April Newsletter
Save the Date
Here are some important dates for April, May and June:
- April 2 - Remote Learning Day
- April 3 & 6 - NO SCHOOL
- April 8 - Spring Pictures
- April 13 - 17 - Book Fair
- April 13 - Open House 5:30 pm; Book Fair Open
- April 13 - PTO Meeting 7:00 pm (Library) - Mr. Gensler from Fairview Intermediate will be attending
- April 14 - Grade 1 Aquaponics Trip
- April 16 - Book Bingo 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm (Cafeteria)
- April 20 - Urban Air Fundraiser 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- April 21-23 - ELA PSSAs
- April 25 - PTO Clothing Drive 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
- April 28-29 - Math PSSAs
- April 30 - Neato Burrito Spirit Dine Out Night
- May 1 - Kindergarten - Hands on House comes to Washington Heights
- May 4 - PTO Meeting 6:30 pm (Library)
- May 14 - Grade 4 DC Trip
- May 15 - Grade 2 Paulus Trip
- May 22 - Remote Learning Day
- May 25 - No School
- May 26 - Field Day
- May 28 - Move Up Day - 4th grade
- May 29 - Grade 3 WITF Trip
- May 29 - Kindergarten Negley Park Trip
- May 29 - 4th Grade Farewell Social
- June 1 - Grade 3 Negley Park Trip
- June 2 - Grade 1 Negley Park Trip
- June 3 - Grade 2 Negley Park Trip
- June 3 - Grade 4 Capitol Building Trip
- June 4 - Grade 4 Negley Park Trip
- June 5 - Last Day of School!
Math 24
Congratulations to our 4th grade Math 24 team! They came in second place at last month's Math 24 Competition! Shout out to Purnayan Saha, Cash Holtzman, Gabe Reisch and Emmett Rowe! Purnayan placed second overall and will move onto the next round, competing against other students that attend schools in our IU. Huge thank you to our coach Cory Rowe!
Playground Use
Senators - Hit the Books
We are participating in the Senators 2026 Hit the Books program. Your child has the opportunity to earn TWO free tickets to a Senators baseball game! Please note that this is completely optional for families to participate.
Your child will come home with a baseball flyer today. If you choose to participate, please have them read over the break. Each student will read four books. Kindergarten students may participate by having four books read to them. As each book is read, an adult should initial the circle located on the baseball on the flyer sent home.
Students must return the flyer to Mrs. Imes by Friday, April 10th. Upon return, Mrs. Imes will initial the official Hit the Books bookmark. Then, the bookmark will be returned with your child in an envelope along with an order form if you choose to order additional tickets.
Spring Pictures
Spring pictures are coming up! Every student will receive a complimentary 8x10 class photo. No need to order any unless you want multiples.
PSSA update
Beginning on April 21st, Washington Heights will start PSSA testing in grades 3 and 4. This year, all PSSAs will be administered online. During this time, student iPads will remain at school to ensure they are here and charged for testing each day. Testing starts promptly first thing in the morning on all testing days (April 21-23; April 28-29), so please have your child here on time each day. We ask that you avoid morning appointments on these testing dates for students in grades 3 and 4. Should you have any questions, please contact our office.
Go Guardian Parent App
The GoGuardian Parent app is a mobile app designed to provide parents and guardians insight and control over their student's online activity when on school managed devices. When installed on a personal device, GoGuardian Parent will allow parents/guardians to:
monitor and view student browsing history
manage hours of use for devices outside of school hours
establish filtering rules and time limits (Please note: certain educational sites are needed for school; please work with your student to ensure you do not inadvertenly block sites necessary for instructional purposes)
Click on the link for more information!
https://sites.google.com/wssd.bz/technologyhelpcenenter/goguardian-parent-appPurple Up
As we approach the month of April, I would like to take a moment to recognize and honor the Month of the Military Child. This is an important opportunity for us to acknowledge the unique experiences, resilience, and sacrifices of students whose parents or guardians serve in the military.
Military-connected students often navigate frequent transitions, family separations, and new environments, all while continuing to engage in their education and school communities. Their strength and adaptability are truly commendable, and it is important that we intentionally recognize and support them.
To show our collective support, we will be participating in Purple Up! Day on Thursday, April 16, 2026. Purple symbolizes all branches of the military, and wearing purple is a visible way for our school community to stand with and honor military children. Wear purple to show your support on April 16.
We now have our instagram up and going. Check out @wh_eagles to see what is going on at "The Heights!"
From our PTO:
Power Packs
This school year, we are partnering with New Hope Ministries to provide food for families in need over the weekend. If you are interested in this program or have any questions, please contact our counselor, Mr. Connell at JConnell@wssd.k12.pa.us or contact him via Seesaw.
Substitute Positions
Character Strong - Courage
Courage is choosing what is helpful, right and kind - even when it is hard or scary. I hope you take the time to talk with your child about our focus word during the month of April. I look forward to seeing our students practicing Courage this month and every month!