Thank you to all of the Washington families that attended Open House last night! What an incredible evening celebrating all the learning that has happened this year! #WeAllShine@Washington


Congratulations to our March Cool Cardinals! These special students was recognized by a staff member for demonstrating kindness, responsibility, sportsmanship, or inclusivity at school. We are so proud of their efforts! #WeAllShine@Washington

Congratulations to this year's Read-a-Thon Winners! These awesome readers got to choose a book from our vending machine! The class with the most minutes read was 3K with nearly 49 hours total! Great job everyone, and KEEP READING! #WeAllShine@Washington

We are ready for the solar eclipse! What a fun day at Washington recognizing this historic event! Thank you to Mrs. Joyce from the Township library for equipping all staff and students with safety glasses and for leading informative assemblies to teach us! #WeAllShine@Washington

Today we had our annual Hot Shots competition! What a great way to kick off the break :) Congratulations to our participants and thank you to Mr. O'Melia and all staff who joined in the fun! #WeAllShine@Washington



DP from the Harlem Wizards hosted a super fun assembly today! To buy tickets for the upcoming game on April 14th, click here: http://harlemwizards.com/tickets/twpofwashingtonnj We have 4 Wash staff members playing!

So much fun at the 5th grade dance last night!! The first of many exciting events as we prepare to send our students off to middle school. Thank you so much to all of the parents who volunteered to make the evening a success! #WeAllShine@Washington


This month's read aloud focused on the character trait of forgiveness. Mrs. Palianto read the book "How to Apologize" to every class and practiced making sincere apologies. Everyone makes mistakes! #WeAllShine@Washington

A valuable resource for all is BergenResourceNet. The site is an online directory of the county's many valuable resources. It is for families in Bergen County, NJ. to use as a way to locate local resources (events, programs, webinars, services, professional development, industry news) geared toward family wellbeing. When you select News & Events, you will find a chronological listing of events to participate in for you and/or your child, in-person and/or virtually.

These lucky gals (and one guy who missed the picture) had the luck of the Irish on Monday! They managed to end the day with a leprechaun in their pocket and won a prize! #WeAllShine@Washington

Congratulations to our 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade students for an amazing Music in Our School concert! We are so proud of our young musicians! A huge thank you to Mr. Lipnick and Mrs. Kim for all of their hard work and for inspiring our students :) #WeAllShine@Washington

Congratulations to the Washington School Dads for the big win at our annual March Madness Game! It was exciting right up until the last minute! A wonderful community night for all :) #WeAllShine@Wash

What an amazing parent community we have- thank you to all those who volunteered their time to decorate Washington School as a surprise to our students! #WeAllShine@Washington
Washington had several special visitors during Read Across America Week to make our students smile! Thank you to all who participated :) #WeAllShine@Washington



Thank you to all of the community members and parents who visited Washington during Read Across America Week! #WeAllShine@Washington




Westwood School Counseling invites K-8 Parents to "Parent's Guide to Growth Mindset” The program provides an opportunity to learn strategies to understand, develop, and promote a growth mindset for yourself and your children. Care Plus clinicians will teach effective communication strategies and coping skills to help you support your child. They will include information related to your child’s development and how this impacts their ability to meet appropriate milestones and regulate their emotions. During this presentation, you will learn how to approach your child mindfully and decrease conflict in setting expectations and helping your child succeed. When: Monday, February 12th at 6:30pm Where: Virtual Meeting https://meet.google.com/ybs-ucqw-tvg?authuser=0

This week we celebrate our school counselors for National School Counseling Week, sponsored by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA). I would like to personally thank our Westwood Regional School Counselors. Each counselor works to provide their students with the utmost attention and concern. They are dedicated, caring, professional, and advocate for their students each and every day.

Westwood Regional School Counseling Quarter 2 District Newsletter is available to view. You can access the newsletter either in your inbox from yesterday, on our district school counseling website or using the link copied here: https://shorturl.at/suPRZ





Save the Date: “Parent's Guide to Growth Mindset” Please join us to learn strategies to understand, develop, and promote a growth mindset for yourself and your children. Care Plus clinicians will teach effective communication strategies and coping skills to help you support your child. During this presentation, you will learn how to approach your child mindfully and decrease conflict in setting expectations and helping your child succeed.

Thank you to our Washington School Counselor, Ms. Santagato for planning next week to celebrate the Great Kindness Challenge. Along with the spirit week activities attached, Washington will have a virtual school wide kick off. Teachers are provided additional resources/activities by grade level to incorporate throughout the week.


