Washington District 50 Schools

Good afternoon and Happy Mother's Day! Our Free Breakfast & Lunch Menu for May 11th-May 15th is now available for sign-up. Please continue to take advantage of our food program. We love getting these moments to see you and fill your bellies! Sign up here: https://forms.gle/TpqFH1zgHFQCSKoB9

“A mother is she who can take the place of all others but whose place no one else can take..” -Cardinal Mermillod Happy Mother’s Day to all of our Wildcat moms! This day is for you and thank you for the immeasurable things you do or have done. From your District 50 Family

If you ordered a yard sign for your 8th grader tonight is the night to pick them up. 4-6pm at Manor in the drop off lane. If you haven’t picked up your supplies yet, 8th graders, you may get those tonight as well! See you soon!

Just in case you haven't seen our Job Board, we have been hard at work filling positions and are in the process of searching for one more special education teacher to fill our team at Beverly Manor! Please spread the word and visit our employment page to apply or email Mr. Sharp for questions at [email protected]. https://www.d50schools.com/o/washington-district-50-schools/page/employment-opportunities--338

Graduate Yard Signs are in! If you purchased a yard sign from LKP the pick-up date and time is Friday, May, 8th from 4-6pm at the Beverly Manor drive thru lane. If you are unable to make it on Friday please text or call Lindsay at 309-360-4782. Thank you LKP! -District 50 Staff

4th and 5th grades, it's your turn! Supply and yearbook pick up today from 1-3pm and 5:30-7pm, tomorrow from 9-11am. Please return any classroom materials and library books that you have out. Thank you!

6th and 7th graders don’t forget to pick up your school supplies and yearbooks tonight from 5:30-7 or tomorrow from 9-11am. Please return any library books or classroom materials you have.

Good evening! Our Free Breakfast & Lunch Menu for May 4th-May 8th is now available for sign-up. Please continue to take advantage of our food program. We love getting these moments to see you and fill your bellies! Meal Sign Up: https://forms.gle/8MjcLHDz9CVZTvb7A

8th grade parents- Teamworks has opened an online store offering a graduation T-shirt. You can order from this link https://d50-8th-grade.itemorder.com/

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020 provides the Secretary of Agriculture authority to approve a State agency plan for temporary emergency standards of eligibility and levels of benefits under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008. What does this mean? . . . Children ages 3 to 17 and ages 18 to 22 (if in high school), who have temporarily lost access to free or reduced price school meals due to the COVID-19 pandemic related school closures are eligible for Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) SNAP allotments equal to the (daily meal costs) x (number of school days in the month) $3.50 lunch + $2.20 breakfast = $5.70 daily meal cost per child. . . . All children that would receive a free or reduced price meal if school was in session, even if a district wide eligibility school, are eligible for P-EBT regardless of income or citizenship. . . . Active SNAP households do not need to apply for P-EBT benefits and do not need to be contacted about the benefit. Existing case information will be used to automatically issue benefits when appropriate. Here is the link to apply: https://abe.illinois.gov/abe/access/

Enjoy another session of music therapy with some Disney songs! https://youtu.be/P1TkuksWUf4

Calling All First Graders! Your teachers have a super special shout out just for you! Check it out below! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1n35b7DTLD7nQBqYLsNxbsDdx4lDYH5WF/view?usp=sharing

Good afternoon! Our Free Breakfast & Lunch Menu for April 27th-May 1st is now available for sign-up. Please continue to take advantage of our food program. We love getting these moments to see you and fill your bellies! https://forms.gle/4gqqgtVmJPfScf8L7

Check out the latest update and info on Color Guard Tryouts for the 20-21 school year here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zvCt8oG5F5RxQM5l80f5zkfWKcZAYRk8/view?usp=sharing

Attention 8th-grade parents, Now that gowns have been distributed on Monday and today, please read through the virtual promotion letter that was placed with your child's supplies on how to submit your student's photo and words of encouragement or celebration to Mr. Sharp. If you have misplaced it, don't worry...we've got you covered! Please have these photos emailed to Mr. Sharp by May, 6th to complete the ceremony elements. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1F6DGQC7-LT5tJc6U6CCWQ_ZF0y1enttBVFr-AV0j5L4

Reminder for 8th grade! Today from 9-11am pick up your graduation gowns, supplies, and yearbooks! Please remember to return library/school books. Thank you!

Guidelines for those who may be experiencing a delay in receiving their UI finding from IDES

District 50 8th Grade Students, Family, and Friends, Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and a disappointing end to your 8th grade year, Lindsay.K.Photography (LKP) would like to provide the opportunity to show your community how proud you are to be a D50 Wildcat Graduate. LKP is offering Graduate Yard Signs to display in your neighborhood. There are 2 signs to choose from: Option #1: Sign customized with Graduates Name and Year ($20) Option #2: Sign customized with Graduates Photo, Name, and Year ($25) If you are interested in Option #2, LKP will be taking photographs at the American Legion (211 Legion Rd. Washington, Il.) on Thursday April 23rd from 4-6pm. LKP will be taking precautions to keep you and your family safe. We ask that you stay in your cars until someone comes to get you. You do not have to sign up for a time, just arrive between 4-6pm. This will only take 3-5min per student. Payment can be made via cash, check made to LKP, or Paypal to [email protected] and is due that day. For families choosing Option #1 please email me at [email protected] with parents name, students name as it will appear on the sign, address, phone number, and quantity. Payments can be made via Paypal to [email protected]. ORDERS ARE DUE by Monday April 27th at 4pm. Orders will take 1-2 weeks to be processed and will be available for pick-up at Beverly Manor. We will get back to you with the date once they have been ordered. As a D50 alumni myself, and to show support for the graduates, a portion of the proceeds will be donated back to D50's Activity Fund. Families are able to order as many signs as they wish for their graduate. If you have any questions please contact Lindsay at 309-360-4782 or [email protected]. I am looking forward to helping make this memorable for the graduates!

Free Breakfast & Lunch! Menu for April 20th-24th Monday, April 20th- Dutch waffle & Cheese Cubes with pb and clementines Tuesday, April 21st- Chicken Nuggets & Buttered Bread with potatoes and fruit Wednesday, April 22nd- Corn Dog with fruit and veggie Thursday, April 23rd- Chicken Fajita with fruit and veggie Friday, April 24th- Toasted Ravioli & Marinara with fruit and veggie Free food for any child 18 or under, All means All Washington! Please use the following link to sign up so we can accurately prepare. Keep this message as well for next week's sign-up as this link will have updated meals each Friday! https://forms.gle/cnsFv11Vo3mjXYqM9 If you cannot reach these places during the given times, please send [email protected] an email and we will see what we can do!

Our area nurses are working tirelessly and our District 50 Wildcats were searching for a way to show our appreciation or make their lives a bit simpler. Thanks to Mr. Poole and our 3-D printers, we were able to provide some mask supports to the nurses at Methodist and the Tazewell County Sheriff's Department to help ease the stress on their ears. From our family to yours, we thank you for everything!