| |
|
Welcome to
George Washington Elementary School
515 Clifton Road
Bethel Park, PA 15102
Phone: (412) 854-8546
Fax: (412) 854-8435
District Voice Mail: (412) 833-5005
Latest News |
The
2009-2010 school year is here! Please
scroll down to see some of the exciting things
that took place in our school this year!
|
Students Enjoy Skating with Hockey Players

Adaptive Physical Education Students at
Washington and Neil Armstrong annually look
forward to a morning of ice skating at
Bladerunners with members of the Bethel Park
High School Varsity Ice Hockey Team.
Whether they try to skate with the help of
the hockey players or just want to be pushed
around the ice on a plastic chair, the
experience is an exciting one for these
students, who are grateful to the BPHS
Hockey Team for their commitment to this
annual activity that provides physical
activity and develops new friendships.
Thank you, BPHS Hockey Team!
Please click
here to
see more photos. |
|
Students Participate in Enrichment Expo
Forty-one Bethel Park Elementary Gifted
Students traveled to
Washington Elementary to participate in the
Fourth Annual Enrichment Expo. These
students proudly presented projects they
independently planned and implemented
throughout the first semester. Eight
Washington Gifted Students participated in
this year's Expo.
Please click
here to
see more photos and to learn more about the
projects. |
|
PTO Organizes Health Fair/Mrs. Carr Donates
Her Hair to Locks of Love
February
18 was a day of getting healthy and helping
others as students participated in two
activities organized by the Washington PTO.
During the school day, the students
participated in the Jump Rope for Heart
Campaign, sponsored by the American Heart
Association. Students collected
pledges and jumped rope to raise money for
the AHA. Later in the day, parents and
students were invited to attend at Health
Fair in the Multi-Purpose Room, featuring 13
vendors who were happy to share valuable
information/screenings for adults and
students. Also set up in the gym were
several activities for the students,
including jumping rope, hula hoop, soccer
with the BPHS Boys Soccer Team and yoga.
The highlight of the evening was the
donation of 10 inches of her hair by
Instructional Support Teacher Jackie Carr
to Locks of Love. Two students--third
grader Jonathan DePoutiloff and
second grader Jenna Schawartz--won an
essay contest and were selected to do the
honors of cutting Mrs. Carr's hair.
Over 75 Washington students entered the
contest by writing an essay about how they
care, which was bound in a book called,
I Care.
Please click
here to
see some photos from the Health Fair and
learn more about this year's participants
and activities. |
|
Kindergarten Students Raise Money for Breast
Cancer Research

In celebration of Ms. P's arrival to
Washington kindergarten classes, Mr.
Pearson proclaimed Wednesday, November
18 as PINK DAY
at Washington! All students and staff
wore pink
to school that day to show that they are
Passionately Pink
for the Cure. All of the
kindergarten students sold pink lemonade at
lunch time in the cafeteria for 25 cents a
cup. The students raised $204 for
Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Thanks to
everyone who made our Lemonade Sale a huge
success!
Please click
here to
see more photos. |
|
Police Pal Shares Favorite Story with Fourth
Graders
Officer Scott Zinsmeister, our Bethel
Park Police Pal, visited
Mrs. Callahan's fourth grade
classroom as a Mystery Reader and shared one
of his favorite books with the students,
Nubs: A Mutt, A Marine and A Miracle.
The book is a true story about a United
States Marine stationed in Iraq and the
friendship he developed with a dog in Iraq,
who traveled 70 miles in the desert to
follow his soldier friend when he was
relocated to a base that did not allow
animals, and his subsequent flight to the
United States to become a family pet.
Officer Zinsmeister was one of many Mystery
Readers to visit Mrs. Callahan's class to
hare a favorite story and tell the students
why books are important in their lives.
Other Mystery Readers include Superintendent
Tom Knight, Assistant Superintendent
Nancy Aloi Rose and School Board
President Donna Cook, to name a few.
Thank you, Mystery Readers, for sharing your
love of reading!
Please click
here to
see more photos. |
|
Washington Welcomes Sara Pennypacker
Washington
was pleased to welcome renown children's
book author Sara Pennypacker to
Washington. Ms. Pennypacker spent the
day at Washington, speaking in small groups
about her books and doing larger
presentations to Second, Third and Fourth
Graders. At the end of her
presentations, Ms. Pennypacker, signed
copies of her "Clementine," "Flat Stanley,"
and "Stuart" books for the students.
It was a great day to meet the author and
find out what it takes to write a successful
book! Ms. Pennypacker likes "to chat
with children about what they like about
books." She also told the students
that "Writing a book is like having a very
slow conversation." Thanks to Mrs. Meyers,
our Librarian, for bringing this special
program to Washington!
Please click
here to
see more photos |
|
Third Graders Learn About Geodes

The Washington PTO annually sponsors a
special interactive assembly for all Third
Graders that coincides with their science
unit on rocks and minerals, featuring Mr.
Jeff Smith, better known as the "Geode
Guy." The students were able to
experience the excavation process of geodes
through a slide show presentation from Mr.
Smith and then they had a chance to examine
Mr. Smith's personal collection.
Please click
here to
see more photos. |
|
Second Graders Read Autobiographical Story
Second graders in Colleen Manganello's
room studied the
autobiographical genre by reading the story,
"Winners Never Quit," by Soccer Olympian
Mia Hamm. In addition to
understanding what makes a story
autobiographical, the student were also
inspired by Ms. Hamm's journey of
perseverance from neighborhood soccer player
to Olympic champion.
Please click
here to
see more photos. |
|
Washington Students Love the Book Fair
Reading
is very important to Washington students, so
they always look forward to the Book Fair,
which is held each fall in the Library.
The students enjoy perusing the shelves and
tables full of books on a variety of
subjects and lounging on the floor to check
out their selections. The Book Fair
enables the students to purchase books at a
reasonable price and nurture their love of
reading. The picture above shows that
reading can be twice as fun when you share a
good book with a friend!
Please click
here to
see more photos. |
|
Students Enjoy Extended School Year
Program

Washington hosted the summer Extended School
Year Program for the district's elementary
students. ESY has been packed with a
lot of fun activities, like a field trip to Luciano's Pizza! Let's face it, the
only thing better than eating pizza is
making it yourself! Everybody had a
great time! Thank you, Luciano's, for
allowing us to come in and learn about pizza
making!
Please click
here to
see more photos from the trip to Luciano's. |
|
|
|