Dear Washington Families, Wishing all our families a wonderful Mid-Winter Break! Additional News and Notes:Sun, Feb 16: Let our Washington PTO help you get rid of all those cans and bottles from the Super Bowl. They will be at Washington Elementary on Sunday from 11am-1pm; just pull up and drop off, the PTO will take care of the rest! Details here. Monday, Feb 17 & Tuesday, Feb 18: No School for Mid-Winter Break Thurs, Feb 20: Romeo Middle School Parent Night for parents of current 5th graders are invited to attend Parent Night on Thursday, February 20th, at 6 PM in the RMS auditorium. More details here: English / Spanish. Kids Heart Challenge: You can sign up using this information: 1) Download the FREE AHA Schools App for Apple or Android and click on “Register Now” then scroll down to join your school's team, or 2) OR click HERE. and choose “Sign Up” to get started. Please feel free to email Ms Abercrombie (angela.abercrombie@romeok12.org) if you have any questions. Young Fives and Kindergarten Information Night: Believe it or not, it’s time to start thinking about kindergarten and young fives enrollment for the fall. Please click on the following link to learn more about our information night and add yourself to our early communication list. Also, please feel free to share this link with families that may not receive this message, but have an incoming young fives or kindergarten student in 2025. Information Night 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. St Baldricks of Romeo: St Baldricks will return in March. This community event is specially designed to support the fight against childhood cancer. Join us for a family-focused day filled with fun, excitement, and purpose – all while being a hero for kids with cancer. There is plenty to do for the whole family, including free activities for the kids. Things like bingo, face-painting, carnival games, and lots of cool prizes to win are all FREE! Washington Elementary is once again hosting a team! Please consider contributing to this worthy cause, or signing up to participate. Our district 4th graders will also be at St Baldricks to sing, so we encourage you to come out and show your support. Learn more here. February Specials Rotation Schedule: (Linked here) February Food Service Menu: (Linked here) PTO News: Need new Bulldog Gear? Check out our online merchandise store. Orders will be sent home with your student. Happy Birthday Messages: Want to share your child's birthday or half birthday? Messages are displayed on our outdoor sign and are up for 24 hours, including weekends and holidays for $10. This link will be active thru to the end of the school year. If your child's birthday falls on a holiday/weekend and you would like it displayed during the school week, please enter the date you choose for it to be viewed. Link for purchase: https://www.schoolpay.com/link/Message-Board-Shout-Out. Please purchase at least a week before the birthday. District News:RCS Parent University: As part of our strategic planning process, the district has committed to leveraging different mediums to strengthen the home-school relationship. An implemented example of this is the Keeping Up With ‘R’ Community podcast. This week, we are launching our Parent University (Parent U). Parent U will be available in multiple formats including video, text, and in-person. In the second edition of our Parent University series, Rob Murray sits down with the Supervisor of Early Childhood Education, Charlene McVety, to discuss early childhood programming in Romeo, along with ways in which parents can work with their children from now until the fall to create a readiness for those entering young fives and kindergarten. Parent U - Early Childhood Education & Young 5's/Kindergarten Readiness Got an idea for a Parent University episode? Please reach out to our communications department (communications@romeok12.org) and share it. Community News:The Greater Washington Historical Museum is again sponsoring the George Washington portrait contest. Students have created their portraits at school with Mrs Resnick and the finalists will be on display at the museum during an open house on February 23rd. (Details here) With Washington Bulldog Pride, Dana Hepner, Principal
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