Welch Parent News

Monday, December 15th -

• You Belong with Me... Football Attire!
• Welch Robotics 3:35 - 4:30 PM

Tuesday, December 16th -

• Don't You Ever Grow Up... Dress like the profession you want to be when you grow up!

Wednesday, December 17th -

• End Game - Game Day!
• NO ROBOTICS

Thursday, December 18th -

• Wildest Dreams - Pajama Day!
• LAST day for Pop Tab Collections

Friday, December 19th -

• Bejeweled Day - wear your holiday sparkle :)
• PTA Winter Celebrations 2:15 PM

Welch's Lost and Found is OVERFLOWING! We have coats, boots, hats, gloves, water bottles, and a plethora of other items! Starting tomorrow we will have the Lost and Found spread out in our main hallway and classes will have the opportunity to search for any lost items. Parents/guardians are welcome to stop by and look for any item(s) that might be missing any day between 9:30 AM and 3:00 PM and then again between 4:00 - 4:15 PM daily .All items will be donated at the end of the day on Friday, December 19th.

With the cold temperatures upon us, I wanted to send a reminder regarding recess. A 15 minute recess is held each day following lunch. During the winter, we will go outside for recess if the wind chill index is at 5 degrees or above and the grounds are safe for our students. The wind chill report will be obtained from the National Weather Service. Students are expected to dress appropriately for winter weather recess with hats, gloves, boots, and winter coats. When we have snow, boots AND snow pants are required to venture off of the blacktop and out into the snow. All students participate in recess unless a doctor’s note including a medical reason is provided to the school. When a student is excluded from PE due to a medical concern, the exclusion will apply to all physical activities including recess. The school nurse will follow up with the doctor’s office as needed. Please note that parents may write a note to excuse their student from all physical activities, including recess, for up to three days. If there is an ongoing or recurrent illness or need for exclusion, we will request a doctor’s note regarding the exclusion. Students who are unable to participate in recess will sit inside the lunchroom on the stage stairs reading, and will be supervised by our lunchroom supervisors. Please contact Welch’s office with any questions. Our students’ safety is our concern.

We’re pleased to share that the IPSD CARES Clinic is back in operation for the new school year and will be offered at Welch Elementary School! This year, students will have access to six no cost after-school visits with a licensed therapist. Clinics will run at Welch on Wednesdays from 5:00-8:00. For more information, please visit https://referralgps.com/ipsdcares/.

Please complete this form if your student has permission to purchase a second lunch entree and/or second meal. Each student will need this form completed in order to purchase a second entree or meal. The cost is as follows: Breakfast - Second Meal $3.75; Lunch - Second Entree - $4.40 and Second Meal - $5.75; regardless of Free/Reduced Lunch status, EVERYONE who takes a second entree and/or meal will be charged these amounts.

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Parents Night Out

Saturday, December 6th from 5:30 to 8:30 PM
Location: Eagle Academy of Martial Arts, 4008 Fox Valley Center Dr, Aurora, IL 60504

Parents Night Out is this weekend!! This is a great chance to finish holiday shopping, enjoy dinner out, or simply take an evening to yourself. Kids will have fun with pizza, games, and activities in their favorite holiday pajamas.
Want to be part of the fun? Sign up soon so we can keep this night on the calendar.
👉 Tickets: https://welchpta.givebacks.com/shop/items/5348164b9d

❄️ Winter Classroom Parties

Friday, December 19th from 2:15 to 3:00 PM
We're still looking for many more volunteers for the winter classroom parties. In fact, only 5 classrooms are completely full. These celebrations are a fun way to wrap up the year on the last day of school before break.
👉 Volunteer: https://signup.com/go/kpbXkwC

You can always find all of our events and updates at welchpta.org.

We can't wait to enjoy these next three festive weeks with you and your families!

Your Welch PTA Board

Start saving those shiny little pop tabs! We’re gathering them to help families stay close to their sick or injured children at the Ronald McDonald House. Every tab you bring in adds up—and with the help of United Scrap Metal, each pound of tabs helps raise money for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland & Northwest Indiana. Bring your tabs to the office or classroom 239 in the 5th grade hallway, and let’s see how many pounds we can collect together!

Welch will be collecting plastic bread tags to donate to SCARCE for recycling in partnership with Danielle Cares for Chairs. Plastic bread tags are those square clips commonly used to seal bags around a loaf of bread, bagels, or even produce. If you are trying to reduce your plastic use, they can be hard to avoid. Further, plastic bread tags are not recyclable in your curbside recycling bin. Therefore, millions end up in landfills each year, just adding to our disposable plastic problem. it takes about 260,000 bread tags to purchase a basic wheelchair – so every bread tag counts! We will have collection bags at Welch, so please feel free to bring yours in or send them with your child!