Washington Elementary School -

The Board meeting, previously scheduled for Monday, March 16th has been changed to Monday, March 23rd. The public is welcome to attend.
📍Board Office at 172 Midland Avenue 🕑 7pm

Today Mrs. Martinez's second graders from Washington explored the amazing life cycle of a butterfly! Mrs. Martinez’s students learned about the four stages: egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, and butterfly. They discovered how a tiny egg grows into a caterpillar, transforms inside a chrysalis, and finally emerges as a beautiful butterfly. Our young scientists had so much fun learning about nature, asking great questions, and seeing how incredible the process of metamorphosis really is! 🌱🐛🦋

Congratulations to the winners of Washington School's annual Creative Book Character Potato Contest!

Help shape the future of the Kearny School District! Join us for our 2026–2031 Strategic Planning sessions and be part of the conversation as we work together to accelerate achievement and build the future. Save the dates and scan the QR code, or click on the link below, to register. Your voice matters.

Registration form:
https://forms.gle/njtgKjWmo6Sr4nfg7

All meetings will be held at Lincoln Middle School from
Wednesday, March 25, 6:00-8:00PM
Thursday, May 7, 6:00-7:30PM
Thursday, June 4, 6:00-7:30PM

For more information, visit our website:
https://www.kearnyschools.com/page/strategic-planning

Day 5 of #readacrossamerica week at Washington was a success! First and foremost, thank you to Ms. Bird for putting together a fantastic week full of fun and literacy! On this last day, we read across the hall, had guest readers, and wore comfy pjs! Check out more photos on our school IG @washingtonschoolnj

Happy Day 4 of #readscrossamerica week at Washington! Today was book character day! See more photos on our school instagram @washingtonschoolnj

Happy Day 3 of #readacrossamerica week at Washington! Today was Wacky Wednesday! Today’s highlight was Book Bingo with Ms. Bird! Check out more photos at @washingtonschoolnj

Day 2 of #readacrossamerica week at Washington! Today we are twinning with a friend or a staff member! We continued to do buddy reading and our sixth grade student council members and peers read to classrooms! Find more pictures on our school instagram @washingtonschoolnj

Happy first day of #readacrossamerica week at Washington! We kicked off today with dressing up in styles from the past or future, looking for Waldo around the school, and book buddies! Thank you to Ms. Bird for coordinating such a fun week! Check out more photos on our school instagram page @washingtonschoolnj 📚

During the month of February Washington students were challenged to do as many kind acts as possible. Students caught doing exceptionally kind actions were given medals to participate in our weekly Kindness Olympics. Check out Washington School’s Winter Games in action!

Mrs. Martinez’s 2nd Grade Class from Washington is learning about Earth’s rotation! We’re discovering that Earth spins once every 24 hours. When our side faces the Sun, it’s daytime. When it turns away, it’s nighttime. Earth is always moving, even when we can’t feel it! 🌎☀️🌙

Congratulations to our February Student of the Month recipients! Washington School is so proud of you!

Tomorrow, Wednesday, February 25, schools will open on a delayed opening schedule. Students in grades PreK-6 should arrive by 10:00am and students in grades 7-12 should arrive by 9:50am.

The single session and professional development day for staff that was originally scheduled for tomorrow is canceled. Therefore, we will be following a regular dismissal time schedule. Students in grades PK-6 will dismiss at 3:03pm and students in grades 7-12 will dismiss at 2:38pm.

Breakfast and lunch will be served to students. There will be no Right at School morning care but there will be Right at School after care services.

Due to the ongoing winter storm, all Kearny School District schools will remain closed Tuesday, February 24, 2026. Stay safe.

Congratulations to Washington School’s Honors & Principal’s Honors recipients for Marking Period 2!

Congratulations to Mathias and Aeryn for winning our 100th Day of School bike raffle!

We are the Champions! 🏒🏆
After a 4–0 victory over AL Johnson in the McMullen Cup Finals, the Kearny/Millburn/North Arlington hockey team claimed their 3rd championship in 5 years. Congratulations, boys!

Happy 💯 Days of School from Washington!

Miss Sansone’s fourth-grade ELA classes from Washington put their inferencing skills to the test. Using text clues, reasoning skills, and prior knowledge—they worked together to crack the case of our missing Georgie the giraffe… story developing! 🦒 🔎🫆

The Kearny School District honors Presidents’ Day as we reflect on the leadership, vision, and service that have shaped our nation. As Theodore Roosevelt once said, “It is true of the Nation, as of the individual, that the greatest doer must also be a great dreamer.” In our schools, we see the leaders of tomorrow. May we continue to inspire our students to dream boldly and lead with courage and integrity.