10/9/26 - The Washington Weekly

Hi Washington Families:

Please know that we do not have school on Monday in honor of Indigenous People's Day. On Tuesday, our reading intervention groups start. This is a chance for students to work in small groups, sometimes with their classroom teacher, but also with our team of reading tutors who provide extra support at the students' current skill level.

Our school nurse has asked if you can add Washington Elementary to your contacts list on your phone. This way if we call, you know it's us, and you won't accidentally block our calls! Our number is (978)937-7635.

Lastly, please avoid picking up your children early from school unless it is for an appointment or emergency. Students are learning subjects throughout the day, but also it is hard for our one school clerk to dismiss individual children while she is preparing us for our end-of-day procedures and full-school dismissal. Please also do not drop your children off un-attended at school before 8:30. We do not have staff available to supervise students until 8:30 AM.

- Jennifer Lilley, Washington Principal

• Monday, October 12th -

  • No School for Indigenous People's Day

  Tuesday, October 13th -

  • After School Program Starts
  Wednesday, October 14th
  Thursday, October 15th
  Friday, October 16th
  • The Mayor visits first Grade (12:45pm)

  
  

FUTURE DATES:

• School Council ( more parent members still needed!) 5:30-6:15 PM

• Progress Reports

• TRUNK or TREAT!! 5-6 PM

Thank you to everyone who participated in our October 1st PTO Meeting. It was the first Washington Elementary PTO Meeting in several years.

Meeting Summary:

General:

• Families are interested in using PTO to support students in having the best school experience they can have.
• PTO Meeting times may work better later for some families but also earlier in the day for some families

Suggested activities:

• Can we have a Spirit Wear Store (be able to buy items that have the Washington School name and Logo)
• Can we do a book Fair (Yes! one in the works)
• Evening events / During the Day Events
• Create Family Survey to get more input from those who couldn't attend.

Breakfast and Lunch Menu links from our food service provider are available below. Please know that breakfast and lunch are available free to all students every day. Please also know, that the menus can change at the last minute if deliveries are late or products arrive not as expected. Students are always provided with options.

Breakfast Menu

Where: Washington Elementary Play-yard (Parking Lot)

When: Wednesday, October 28 2026 from 5-6 PM

Who: All Washington Families (an adult must accompy children)

What: Students can trick or treat car to car in our lot.

How: Two ways to help (we need help!!!)

• Donate Candy - All candy donations can come to the office
• Be a trunk host! We'll supply your trunk with donated candy. You can create a theme for your trunk and dish out the candy! Email or Dojo Ms. Lilley (Jennifer Lilley, jlilley@lowell.k12.ma.us) if you can host a trunk!

If you need to enter the school for any reason, please report to the office. Please do not go to a classroom or learning space without a staff member. Please understand that this policy is to make sure that students can focus on learning and anyone in the building is supposed to be here.

If you have an item (for example a lunch box a child forgot) that needs to get to the classroom, just come to the office and speak with our school clerk. Please do not enter the building to follow your child. We appreciate your understanding and support with this.

If a bus gets to a stop and there is no parent there for a student, the student is taken to Moody Elementary School, 158 Rogers St, Lowell, MA 01852. The main number at the Moody is(978)937-7673. Staff there contact parents by phone and the student needs to be picked up at the Moody if this occurs. https://share.google/ErMevlBQJhi7KFfgJ