Washington School (4th-5th)

You bring it, we sell it! We had a great Market Day today to wrap up our Economics unit. The students really enjoyed making their products, selling their goods, and then being abl...

Mark your calendars! On Thursday, May 30 a bunch of hard working, 5th grade entrepreneurs will be hosting a lemonade stand at Washington School. Through Math and Social Studies pr...

Mrs. Farley's class was all smiles this morning! Thank you for spending some time with us, Mrs. Hunt and Mason!

4th grade had an eventful day thanks to the City of Pontiac. They spent their day seeing what all our beautiful city has to offer. Some of the stops included a tour of the fire st...

All of this week we are showing our appreciation for the teachers and staff that make our school a wonderful place to be. Check out just 12 of more than 160 reasons why students a...

Thank you to Mr. Nick with Illinois Storm Chasers for coming to Washington School today to help our students understand and learn more about severe weather! The kids learned all ...

Today was an 🥚egg-cellent day 🥚 at Washington School! We held our annual egg drop event. Each 4th grader built a contraption this past week and today it was dropped from the caf...

We celebrated our April students of the month for their continued display of Respect here at Washington. We appreciate them and the way they treat others, themselves, and their b...

4th graders have been learning about how there are different types of camouflage that animals can use to survive, communicate, and hunt prey. How many can you find?

Mrs. Francis and Mrs. Iskrzycki's classes have been doing a fun project that involved “reducing, reusing, and recycling” items from their student's homes! Each student made a Chi...

Today Washington Elementary, Pontiac School District 429 had the pleasure of hosting Marlon Eilts - COUNTRY Financial . Our Enrichment Committee reached out to Marlon to see i...

Pontiac429 PreK - Screening If your child is 3 or 4 years old on or before Sept 1, 2024. Now is the time to join us for screening 2024-25 school year! Register your TimeSlot he...

March's students of the month were chosen because they are individuals who show perseverance in the classroom. Way to stick with it even when things get tough! Top row (l-r): Ke...

We were excited and amazed at how cool the solar eclipse was today! Shout out to Pontiac Family Eye Care and Pontiac Public Library for donating the ISO approved safety glasses f...

4th and 5th graders took a trip into outer space thanks to the awesome ⭐️Star Lab ⭐️from U of I Extension McLean County STEAM in the Classroom! Students were able to learn about h...

Today, we celebrated good behavior and positive choices with a jump start to our spring break by showing off our fantastic dance moves 💃🕺💃🕺at the Neon Dance. We will see everyone...

Ms. Zega and Mrs. Edinger's class have been getting into the March Madness spirit! They have spent the month of March doing a March Madness Tournament of Books. Each day the stu...

Mrs. Farley's class would like to thank Domino's Pizza in Pontiac for the generous and delicious pizza donation! Our class met our goals and decided to celebrate with a pizza part...

Congratulations to our final Treasure Chest winner - Will Diaz. The Book Blast is going strong as we approach these last few days of the event. It’s not too late to complete your ...

Power up! Our 3rd Book Blast Treasure Chest winner is Emmit Mundy! Congratulations! Did you know that Book Blast contributions help ensure all our students receive books? After ...