CAN YOU HELP IN THE GARDEN THIS SUMMER? Please help us keep the school garden over the summer. Can you adopt the garden for a week? You can help with the maintenance, and harvest whatever produce is ready. If so, please sign up on the google document: https://docs.google.com/…/1_lshNr3UnuuvRrGYezAAYCGC01…/edit…
Soon, we'll have corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, potatoes, garlic, onion, arugula, beets, carrots, kale, and broccoli.
2018-19 YEARBOOK - we have extra yearbooks for sale. $12 each. You can send cash or check with your child to give to their teacher to get one.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - The Tour of Homes is coming up soon on May 18th! The link for the volunteer sign-up sheet is below. It's an editable google document, so please feel free to add your name and email address or phone number. If you'd like me to add your name instead, just let me know. Volunteering at the homes is easy -- Show up 15 minutes early to your shift. One volunteer will stand at the door, while the other will be stationed in the home. Just greet the tour-goers and have fun! You'll have a bag with tickets, brochures, and change for any ticket sales on the day of the Tour. As a volunteer, you get a free ticket and invitation to the reception afterwards. Here is the link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C97DgCol-86O3AlN8V_vXZ2YaYoLAWdcBzwYMRl2bDE/edit?usp=sharing Thank you!

MARK YOUR CALENDAR! Sock Hop and Ice Cream Social is Monday, May 20th from 5:30 - 7:30 pm. Bring the family for this fun, tasty, musical event!

TODAY is our Talent Show and Assembly at 1:45 - 2:30 pm in the gym. Don't miss this!

Washington Elementary School invites the community on May 18th, noon to 5 pm, to Tour 5 homes within Washington Elementary's School Zone and Washington Elementary School.
Tickets purchased prior to the event are $20 are are available at Washington Elementary, Gift House Antiques, French Metro Antiques, and The Bank of Fayetteville - Downtown.
Tickets can be purchased the day of the tour for $25 at all of the homes participating in the self-guided tour as well as French Metro Antiques and Gift House Antiques.
Tickets may also be purchased online at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/washington-elementarys-16th-annual-tour-of-homes-tickets-58380524721
All proceeds benefit Washington Elementary School. Online ticket purchasers may redeem their paper tickets at any one of the Tour locations. We home to see you there!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - The Tour of Homes is coming up soon on May 18th! The link for the volunteer sign-up sheet is below. It's an editable google document, so please feel free to add your name and email address or phone number. If you'd like me to add your name instead, just let me know. Volunteering at the homes is easy -- Show up 15 minutes early to your shift. One volunteer will stand at the door, while the other will be stationed in the home. Just greet the tour-goers and have fun! You'll have a bag with tickets, brochures, and change for any ticket sales on the day of the Tour. As a volunteer, you get a free ticket and invitation to the reception afterwards. Here is the link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C97DgCol-86O3AlN8V_vXZ2YaYoLAWdcBzwYMRl2bDE/edit?usp=sharing Thank you!

FIELD DAY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - MAY 23
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Peter Nierengarten: pnierengarten@fayetteville-ar.gov

MARK YOUR CALENDAR - Talent Show and Assembly will be Wednesday, May 15 at 1:45 - 2:30 pm in the gym. Don't miss this!

PTO meeting tonight! Be sure to join us for our last PTO Meeting of the year on Monday, May 13th at 6 pm in the library.
Even if you haven't been to a PTO Meeting all year - or ever - it's never too late to attend!
We will be learning more about what to expect "next year" as teachers from Grades 1-4 will be on hand to discuss what will be new, what will be hard, and what there will be to look forward to next year.
We'll also elect next year's officers and enjoy a brief performance by the school’s choir
Childcare will be provided for school-age children.
"Today I will choose Love. Tomorrow I will choose love. And the day after that, I will choose love. If I mistakenly choose distraction, perfection, or negativity over love, I will not wallow in regret. I will choose love until it becomes who I am." –Rachel Macy Stafford
Washington Elementary School invites the community on May 18th, noon to 5 pm, to Tour 5 homes within Washington Elementary's School Zone and Washington Elementary School.
Tickets purchased prior to the event are $20 are are available at Washington Elementary, Gift House Antiques, French Metro Antiques, and The Bank of Fayetteville - Downtown.
Tickets can be purchased the day of the tour for $25 at all of the homes participating in the self-guided tour as well as French Metro Antiques and Gift House Antiques.
Tickets may also be purchased online at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/washington-elementarys-16th-annual-tour-of-homes-tickets-58380524721
All proceeds benefit Washington Elementary School. Online ticket purchasers may redeem their paper tickets at any one of the Tour locations. We home to see you there!
FIELD DAY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - MAY 23
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Peter Nierengarten: pnierengarten@fayetteville-ar.gov

Washington Elementary School invites the community on May 18th, noon to 5 pm, to Tour 5 homes within Washington Elementary's School Zone and Washington Elementary School.
Tickets purchased prior to the event are $20 are are available at Washington Elementary, Gift House Antiques, French Metro Antiques, and The Bank of Fayetteville - Downtown.
Tickets can be purchased the day of the tour for $25 at all of the homes participating in the self-guided tour as well as French Metro Antiques and Gift House Antiques.
Tickets may also be purchased online at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/washington-elementarys-16th-annual-tour-of-homes-tickets-58380524721
All proceeds benefit Washington Elementary School. Online ticket purchasers may redeem their paper tickets at any one of the Tour locations. We home to see you there!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - The Tour of Homes is coming up soon on May 18th! The link for the volunteer sign-up sheet is below. It's an editable google document, so please feel free to add your name and email address or phone number. If you'd like me to add your name instead, just let me know. Volunteering at the homes is easy -- Show up 15 minutes early to your shift. One volunteer will stand at the door, while the other will be stationed in the home. Just greet the tour-goers and have fun! You'll have a bag with tickets, brochures, and change for any ticket sales on the day of the Tour. As a volunteer, you get a free ticket and invitation to the reception afterwards. Here is the link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C97DgCol-86O3AlN8V_vXZ2YaYoLAWdcBzwYMRl2bDE/edit?usp=sharing Thank you!

TODAY former Washington Wildcats who are members of the FPS Senior Class of 2019 and went to Washington Elementary will join us May 10 at 1:30 pm for our Senior Walk. We hope to see you there!
TODAY - May 10 is the last day students can check-out library books.

Calling all former Washington Wildcats! If you are a member of the FPS Senior Class of 2019 and went to Washington Elementary, please join us May 10 at 1:30pm for our Senior Walk. Please wear your cap and gown for a graduation walk and reception in your honor. Please RSVP to Melissa Werner at melner18@yahoo.com if you plan to attend. We hope to see you there!

May 9th is our Harvest of the Month Taste Test - Strawberries. This month, students and staff will sample Strawberry Salsa! Did you now, strawberries are a member of the rose family and are the only fruit with seeds on the outside (about 200 seeds on each berry)? Picking your own berries is a fun family weekend activity. Local farms that offer U-pick berries are McGarrah Farms in Lowell and Arnold Family Farms in Alma.

Friday, May 10 is the last day students can check-out library books.

