Hello Washington Families,
Facilities Bond Proposal Fact Card: Thank you for your support of Romeo Community Schools. The November 4 Bond Proposal will complete the long-range facilities plan without increasing the current tax rate. Please look for a fact card in your child’s backpack this week for more information. You can also click on the “Reaching the Finish Together” badge on the district website. Next week our teachers will continue administering our local assessments, NWEA Map Growth, for ELA and math. This assessment is a screener we use to determine instructional needs of students. While we want students to give their best effort, the assessment is not something we want students to feel stress about. Kindergarten students will be provided a device to take the NWEA; students in grades 1-5 should come with their device fully charged. ALL students should have working headphones at school that they can use with their device. NWEA Map Growth result reports will be sent to families when they are completed. Additional News and Notes:Fri, Sept 12: PTO Karaoke Skating Party at The New Rink from 5pm-7pm. Effective September 15, we've updated the Student-Parent Handbook's language regarding student absences to align with our schools' current practices. This change ensures accurate and consistent record-keeping across all buildings. We appreciate your cooperation in helping us maintain a safe and well-documented learning environment for all students. Please use the link below to review both the current language and the protocol that will go into effect on Monday. Feel free to contact your child’s school with any questions that may arise. Student Absence Handbook Language Lego Club is Back: Does your child love to build, create, and imagine? Lego Club is the perfect place to do just that! If your child would like to join the fun, be sure to check out this letter for all the details. 2nd grade Music Outreach: All our 2nd graders are invited to sing the Romeo Fight Song during the pregame performance of the RHS Football game on Friday, October 3rd. Details were sent home with students and can be found here. Samaritan House Sharing Tree: (Click here for details) Fun Run 2025: The Fun Run will take place at Washington Elementary on Friday, October 3rd during the school day. This is our biggest fundraiser of the year and is what funds all the wonderful assemblies, events for students, Santa Shop, Book Fair, and so much more. For details on how to support our Fun Run, along with documents to obtain corporate sponsors, please click here. Washington has also made donating easy using this link to PaySchools. Thank you for your support! Bagel Fridays: Bagel days begin on Friday, September 19th. Order forms were due today, September 12th. Forms received after this date will not guarantee a bagel for the first week. (Order form and details here.) Lunch Parents Needed: We have a very dedicated crew of lunch volunteers and I am not sure how we would make it through without them! If you are able to help, we are always in need of additional hands. Please contact the school office at Rachel.Tippett@romeok12.org for information about volunteer or paid lunch supervisor positions. September Specials Rotation Schedule: (Linked here) September Food Service Menu: (Linked here) PTO News:Stay connected with the Washington Elementary PTO: Click here to find out more. PTO Important Dates: Click here for details. Need new Bulldog Gear: Check out our online merchandise store. Orders will be sent home with your student. District News:2025-2026 RCS District School Year Calendar: Linked here Bus App: Scan the QR code provided here (you will need to scroll down for the code), and download Edulog Parent Portal Lite, a new app that allows you to track your child's bus to and from school in real time. To subscribe, you will need to provide your student's name, birth date, school, and student ID number. Parent Portal Lite is also available in the Google Play Store or iOS App Store. Use of this app is optional. Please contact the Transportation Department at (586) 752-0267 with questions. With Washington Bulldog Pride, Dana Hepner, Principal | 
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