Washington Newsletter

Dear Families,

This week our 2nd graders celebrated our 12th annual Arbor Day Community Event that is run in partnership with the Village of Mundelein. Each year, the Village donates a tree to Washington School for our 2nd graders to help plant. In their classrooms, students learn about the important benefits that trees provide to our lives and our environment. We had two special guests, Mayor Meier joined our celebration and shared a Mayoral Proclamation for Arbor Day, and Adam Schmidt, the Village's ISA certified Arborist, who explained the tradition of our event and gave students some history of the different trees planted at Washington over the years.

Next year is on the horizon! Register your child(ren) now and receive an early bird registration discount of $25.00 per child with completed ONLINE registration, proof of residency and payment due by May 1, 2026.

Registration information can be found here.

Questions? Contact Patty DeLozier, Registrar

D75 Student Registration pdelozier@d75.org

Have a great weekend!

Autism or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), is a developmental condition that affects how a person communicates, interacts with others, and experiences the world around them. It is called a “spectrum” because individuals with autism can have a wide range of strengths, needs, and abilities. Some children may need more support with communication and social skills, while others may excel in specific areas like memory, creativity, or problem-solving. Autism is not something to be “fixed,” but rather understood and supported. By increasing awareness and acceptance, we can create inclusive environments where every child feels valued and has the opportunity to thrive. Autism is simply one part of who a child is, and with understanding and support, all children can learn, grow, and succeed!

Check out this video to learn more!

Morning drop off: 7:40 am

School starts: 7:50 am

School dismisses: 2:30 pm

Afternoon pick up: 2:30 pm

Half Day Dismissal: 10:50 am

Take note of our 25-26 School Calendar. Please book your vacations around our school holidays. The more your child is able to attend, the more they will learn! Thank you!

• April 28th - Superhero Day - Dress Like a Superhero to show support for Lurie's Children's Hospital AND School Bus Driver Day!
• April 29th - Kindergarten Kick-off!!! - 4:30 - 5:30 pm (see the flyers below!)
• May 1st - Principal's Day! AND D75 Annual Cultural Fair - 6:00-8:00 pm @ CSMS
• May 4-8th - Teacher Appreciation Week!
• May 9th - PTO Fun Fair! 2:30 - 5:00

Beginning April 27th, students will participate in our Spring STAR assessments, which help us understand how children have grown in their learning over this school year. Results will be sent home with their final report card.

Our testing schedule will be:

• Literacy STAR Test: Week of April 27th

• Math STAR Test: Week of May 4th

• Make-Up Testing: Week of May 11th

Students take these assessments in small groups, which allows for a calm environment and individualized support throughout the process.

To help your child feel their best, we encourage families to ensure students get a good night’s sleep, eat a healthy breakfast, and arrive at school on time on testing days. A positive mindset and reassurance go a long way, too!

Register your child(ren) now and receive an early bird registration discount of $25.00 per child with completed ONLINE registration, proof of residency and payment due by May 1, 2026. (Just a reminder that returning families that have received an email that their registration is complete, can log into their PowerSchool Account to pay fees).

New Kindergarten Families - follow the link in your registration complete email to make payment.

Registration information can be found here.

Questions? Contact Patty DeLozier, Registrar

D75 Student Registration pdelozier@d75.org

Our student leaders created a list of ideas for fun spirit days that we can have at Washington. We took the ideas from their list and will be having Fun Friday Spirit Days through the end of the year. Here are our May Spirit Days!

On April 28th, our school will be joining Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago in celebrating Superhero Day! While we will not be participating as a fundraising site this year, we are excited to take part in the spirit of the day with a school-wide dress-up day.

This special day honors children who are bravely fighting illnesses, and it’s also an opportunity for us to celebrate and support the incredible strength of our own students who navigate a wide range of abilities—both visible and invisible—each and every day.

Students are invited to come to school dressed as their favorite superheroes as we build empathy, celebrate resilience, and remind our children that their unique strengths are something to be proud of.

Looking ahead, we’re excited to share that next year we plan to participate as a fundraising school, with the effort being organized and led by our Mechanics Grove students—more information to come!

We can’t wait to see our school community come together for this meaningful and fun day! 🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️

Our Attendance Mystery Challenge is underway, and students are already revealing letters to our secret message! So far, we’ve revealed 4 letters! Each day, if 30 or fewer students are absent, we uncover a new letter.

The more letters we reveal, the closer we get to a school-wide celebration!

You can help by sending your child to school each day and asking them about the letters we’ve uncovered. Let’s keep it going this spring!

We invite all families to attend our D75 Cultural Celebration on Friday, May 1st at 6:00 PM at Carl Sandburg Middle School. Families can reserve a table to represent their home culture or attend to learn about the multiculturalism of our community. Please RSVP using this google form: D75 Cultural Celebration Google Form

Families and staff are welcome to participate as learners if they would prefer not to reserve a table. PreK-5 classroom teachers will receive copies of the attached invitation to send with students.

