| Hello, Washington Families! Class placement letters and beginning of the school year information mailings should be arriving to your home soon. If you do not receive your letter by Tuesday, August 26, you may reach out to Mrs. Walerzak in our office for assistance. Enclosed in your mailing you’ll also find our Welcome Back to School packet (electronic version attached here) and other important documents to help you prepare for the school year. Once you receive your mailing, please review the important documents enclosed. As the district handles rollover of student information to the new school year and technology updates, Clever access is currently closed. We understand that this may also be temporarily impacting access to student applications, such as IXL. Clever access is expected to be restored on Monday, August 25; with access to student apps returning at that time, as well. Our halls have been abuzz with the energy and excitement as our teachers and staff prepare to welcome everyone. We look forward to sharing our school with you at Open House & Meet the Teacher Night on Wednesday, August 27th from 5:30pm-7:00pm. Students will have the opportunity to meet their teacher, see their classroom, reconnect with friends they haven’t seen over the summer, and meet new ones! Please feel free to drop off any school supplies this evening as well. Ms. Diana, our School Health Clerk, will be in our office during Open House for those who need to drop off medical paperwork or medication. Please note that if your student has a Medical Action Plan and/or medication that needs to be administered at school, the paperwork from your doctor MUST be updated annually at the start of each school year. Any medication that needs to be administered at school must be brought into the office by an adult in the original prescription packaging with the Rx label intact and have all accompanying forms signed by the physician and the parent. The forms you need can be found on the district website under the Health & Wellness section. If you plan to volunteer at school at all this year - to assist with school or classroom activities or to chaperone field trips, you’ll need to complete a new Volunteer Background Check Form for the new school year. Open House Night is a great night for you to stop by the office to complete a Volunteer Background Check Form. Be sure to bring your driver's license as we will need to make a copy. One free breakfast and one free lunch each day is again available to start the school 2025-26 school year thanks to Michigan School Meals funding! Seconds will not be available for students. Families will need to complete an Education Benefits Form, as this can qualify your student and our school for additional benefits! Please visit https://romeo.familyportal.cloud and click "apply for benefits." Students will indicate to their teacher each morning upon arrival if they are ordering a school breakfast and/or school lunch. Breakfast and lunch menus will be available on www.romeok12.org under “Lunch Menus” at the top of the home page and are included in the Washington Weekly. Families interested in participating in (formerly Blessings in a Backpack) will need to complete the Sharing Benefits form. Important: While we anticipate this program continuing through the 2025-26 school year, the state funding is currently only approved until September 30, 2025. The future beyond that date is still uncertain, pending final decisions from state legislators. We remain hopeful and are monitoring the situation closely. We will send more definitive news once state funding is confirmed. Have a wonderful weekend; we are eager to see everyone next Wednesday at the Open House! With Washington Bulldog Pride, Dana Hepner, Principal
| 
Morning Announcements