Beyond the office, Principal Schroeder is building connections! On Tuesday, he rolled up his sleeves and served lunch to support our amazing Washington Elementary staff and students. Meeting students where they are means stepping in and making a difference, one lunch tray at a time.


Floor hockey championships today! Congrats to Team Curtis!
A few fun facts:
87% of our 3rd, 4th, 5th graders participated.
14 captains
50 regular season games


Congratulations to our Dolphins of the Week!
Norah, Rynn, Kamari, Jhacari, Arthur, Victoria, Levi, Neo, Claire, Emilia, Nolan, Theo, and Paislee

Our kindergarteners had guest visitors from JM today! Thank you for coming! Please come back!
Congratulations to our Dolphins of the Week!
Miles, Liv, Aaron , Jack , Layla, Larry, Henry, Gabby, Lily, Thomas, Katherine, Harper, Kaisei and Leo

Washington Read-A-Thon dress up days next week!
Movie Night (Moana 2) is Friday, March 14 at 6:00p.
We continue to have guest readers for our students. We had two very familiar faces read to our kindergarteners and 5th graders today!



Congratulations to our Dolphins of the Week!
Naomi, Carmeon, Leora, Avery, Zubair, Harper, Daniella, Samanvi, Aldon, Lex, Maddie, Shrish, Ella, Callalina, Ari, Max, David, Yusha, Jordi, Zachary and Jacob

Thank you to the KAAL Channel 6 Weather Team for a great assembly!



Congratulations to our Dolphins of the Week!
Artemis, Mila, Thomas, Cohen, Ariya, Luca, Maggie, Albert, Wonjoon, Clemens, Pearl, Charles, Romane, Qaura, and Harry

Congratulations to one of our own! Elliana, 5th grade Washington student, was one of three national finalist in Hormel's Martin Luther King, Jr. writing essay contest. She celebrated her big day with family and her teacher Mrs. Hill in Austin, MN at their National Headquarters. Elliana was able to share her essay at our student assembly with all of our students.




Dan, one of our Student Nutrition Service workers, takes some time from his duties to have great conversations with our students! Thanks Dan!

Congrats to our Dolphins of the Week!
Myles, Brynn, Norabella, Owen, Cami, Ben, Mckenzie, Hendrix, Theo, Olivia, Kassidy, Ari, Jack, Foster, Ryah, Joseph, and Penelope

Congratulations to our Dolphins of the Week!
Cameron, Sloane, Ellison, Kamari, George, Aden, William, Jeremy, James, Connor, Yoona, Graham, Jinho, Elia, Graham and
Yusuf


Congratulations to our Dolphins of the Week!
Yasmine, Paisley, Elliana, Liv, Henry, Aris, Sonara, Iris, Eli , Henry, Hassan, Aitana, Aurora, Elise, Hannah, Sawyer, and Liam

Mrs. Fritcher, Advanced Learning Teacher, is in collaboration with the MN Zoo and their Naturalist's in developing enrichment projects for some of their animals at the zoo!



Lots happening with Mrs. Fritcher, Advanced Learning Teacher, and our 4th and 5th grade students. They learned what the Honor Flight program is and how we can help make their special day even more memorable!




It is exciting to have the opportunity to introduce you to Washington Elementary! The Tours are scheduled for:
January 6, 2025 4:30p.m.-5:30pm;
February 6, 2025 4:30p.m.-5:30pm;
March 6, 2025 4:30p.m.-5:30pm.
Tours will start with an information session geared to adults which includes an opportunity for parents to ask questions and will wrap up the session with a tour of Washington school.
There is no need to RSVP. Please call Washington Elementary School at 507-328-3800 if you have any questions.

What a great Washington PTA Bingo night! Lots of prizes, silent auction, raffle and laughter with families. Thank you PTA for such a successful evening!




It’s FREE tree time! Safe Routes to Schools is partnering with Neighborhood Forest to provide free trees for kids to plant during Earth Week 2025. 🌎🌲 Parents/guardians, sign your child up for a free tree by March 15th! Sign up using this link: https://www.neighborhoodforest.org/parent-registration/?school=98154
Trees are set to arrive in time for Earth Day 2025. We will be in touch with you regarding when you can come and pick up your tree! 💚 #EarthDay2025
Washington PTA BINGO Fundraiser: Thursday, January 9 from 5-7 at John Marshall Cafeteria. Enter through the gym doors. BINGO is FREE. Pizza, spirit wear, raffle tickets and a silent auction available for purchase. We will accept all payment types, but prefer cash or check. Card payments will have a processing fee. You can preorder pizza through this link by 8:00 PM tonight. https://washingtonelem.givebacks.com/store?limit=21&live=true. Email WashingtonElemPTA@gmail.com with questions.
