We would like to thank Cindy England of Carta for sponsoring our Principal's 200 Club Lunch today. Students were treated to a mac and cheese bar/buffet. We appreciate Ms. Becky and Mr. Miller for providing transportation and supervision. Students earn Principal's 200 Club tickets by being safe, respectful, and responsible in our hallways and on the playground. Each month we draw the names of 10 students and take them to lunch.
Congratulations to our STAR Students of the Month for January. Students were selected by their teachers for representing the character trait of KINDNESS.
Washington 3-6 students received a visit from local author, Emily Butler, on January 31st. A special thanks to our librarian, Mrs. Gleason, and King’s English for providing us with this opportunity. Mrs. Butler shared how she chose the idea for her book, read a passage from it, and answered students’ questions about the writing and publishing process.
Marathon Petroleum Corporation is supporting STEM education in the Salt Lake City School District! This $150,000 grant will support STEM in eight elementary schools in the West High School Network, including Washington next school year.
Washington held its annual holiday sing along on Friday, December 21st. We had a packed house! We appreciate the support of all of our Washington Families. A special thanks to our outstanding music teachers, Ms. Porter and Ms. Trevino.
A huge thanks to general manager, Corey Cook, of Olive Garden Murray for sponsoring our Principal's 200 Club lunch for December. The service was outstanding and the food was delicious. We appreciate Mrs. Martins and Ms. Karen for providing transportation and supervision for today's event. Students earn Principal's 200 Club tickets by being safe, respectful, and responsible in our hallways and on the playground. Each month we draw ten tickets and treat those students to lunch.
Congratulations to our STAR Students of the Month! Students were selected by their teachers for representing the character trait of Positive Attitude.
On Tuesday, December 4th, we took our ten Principal's 200 Club winners to see the movie, Ralph Wrecks the Internet, at the Gateway Megaplex. We appreciate Ms. Becky, Mr. Finch, Ms. Bales, and Mrs. K for transporting and supervising our students. A special thanks to Mrs. K for applying for the gift cards to the Megaplex! Students receive Principal's 200 Club tickets for being safe, respectful, and responsible on the playground and in our hallways. This past month our students set an all time record by earning 815 Principal's 200 Club tickets. Keep up the good work, Washington Stars!
Congratulations to our STAR Students of the Month of November! Students were selected by their teachers for representing the character trait of self control.
On Saturday, December 1st, the University Piano Outreach Program (UPOP) held its Winter Piano Recital at the Thompson Chamber Music Hall on the University of Utah Campus. Our students did a fantastic job! We appreciate our University partnership and want to recognize Mio Cowden, Carmen Hall, and the rest of our grad student piano teachers. We are grateful for the support of our Washington Families.
Photo credit: Mio Cowden
We had a wonderful Family Literacy Night on Thursday, November 15th! A special thanks to our amazing librarian, Liz Gleason, for organizing and overseeing the activities, and our PTO President, Sarah Kelly, for providing the food for dinner. We had a great turnout from our Washington Families. We appreciate all of our teachers, staff, and SCC/PTO parents for all of their help to make the event a success. We’d also like to recognize the West High National Honors Society (NHS), the Capitol Hill Action Group (CHAG), and Marmalade Coffee for volunteering and providing services.
On November 8th we celebrated our Principal's 200 Club winners by taking them to lunch at Costa Vida at the Gateway. The staff were very polite and helpful. We appreciate Ms. Becky and Mr. Miller for providing supervision. A huge thanks to Nathan Kelly, Costa Vida HR Director, for donating the meal vouchers! Washington students earn Principal's 200 Club tickets by being safe, respectful, and responsible in our hallways and on the playground.
Congratulations to our STAR Students for the month of October! Students were selected by their classroom teachers for representing the character trait: Resilience.
On Friday, October 12th, Washington Elementary Second Grade Teacher, Tiya Karaus, was presented with the Karl Jones Award by the Utah Council of Teachers of Mathematics (UCTM). We are so proud!
The Karl Jones Award is an award given to elementary teachers who are exemplary mathematics teachers. Recipients of this award:
Encourage student achievement by:
- Providing activities, which enhance understanding of math concepts
- Generating enthusiasm for math among students
- Providing opportunities to apply and extend mathematics skills
Serve as a role model for other teachers and for students by:
- Demonstrating interest in acquiring and maintaining skills in mathematics, including instructional skills.
- Implementing effective teaching techniques.
- Demonstrating a willingness to share skills and ideas with other teachers.
Washington held its second annual jog-a-thon on Friday, October 12th! We have so many people to thank. We appreciate our PTO, #PFFOW, for organizing the event, the Washington students who ran, our parents and friends who attended, our teachers and staff for their assistance and participation, the Student Resource Officers that kept the street safe, the employees from the district office for their support, and #QuenchIt for providing discounted drinks. We'd also like to thank all of our generous donors for making this fundraiser a success. Students had a great time while getting some exercise.
Thursday, October 4th was our first Principal's 200 Club lunch of the 2018-2019 school year! We are very grateful to Olive Garden General Manager, Corey Cook, for sponsoring our meal. The food was delicious and the service was wonderful. Students earn Principal's 200 Club tickets for being safe, responsible, and respectful in the hallways and on the playground. Each month we draw 10 names from the tickets and take those students to lunch.
Congratulations to our September Students of the Month. Students were selected by their teachers for representing an Academic Attitude.
