Our entire Washington team that was at the conference won Makey Makey systems because we were the ISTE Tetris champs! Kids - if you don’t know what Tetris is I encourage you to look it up! 😊 can’t wait to use these this year!
Miss Wissink's 5th Grade
Miss Wissink's 5th Grade Class at Washington Elementary. Follow Miss Wissink's 5th Grade Class on their adventures this year!
Miss Wissink is at a technology conference in Chicago with Me. Robarge, Mrs. Levy, and Mr. Callahan, among other teachers, and leaders in OASD. I can’t wait to use what I’ve learned!
Log in to your Seesaw book club and post so Miss Hermsen and I know that you’re participating!
We had a great last week of school, all the now 6th graders will forever have a place in my heart and at Washington. On the last day 5th graders were sent home with a book and directions for joining our online book clubs! If you have any questions for joining please let me know!
Here are two links.
1. Our graduation slideshow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooRMi-eaCrk
2. A sign up link for watering our school garden.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-5gOncKJhjjyUdBJGUd-t-wTeL3ZYDv7YM8u3TH4bHM/edit =813312132
Thank you for all you do! :)
5th-grade graduation is TODAY at 3PM
SAILING TOMORROW. Don't forget water clothes!
Check out our favorite books from this year!
Good morning! Field day was supposed to be tomorrow, but due to rain, field day will be POSTPONED until FRIDAY, JUNE 1st.
Sharing Greek god monsters we created!
Wishing everyone a safe, fun, and relaxing Memorial Day Weekend!
Check out this link for volunteering for field day!
Washington Field Day Volunteers We will be holding our annual Washington Field Day Activity on May 31st from 12:30-2:30PM. We are looking for some parent volunteers to join us to help with station activities. If you are able to volunteer please sign up and arrive at Washington by 12:15PM on May 31st. All volunteers must hav...
Today you'll find 5th-grade graduation reminders going home. Graduation is June 5th at 3PM in the gym. We are collecting baby pictures for the graduation slideshow. These can be any pictures you'd like to send in, including pictures from earlier grades with several children in them. These can be sent in as hard copies and will be returned OR you can email them to me. [email protected]
SCHOOL2HOME is TONIGHT. (The book fair as well and books are buy 1 get 1 free)
Here are some of our most recent happenings. Chemical magic in science and solar energy in math!
Did you know that Miss Wissink’s art teacher is still in the district and that she’s retiring this year! Art was one of her favorite things in elementary school. While she’s not our art teacher, Mrs. Toney our art teacher let Miss Wissink come join in on a project!
Please visit Washington’s last book fair of the year!
Today we planted in the garden outside school! Remember, you can take the produce from these gardens!
These 4 worked together on a mythology project for the entire class! They enjoyed being “teachers” today!
Truck adventures from room 21.
Adventures of room 21. I wish I could explain how much of a distraction a tree is! The kind man who was cutting the tree waved to us multiple times and we LOVED watching the tree fall.
Just playing tricks on Miss Hermsen...🤣🤣
HEY FAMILIES! Today, many students brought home their second RSVP form for our School2Home night coming up at the end of the month. Please return this and let us know if you are coming. This is such an important night for our students, AND there is an ice cream social! 🍨
This will be going home tomorrow but please note the details regarding our Webster visit on Friday!
Miss Wissink starts her garden at school and we showed up today and the sugar snap peas were absolutely out of control! My new raised garden bed isn’t ready yet, so this will have to do for the sugar snaps for this year!
We are planning a One School, One Book for next year! Check out this Donors Choose to help us raise the funds so that EVERY family at Washington will receive the book!
One School, One Book | DonorsChoose.org project by Mrs. Kautzer My students need copies of the book Wishtree for a schoolwide program. Our school is comprised of students with a range of abilities including: intellectual disabilities, emotional disturbance, aut...