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Washington Families,
Every day at Washington School, I am reminded of how lucky I am to be working with such a wonderful group of professionals. The
teachers and staff consistently demonstrate their dedication to addressing the academic and social-emotional needs of our students as
they work toward achieving our school’s mission. Please remember to thank your child’s teacher(s) for all the time and energy they
dedicate to educating our students. Hopefully you’ll have an opportunity to do so during parent-teacher conferences this week! I also
consider myself lucky for the parent and community support we have at Washington Elementary School. We recently conducted our
Bear Fun Run fundraiser, and once again our school community was very supportive of our fundraising efforts. The final count isn’t in
yet, but I believe we will be close to reaching our goal of $10,000! Thank you all for your support of our students and our school!
Many of you completed a survey recently to share your interests related to the district’s plans for future facility improvements with the
School Board. An interest to maintain a neighborhood school at our current location was clearly the most popular option. I believe the
feedback provided through this process helped influence the decision of the Board to select two options for final consideration, and
each of the options include pursuing a plan to build a new Washington School on the existing Washington property! Thank you to
everyone who took the time to complete the survey and to those of you who attended the parent engagement meetings. I believe the
School Board has demonstrated a commitment to finding solutions that will meet the long term needs of the school district and our
community, but it is important to continue to be involved in the decision making process. The School Board will host a public hearing at
the October 10th school board meeting to gather further feedback from the community before narrowing their decision down to one
option. Community support is needed to make any facility improvement plans a reality, so your feedback is important. Please consider
attending the meeting on October 10th at 5:30 p.m. at the administration building (101 N. 14th Street) to participate in the discussion. I
look forward to seeing you there!
Sincerely,
Brian Zamarripa, Principal
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
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2 3 4 5 Count Day-please come to school! Crazy hair day
6 7 No School-Elementary only
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9 10 11Cowgirl Peg comes to visit 8:30-2:50
12 Delayed Start-School begins at 10:15
13 14 15
16 17 No school-district wide
18 No school-district wide
19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31
Looking Ahead
November 9th-Delayed Start-School starts at 10:15
November 18th-End of first Trimester
November 21st-No school district wide
November 22nd-25th-No School-Thanksgiving Break
Culture Corner:
A message from Sean Covey:
The time has come to teach social-emotional skills in schools. Meeting with education officials around the
world, the desire to teach more than academics is global. Whether in India, China, Indonesia, Brazil, Sweden,
the Netherlands, or other places, I hear the same question: “How do we teach students the social-emotional
competencies they will need in the work-place today and tomorrow?”
Recently while doing a 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens training with a group of young men, I realized how
lacking they were in people skills. They were unprepared to carry on a conversation, work in a team, or even
get along well. For years, little to no time has been spent teaching these essential foundational skills in
schools—until now.
With the passing of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the idea that there is more to educating a child
than academics has finally brought to light this absolute need. There is now a broader definition of student
success. The law specifically refers to “nonacademic” factors as indicators of accountability. The law also
points out the need for improving “instructional practices for developing relationship-building skills, such as
effective communication.” “Social and emotional competencies aren’t ‘soft skills.’ They are the foundation
for all the other skills. If we want a tolerant society, a compassionate society...we need to teach the skills
that create that society—the social and emotional,” said Ohio U.S. Representative Tim Ryan.
With the passing of ESSA and the focus on social-emotional skills, the 7 Habits are the perfect solution. The 7
Habits are a research-based, proven, widely adopted framework that establishes social-emotional
competencies. They are globally accepted and have a decades-long history of tremendous-ly impacting
individuals and organizations.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
First, the independent skills of the Private Victory teach self-control, responsibility, self-management,
initiative, goal setting, time management, and planning. Then, the interdependent skills of the Public Victory
teach listening, communication, empathy, compassion, synergy, teamwork, and collaboration. Finally, Habit
7 teaches balance and the importance of personal renewal. As Jim Collins wrote in the forward of the 25th-
anniversary edition of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, “Covey found a similar pattern in personal
effectiveness: first build upon a strong core of principles that are not open for continuous change; at the
same time, be relentless in the quest for improvement and continuous self-renewal. This dialectic enables an
individual to retain a rock-solid foundation and attain sustained growth for a lifetime.” You have a great tool
in your hands. The 7 Habits, part of The Leader in Me, helps meet the demands of today and tomorrow by
teaching the social-emotional competencies students need to be effective in school and in life.
