Washington School (4th-5th)

Happy Presidents' Day!

We are feeling the love today. Happy Valentine's Day Warriors!

Washington School is siding with Chiefs Kingdom for the big game this weekend! What is your prediction?

Congratulations to our January students of the month! They are recognized for showing honesty and integrity. Way to go! Front row left to right: Beau Buchenau, Olivia Jensen, Selah Vroman, and Hank McKinley. Back row left to right: Tyler Abraham, Tanner Mclemore, Charlotte Crane, Evelyn Thurston, Caidyn Marsack, Nate Dunlap, Chase Martin, and Evan Pavlik. Not pictured: Leo Voigts.

We started our day with some awesome tricks and a great message from Matt Wilhelm. He certainly gained some fans here at Washington Elementary, Pontiac School District 429! Thank you Pontiac District 429 PTO for sponsoring an awesome assembly!

Groundhog's Day + Students' Predictions = A "Will Spring Come Early?" Line Plot This week students at Washington were polled as to whether or not THE groundhog would see his shadow (6 more weeks of winter) or not see his shadow (an early spring). They converted their votes into a line plot. The key shows that each groundhog equals two votes for spring. Based on the line plot, it looks like Washington School students are in agreement with the groundhog. We, too, predict an early spring! Bring it on! We are ready!

Pontiac429 Education Foundation - Dueling Pianos Fundraiser Friday, February 23rd @ 5-9PM.

Congratulations to all of our Straight A's, Honor Roll, BUG (bringing up grades), and PE Physical Fitness students! Everyone worked so hard these last 9 weeks! Just a reminder that Straight A and BUG students have earned a pizza party tomorrow at lunch (Jan. 26) from the Kiwanis Club! We are excited to see even more students earn these rewards this quarter! Keep up the hard work!

Pontiac Grade School District #429 will be closed today, Tuesday, January 23, 2024 due to inclement weather. Evening activities TBD. School will resume on Wednesday, January 24. Please stay safe.

Pontiac 429 will not be in session Monday January 22nd, 2024 due to inclement weather. The school district will resume classes Tuesday January, 23rd, 2024.

We celebrated our students of the month for December! They have displayed kindness to their classmates and others throughout the building. Great job!! Front row (l-r): Duke Hoerner, Daniel Voigts, Lacey Payton. Back row (l-r): Sadie Johnson, Roxxanne Persico, Leah Mackinson, Kye Metz, Ismael Malave, Malique Marc, Braxton Mahoney. Not pictured: Maddisyn Dunning.

2nd Semester is off to a great start here at Washington School! Today we focused on refreshing our expectations around the building. We then kicked off the new year with some fun Minute to Win It games, and lots of laughs. We are all hoping for a wonderful rest of the school year and fun days ahead!

We hope everyone had a wonderful break!

Happy New Year!

Some of us were lucky enough to meet the big guy today, Santa🎅, along with his trusty sidekick Mrs. Claus🤶. We hope that everyone has a Happy Holidays and a wonderful break! We will see you next year 😉!

And finally.... The Washington School Dodgeball Tournament! Our students played all morning in a double elimination tournament to see who our new school champs would be. The winner of the 2023 Tournament, Mrs. Wright's 5th Grade Class🏆🥇🏆! We hope everyone has a wonderful break, and we will see you all back at Washington School on January 9th, 2024🥳!

The kids flew all around the world today, to learn about Christmas's around the world. They did a variety of crafts, and learned about all different kinds of traditions! Tomorrow is the big Dodgeball Tournament! Don't forget to wear your workout wear!

Today we kicked off our last week before break with WinterPalooza 2023! The 4th and 5th graders traveled to various classrooms to do different holiday activities. Fun was had by all! Only 2 days until break!

Washington students had a blast attending the Peoria Rivermen game today! There was lots of cheering, dancing, and clapping to be had by all! Only 4 more school days, and then it's WINTER BREAK!

Rounding out today's animation features is Mrs. Vitzthum's Class! Again, special shout-out to Mrs. Smith for all her hard work and continue celebrating those Thanksgiving Day Parade Floats. Everyone did a FANTASTIC job! Link: https://www.loom.com/share/ebe0cb4b8ad345b3b614eb1dbf410d20?sid=745707c4-887d-4383-a0b9-13e6fe51b096