We had our 5th grade DARE Graduation this morning to celebrate our students' successful participation and to recognize the DARE essay contest winners. Thanks to Officer Berlin and the Wheaton Police Department. #YourCommunitySchools
Talk about a #ThrowbackThursday! This one goes ALL the way back to 1874! Classrooms definitely look a lot different these days! #YourCommunitySchools
Today is School Board Member Appreciation Day in Illinois. Thank you to these seven incredibly dedicated volunteers who serve the students, families, and staff in District 200! #YourCommunitySchools
Washington honored #VeteransDay with an all-school assembly led by student council, featuring performances by chorus. We were fortunate to be joined by 15 veterans, including PE teacher and former Marine, Matt Lopez. After the assembly, many of our veteran guests visited classrooms. We thank all veterans for their service!
Mobile Market - Monday, November 13, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. at Villagebrook Apartments in Carol Stream. Families will receive a week's worth of groceries at no cost. Drive-thru format only. Please spread the word! #YourCommunitySchools
Happy Veterans Day from Washington Elementary! We were fortunate to have so many Veterans visit our schools today. From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you for your service! #YourCommunitySchools
Monroe's cast and crew had some fantastic performances of Descendants: The Musical this past weekend! They even had two special guests perform as Belle and Prince Adam - Principal Ashley Huettemann and Assistant Principal Anthony Crespo. Great job, Eagles! #YourCommunitySchools
On December 5, let's pack the gym for Special Olympics and the Christmas Sharing Program! Check out the flyer for more information. To purchase tickets online or to donate, visit https://store.cusd200.org/. #YourCommunitySchools
Wheaton North High School presents "Elf Jr., the Musical" on December 14 and 16. Families can also join for cookies with Santa & Buddy the Elf after the Saturday morning show! Tickets are available for purchase at this link: https://www.showtix4u.com/events/16241 #YourCommunitySchools
The next All Wheaton Charity Chess Tournament is Saturday, February 24, 2024. Registration is online at https://www.kingregistration.com/event/AllWheaton. Good luck!
Look who just paraded into Dr. Craig's office! It's the students from 4th grade PACE reading. They shared an activity they did comparing themselves with characters from the novel, Esperanza Rising. Thanks to Mrs. Hagemeyer for doing such interesting activities with her students. #YourCommunitySchools
Washington 5th grade band has only been playing together for a few weeks, and they already sound incredible! Thanks, Mr. Klos, for all of your work with elementary band! #YourCommunitySchools
Thanks to the PTA and all of the awesome parent volunteers for the fun parties today! #HappyHalloween #YourCommunitySchools
Washington staff kicked off Halloween with our tradition of grown-up trick-or-treating. Happy Halloween, everyone! #YourCommunitySchools
The colorful, falling leaves make recess so much fun! #YourCommunitySchools
Our student council organized and promoted a food drive to Stuff-a-Truck for the People's Resource Center. Thanks to all who participated, and thanks to Mrs. Dillon, Ms. Switalski, and Mr. Ourada for their work with student council this year! #YourCommunitySchools
Kindergarten classes celebrated the 50th day of school with 1950s-themed activities! Thanks to Mrs. Weisheit, Mrs. Willems, Mrs. Bonga, Ms. Thomas, Mr. Casper, Mrs. Kovarik, Mrs. Ferrone, Ms. Duffie, and Mrs. Terpstra for a fun day! #YourCommunitySchools
The ADK students in Mrs. Willems's class always have fun using the parachute in PE! Thanks, Mr. Lopez! #YourCommunitySchools
Our 2nd graders are reading, researching, and writing about frogs as part of their current Bookworms unit. Are you curious about frogs? Ask these kids - they are quickly become experts! Thank you to Washington parents Mr. and Mrs. Diehl who brought their tree frogs to visit all three classrooms! A huge shout-out to 2nd grade teachers Mrs. Coover, Ms. Heatherington, Ms. Newport, ML teachers Mrs. Kovarik & Mr. Clark, and LLC director Dr. Babb for collaborating and co-teaching this unit. #YourCommunitySchools
Parent night with Rich Wistocki - Empowering Parents On How To Protect Their Children On Their Devices, Social Media And Gaming Platforms - on Monday, November 13 at 6:30 p.m. at Wheaton North High School. You don't want to miss this incredible speaker! #YourCommunitySchools
