🎃👻 A Spooktakular Time at Whitson Elementary! 👻🎃
Our Whitson Elementary students had a spooktakular time showing off their creative costumes during the Halloween parade! From spooky to silly, our students brought plenty of Halloween spirit, smiles, and fun to the celebration! 🧙♀️🦸♂️🦖
Thank you to everyone who helped make this a frightfully fun parade! ❤️🖤🧡💜
📚❤️ Come Visit the Whitson Elementary Scholastic Book Fair! ❤️📚
The Scholastic Book Fair is here this week! 🎉 Stop by and explore a wonderful selection of books for readers of all ages. From exciting adventures to new favorites, there’s something for everyone!
Thank you for supporting our students and helping foster a love of reading! 📖✨
The Scholastic Book Fair is here this week! 🎉 Stop by and explore a wonderful selection of books for readers of all ages. From exciting adventures to new favorites, there’s something for everyone!
Thank you for supporting our students and helping foster a love of reading! 📖✨
Math Play Night is coming again on Wednesday, October 21st from 6-7:30pm in the Whitson Gym. Please come and play math with us. Feel free to wear a costume or a mathy shirt for a door prize.
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to our school! Get ready for a reading adventure with the newest books, bestselling series, and kid-favorite characters. Plus, every purchase earns funds for our school. We can’t wait to have you join us for the Best. Fair. Ever!
Whitson Elementary School
10/26 - 10/30
Whitson Elementary School
10/26 - 10/30
🎨 The 5th Annual WSVSD Arts Walk was an amazing event! Students from CHS, HMS, WPSIS & WES proudly shared their creativity and talent through incredible artwork displays. Thank you to our students, staff, families, and community for supporting the arts and celebrating student creativity!
The 6th Annual Family Math Night was a huge success! Thank you to all the families who attended and helped make the evening so much fun. ➕➖📐
White Salmon Valley School District is now enrolling for the 2026-2027 school year for grades K-12!
👋 We're also holding a Kindergarten Open House on:
May 13, 2026 | 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Whitson Elementary School
Come explore the school, meet the wonderful teachers and Principal Todd McCauley, and get ready for an exciting school year. Know someone with a soon-to-be kindergartner? Please let them know!
👋 We're also holding a Kindergarten Open House on:
May 13, 2026 | 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Whitson Elementary School
Come explore the school, meet the wonderful teachers and Principal Todd McCauley, and get ready for an exciting school year. Know someone with a soon-to-be kindergartner? Please let them know!
Kindergarten Music Performance!
📚Inspiring Young Minds: Author Ashley Erdely Leads PTO-Sponsored Assembly
Our K-2 presentation was titled "How an Idea Becomes a Book" and students got to learn the (6-year!) process that I went through in cultivating this seed of an idea into a full blooming book.
Our grade 3-4 presentation was titled "Meet the Wildflowers Where YOU Live" and focused on why the Pacific Northwest is such a mecca for wildflowers --- especially where we live in the Columbia River Gorge! Students learned about ice age floods and rainshadow and all of the aspects that make the PNW perfect for over 1,200 native wildflowers to grow. Students also "met" 5 wildflowers that grow close to home on a deeper level learning about their ideal habitat, the pollinators who prefer them, and their connection with humans, Indigenous people, animals, and the environment they grow in. Both presentations were sprinkled with invitations to get outside and get connected with where we live. As our sense of place grows, our desire to care for the environment around us does too.
It was a lot of fun to be at Whitson Elementary today! I hope that the presentation sparked some good curiosity and desire to get outside and explore over Spring Break. I'll be working with the Whitson 2nd graders for the next few weeks as they study pollinators and we focus together on the special connections between pollinators and wildflowers as well as non-fiction writing fun!
Our K-2 presentation was titled "How an Idea Becomes a Book" and students got to learn the (6-year!) process that I went through in cultivating this seed of an idea into a full blooming book.
Our grade 3-4 presentation was titled "Meet the Wildflowers Where YOU Live" and focused on why the Pacific Northwest is such a mecca for wildflowers --- especially where we live in the Columbia River Gorge! Students learned about ice age floods and rainshadow and all of the aspects that make the PNW perfect for over 1,200 native wildflowers to grow. Students also "met" 5 wildflowers that grow close to home on a deeper level learning about their ideal habitat, the pollinators who prefer them, and their connection with humans, Indigenous people, animals, and the environment they grow in. Both presentations were sprinkled with invitations to get outside and get connected with where we live. As our sense of place grows, our desire to care for the environment around us does too.
