Washington Wilkes Primary School

Reading is Paw-some! Here are our Paw-somely awesome reading incentive award winners. These students earned a brag tag, a reading certificate of achievement and a prize for completing ten reading logs. Markel Norman (Radford) Mariana Chavez Baylon (Radford) Chasiti Wynn (Moss) Ginger Proxmire - Albertson (Moss) Scarlett Johnson [not pictured] (Echols) Anika Islam [not pictured] (Moss)

Reading is Paw-some! Here are our Paw-somely awesome reading incentive award winners. These students earned a brag tag and a snack for completing five reading logs. Liam Callaway (Echols) Sadie Canup (Andrews) Ava Callaway (Echols) Bailey Jackson (Echols) Julia Kay Newsome (Echols)

Reading is Paw-some! Here are our Paw-somely awesome reading incentive award winners. These students earned a brag tag and a lollipop for completing three reading logs. Kay’Leigh Moore (Richards) Sadie Canup (Andrews)

Congratulations to our 3rd Grade Citizens for the month of December! These students were chosen by their teacher for showing PAWS Pride and having a “Positive Attitude”! Mrs. Nash- Jeremy Sims Ms. Moss- Roch Filipiak Ms. Richards- Gerardo Cervantes- Soto Mrs. Winfrey- John Peters

Congratulations to our 2nd Grade Citizens for the month of December! These students were chosen by their teacher for showing PAWS Pride and having a “Positive Attitude”! Mrs. Lewis- Allison Chavez Ms. Connell- Chase Laguines Mrs. Echols- Scarlett Johnson Ms. Radford- Londyn Dufresne Mrs. Russell- Aaron Stockwell (Not pictured.)

Congratulations to our 1st Grade Citizens for the month of December! These students were chosen by their teacher for showing PAWS Pride and having a “Positive Attitude”! Lunceford- Darren Lin Forehand- Jayden Hulin Driggers- Jaylen Hulin Andrews- Danaya Henderson

Congratulations to our Kindergarten Citizens for the month of December! These students were chosen by their teacher for showing PAWS Pride and having a “Positive Attitude”! Poss- Emma Miller Fernandes- Jaston Williams Dawson- Ava Bufford Turman- Joshua Cox

Registration for the Washington-Wilkes Kindergarten five year old program will be held on Monday through Friday, March 6th thru 10th from 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the Washington-Wilkes Primary School office. Any Wilkes County child who will be five years old on or before September 1, 2023 is eligible to attend. Remember, your child will need the following items to begin school on August 5th, 2023: Vision, Hearing, Dental and Nutritional Screening Form #3300 Immunization Certificate Birth Certificate Social Security card If you have any questions, please call the school at 706 678-2633.

Congratulations GA Bulldogs! Let’s support our GA Bulldogs on Monday, by wearing red and black, or a GA Bulldog shirt, on Monday!

If you would like to order a yearbook please fill out and return the form and money to Washington Wilkes Primary School by Friday, March 3rd, 2023. Please make checks payable to Washington - Wilkes Primary School. Yearbooks may also be purchased online. To order a yearbook online please go to: ybpay.com Yearbook ID Code: 14949923 If using the form, please make checks payable to Washington - Wilkes Primary School.

Reminder about 3rd Grade Yearbook Dedications 3rd Grade Dedications can be purchased to be added to the 2022 - 2023 WWPS Yearbook! All pictures MUST be submitted in digital format JPEG format. Actual printed photographs will not be accepted. File size must be 1000KB (1MB) or more. **VERY IMPORTANT When sending with a cell phone please select ACTUAL size when you attach pictures to the email. Please send the short text you will want to add to your dedication in the same email that contains the pictures with the name of the student in the subject line. DEADLINE for submission: February 3rd, 2023. Payment is due at the time of submission of ad. Please return the form and payment (cash or check) in an envelope to the school labeled “Yearbook Ad”. Yearbooks are NOT included in this price. There are two AD sizes, full page for $20.00, and ½ page for $15.00. You may submit TWO photos and a short message. Photos and messages can ONLY be submitted through email to storyt@wilkes.k12.ga.us Message cannot be longer than 75 words.

This is just a reminder… WWPS afterschool program does not begin until Monday, January 9, 2023.

Report Cards are being sent home today! Please review, sign, and return them tomorrow.

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Happy New Year! Students return to school Wednesday, January 4. We cannot wait to see them!!

We had a packed house for our Kindergarten Program, "Christmas Around the World". Our students did an awesome job of singing and performing. Thanks to our Kindergarten teachers for all of their hard work preparing for this wonderful program.

Our Cafeteria Staff did a superb job preparing a delicious luncheon for guests of our 2nd grade students. Thank you, ladies!!!

Bus 23 was involved in an accident this afternoon on Rusher St in Washington. There are NO INJURIES. Law enforcement is on site and another bus is coming to take the remainder of the students home.

Thanks to Mr. Darren Pharr and Mrs. Julie Driggers (along with Maggie Max) for decorating our float for the Parade of Lights! Thanks for the sign on the back, Mrs. Crystal Jackson! Mr. Pharr was also a GREAT driver! Our riders were Martin Amdrade, Mia Key, Zoe Simmonds, and Alaina Wright.

Check out our Christmas Happenings at WWPS!