Knightly News
February 6, 2017
PTA Meeting Tuesday, February 7th at 7pm - Superintendent Dr. Jeff Schuler will be visiting
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.
Stop by a CUSD 200 Coffee House!
BREAKING NEWS: Welcome to our Newest Little Knight!
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 - Wheaton Bowl trip for 5th grade
Feb. 14 - Valentine Parties 10:45-11:30 for am kindergarten/2:30-3:15 for all other classes
Feb. 17 - Fancy Nancy illustrator Robin Preis Glasser visits grades K-3 in the afternoon
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
Congratulations, PTA Reflections Advancers!
Thank you to the PTA and to Mrs. Elizabeth Manning and Mrs. Deb Benson for coordinated the Washington Reflections program.
SAVE THE DATE - PARCC TESTING!
What a Blast!
Students worked in teams to land on the newly constructed planet, which will be named by the winning team of engineers: Colette Harty, Yumchinbadam Gantulga, Luke Benson, and Kory Parente. Everybody learned a lot and had a blast!
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!
Pancake Breakfast was a Fun & Delicious Event!
Spring PACE Resources
If your child is testing for PACE, here are some resources from our PACE teacher, Ms. Maharaj: PACE Resources.
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.
Thanks for GeoSpaces, PTA!
From the Health Office
The DuPage County Health Department Dental Program is joining the American Dental Association in the observance of the annual "Give Kids a Smile Day" on February 3, 2017. Free dental screenings will be done 9am-3pm by DuPage County Health Department dentists and volunteer dentists from the community at The DuPage Health Department (111 N. County Farm Rd. in Wheaton) and The DuPage Children's Museum ( 301 N. Washington in Naperville) - no appointments necessary. In addition, children will receive oral health education and a free oral healthcare kit. Regular dental screenings are important to determine oral health problems.
Happy 100th Day!
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