It was a lot of fun to be at Whitson Elementary today! I hope that the presentation sparked some good curiosity and desire to get outside and explore over Spring Break. I'll be working with the Whitson 2nd graders for the next few weeks as they study pollinators and we focus together on the special connections between pollinators and wildflowers as well as non-fiction writing fun!
🎵First Grade Music Performance!
The first grade music performance was centered on joy, self-expression, and celebrating who we are. Using the story Chrysanthemum as inspiration, our first graders explored how music can help us feel confident, kind, and connected to others. Through joyful singing, movement, and energetic Boomwhacker performances, the students shared a message of happiness, individuality, and hope for the future. 🎵
The first grade music performance was centered on joy, self-expression, and celebrating who we are. Using the story Chrysanthemum as inspiration, our first graders explored how music can help us feel confident, kind, and connected to others. Through joyful singing, movement, and energetic Boomwhacker performances, the students shared a message of happiness, individuality, and hope for the future. 🎵
Kindergarteners were hard at work today setting clever traps for leprechauns! 🌈✨ There was no shortage of glitter, creativity, and excitement—but those sneaky little leprechauns managed to escape once again! 🍀
Maybe next year we’ll finally catch one! 😉
Maybe next year we’ll finally catch one! 😉
Our 4th grade students spent some peaceful time in the library—relaxing, exploring new stories, and getting lost in a good book. 📚✨
A perfect way to grow as readers and enjoy a little calm in their day!
A perfect way to grow as readers and enjoy a little calm in their day!
🦃✨ Our second graders designed creative Turkey-in-Disguise projects—from trees and fruit to foxes, athletes, and even a cheerleader! Their imaginations soared as they helped their turkeys escape the Thanksgiving feast in style.
We are so proud of their creativity and hard work! 🍁🎨
We are so proud of their creativity and hard work! 🍁🎨
Excited & School-Spirit Filled
Whitson Elementary students cheered loud and proud yesterday as they sent off our high school volleyball team to the State Tournament! 🎉🏐
For the first time in school history, our high school team is headed to State—and the excitement is off the charts!
Go Bruins! ❤️🤍
Whitson Elementary students cheered loud and proud yesterday as they sent off our high school volleyball team to the State Tournament! 🎉🏐
For the first time in school history, our high school team is headed to State—and the excitement is off the charts!
Go Bruins! ❤️🤍
Happy Halloween from Whitson Elementary!
📚 The Book Fair is just days away!
The Fair inspires a love of reading and helps raise much-needed funds for our school.
💳 The easiest way for kids to shop is with an eWallet — a safe, cash-free way for students to make purchases on their own.
Create your child’s eWallet and get started here:
👉 https://scholastic.com/bf/whitsonelementaryschool4
The Fair inspires a love of reading and helps raise much-needed funds for our school.
💳 The easiest way for kids to shop is with an eWallet — a safe, cash-free way for students to make purchases on their own.
Create your child’s eWallet and get started here:
👉 https://scholastic.com/bf/whitsonelementaryschool4
School Supplies & What to Bring
All school supplies for Whitson Elementary have been purchased by the district. Costco has generously donated backpacks for our students.
Please remember to send:
A water bottle (all students)
Headphones (1st & 2nd grade)
Snacks (1st grade only)
All school supplies for Whitson Elementary have been purchased by the district. Costco has generously donated backpacks for our students.
Please remember to send:
A water bottle (all students)
Headphones (1st & 2nd grade)
Snacks (1st grade only)
June 11, 2025-All afternoon buses are running behind schedule due to wildfires in the area. Thanks for your understanding WSVSD.
Save the Date! The Spring Literacy Carnival will be on Wednesday, May 28th from 5:30-7:00 PM at the Henkle Middle School small gym. We will celebrate literacy, highlight student achievement, share ideas for increasing reading skills at home, and promote summer reading (both for our school and the public library). We’ll have treats, games, and a raffle. Come join us! This event is for all White Salmon families, but is geared toward K-6 grades.
A Fantastic Family Math & Play Night!
Thank you to everyone who joined us for an evening of fun, learning, and connection! The night was filled with exciting games, interactive math activities, and plenty of smiles. We loved seeing families learning and playing together! 🎉🧠🎲
