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It's been a great Read Across America Week! Thank you to all of our special guest readers, including Police Chief Skinner, BOE Member Doug Cusato, Township Administrator Mark Dicarlo, and our Superintendent Dr. Mortimer! #WeAllShine@Washington
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4G loved showing off their Fraction Cafe projects. Students demonstrated their learning through these delicious activities! #WeAllShine@Washington
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4JM participates in Responsive Classroom activities every day.
The students love Morning Meetings, especially fun activities such as the upbeat song, “Alive, Awake, Alert, Enthusiastic!” #WeAllShine@Washington
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Congratulations to our February Cool Cardinals Winners! Each of these special students was recognized by a staff member for demonstrating kindness, responsibility, sportsmanship, or inclusivity. We are so proud of their above and beyond efforts. Great job! #WeAllShine@Washington
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Today we celebrated Wacky Wednesday! What creative outfits and hairstyles our students and teachers came up with! Happy Read Across America Week! #WeAllShine@Washington
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Our PSO after school enrichment classes (ACES) have begun! Students enjoyed dancing and competitive games on Tuesday. Thank you to our PSO for all of their hard work in planning extracurricular opportunities for our students during these dreary months! #WeAllShine@Washington
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Today is Storybook Character Day! Students dressed up as their favorite book characters :) Happy Read Across America Week! #WeAllShine@Washington
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What a fun surprise when students arrived to school today! Thing 1 and Thing 2 greeted students on the first day of Read Across America Week! #WeAllShineAt@Washington
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Who doesn't love recess in your PJ's?? Happy first day of Read Across America Week! #WeAllShine@Washington
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What a great turnout this morning at Dads and Donuts this morning! This special PSO sponsored event is a wonderful opportunity for male role models to be involved in our students' school lives! #WeAllShine@Washington
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The Washington School Kindergarteners collected over 350 items for the food pantry. We are so proud to be fostering kindness, generosity, and compassion in our students! WeAllShine@Washington
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The Westwood Regional School District is participating in the development of a new three-year Strategic Plan. Please visit this link to complete a stakeholder survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeMqV_Jlz_dmboq7GeHdTbVpXdSdZeLcmE89HO7FU_jo8R-rA/viewform
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Working together in book clubs is a great way to engage in conversation to deepen our ideas about historical fiction texts! WeAllShine@Washington
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Mrs. Palianto visited each class at Washington School to read the book How Wonderfully Odd, focusing on our character trait of the month, diversity and inclusion. The story focused on the importance of appreciating our unique talents and the importance of accepting others.
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In January, Washington School participated in the Great Kindness Challenge. As a result, we have been recognized as a Kindness Certified School! The class who performed the most acts of kindness was 1G, who earned an extra recess for their wonderful accomplishment!
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Our fifth grade Peer Leaders demonstrate leadership and responsibility by assisting our younger students daily. They are wonderful role models for their fellow Washington students!
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Our kindergarten students celebrated the 100th day of school with a fashion show! We loved seeing the creativity each student displayed in creating their own personalized shirt!
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Last week we celebrated our student successes with special rewards! Our Washington Cool Cardinals winners from Sept.-Nov. and our Great Kindness Challenge winners got to enjoy an extra recess with friends :)
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Third graders participated in a Valentine's Day Breakout EDU puzzle activity that fosters communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity while reviewing important skills. When the puzzle was solved students got to unlock a special Valentine surprise!
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Today we are 100 days smarter! Students recognized the day by participating in a variety of fun math activities and special projects!
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