Highlights for this year will include:

• Tamales & Paletas (Mexican popsicles)
• Passports for students as they "travel the world"
• A performance by the Mariachi Club
• Additional student performances

Questions, please contact me or the Parent Coordinators: Cassandra Lopez or Melissa Yonkelowitz.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recognizes "that play is fundamental to children's healthy development and that their immersion in electronic media takes away from real play."

Here are some ways to support Green over Screen:

1. Make a list of your favorite things to do outside (as a family or independent). Make strips of paper with the ideas and add them to a jar. Prioritize that 1-2 have to be pulled daily.
2. Making sure you have enticing toys children want to play with. Water toys, chalk, bikes and roller skating items can lead to siblings or neighbors joining in on the fun.
3. Take the inside- outside. Play your favorite board game outside.
4. Neighborhood scavenger hunt. How many spring things can you find?
5. Make it a policy that when you play outside- there is NO technology.

Now that we are settled into the school year, I'd love to connect with you and learn more about what's on your mind and your hopes and dreams for our school community. We can meet in person, virtually, or chat over the phone.

If you are interested in connecting, please sign up for a time using this link!!

Come out to Fun Fair on May 9th from 2:30-5:00 pm. Use the links below to get your tickets, volunteer, or donate!

Presale: https://d75-pto.square.site/shop/2026-washington-fun-fair-pre-sale/AWEEC4USUTSC5UNIHXGE7S4V

Donate: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4DA9AA2EA6F4C52-63305179-washington

Volunteer: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4DA9AA2EA6F4C52-63305309-washington

Amazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3IJQVKERXSES2?ref_=wl_share

Our next event will be held Tuesday, April 21st at Luke's of Mundelein from 10AM to 9:00PM. They have generously agreed to donate 20% of all sales back to the PTO, so we are hoping for a great turnout!

We’re excited to officially kick off our Lou Malnati’s Pizza Card Fundraiser! This fundraiser helps support our current 4th-grade students so they can attend Camp Duncan next year—for FREE.

Goal: Each 4th-grade student is asked to sell 15 pizza cards at $16 each to cover the full cost of camp.

Incentive: The class that sells the most pizza cards will win a special visit from Tropical Chill!

Sales Dates: April 1 – April 14
Order Online Only:
https://d75-pto.square.site/product/camp-duncan-pizza-fundraiser/KL5TBT7R65UOPBHP4ZUVISUH?cs=true

Don’t have (or know) a 4th grader? You can still purchase pizza cards and have them sent home with your student or pick them up. Every purchase helps support a student and brings them one step closer to attending Camp Duncan at no cost.

Interested in getting involved? PTO Executive Board nominations are now open. Each position is voted on yearly. Any parent, guardian, or D75 staff member may nominate themselves for a position on the D75 PTO Board, provided they will be part of D75 during the 2026–2027 school year.

We are currently seeking candidates for Co-Presidents and Co-Facilitators at all schools (Washington, Mechanics Grove and Carl Sandburg).

Nomination Deadline: May 12 at 9 PM
Voting: May 13 at our final PTO meeting

Nomination Link: https://forms.gle/xpp45FFBZXggZhqn8

Have questions? Email mundelein75pto@gmail.com (Subject: Nominations).

A new month means a new chance to earn money for our school through Box Tops for Education — plus monthly bonus opportunities!

It’s easy:
Buy participating products
Scan your receipt in the Box Tops app
Earn funds for our school
Want to double the impact? Donate those same items to our Welcome Center to support local families. That’s two wins with one purchase!

Download the app, opt in for the Monthly Bonus, and start scanning today.
View the participating product list here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FcgSIFxaxXJ431NrCFfcbxzCsK7e4vOp/view

Thank you for supporting our school and community!

If you need to change your child's regular dismissal, you need to email or call Pam and Abby in the main office. They oversee all dismissal changes and communicate with supervisors and staff to ensure that students get to the correct locations. Our staff do not always have time to check their email and we don't want a change to get missed.

Finally, all changes must be called in to the office by 2:00 pm

Our office number is 847-949-2714

BPAC meets regularly beyond the required four times per year. BPAC plans for family engagement, family education, and cultural events to support the multilingual community. The group creates specific goals each year based on identified family needs, discusses multilingual programs by building, suggests additional topics for upcoming parent education programs and reviews the district’s annual TBE/TPI application.

Please consider joining our BPAC and attending the meetings.

BPAC MEETINGS

Applications for fee waivers are available online at the Financial Assistance page. To apply, families must complete the required application. Once completed, forms may be dropped off at the Mundelein Elementary School District 75 Office, located at 470 N. Lake Street, Mundelein, IL 60060.

If you prefer to schedule an appointment, please contact District 75 Registrar Patty DeLozier at (847) 949-2700, extension 2014.

School Lunch menus (search for Mundelein and you''ll see Washington as a choice!)

Food Service Information

Access the RevTrak website to pay for school meals for your child