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Washington Weekly

January 2023

WashingtonWeekly January 2023

Upcoming Events Upcoming Events

Monday, Jan. 9

PTO lunches begin


Wednesday, Jan. 11

Spelling Bee, Final Round at Washington School, 6pm


Tuesday, Jan. 17 - Friday, Jan. 20

Anna Crowley Redding, Author in Residence- Workshop #2 on Information/Nonfiction Writing


Wednesday, Jan. 18

TREP$ begins for students enrolled


Friday, Jan. 20

Den Rally


Week of Jan. 23

ASE classes begin

Calligraphy lessons


Monday, Jan. 30

Delayed Opening, Professional Development Growth Day

The Washington Post- Click for the First Edition! The Washington Post- Click for the First Edition!

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Important Reminders Important Reminders

Students:

  • Please remind your children to check our Job Board as new jobs are listed. Currently, we are seeking Science Bin Coordinators. Promoters of Positivity and Morning Announcers.


Safety and Security:


  • We ask that all visitors/volunteers bring their Driver's License as we have a check-in system in the vestibule that requires it for identification purposes.
  • During morning and afternoon drop off, do not enter the staff parking lot. Students should be dropped off and picked up on Spring Street unless they are taking the bus or walking.
  • Students arriving late to school need to be signed in by their parent/guardian so please accompany them into the school.
  • For safety reasons, we are trying to minimize the number of people entering and exiting our school. Please remind your children to bring all their materials for school including snack, lunch, instruments and laptops.

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Student Lighthouse Team Student Lighthouse Team

We have recently begun a new initiative at Washington School, creating a Student Lighthouse Team. Mrs. Loew has visited each classroom to show them this video which explains the role of a Student Lighthouse Team in a school. Our Student Lighthouse Team will have 3 committees, which are described below. These committees will be responsible for brainstorming projects they can take on to help make Washington School the best it can be. Each student may apply for only 1 committee. Job applications will be accepted through Friday, December 15th, with students being selected during the of December 18th, and the committees launching in January. Committees will meet one day per week during the lunch and recess portion of their day.


ACADEMIC COMMITTEE

Topics to be considered: Schoolwide goal, motivated students during personal goals, how we teach/learn Leader in Me

Candidate qualities: goal setter, loves learning about leader in me


CULTURE COMMITTEE

Topics to be considered: How do we create a positive physical environment, how do we create a positive emotional environment

Candidate qualities: creative, problem solver


LEADERSHIP COMMITTEE

Topics to be considered: Look for new leadership opportunities and jobs for students, Leadership Day

Candidate qualities: planner, detail-oriented

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Washington School

Peter Mercurio, Principal

Kerry Emmanouilidis, Instructional Supervisor

Website: https://was.millburn.org/
Location: 70 Spring Street, Millburn, NJ, USA
Phone: (973) 218-7500
Twitter: @Washington_NJ

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