Washington Gifted

Home of the Wildcats!

Important Dates to Remember

Mar 17    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Board of Education Building Committee Meeting

Mar 17    3:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Board of Education Parent Advisory Committee Meeting

Mar 19

Institute Day (with Peoria County) - No School for Students

Mar 22    6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Board of Education Regularly

Mar 26

Parent Conferences - ALL Day - No School for Students

Mar 31

Professional Learning - Primary Early Release

Apr 2 - Apr 9

Spring Break - NO SCHOOL

Apr 12

School Resumes

Apr 12    6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Board of Education Regularly Scheduled Meeting

Apr 21

Professional Learning - Primary Early Release


More Events...

Welcome to Washington Gifted

Home of the Wildcats!

Mission

To empower every person to become a responsible, self-directed, lifelong learner through a positive partnership of family, school, and community.

Goals 

Each Washington graduate will have the opportunity to develop and demonstrate all aspects of his/her giftedness in an academic context.

Each Washington graduate will demonstrate the correlation between disciplines.

Each Washington graduate will be prepared to excel in all enriched subjects.



School News

ISAT Testing March 1st-12th 2010.

All students take the ISAT test during the weeks of March 1st-12th 2010.  Students in Grades 5,6, and 8 take reading, writing and math tests.  Students in Grade 7 take reading, science and math tests.  Parents are asked to make sure their students are on time for school, and that the students eat a good breakfast. 

News Posted on: 2/22/2010

2010 Interactive ISAT Sample Questions Now Available!

2010 Interactive ISAT Sample Questions Now Available!
To practice for the 2010 ISAT test, please go to the link below.

http://metacat2.com/iltestlinks.html  

News Posted on: 2/4/2010

Check out Box Tops Marketplace for your shopping needs..

Shopping at the Marketplace - Have you checked the Box Tops Marketplace lately?  Every on-line purchase made through the Marketplace earns our school a percentage of your purchase at no additional cost to you!  Once you sign up as a supporter of Washington Gifted School, please take a look at the list of participating stores. Go to the Parents section of our school website for details. 

http://www.BoxTops4Education.com

News Posted on: 2/1/2010

Very Important Announcement


Students in Peoria Public Schools District 150 Boundaries

(Not Currently Enrolled in District 150)

     Washington Gifted School, a special program of the Peoria Public Schools District #150, is dedicated to meeting the needs of academically gifted students in grades five through eight.  We invite students who are residents of the Peoria Public Schools District #150 boundary areas to apply for admission to our program.  The application is attached.
     An informational meeting about our program is scheduled at Washington Gifted School on Thursday, January 7, 2010, 6:30-7:30 p.m. for students not presently enrolled in the Peoria Public Schools and their parents/guardians.  For those interested in attending, please contact our school office at 672-6563 by Tuesday, January 5, 2010, to make a reservation for the evening.
     Our application deadline is Friday, January 15, 2010.  The application must be accompanied by a check in the amount of $40.00 (forty dollars) made payable to “Peoria Public Schools”.  The fee covers the costs of the Cognitive Abilities Tests and accompanying administration fees.  The Cognitive Abilities Tests will be administered at Washington Gifted School on Saturday, January 23, 2010, at 8:30 a.m.

To get additional information please visit the Parents section of our school web site.  All of the information, and data forms are under the admission documents section.

News Posted on: 12/15/2009

Homework Notice From Mrs. Wojcikewych

Homework Notice From Mrs. Wojcikewych.
Please pull up PDF file under the Students or Parents link area.

News Posted on: 10/26/2009

Teachers Homework Assignments

The teacher's at Washington now have their homework posted on their websites.  The link is below.
http://washington.psd150.org/schoolsite/staff.aspx

News Posted on: 10/26/2009

Washington Gifted3706 N. Grand BoulevardPeoria, IL 61614Regular Hours: 7:30 AM - 2:00 PM
phone: (309) 672-6563fax: (309) 672-6564email: washington@psd150.org