Mission Statement of
Washington - Caldwell School District
"It is the intent of the Washington-Caldwell School District to empower each student with the attitudes, knowledge, and skills for becoming a life-long learner by providing an environment that values respect and cooperation, encourages curiosity, and promotes creative and critical thinking through challenging activities. The District will provide these opportunities within a conservative small-school environment keeping class sizes low whenever possible and providing personalized attention by instructors and staff."
- Dr. Mark Pienkos, District Administrator and Principal
- Kindergarten to Grade 8
- Approximately 200 students
- Located in Western Racine County
- Town of Waterford
- Tichigan Lake and Caldwell Area
- School day is 8:35am to 3:35pm
- Before and After School Daycare provided by KAS (A division of Homestead Childcare) - Open from 6:45am to 6pm every day of school - special activitites planned for early release days - contact Homestead Childcare for more information (262-706-3292) - Click here for the KAS website http://homesteaddaycare.com/kas.html
- Other Highlights...
- Full day Kindergarten
- Spanish offered for grades 4-8
- Quarter Rotation classes (electives) for 7th and 8th graders
- Reponse to Intervention - Student Assistance Team - Teachers and Parents working together to assist students in need
- QUEST program for struggling students - upper grades primarily
- Extracurricular activities for grades 6-8
- Basketball - Girls and Boys
- Softball - Coed
- Volleyball - Girls and Boys
- Track - Coed
- Cheerleading
- Media Nights available to students Grades 3-8
- Active Parent-Teacher Organization
- Various programs to enhance learning and community service throughout the school year...
- Paws for Reading
- Dress for Success - Terra Nova Testing Week
- Chill Out (Reading)
- Movie Nights
- Holiday Food Drive
- Student Council
- Giving Tree
- Holiday Music Concerts
- Festival of the Arts
- Battle of the Books
- Kindergarten Visitation Day in May
- Educational Field Trips
- Book Fair Week in March with various events
- Turn Off the TV Week
- Poetry Slam
- Kindergarten Circus
- Classroom Plays
- Drama Play
- Bulldog Bark - School Newspaper
- PTO sponsored End of the Year Carnival
- Track and Field Day for Middle School
- and much, much more...