Book Swap is scheduled for next Wednesday, Feb. 27. Thank you for the donations of books. We could use more. You can drop book donations off in the tub outside the office. Thank you for your support.
"Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better." –Maya Angelou
MARK YOUR CALENDAR - PTO Meeting is March 4th at 6 pm. Childcare provided for school aged children.
Q & A with Dr. John L. Colbert, District Superintendent, and the School Board.
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.
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.

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
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!”
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.
"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
Valentine's Day Parties will be tomorrow, February 14th.
Washington Book Swap is February 27th. Mark your calendars!

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.
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!”

