Washington Grade School

Back to School Night at WGS, Monday, August 18th from 6-7pm. Bring your school supplies, meet your teacher, and enjoy free ice cream provide by the Ellis Alumni Association.

Thanks to PTO and their fundraising efforts, the grade school playground will be ready for the start of the year. A huge thank you to John Befort and volunteers for making a dream become a reality!

Welcome back, Railroaders! We are thrilled for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year! Important information and resources for everything related to BACK TO SCHOOL can be found online at https://www.usd388.com/o/usd388/page/back-to-school. Online enrollment (the link is located on the BACK TO SCHOOL page) should be completed by August 15, 2025. Enrollment fees should be paid in person on the following dates at each building--Monday, August 11 (8:00 AM to 5:00 PM), Tuesday, August 12 (8:00 AM to 6:00 PM), or Wednesday, August 13 (8:00 AM to 5:00 PM). All payments must be made by check or cash only. We are looking forward to a fantastic year and can't wait to see everyone. Maria Mick (785-726-3151 EHS/EJH, mmick@usd388.com) and Theresa Thomas (785-726-3136 WGS, tthomas@usd388.com).

Video premiere! The July 14th BOE Meeting video premieres today at 5pm on the USD388 YouTube Channel
https://youtube.com/c/USD388

JH Volleyball Camp Reminder Tuesday & Wednesday: Camp will be held from 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. at WGS. Thursday: To avoid conflict with the summer league schedule, camp will be from 9:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at WGS. I will walk the girls down to WGS from weights. Bring court shoes, knee pads, water bottles, and a great attitude! *There will be no JH volleyball skills Tuesday, June 17th. -Coach H. Davenport

The June 9th BOE Meeting video premieres tonight at 5pm on the USD388 YouTube Channel https://youtube.com/c/USD388

WGS: 4th, 5th and 6th grade honor roll https://5il.co/3gsll

Video premiere! The May 19th USD388 BOE meeting premieres today at 1pm on the USD388 YouTube Channel https://youtube.com/c/USD388

Visit sunflowersummer.org for more information on available free admission to over 200 attractions in Kansas from July12th to August 3rd.

https://youtube.com/shorts/HxbsJ6Fzs5g?si=6I_TC7JdhxXnMD2t The WGS staff, Mr. Befort, and Mr. Vincent participated in an exciting race to end out the year.

Information about Russell's Theater open Link https://5il.co/3fuuh

Third grade spent last week celebrating the end of 3rd grade with a carnival. We did carnival math, reading, writing, and even created their own carnival games. Thank you to Ron Haag and FHSU Intramurals for the cotton candy to celebrate carnival style!

Parents, Here is a link to a calendar for the Ellis Public Library Summer programs. Enjoy the fun that is planned! https://5il.co/3fj06

Clara Still earned 673 AR points for the year allowing her the opportunity to Silly String WGS Principal, Mr.Befort!

These 4th, 5th, and 6th graders earned at least 150 AR points to Silly String a friend! Congratulations to Emma, Brendall, Bryce, Opal, Harper, Camden, Sawyer, Theodore, Clara, and Gabriel!

WGS students in 2nd and 3rd grade who reached at least 100 AR points for the year got to choose a classmate to Silly String! Way to go Julian, Johanna, and Atreyuu!

Third grade partnered with Ag in the Classroom through Ellis County Farm Bureau. We were able to have a complete lesson from Farm to Table with wheat. First, we grew wheat grass in our classroom, followed by a lesson on grinding wheat to flour, and finally edible cookie dough!

The 6th graders are CPR trained! Thank you to Nurse Jaymi and Sheresa Brull for coming in to train our students. ❤️