Welcome to the Washington Elementary School website. Students in Grades PreK, 1 and 2 attend classes in the Washington Annex building which is located behind the Memorial Middle School at  130 Liberty St. in Little Ferry, NJ.  Grades Kindergarten, 3 and 4 attend classes in the Elementary building  located in the Memorial Middle School.

Reminders

12/5 & 12/6 - PTA Holiday Workshop
12/6 - Borough Tree Lighting
12/12 - Schools Closed (Students Only)
12/20 - Single Session Day
12/23 - 12/31 - Schools Closed
1/1/20 - Schools Closed
1/2/20 - Classes Resume

Mrs. Peragallo's December Update

Dear Parents / Guardians of Washington School Students:

I hope you enjoyed your Thanksgiving holiday with your family.  December is here and boy is it a busy one for our students!  Below you will find a list of important dates with details.
This week kicks off the Holiday Basketball Tournament, please come down to the gym to support our Running Royals!  (Tournament dates: Tuesday, December 3rd - Friday, December 6th.  Please check our website for the schedule.)

Wednesday, December 4th - Trimester 1 ends.  (If you have yet to set up a conference with your child’s teacher, please do so as this is where you will receive your child’s report card for this trimester.)  

Thursday, December 5th - PTA Holiday Shopping - Grades PK -2

Friday, December 6th - PTA Holiday Shopping - Grades 3-5 and the Borough of Little Ferry Tree Lighting & Visit with Santa at 6pm.

Wednesday, December 11th - 6:00PM- 8:00PM - Conferences 

Thursday, December 12th - School Closed for Students Only. Conferences will be held during the day.

Friday, December 13th - Lunch with Santa sponsored by the LFPTA and the Jingle Ball Dance (Memorial School Gym) for Grades 1-4 6:30pm-8:30pm

Monday, December 16th - Grinch Day - (Dress like Mr. Grinch, a Who from Whoville, or wear green.)

Tuesday, December 17th - Tacky Holiday Tuesday (Wear your tacky holiday sweaters and socks.) Also the Holiday Show Rehearsal - 12:30pm (Lunch for grades K-5 will be from 11:17am-12:14pm)

Wednesday, December 18th - Long Winter's Nap (Wear your school appropriate pajamas- NO SLIPPERS)

Thursday, December 19th - Holiday Cheer (Dress in your best holiday outfit). The Holiday Show starts at 9:00 a.m. for Grades K-4 & the Middle School Chorus will perform.  (Doors open at 8:30a.m.   Please note that that floor and bleacher seating will be available for the audience.  The students will be performing on choral risers.)

Friday, December 20th  -  Festive Friday (Wear festive gear - antlers, hats, ornaments…)  This is a single session day 12:30p.m. dismissal.  Class parties will take place from 11:30a.m.-12:15pm.

Click here for a printable copy of the full schedule...

CLASSROOM/HOLIDAY PARTIES

Below is a link to an important letter regarding Classroom/Holiday parties from Mr. Frank Scarafile, Superintendent of Schools, and Mrs. Tonilyn Peragallo, Principal of Washington Elementary...
Click HERE to view the letter.

Summer Assignments & Supply Lists

The updated Summer Assignments and Supply Lists for all grade levels has been updated on the "Parents & Students" page.  Click here for the link.

Please note that on the new Discipline Code, CDS stands for Controlled Dangerous Substance  and OSS stands for Out of School Suspension.