REMINDER | There will be no school on Monday, September 5, 2022 in observance of Labor Day. Have a great 3-day weekend everyone!
In the spirit of gratitude for all you do for our students, we are partnering with local businesses to offer discounts to the incredible staff of West Haven Public Schools. Our community wants you to know that your work and dedication is valued, appreciated and that they stand behind your as you return to the classroom. Our very first offer of the year comes from local business owner Tyler Newkirk of Tyler Newkirk Craft Co. THANK YOU STAFF and THANK YOU TYLER!!! Please see the flyer below for details.
It's the First Day of School!!! Welcome back to all of our students, teachers, and staff! We hope you had a great summer and are now ready for a great 2022-23 school year!
We have updated COVID-19 information for the 2022-23 school year. Please review the PDF by clicking the link here > https://5il.co/1gyrf
๐ช๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น๐ is coming to a neighborhood near you on Monday, August 15th! Busses will be at the following locations to hand out backpacks filled with supplies to West Haven Public School students:
12:00 โ 12:30 PM | Carrigan, Washington, and Meadowbrook
12:45 โ 01:15 PM | Forest, Glade Street, and Forest
01:30 โ 02:00 PM | Molloy, Savin Rock, and Thompson
02:15 โ 02:45 PM | WHHS
โข Students MUST BE PRESENT to receive a backpack.
โข One backpack per child!
๐ฃ We've got more exciting news! In addition to our new website, West Haven Public Schools also launched a new mobile app! The app features an events section, customized push notifications, cafeteria menus, district updates, and staff directories. Download on the App Store or get it on Google Play today.
Congratulations to our 4th-graders at Washington on their graduation, and best of luck next year!
Students at Washington enjoyed Field Day today with special visitors from WHPD!
Ahoy, mateys!! 2nd-graders at Washington were pirates for the day! They worked on map skills and developed treasure maps, while math lessons focused on adding their treasures. They also had a "special guest reader" who shared a story on how to become a pirate. Fun was had by all!
4th-grade students at Washington presented their Natural Disaster Projects to the entire school! Students answered questions and gave live demonstrations. Congrats to all these students on a job well done!
First-grade students, and some of their families, got to enjoy the newly renovated Hubbard Park nature trail in West Haven! ๐ Students were given a list of items to locate and take notes on, and the students were more than happy to share all the things they observed upon their return!
Students in Mrs. Miller's 3rd-grade class were rewarded for reaching their class goals they set in January! The students had to earn 600 dojo points each week for 10 weeks. The prize was building cardboard houses! Congrats to these students on their great work! ๐
Washington held its May 'All-School' event this week, in which students earned a certificate from one of the following categories: ๐ผ๐๐ค๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ๐ค๐ฃ๐, ๐ผ๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ ๐ผ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐๐, or ๐ผ๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐จ! Congrats to these amazing students! ๐
West Haven Fire Marshall Roger Sicotte visited Washington Elementary School to present awards to Linda Poou-Garon (student) and Mrs. Flanagan (Art Teacher) for their participation in the Fire Prevention poster program! Lindaโs poster was the top pick from Washington and it's now a finalist in the state portion of the competition! The theme was to create a picture that revolved around their motto โFire Prevention - Everyone/Everydayโ
Washington's 1st & 2nd graders visited WHHS today for "Fractured Fairytales." The students loved visiting and said the high school students did a great job! They wanted to tell them thank you, and they want to thank Mrs. Stratton for the invite!
Washington held its April 'All-School' event this week, in which students earned a certificate from one of the following categories: ๐ผ๐๐ค๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ๐ค๐ฃ๐, ๐ผ๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ ๐ผ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐๐, or ๐ผ๐ฌ๐๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐ข๐๐๐จ! Congrats to these amazing students! ๐
In honor of National School Counseling Week, today we'd like to thank and acknowledge the incredible work done by Bailey's school counselors Elizabeth Dorsi (8th-grade) and Lenny Adams (7th-grade)! Elizabeth has been a school counselor in West Haven for 22 years while Lenny has been a school counselor in West Haven for 11.
Elizabeth and Lenny have had a tremendous impact in helping students achieve school success for many years. THANK YOU! #NSCW22
The central office for West Haven Public Schools closed on 2/4 at 1 pm today.