Washington Grade School District #52

End of year is approaching quickly! Please login to your students Skyward lunch account and check their food service balance and plan accordingly for the number of hot lunches they will be eating. Last day for hot lunch will be May 21st. WMS snack items available: Chips only. Any questions email me at D52Slink@D52Schools.com Have a Great Summer! Sonya Link Food Service Director Washington GSD #52

One School One Book Update: In chapter 11 of The World According to Humphrey, Humphrey pulled the plug on the TV and A.J.'s family had to come up with screen free ways to entertain themselves. Today at school, students came up with lists of screen free options for tonight at home and we want to see what you came up with! Post your screen free photos in the comments!

This is a reminder that D52 will be offering a STEM Camp this summer to students who will be entering 1st-6th grade next year. The camp will run June 10-14 from 9-3:30 daily and will be held at WMS. More info as well as a code for $15 off can be found in the attachments. Let us know if you have questions!

Congratulations to all of our Young Authors award recipients! It was a great night reading all of the wonderful stories and seeing our gym transformed into an art museum!

The Month of May we will be offering a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, along with a several flavors of applesauce. Fruits offered will be: Gala apples, fresh oranges, fresh pears, clementines, fresh strawberries, and watermelon chunks. Vegetables offered will be: Baby carrots, romaine salad, broccoli florets, zucchini slices, grape tomatoes, celery sticks, cauliflower florets, and fresh spinach. Applesauce flavors: Blue raspberry, mango/peach, mixed berry, sour apple, strawberry, and watermelon. Awesome way to end the school year, 15 lunches to go! Have a great summer, Sonya Link Food Service Director Washington GSD #52 D52Slink@D52Schools.com

LGS: Menu change for Thursday May 2nd, 2024 Pulled Pork BBQ Sandwich instead of Nachos w/meat & cheese. With end of year approaching menus items are subject to change due to receiving product from suppliers. If we have a change notifications will be sent out on the district Facebook page. Sonya Link Food Service Director Washington GSD #52 D52Slink@D52Schools.com

Join us this Thursday, May 2 from 6-7 p.m. in the LGS Gym to read books from our K-4 authors and view student artwork displays. Hope you can make it!

Celebrate our LGS & WMS School Lunch Heroes on Friday, May 3rd, 2024. School Lunch Hero Day is held the first Friday in May of each year and marks a day to recognize our school nutrition professionals’ outstanding and important work. The school cafeteria/recess and its staff are about more than just lunches—they’re about interacting with students and providing a great experience when in the cafeteria and at recess. A few other things that the cafeteria staff do are: make sure students get fed, manage the federal lunch program (which is a task!), and make sure students with allergies have appropriate food choices. As the saying goes, not all heroes wear capes (some wear aprons!). Lgs Staff: Nichole Boswell, Jenny Bowen, Janeen Chave, Taunya Meeks, Kathy Robinson, Susan Hedgepath, Patty Schrock, Cathy Loy WMS Staff: Kim Widmer, Kirby Gevelinger, Krista Owsley, Carol Schinzel, Pam Board, Riley Metzger, Amy Larsen Thank our school cafeteria/recess staff on School Lunch Hero Day May 3rd 2024. Have a great Summer! -- Sonya Link Food Service Director Washington GSD #52 D52Slink@D52Schools.com

Welcome to our new LGS pet, Humphrey! He made his debut at our One School One Book kick off assembly this morning! Look for more information to come home with your child today on this fun reading project!

LGS: Menu change for Wednesday April 24th Cheese pizza instead of mini corn dogs

Good Morning! This is a reminder that all 3rd through 8th grade students will be taking the Illinois Assessment of readiness next week, April 8-12. Students will need headphones/earbuds for this assessment, so please make sure you child has some at school next week. Please see the attached letter for more information. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out.

LGS & WMS April 2024 Lunch Menus Enjoy Spring Break from your Lunch Staff.

What a great start to our week with the 1st-4th grade music programs! Excellent job to Mrs. Maston and students. Love seeing the passion for music shine bright!

Congratulations to Sally Hillman for winning a $25 gift card for taking the Parent 5 Essentials Survey during open house!

This is a reminder to take some time to complete the 5 Essentials Parent Survey. To take the survey, please visit https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/ and select "Parent Survey" to begin. It should take between 10-15 minutes to complete.

Spark your child’s curiosity and confidence at Camp Invention! The 2024 program, Illuminate, is coming to D52 for the very first time! It is geared towards all students entering 1st - 6th grade next year and will be held at WMS from June 10-14 from 9:00 - 3:30 daily. Students will collaborate with friends in hands-on STEM adventures designed to inspire creativity and provide an awesome summer experience. Find out more by watching this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae9pIqesaI4&t=1s. You can sign your child up at www.invent.org.

The last date for the Illinois 5 Essentials Survey to be taken by parents is March 29, 2024. To take the Parent Survey, please visit https://survey.5-essentials.org/Illinois/ and select the Parent Survey to begin. It should take between 10-15 minutes to complete. We would love your feedback!

LGS Open House is next week Thursday, March 7th from 5:30-7:00 p.m. Come and see all of the hard work your children have been completing!

LGS & WMS March 2024 Lunch Menus National School Breakfast Week 2024 will be served during lunch March 4th-8th Enjoy your Spring Break! From your Lunch Crew

Congratulations to the WMS 8th grade girls for winning the 2024 County Tournament!! Also congrats to Washington Central and Beverly Manor for finishing 2nd and 3rd!