Washington School (4th-5th)

4th grade finished up their energy unit by making cards with simple circuits inside of them. Students got to design their own card, and then worked together to make a working circ...

What a fantastic Valentine's Day celebration we had today! From lively parties to an exciting estimation guessing game and dressing up as what we want to be when we grow up for K...

Can you guess what all of these Washington students have in common?? They have all read at least 375 minutes, at home, for the "Road to Reading" project we are doing. Congratulati...

With snow in the forecast, all thoughts turn to a potential snow day. Snow day superstitions run deep. See what Washington School students do to help the snow day cause ....

A big shout out to the PTO for funding the Kindness Assembly today. GINCY performed and sent a positive message to the students. Kindness is COOL.

What a fun day at the movies! We took a trip to see Dog Man on the big screen, and the excitement was palpable! A big shout out to our amazing Pontiac District 429 PTO and Crescen...

We are so proud of all of our Warriors! Check out these smiling faces from our Honor Roll, Straight A, and BUG award winners. We also are so excited to see so many cars on our Roa...

5th graders had fun being scientist in STEAM this week. We are working in our chemical magic unit, and getting to mix and observe all different kinds of substances and how they re...

" Dodgeball Tournament Day! What a thrilling morning of action, teamwork, and endless energy at our dodgeball tournament! From incredible dodges to epic throws, our students ...

Deck the halls with lots of laughter, FA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA, Tis the season for Winter Palooza , FA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA-LA. Tomorrow is a day of dodge ball ,...

🎉📸 Minute to Win It Day Fun! 🎉📸 What an amazing time we had during our Minute to Win It Day! 🏆 Our students showed off their skills in a series of fun and fast-paced challenges,...

GO REDBIRDS! Our students and staff enjoyed the day cheering on the Illinois State Women’s Basketball team to a victory! Don’t forget, the 12 Days of Christmas s...

Today students and staff enjoyed our annual Thanksgiving Balloon Parade! Students created and built a balloon design that was shown off during the parade. We had lots of fun and...

Today, Washington traveled to Central to hang out with our new reading buddies. After meeting our buddies for the first time, we read books, colored, and completed a Turkey craft...

We are proud to announce that Washington school students collected 525 items for a local food pantry. We are very thankful for you all. Happy Thanksgiving!

Big shout out to everyone who helped us celebrate American Education Week! Today, we showed our school spirit!!

Washington students and staff had lots of fun during day 4 of American Education Week. We pulled off a "switch day" and wrote about what we would do if we were the principal. Be r...

Day 3 of American Education Week had Washington students and staff dressed for a workout! We can't wait to see what tomorrow brings with Teacher/Student Switch Day!

Pajama Day was a big HIT!

Today during American Education Week, we took the time to thank someone that has helped us with our education in one way or another. We also celebrated with Wear One Color Day. To...