Washington February Update

Students from Washington's 4th and 5th grades participated in a Battle of the Books competition recently. They were provided a list of books to read in preparation for the competition. These books were utilized for rounds of questions with points awarded for correct answers. Congrats to Rusbel, Nate, and Amaury, the The Reading Costco Guys, for their 1st place finish!!

Students in Mrs. Kuhlow's classroom found their fur-ever pets at the 5th Annual Pet Adoption held on Valentine's Day. Each new owner received everything they need to take care of their pet. The special event included an on-site vet clinic, grooming station, and agility course.

A huge thank you to Washington's PATT for sponsoring the all school trip to Whitewater Cinemas to watch the movie Dogman. Students and staff had the opportunity to enjoy the morning at the movies while eating popcorn. A great time was had by all!!

First grade students in Mrs. Wagner's classroom celebrated safe, respectful, and responsible choices with a PJ and Stuffy Day!

The 2025 Picasso Art Club has just begun! Twelve fifth graders have joined the club under the supervision of Mr. Mane. They will have the chance to pursue individual projects they are interested in. Each student can pick what medium they would like to use. So far these students have worked with clay, canvas painting, drawing, wire sculpture, pour painting, tye dye and more. The club runs every Thursday after school for ten weeks. It is a great opportunity for these students to pursue more art outside of their regular art class.

Kindergarten 10X10 Construction Crew worked hard all day building their way to 100!! Workers completed ten different job sites, and earned a random number card to put on a hundreds chart after completing each job. Our safety inspector (Mr. G) showed up during 3rd shift and was very impressed with our work ethic. It was a great way to celebrate the 100th Day of School!!

Each Friday on the morning announcements, Mr. G recognizes Washington Eagles based on her/his contributions to our Washington community; including excellence in the classroom, leadership abilities, and a positive mindset. Kindergarten, 2nd, and 4th grade students are recognized one week with 1st, 3rd and 5th grade recognized the next. Students are nominated by grade level and related arts 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)

Each morning during announcements, a Bingo call is made. Students and staff all have Bingo cards and look forward to checking them every day. When students score a Bingo, they head to the office to choose a new book and other items from the treasure chest. Mornings sure are fun when the Bingo winners come to celebrate!!

Thank you to our awesome Lunch Crew at Washington for preparing both breakfast and lunch for our students every day. They love serving our kids and are soooo proud of the amazing manners our kids display each and every day while going through the serving line!!

The next PATT meeting will be on March 5 at 6pm in the LLZ. Nominations will be held for the President, Vice President, and Secretary positions. We hope you can join us to hear about all the fun things happening with PATT! There will be a short presentation from the Whitewater YES Committee about the upcoming referendum.

Top 10 Sellers- A special lunch with Mr. G

1st Place Overall- Haylie Reu $1884.00 winner of the Swim party at Whitewater Aquatic Center

2nd Place Overall- Mya Crandall $1429.00 winner of the $50 Walmart Gift Card

3rd Place Overall- Abigail Swan $1323.00 winner of the $25 Walmart Gift Card

4th Place- Hazel Gamboeck $1301.00

5th Place- Kolton Luebke $1212.00

6th Place- Riley Reu $1212.00

7th Place- Kacen Foerster $897.00

8th Place- Elijah Foerster $772.00

9th Place- Gabriel Servin $759.00

10th Place- Richard Viola $614.00

The fundraising goal was $5000, Washington students raised $6548.25! Way to go Eagles, way to go!

Pizza & Popcorn Pick up is on Thursday, March 6 on the playground blacktop from 3:00-5:30pm. Orders MUST BE PICKED UP ON 3/6 or other arrangements need to be made PRIOR to pick up date. There is no storage for orders at the school. If items are not picked up or if no previous arrangements have been made the items will be donated to the Food Pantry and money will not be refunded.

Questions? Contact Heather Reu at 262-812-3236 or washingtonschoolpatt@gmail.com.

Order your yearbook today!

Yearbook orders are due March 21, 2025

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Thank you to everyone who helped make the staff luncheon during conferences amazing! We appreciate all of the donations!

Topper's Night was a success! Thank you to everyone that purchased pizza that night! Washington PATT received $238.94!

Mark your calendars for March 12 from 5-8pm! We will be having an Arby's Night! Washington PATT will receive 10% of sales during this time!