Washington School (4th-5th)

This year at Washington School Mrs. Pickham is enjoying a weekly VIP lunch with students. Her goal is to meet with every student at some point throughout the year to chat and get ...

A new school year means new happenings at Washington School. In an effort to encourage positive behavior and academic efforts, we have opened a school store where students can spe...

This year Washington school is hoping to inspire our students to share what they have learned with others! We are implementing weekly Reading Logs and Math Boards for students to...

Another day, another successful event! Play Day 2024 is complete! Thanks to all who helped with this event. We sure had fun!

We had some fun in the sun today for our 4th quarter incentive! We kicked it off with a kickball tournament for both grade levels. Mrs. I's and Mrs. Wright's class were victorious...

You bring it, we sell it! We had a great Market Day today to wrap up our Economics unit. The students really enjoyed making their products, selling their goods, and then being abl...

Mark your calendars! On Thursday, May 30 a bunch of hard working, 5th grade entrepreneurs will be hosting a lemonade stand at Washington School. Through Math and Social Studies pr...

Mrs. Farley's class was all smiles this morning! Thank you for spending some time with us, Mrs. Hunt and Mason!

4th grade had an eventful day thanks to the City of Pontiac. They spent their day seeing what all our beautiful city has to offer. Some of the stops included a tour of the fire st...

All of this week we are showing our appreciation for the teachers and staff that make our school a wonderful place to be. Check out just 12 of more than 160 reasons why students a...

Thank you to Mr. Nick with Illinois Storm Chasers for coming to Washington School today to help our students understand and learn more about severe weather! The kids learned all ...

Today was an 🥚egg-cellent day 🥚 at Washington School! We held our annual egg drop event. Each 4th grader built a contraption this past week and today it was dropped from the caf...

We celebrated our April students of the month for their continued display of Respect here at Washington. We appreciate them and the way they treat others, themselves, and their b...

4th graders have been learning about how there are different types of camouflage that animals can use to survive, communicate, and hunt prey. How many can you find?

Mrs. Francis and Mrs. Iskrzycki's classes have been doing a fun project that involved “reducing, reusing, and recycling” items from their student's homes! Each student made a Chi...

Today Washington Elementary, Pontiac School District 429 had the pleasure of hosting Marlon Eilts - COUNTRY Financial . Our Enrichment Committee reached out to Marlon to see i...

Pontiac429 PreK - Screening If your child is 3 or 4 years old on or before Sept 1, 2024. Now is the time to join us for screening 2024-25 school year! Register your TimeSlot he...

March's students of the month were chosen because they are individuals who show perseverance in the classroom. Way to stick with it even when things get tough! Top row (l-r): Ke...

We were excited and amazed at how cool the solar eclipse was today! Shout out to Pontiac Family Eye Care and Pontiac Public Library for donating the ISO approved safety glasses f...

4th and 5th graders took a trip into outer space thanks to the awesome ⭐️Star Lab ⭐️from U of I Extension McLean County STEAM in the Classroom! Students were able to learn about h...