Warm regards,
Sean Covey
PARENT LOCKDOWN & REUNIFICATION INSTRUCTIONS
IN THE EVENT OF A MAJOR INCIDENT AT YOUR CHILD’S SCHOOL WE MAY HAVE TO INITIATE A LOCKDOWN AND/OR OUR
REUNIFICATION PROCESS. IF THIS IS THE CASE, YOU WILL RECEIVE NOTICE OF THE EVENT FROM OUR DISTRICT “NOTIFY ME”
SYSTEM. PLEASE SIGN UP FOR “NOTIFY ME” IN YOUR PARENT PORTAL.
DURING A SCHOOL LOCKDOWN:
HERE’S WHAT YOU DO:
STAY HOME UNTIL INSTRUCTIONS ARE PROVIDED
STAY INFORMED. WATCH AND LISTEN FOR INFORMATION
ASSURE YOUR PARENT PORTAL CONTACT INFORMATION IS UPDATED
FOLLOW DISTRICT INSTRUCTIONS AS COMMUNICATED
STAY CALM AND BE PATIENT
HERE’S WHAT NOT TO DO:
DO NOT GO TO YOUR CHILD’S SCHOOL
DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PICK YOUR CHILD UP AT THE SCHOOL
DO NOT CALL THE SCHOOL
DO NOT PANIC OR GET UPSET AT STAFF
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TO BE REUNIFIED WITH YOUR CHILD AT OUR REUNIFICATION SITE:
HERE’S WHAT YOU DO:
STAY HOME UNTIL INSTRUCTIONS ARE PROVIDED
STAY INFORMED. WATCH AND LISTEN FOR INFORMATION
ASSURE YOUR PARENT PORTAL CONTACT INFORMATION IS UPDATED
HELP WITH CONGESTION BY HAVING ONLY ONE PARENT/GUARDIAN COME TO THE SITE
BRING YOUR PICTURE IDENTIFICATION TO REUNIFICATION SITE
FILL OUT REUNIFICATION CARD AT THE SITE
STAY CALM AND BE PATIENT
HERE’S WHAT NOT TO DO:
DO NOT GO TO YOUR CHILD’S SCHOOL
DO NOT SEND SOMEONE TO PICK UP YOUR CHILD WHO IS NOT LISTED AS A PRIORITY
EMERGENCY CONTACT IN PARENT PORTAL
DO NOT PANIC OR GET UPSET AT STAFF-WE ALL HAVE THE SAME GOAL
*WE ALL SHARE THE COMMON GOAL OF SAFELY REUNIFYING STUDENTS WITH PARENTS*
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE PARENT REUNIFICATION PROCESS PLEASE VISIT OUR SAFETY
LINK AT WWW.CANONCITYSCHOOLS.ORG OR CALL 719-276-5715.
Just a Reminder!
October 5th-Count Day-Show up and be counted!
Crazy Hair Day
October 7th-No School-Elementary
Only October 12th-Delayed Start
Picture Day is October 14th!
“Say Cheese!”
October 17th-18th-No School District wide
“Say Cheese!”
Acceleration Acceleration occurs when students move through traditional curriculum at rates faster than typical. Among the many forms of acceleration are grade-skipping, early entrance to kindergarten or college, dual-credit courses such as Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate programs and subject-based acceleration (e.g., when a fifth-grade student takes a middle school math course). Many researchers consider acceleration to be “appropriate educational planning. It means matching the level and complexity of the curriculum with the readiness and motivation of the student”
Howdy Ya’ll! Cowgirl Peg is goin’ to stop
in and pay us a visit next week on Tuesday, October 11th. Cowgirl Peg
Sundberg is an author who reached her two life goals in becoming a ranch
owner for rescued horses and a writer of children’s books. We’ll be sharing a little magic about each of her stories
throughout the week. For those that are interested, order forms to purchase
autographed copies will be sent home on Monday, October 3rd. These orders
along with your money must be received by Thursday, October 6th.
Students are welcome to dress the part of cowboys or cowgirls for her visit!
Author Visit
BUILDING OUR LIBRARIES
Our libraries are growing again!
Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Hilburn are busy ordering new
books and getting them processed to be added to our
shelves. We love to have new material to offer to our
students and we remind them to be “user friendly”
with them all. Please remind your student to keep
their book in a safe place where pets or younger
siblings won’t get to them, not to eat or drink while
they’re reading to avoid spills and to return them on
time so they can be enjoyed by someone else.
Each 3rd, 4th or 5th grade student is allowed to have
three books checked out at once, but if they have one
that’s overdue, they will not be able to check out
another book until the late book is returned.
This same “late book” rule is in place for
kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade students, as well.
Thank you for sharing our libraries!