Today we celebrated our amazing ESPs with a delicious breakfast to show just how much we appreciate them! 🥯🍓☕🥞 Our staff, students, and their families are surrounded by so much care and support each day, and we’re so grateful for everything our ESPs do. Happy ESP Appreciation Day! 🎉 #ESPAppreciation #Potluck #TheWashingtonWay
2 days ago, Kelsey Kurth
Happy National ESP Appreciation Day! 🌟 Washington's amazing ESP team is truly the best of the best — uplifting our students, supporting families, empowering coworkers, and strengthening the entire Washington School community. Their kindness, dedication, and care make our school a brighter place. We are so grateful for each one of them! 🖤🐝💛 #ESPAppreciation #TheWashingtonWay #HarvardRising
2 days ago, Kelsey Kurth
Washington staff got messy in the best way during our ECERS Art/Child Related Display PD led by our very own Kelley and Kellie! 🎨✨ We explored the benefits of process art and how it inspires creativity and independence in our students. Teachers even got hands-on with activities they can bring right back to their classrooms. 👩🏫 Nothing beats learning through play—no matter your age! 😊
#ProcessArt #LearningThroughPlay #ProfessionalDevelopment #TheWashingtonWay #HarvardRising
4 days ago, Kelsey Kurth
This week we started our Building Study 🏗️✨ Students are exploring how buildings are made by actively building with different materials. Through creative planning, hands-on play, and teamwork, they’re creating their own structures. 🧱💡#Buildings #LearningThroughPlay #TheWashingtonWay #HarvardRising
4 days ago, Kelsey Kurth
Happy Friday families!
Please enjoy our November parent newsletter. The translate option is at the very top.
Thank you,
Maggie Binz, principal
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https://secure.smore.com/n/5fb1w¡Feliz viernes, familias!
Disfruten de nuestro boletín informativo para padres de noviembre. La opción de traducción se encuentra al principio.
Gracias,
Maggie Binz, directora
7 days ago, Kelsey Kurth
We had such a wonderful time during our Tree Study! 🌳🍎 Students explored foods that come from trees, visited an apple orchard, sang songs, created tree-inspired art, and even made their own paper! 🍏📝 Nature walks sparked creativity and curiosity, while new tree-themed vocabulary helped strengthen their literacy skills. 🍃🎨 We’re so proud of how much our students have grown! #Trees #LearningThroughPlay #Literacy #Creativity #TheWashingtonWay #HarvardRising
9 days ago, Kelsey Kurth
During our Tree Study, Washington students had so much fun in their dramatic play centers—running their own apple store, visiting the apple orchard, and even “baking” apple pies! 🥧 Through dramatic play, children build language skills, creativity, and social-emotional understanding as they imagine, share, and work together. 🌳🍎 #Trees #LearningThroughPlay #TheWashingtonWay #HarvardRising
10 days ago, Kelsey Kurth
Ms. Kelley’s class has been exploring board games during their Tree Study! Playing games helps children build important skills like taking turns, following directions, counting, and problem-solving. 🎲🌳🐿️ #TreeStudy #LearningThroughPlay #TheWashingtonWay #HarvardRising
10 days ago, Kelsey Kurth
During our Tree Study 🌳, Ms. Whitney’s class explored how paper is made! ✂️📄 Students loved turning recycled materials into their very own handmade paper! 📄 #AVID #LearningThroughPlay #STEM #TheWashingtonWay #HarvardRising #Trees
11 days ago, Kelsey Kurth
Ms. Florez' class discussed different fruits that grow on trees and then voted for their favorites! 🍎🍊 They even used lemons to make fresh, zesty lemonade together. 🍋💛 #TreeStudy #WICOR #LearningThroughPlay #HarvardRising
14 days ago, Kelsey Kurth
Washington’s Birth-to-Three program hosted a great Family Night focused on sensory play. Families explored pumpkins through painting and touch 🎃 and joined in group parachute activities 🪂 It was a fun evening for children and parents to learn and play together. 💜 #BirthToThree #ParentEducators #SensoryPlay #FamilyNight #TheWashingtonWay #HarvardRising
15 days ago, Kelsey Kurth
Ms. Luna, Ms. Ruiz, and Ms. Kelley's classes used parts of a tree — like sticks and apples 🍎🌳🎨 — as paintbrushes to make beautiful artwork. It was a hands-on way to learn and have fun with our tree study! 🍂✨ #TreeStudy #STEAM #TheWashingtonWay #HarvardRising
16 days ago, Kelsey Kurth
Ms. Tessa, Ms. Jenny, and Ms. Whitney's students had an apple taste test as part of our tree study! 🍎🍏 Students sampled red, yellow, and green apples, then voted for their favorites. It was a fun way to explore the different colors, tastes, and textures that grow on trees! 🌳 #Trees #WICOR #AVID #Apples #TheWashingtonWay #HarvardRising
16 days ago, Kelsey Kurth
Big thanks to Megan Sanchez for donating a Giant Connect Four game! 🎉 Washington students are having so much fun building teamwork, strategy, and coordination during Gross Motor Time in the gym 🧩💪❤️ #ThankYou #LearningThroughPlay #TheWashingtonWay #HarvardRising
17 days ago, Kelsey Kurth
Halloween fun at Washington! 🎃 Students showed off their amazing costumes and enjoyed a day full of spooky fun! 👻🧡 #Halloween #TheWashingtonWay #HarvardRising
18 days ago, Kelsey Kurth
Our Trunk or Treat was a spooktacular success! 🎃👻Families had a blast visiting creative trunks, showing off their costumes, and collecting sweet treats. 🍬 Thank you to all the families and staff who joined the fun and helped make the day so special! 🧡🖤 #TrunkOrTreat #Halloween #FamilyNight #TheWashingtonWay #HarvardRising
21 days ago, Kelsey Kurth
Ms. Whitney’s class read The Three Little Pigs and then created their own pig houses. 🏠🐷 Some students even used puppets and blocks to retell the story — a great mix of creativity and imagination in action! #LearningThroughPlay #CreativeCurriculum #TheWashingtonWay #HarvardRising
24 days ago, Kelsey Kurth
Today we are celebrating our wonderful Occupational Therapist, Ms. Cheryl! 🖤🐝💛Ms. Cheryl helps students develop important skills like fine motor control, sensory regulation, coordination, and independence in everyday tasks. From learning to hold a crayon or pencil to zipping up a jacket, her support helps our students thrive! 🎨 🧩 🙌✍️ #OTAppreciation #FineMotorSkills #TheWashingtonWay #HarvardRising
25 days ago, Kelsey Kurth
It was another Fun Friday to remember! 🎉 To celebrate another successful week, students were welcomed to school with cutouts of our favorite principal, Ms. Binz! ❤️ Then staff and students shared balloons, cards, and special gifts to show our appreciation.💐🎈✍️ What a great way to end the week! 💛🐝🖤#FunFriday #PrincipalAppreciation #TheWashingtonWay #HarvardRising
25 days ago, Kelsey Kurth
Today we’re celebrating our amazing principal, Ms. Binz! 💛🐝🖤 She’s always there with a smile — supporting our students, staff, and Washington families with kindness, understanding, and care. 🌟 Happy Principal Appreciation Day, we’re so grateful for all that you do, Ms. Binz! 🙌👩🏫💐 #PrincipalAppreciation #TheWashingtonWay #HarvardRising
28 days ago, Kelsey Kurth
