Student Online Resources

WGMS Yearbook

Orders due by March 20, 2020

Chili Cook Off

Join us for family fun at the Chili Cook Off February 5th. Return all reservations by January 31st.

Congrats to all of the 1st semester Honor Roll students!

Lorado Taft - 8th grade

Math Bowl

Math Bowl competition was a win! 5,6,7th won all of their catagories of Sprint, Target, and Team Round on Saturday January 11th at Bradley University. Way to go Wildcats!

DAPCEP

It's time to get registered for DAPCEP Spring 2020 STEM courses at Bradley University. Courses start February 1, 2020

Snow Days Assignments

You will find links to the snow day assignments here.

5Essentials Parent Survey now open

The annual 5Essentials survey helps Peoria Public School administrators, school board members and teachers evaluate your student's school culture by soliciting feedback on five factors necessary for a successful school.

Illinois Report Card information for Washington

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) released our annual School Report Card on Oct. 30 at www.illinoisreportcard.com. The Report Card shows how well our school is progressing on a wide range of educational goals

Snow Cone Winners!

Middle school STEM Saturdays starts September 7

DAPCEP - a free Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) program for Peoria Public School 5th - 8th grade students will run Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., September 7 through October 5. This is the third year the Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Program (DAPCEP) has brought its STEM program to Bradley University, the only DACPCEP program offered outside Michigan.

Student Pick-up and Drop-off Guidelines

7:05-7:30am and 2:00-2:40pm, CARS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE FRONT PARKING LOT and students may only be picked up and dropped off in the North Parking Lot located near the ball fields. For student safety, only buses may drive in the Main Parking Lot during these times. Thank you for your cooperation in helping keep our students safe. After these times, students must enter or exit the building from the foyer near the Office. Students may not wait for rides at the Crossroads or outside, but instead need to stay in the foyer until they see their pick-up person or the Activity bus.

Study Skills

Knowing how to study is an important skill to have. Students who use strategies to understand and remember what they read, such as underlining important parts of the texts or discussing what they read with other people, perform better in class and on tests. One of the biggest differences between top students and everyone else was that when they study, they take practice tests. Only 11 percent of students do this, but they perform better because they are studying in a way that goes beyond memorizing material. Also helpful is to create a study timetable & stick to it-- first include things you like/need to do on your schedule and then work study time in after. This method naturally ensures that you are doing things you like to do every day in addition to studying, so you don’t burn out and give up. These kind of balanced schedules are easier follow. Here are some ideas and strategies to help students learn more:

Betina Fleming Wins PNC Classroom Grant

Washington Gifted School 5th/6th grade teacher Betina Fleming won $1,000 for Curious? Research and Write On!! The grant money will be used to upgrade classroom technology so students can conduct research and process materials for written assignments.