We have some exciting news here at Washington School! With all of your generous donations for our Soldier Drive, we were able to make over 50 care packages for our soldiers overseas. Each student in the school played a part to make this all happen. Some students wrote letters, colored pictures, decorated the packages, filled the bags, packed the boxes, etc. The packages were mailed out yesterday. We are hopeful they will get to the troop before Veterans Day!
A BIG thank you also needs to go to the Pontiac Elks Lodge 1019 for covering the cost of shipping all of the boxes. We also want to send a HUGE thank you to Nick Dohman at our local Pontiac @US Postal Service for all your help with getting these boxes ready to go and getting them in the mail!
We truly appreciate everyone's support because this would not have been possible without all of you!
Our two Warriors giving thanks today are Justyce Taylor and Lilah Vanover. Justyce is thankful for his cats Sam, Mauley and Miss Kitty because they are so cute! Lilah is thankful for her friends and family because she can trust them and they are so nice to her.
For the month of November our Washington Warriors would like to highlight things that they are thankful for. To start us off on the first day of November we have Merik Aaron and JaNae McClain. Both Merik and JaNae are very thankful for their mom and dad. Merik is thankful for his parents because they clean and cook for him and his siblings. JaNae is thankful for her mom because she covers her up when she is cold. She's thankful for her dad because he helps her get out of bed.
Washington Warrior staff are very thankful for all the families that donated to our soldier drive. Some 4th grade students bagged up items this morning to be shipped to soldiers overseas. We are very thankful for those soldiers that cannot be with their families right now because they are serving our country.
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How would you describe today's spotlight student? Sweet, kind, and creative are just a few words that could be used to describe Cain Bradford, a 5th grader at Washington School. Cain also has some pretty awesome dance moves. Watch to see them in action! Washington School and the world are a better place with you here, Cain! Thanks for being you!
https://youtu.be/yG2dpmlg29I
Meet Joseph Malave, another awesome Washington School student! This boy loves soccer and has some big ideas for what he would do if he became principal. We are guessing his classmates would like to see his ideas put in place ;). Thanks for letting us interview you, Joseph!
https://youtu.be/BRrjFrL7rrw
What do you call a spunky, high-spirited 10 year old girl? We call her Hattie! Hattie Thompson is a 5th grade student in Ms. Miller's class. Thanks for letting us interview you, Hattie. Stay spunky!
https://youtu.be/E1W3Mdj-TaI
Check out what a few of our students enjoy doing in the Fall!! Comment what your favorite Fall activity is!
Just a reminder that conferences are next week! We can't wait to see you!
Today we are featuring Olivia Jensen, a 4th grade student in Mrs. Starker's class. Just like the poster above her head says, she was made to be awesome, and awesome she is! We look forward to seeing all of the awesome things you accomplish, Olivia!
https://youtu.be/L-QLRLM00vk
Hanging on to the beautiful weather for as long as we can!
Check out some of our staff's favorite Fall activities!! Stay tuned later in the week to see what some of our student's favorite things to do in the Fall are!!
Check out some of our staff's favorite Fall activities!! Stay tuned later in the week to see what some of our student's favorite things to do in the Fall are!!
Our Washington students continue to shine! Tonight District 429’s Board of Education recognized 4th grader Trey Henkel and 5th grader Pailin McGruder. Way to represent Washington, boys! We are proud of you, Trey and Palin. Congratulations on your recognition!
Lily Melvin is a soft-spoken 5th grader from Mrs. Hogan’s class. She enjoys being a kid, and based on her answer about adulthood (you’ll be able to relate 😂), she should enjoy it for as long as she can. Thanks for participating, Lily! It was fun to get to know you a little better.
https://youtu.be/DKoSQ0I2oyo
Leah is a kind hearted 4th grader in Mrs. Vitzthum’s class. She has a wide variety of interests and loves spending time with her friends and family. Quite a remarkable young lady! Thanks for letting us get to know you!
https://youtu.be/HKZe67VnuqU
Washington School is getting in the homecoming spirit this week! We challenge Pontiac Junior High School to get decked out in orange and blue next! Go Pontiac Indians! 🧡💙🧡💙
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Pontiac Grade School District #429 will dismiss at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, September 22, 2023 for the Pontiac Homecoming Parade which will step off from Pontiac High School at 2:30 p.m. Buses will run starting at the 2:00 p.m. dismissal time.
Don't forget that next week is HOMECOMING week! Be sure to dress to impress. Who knows, there may even be prizes for the best dressed for each of the themed days! Have a great weekend, and we can't wait to see all of your smiling faces back on Monday!
