. Please submit doctor notes to the front office as soon as you can.

In the month of May, the school counselors will be going into all classes to teach students about Media Balance and Internet Safety, particularly as they are going into the summer months with the potential of more time spent on devices. Check out these articles and videos below for more information on how you can help promote media balance and internet safety in your children's lives.

DO NOT REGISTER your student if they are currently attending Transitional Kindergarten in a Bellflower Unified School District Elementary School for 2022-2023. Your student will automatically roll over into their school of residence for Kindergarten 2023-2024. If you have any questions please call the school office at (562) 804-6535. Thank you.

Please go to this link to register: https://www.busd.k12.ca.us/domain/43

We have introduced a new resource to Washington Elementary: Paper Tutoring. Please see the following excellent resources to help get you signed up and using Paper Tutoring with your student at home.

1. Paper Parent and Guardian guide (English)

2. Paper Padres y Apoderados (Español)

3. Paper Activities for Parents and Guardians (English and Spanish)

4. General overview of Paper (video in English)

6. General overview of Paper (video in Spanish)

7. Getting started with Paper for students (video in English)

8. Empezando con Paper para estudiantes (video en Spanish)

Washington is a uniform school. Students may wear khaki or dark blue pants, shorts, or skirts with a white, light blue or dark blue plain shirt with a collar. They may wear any school-appropriate jacket, socks, and close-toed shoes. Leggings of any color may be worn under skirts or shorts. If students are not in uniform they will be sent to the office to change. Please contact the front office for questions about uniform.

There is a scheduled time for your student to enjoy a snack and a scheduled lunch time for them to eat lunch with their friends. You may send a healthy snack with them to school such as fruit, crackers, cheese, and juice to enjoy at recess. Lunch is provided free of charge for all students or you are welcome to send lunch for your student. Unhealthy food is not permitted on campus. Please do not send any fast food items, "hot" chips, soda, anything with caffeine, or sweets to school.

When dropping off lunch for your student at the front office, please make sure your student knows to pick up their lunch beforehand. You can also email or DOJO teacher notifying them about the student's lunch at the front office. Front office will not contact teacher/student. The front office is not responsible for notifying teachers and students about their lunch.

There are 3 pick up zones in our new parking lot route. The pickup zones were created to keep the flow of traffic. Please let your student know which zone you will be picking them up from and to wait there. Please be kind to our staff and continue to support us in keeping our students safe in the parking lot at arrival and dismissal. Please see the map below.

• All families attending Washington Elementary MUST have a parent portal account.
• Breakfast is served everyday starting at 8am.
• Sign up for class dojo to communicate with your students' teacher.