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Five learners enjoying slushies outside the school
Our Commitment to Enhancing Learning Experiences

"At Washington Elementary, students strive to embody the learner dispositions of ownership, personal best, engagement, and perseverance. Together with their teachers, they define what each disposition looks like and sounds like, ensuring a shared understanding and commitment. By consistently demonstrating these character traits, students not only enhance their learning experiences but also contribute positively to our school community. To celebrate their efforts, students who exemplify these dispositions both inside and outside the classroom are rewarded with a slushy party each month, to celebrate their hard work. Go Washington Wolves!" 
Principal Stevens

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Five learners enjoying slushies outside the school
Several learners playing in the grass
Personal Best Giving our best effort Looks like working hard, achieving goals, thinking, frustration, perseverance. Sounds like positive self talk, academic talk, celebration.
Ownership taking responsibility for your words and actions. Looks like in our own space, following directions. Sounds like correct voice level, conversation and apology, share knowledge, ask for help.
Persistence to keep trying and not give up! Looks like writing, mistakes, asking for help, silent solo work, confusion, frustrated, group discussion. Sounds like pencils writing, correct voice level, positive self talk, grunt, sigh.
Engagement looks like conversations are on topic, track the spreaker, listening with eyes and ears, working hard on task (focus) helping other with problems, raise hands and participate. Sounds like academic talk (vocabulary) feedback, using correct voice level, talking about problems/active on solving them, interactive with others.
Engagement participate or involved in Looks like tracking speaker it listening, writing, reading working on assignment. Sounds like silent solo, correct voice level, pencils writing, questions, sharing ideas.