Washington March Update

This year's Art Night turned out to be a huge success! PATT and Mr. Mane hosted two art nights where over one hundred students and parents painted the "Moonlit Creek" in the style of Bob Ross. 5K-2nd grade was held on the first night and 3rd-5th grade was hosted on the second night. Each evening the families learned several new painting techniques that created moons, stars, trees, water and birds.

After both nights were over we ended up raising almost $1,000 that went right back into the art program! Mr. Mane is extremely grateful for everyone who came out to support art night at Washington

K-5 students were treated to a special program as the Sky Dome Planetarium came to the Washington gym. As shared by Mobile Ed. Productions Inc. in their description of the program; 'Students will learn how to identify every planet in our solar system in dramatic "flights" towards each world. They will be introduced to Greek mythology characters and see how these heroes of the past can be found in the stars. Students will witness the night sky in different seasons and from different global perspectives.'

A huge thank you to our Washington PATT who funded the entire experience! It was a wonderful learning opportunity for everyone!

Each Friday on the morning announcements, Mr. G recognizes one Washington Golden Eagle from each grade level based on her/his contributions to our Washington community; including excellence in the classroom, leadership abilities, and a positive mindset. Students are nominated by grade level teacher teams based on the following criteria:

1. Excellence in the Classroom - consistently advancing his/herself to higher levels of academic achievement. (Mindsets: Everything is Possible, The Time is Now, 100% Accountable)

2. Motivation/Improvement- having the ability to motivate and encourage his/herself or other students to advance past their expectations both academically and socially. This includes making a conscious effort to be better academically or socially and motivating others through empathy, encouraging words or help. (Mindsets: Everything is Possible, We are Connected, Live to Give, 100% Accountable)

3. Leadership- serving as a leader not only in the classroom through encouragement, behavior, classroom example etc., but also throughout the school (Mindsets: Live to Give, We are Connected, 100% Accountable, The Time is Now).

4. Creativity and Imagination- demonstrating creativity and imagination in the classroom (and beyond) that inspires students/teachers. (Mindsets: Everything is Possible, Passion First, We are Connected)

5. Overcoming Adversity- demonstrates a continued effort to overcome environmental situations and improves despite outcomes. Uses empathy to respond to others with kindness and compassion (Mindsets: Everything is Possible, Attitude of Gratitude, We are Connected)

In Miss Uftring's 4th grade class, they celebrated Leap Day by dressing up as animals that leap: frogs! They spent the day learning about why we have a Leap Day and fun facts about frogs. Students made goals for what they hope to accomplish before the next Leap Day, in 2028

The last PATT meeting of the school year will be on April 3rd at 6pm in the LLZ. We hope you can join us to hear about all the fun things happening with PATT!

Culver’s Night will be on April 24th from 4-8pm, PATT will receive 10% of sales during this time. The class with the highest percentage of attendance will win an Ice Cream Party!

Family Game Night is coming to Washington on Friday, April 26th from 5-8pm! There will be indoor and outdoor games like Ping Pong, Basketball, Mario Kart, Bingo, Kickball, Dodgeball, Board Games, Disc Golf, and More! All students in attendance must be accompanied by an adult.

This is a FREE event! There will be concessions available to purchase as well as a 50/50 raffle. Kona Ice will also be there serving up delicious snow cones!

We are looking for some helping hands to help this event run smoothly. Please consider signing up to help. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080548ADAA2DA4F85-48631133-family

Also included in Family Game Night will be a Staff Experience Raffle! Staff have come up with fun experiences students can purchase tickets for. The experiences will be held after school on a designated day for the winners. The drawing will be at 7:30pm on April 26th. Each student will receive 1 FREE ticket courtesy of PATT. Tickets will be sold for $.25 each before school from April 22nd-26th

Chalk the Walk will kick off Teacher Appreciation Week on Sunday, May 5th from 4:00-5:00 pm. Please watch for more details to come home for ways to participate in this fun week to show our staff how much they mean to us!