Washington School (4th-5th)

Wow - our Book Blast is off to a great start! Congratulations to Hattie Thompson for winning our first drawing prize: the iPad! Our quest to level up our readers has never been so...

The following students were recognized as our February Students of the Month. They show a positive attitude in and out of the classroom. We are thankful for them here at Washingto...

Mila Matic recently completed 2 presentations for her teachers that displayed her knowledge and understanding of her hearing loss along with the support she needs to be successful...

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

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, S...

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! Than...

February 20-29 Menu

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 sh...

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 remind...

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 Hoer...

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 f...

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 ...

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 w...

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! Tomorro...

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 a...

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'...

January 9 -19 Menu

Our Washington School 4th graders have been hard at work making a stop motion animation of their Thanksgiving day parade balloons! Each class has their own video of their projects...

Holiday Countdown Day 4: Hat Day!

Countdown Day 3 was Snow Day! Much to some dismay it wasn't a "real" snow day, but we had fun dressing in all white anyway!