MARK YOUR CALENDARS - MARCH 7th IS PICTURE DAY AT THE SCHOOL. Individual and classroom pictures will be taken and can be purchased. Check Monday folders for more information closer to the date.

Don't forget Book Hogs Reading Contest has started. Please log your child's minutes of reading every day for the month of February in their playbooks! Playbooks should be returned March 1st. Don't forget that being read to counts as minutes also! Minutes can only qualify after school is out or weekends. Classroom reading does not qualify. 360 minutes is the minimum minutes students are required to read to receive a prize and be entered into the drawing of the Book Hog Field Trip to Bud Walton Arena.
Washington Elementary's Book Swap is coming February 27th. Mark your calendars! Donations for this event are greatly appreciated. Books can be dropped off in the plastic bin located in the hallway that runs alongside the office anytime between now and February 22nd. Contact Erin Wilson if you have questions. erinwilson@gmail.com
"Love recognizes no barriers." --Maya Angelou
Don't forget Book Hogs Reading Contest has started. Please log your child's minutes of reading every day for the month of February in their playbooks! Playbooks should be returned March 1st. Don't forget that being read to counts as minutes also! Minutes can only qualify after school is out or weekends. Classroom reading does not qualify. 360 minutes is the minimum minutes students are required to read to receive a prize and be entered into the drawing of the Book Hog Field Trip to Bud Walton Arena.
Thank you Washington parents for making this Valentine’s a wonderful time for all of us! We had lots of smiles, hugs, and fun classroom parties!
We ❤️ you! --Ashley McLarty
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THE SPRING BOOK FAIR MARCH 7 - 15
Contact danielle.champagne@fayar.net 479-445-1073 if you can help.

"I feel that there is nothing more truly artistic than to love people." -- Vincent Van Gogh
Don't forget Book Hogs Reading Contest has started. Please log your child's minutes of reading every day for the month of February in their playbooks! Playbooks should be returned March 1st. Don't forget that being read to counts as minutes also! Minutes can only qualify after school is out or weekends. Classroom reading does not qualify. 360 minutes is the minimum minutes students are required to read to receive a prize and be entered into the drawing of the Book Hog Field Trip to Bud Walton Arena.
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY OF JUMP ROPE FOR HEART. If we reach our goal of $5,000, the top three fundraising students get to “Bedazzle Coach Thomas' Beard!”
"Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love." -- Lao Tzu
Random Act of Kindness Team Field Trip to the VA
Feb 14 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am
"Love dies only when growth stops." --Pearl S. Buck
FRIDAY IS THE LAST DAY FOR JUMP ROPE FOR HEART. If we reach our goal of $5,000, the top three fundraising students get to “Bedazzle Coach Thomas' Beard!”

Valentine's Day Parties will be tomorrow, February 14th.
Don't forget Book Hogs Reading Contest has started. Please log your child's minutes of reading every day for the month of February in their playbooks! Playbooks should be returned March 1st. Don't forget that being read to counts as minutes also! Minutes can only qualify after school is out or weekends. Classroom reading does not qualify. 360 minutes is the minimum minutes students are required to read to receive a prize and be entered into the drawing of the Book Hog Field Trip to Bud Walton Arena.
Washington Book Swap is February 27th. Mark your calendars!

Jump Rope for Heart is a big hit with over $3,000 raised. This is the last week for the fundraising event. Thanks to all who have participated ! We❤️You! if you would like to fund raise at heart.org/ kidsheartchallenge, parents can help students sign up online. There is also a mobile app called the Kids Heart Challenge to help keep track of our team raising money for the American Heart Association. If we reach our goal of $5,000, the top three fundraising students get to “Bedazzle Coach Thomas' beard!”
Please remember if you need to help your child into the building in the morning to please park your car and walk him/her in.
Parking is not allowed in the drop off line in the morning. Fayetteville Police has shared that it could result in a citation.
Thank you for your time and attention to the safety of Washington students.
"Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead." --Oscar Wilde
