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Good morning WWRSD!
Friendly FYI! The district will be closed on January 15, 2024 for all students.
We want to wish our students a wonderful three day weekend!
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Dear Westwood Regional Parents and Staff:
Due to the impending inclement weather, there will be a delayed opening tomorrow, Wednesday, January 10, 2024. As the storm arrives, significant rain, flooding and power outages are anticipated. Tomorrow’s delayed opening schedule will allow time for our families and staff to navigate the impact and travel related to this specific weather event.
All schools will open 90 minutes later than their normal start times (High School – 9:25 a.m.; Middle School – 9:45 a.m.; Grades K-5 – 10:20 a.m.; and Pre-School – 10:20 a.m.)
All before school clubs and Champions before care programs will be canceled. The after school care program and all after school activities will be held as usual.
Lunch will be served in all schools.
All students will be dismissed at their normal time.
All bus pick-ups will be 90 minutes after normal time.
Information is also available on the district's website under the Inclement Weather Procedures tab. Thank you!
Thank you,
Frank Connelly
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Thank you Mrs. Santagato for sharing this INCREDIBLE book with our students at Washington School this month. Incredible You and Mrs. Santagato remind our students to think about how incredible each student is and the positive characteristics they each hold.
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Today we had a special extra Cool Cardinals drawing so that students could try out "Inchy" our new Book Vending Machine, purchased by our wonderful 2021-2023 Washington PSO! We look forward to doing lots of surprise drawings throughout the year to recognize our awesome students!
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It is with great pride that I announce this year's recipient of the Governor's Educator of the Year Award from Washington School....Mr. Barnett Goldman! We are so very proud to have him as a member of the Washington family! #WeAllShine@Washington
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Reminder: Tonight, November 28th at 6:30pm for all district parents.
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This morning our fourth graders performed for our school and their parents today, focusing on friendship and gratitude! What a wonderful message to share as we head into Thanksgiving weekend! Congratulations on a great job fourth graders! #WeAllShine@Washington
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Washington Staff had some fun today playing the Necklace Game! Congrats to our winners! Happy Thanksgiving to all!
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Save the Date: November 28th at 6:30pm for all district parents.
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Local author, J.D.Thomas, of Westwood, visited Washington Elementary School today to read his book, Too Many Puppies! to all the 2nd grade classes. We got to meet the lead character, his sweet dog Sandy! Thank Mr. Thomas for answering all our questions and letting us pet Sandy!
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Update: We are being told that the air quality sample test results will be available by 6:00 pm and we will get a verbal interpretation of the results by 6:30. An actual written report will follow. Stay tuned!
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Today we recognize World Kindness Day. A reminder that small acts of kindness have a big impact! Today and always you can...Smile, Write a note (or email) of thanks, Compliment someone, Volunteer, Hold the door open for someone, Practice patience, Offer to help at home, Thank a teacher, Thank your parent, Donate time, money, clothes, books, Call your grandparent or relative, Stand up for a friend, Laugh and Be kind to yourself.
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Happy Halloween from the Washington Staff!
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Mr. Lipnick's students will now be in charge of the morning announcements in a live broadcast to both Washington and George students newscaster -style! What a wonderful way to start each day and build connections between our two schools! #WeAllShine@Washington
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Thank you to the 2021-2023 Washington PSO for our amazing new playground equipment! The students were thrilled to play music as they played outside on this beautiful day! #WeAllShine@Washington
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Today we recognized Walk to School Day! It was a beautiful morning to get our hearts pumping as a community! Thank you to all who participated! #WeAllShine@Washington
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We kicked off Week of Respect with an amazing afternoon of teamwork and sportsmanship at Fun Fitness Day! Thank you to the PSO for helping make this fun day of exercise happen! #WeAllShine@Washington
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These super second graders are practicing reading with expression, fluency and different types of voices based upon the type of text they are reading! #WeAllShine@Washington
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Washington School will recognize and celebrate Week of Respect from Monday, October 2 to Friday, October 6, 2023. Please refer to the flyer posted here and our newsletter for next week's events.
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Our kindergarteners kicked the day off with a morning of music! It's amazing how much they have learned already, they even taught Mrs. Palianto some new vocabulary words as they acted out presto and largo! Thank you Ms. Kim for your energy and enthusiasm! #WeAllShine@Washington
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