On Friday, August 24th, Washington held a welcome back assembly. Expectations were shared, new and returning teachers and staff introduced, and the PTO shared our theme for the year “Mission Possible.” Students were given their first assignment, to show that they care deeply about our school by 1. Coming to school on time and 2. Reading every night. Sixth grade students had participated in “senior agent” training all week, establishing their leadership role in the school. The assembly closed with the announcement of our top performing Title I school award and an inspirational video (click here). We’re excited for the new school year!
We want to thank the Can'd Aid Foundation for their generous donation of bikes to everyone of our first and second grade students on May 30th. Students first attended an assembly, and then went outside to find out that they were each going home with a bike. We appreciate all of our parents who were in attendance. A special thanks to Ms. Marci, Ms. Gwen, Ms. Moffat, Ms. Treu, Mrs. Karaus, and Ms. Mary Lou for getting permission slips signed and arranging the event.
Washington's Art & Cultural Night was held on Thursday, May 11th! We appreciate the support from our families and community. Over 300 people were in attendance. A special thanks to our art teacher, Laurie Shea, for organizing the event and for all of the amazing art projects that she has worked on with all of our students! We would also like to recognize the support from our faculty, staff, and PTO. Click here to view images from the evening’s events.
Our fifth grade students practice all year for a performance (April 30th) at West High. We appreciate our fifth grade teachers, Mrs. Miller & Ms. Vehar, as well as our Ballet West dance instructors, Ms. Ann Marie & Ms. Ashley. Our students did an amazing job! Click here to watch their performance.
On Saturday, April 21st, the University Piano Outreach Program (UPOP) held its Spring Piano Recital at the Thompson Chamber Music Hall on the University of Utah Campus. Our students did another fantastic job! We appreciate our University partnership and want to recognize Mio Cowden, Claire Thueson, and the rest of our grad student piano teachers. We are grateful for the support of our Washington Families.
Photo credit: Mio Cowden
A few of our Washington UPOP students were invited to participate in the Monster Concert on May 7th. Click here to watch their performance.
On April 19th, Washington students participated in the Great Utah Shake Out Drill along with the Salt Lake District and several other entities across the state. Students practiced "drop, cover, and hold on" in their classrooms. Afterwards we practiced our evacuation protocol to our designated location (the LDS church on 500 North). We practice so that students, teachers, and staff are prepared in case of an actual event.
Congratulations to our STAR Students of the Month for March! Students were selected by their classroom teachers for representing the character trait of COURAGE.
Washington exceeded its goal for the book fair this year ($1,500), therefore Mr. Finch and Mr. Kelly had to dress up as a dog and cat for the day.
Thanks to all of the Washington Families that came to Literacy Night on Thursday, March 1st! We had over 200 people in attendance. A special shout out to Darrell Mangum, the storyteller who provided our dinner entertainment, and Heather Fairall of our PTO for putting together and running the Book Fair! And we would like to thank ALL of the Washington Faculty, Staff, and PTO Members who stayed late tonight to put on this community event!
We are very grateful to Official Simply Sushi for sponsoring our Principal's 200 Club Lunch for February! Curt and his crew pull out all of the stops for our students. They were given a tour of the restaurant, treated to outstanding service and excellent food, and had t-shirts provided on our way out. Students earn Principal's 200 Club tickets for being safe, respectful, and responsible in the hallways and on the playground. Each month 10 students names are drawn and they are taken to lunch. A special thanks to Ms. Gwen for providing student transportation and supervision.
Congratulations to our Washington STAR Students of the Month! Students were selected by their teachers. The character trait for February was KINDNESS. Click here to see the deeds our students have done for PFFOW’s “Bee the Good” Campaign.
To kick off PFFOW's "Bee the Good" campaign, Dr. Hank Smith spoke to Washington students on February 5th about setting boundaries, being up-standers, and building up others. Click here to see the “Bee the Good” video campaign introduction.
All SLCSD schools are on a five year rotation where they have the opportunity to present information to the School Board. On Tuesday, January 9th, Mr. Finch and Mr. Kelly had the opportunity to share the many amazing things that are happening at Washington. Parents and PFFOW members, Sarah Kelly and Ashley Anderson were also in attendance. Access to the materials shared and a video recording of the meeting can be found here (under the January 9 meeting). A video was created to show the board what a week at Washington looks like. The video can be watched by clicking here. We are proud of our faculty, staff, and the amazing students and families that we serve.
Want to see what Washington students did to view the eclipse on the first day of school? KUTV 2News paid us a visit and documented the events in Ms. Mary Lou’s second grade class.
KUTV News Segment – 8/21/17
Ever wonder how the vegetation on the hill behind our school is taken care of? If you passed by during the month of August then you witnessed first hand what the goats do best – EAT!
KUTV News Segment – 7/27/17
We are thrilled to announce that Washington Elementary won the SITLA Instagram contest! On May 18th (2017) the school was awarded the check. The $1,000 of Land Trust money that we received will be put towards funding our Tanner Dance program for grades K-3! We are so grateful to our parent, SCC member, and Tanner Dance teacher, Ashley Anderson for posting the picture and entering our school in the contest.
Everyday every student at Washington Elementary can pick up and eat a free morning meal thanks to our Breakfast in the Classroom (BIC) grant!
KUTV News Segment – 10/27/16
