Yesterday, Washington Elementary School hosted its annual Kindergarten ABC Bootcamp! Families stopped by as students walked out to the blacktop to some music and dancing! Scroll right to see some photos from the event.
Washington Elementary School hosted its first-ever 𝗚𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝘀 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗢𝘂𝘁 last week! The annual Halloween event, which will be the first of many, was hosted by PTA and allowed families to come decorate tables, give out candy, play games, or do crafts! Also pictured are Mrs. Healy, Mrs. Reynolds, and Ms. Britton showing students how to carve a pumpkin! The kids first watched a video before getting their hands into the mix. Students will then write about it with step-by-step instructions on how to carve a pumpkin.
Washington, Savin Rock, and Haley Elementary Schools held their annual Halloween Parades today! Families gathered around to watch the students show off their costumes and creativity. The kids did an amazing job! 👻🎃
Room 4 had its first mystery reader! The students enjoyed the book, 𝙄𝙛 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙂𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙈𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙖 𝘾𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙞𝙚. 🐭 🍪
REMINDER | There will be no school for elementary school students on Wednesday, October 26th for Parent Visiting Day.
Thank you to Nick Conti (Project Executive) and DJ Gray (Superintendent) of Gilbane Building for visiting our 3rd graders at Washington Elementary School today! Mr. Conti and Mr. Gray raised awareness about the construction trade and profession through a presentation including a short video and a marshmallow challenge game, in which students had to build the tallest structures using marshmallows and spaghetti! The Gilbane Building Company built the new West Haven High School and will also work on building the new Washington Elementary School.
The West Haven Rotary is hosting its 1st Annual 5k Fun Turkey Trot 🦃! The event is scheduled to take place on Saturday, November 19th at Bradley Point from 9 AM to 12 PM. Please see the flyer below ⬇️ for more information.
📣 PARENTS | With Halloween approaching, we'd like to share this flyer created by the West Haven Prevention Council warning about fentanyl and how it has appeared recently looking similar to candy and chalk. Please see below.
On Saturday, October 22nd, the Shoreline Restoration Committee is hosting a community engagement event to discuss ideas for the West Haven Boardwalk Resilience and Eco-Restoration Project. Please see the flyer for more information, as well as the project's website with a survey to provide feedback. https://bit.ly/3CLPqFf
REMINDER | Tomorrow, October 19th will be a half day for students because of staff development.
We had our first Mystery Reader today in room 7! Mr. Moore read ‘Scribble Stones’ to our class. Thank you, Mr. Moore, for sharing your love of reading with room 7! 📚
REMINDER | There will be no school Monday, October 10th, in observance of Columbus Day.
THANK YOU to Carrie Malangone, President of the West Haven Rotary Club, for handing out dictionaries to our 3rd grade students at Washington! 👏
Yesterday, Washington celebrated its first ‘All School’ where the entire school came to the gym! We celebrated students who earned perfect attendance for the month of September along with students who earned a certificate for Awesome Attitude, Above & Beyond, and Awesome Academics! Finally, we honored Ms. Jessica Reynolds. Ms. Reynolds, without hesitation, performed the Heimlich maneuver on a student who choked on a fruit snack. We are beyond thankful for Ms. Reynolds’ heroic action!
REMINDER | There will be no school tomorrow, Wednesday, October 5th, in observance of Yom Kippur.
To watch tonight's (10/3) board meeting at 6 pm, click here > https://bit.ly/3C0P7WF
The Cornell Scott-Hill Health Center is having a Family Wellness Clinic on Saturday, October 8th from 10 - 1 pm. Please see the flyer below for more information.
A HUGE shout out to our Washington students and families! It is only the 2nd week in our bottle/can drive and we have already raised 1️⃣ 7️⃣ 2️⃣ pounds in bottles and cans! We are so appreciative of our families for their support. Please keep sending in your recyclables until the end of October!
West Haven Youth Hockey information below ⬇️
West Haven High School Athletics has implemented new game-day protocols at all home sporting events, effective immediately. In addition, all home football games will now be played at 6 pm. Please review the flyer carefully.
