Welch Parent News
Week of 1.12.26
On the Prowl... What is coming up at Welch?
Week of January 12th -
- iReady Winter Benchmarking
Monday, January 12th -
- No School - School Improvement Planning Day
Wednesday, January 14th -
- 4th Grade Card Sharks Club 3:35 - 4:30 PM
- Welch Robotics 3:35 - 4:30 PM
Friday, January 16th -
- Scullen to visit 5th grade to talk about Encore options
Welch Welcomes Author Shifa Saltagi Safadi
January 22 - National Book Award for Young People's Literature recipient, Shifa Saltagi Safadi, will speak with 1st and 2nd grades about her Amina Banana series. Students who would like a personalized book can order one on Push Coin by January 20. After January 20 we cannot guarantee personalization. Please see the attached form for ordering information.
Winter Recess
With the cold temperatures upon us, I wanted to send a reminder regarding recess. A 15 minute recess is held each day prior to 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.
School Lunch Menu
Additional Lunch
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.
Wickedly Wonderful PTA Updates
📣 Next PTA Meeting
Friday, January 9th | 9:30 AM
Please join us for our next PTA meeting! We will meet in person at Welch and also offer a virtual dial-in option for those who prefer to join from home.
All are welcome—we’d love to see you there as we kick off the new year together.
📚 Bingo for Books
Friday, January 23rd | 6:00 PM
Join us for a fun-filled evening of Bingo for Books! This is a free family event, and every student will have the chance to win books as prizes.
We are currently collecting new or gently used books for this event. Donations can be sent into school anytime between now and January 23rd.
Thank you for helping us promote a love of reading in our Welch community!
❄️ Warm Holiday Wishes
As the holiday season continues, the Welch PTA would like to wish you and your family peace, joy, and time to relax and recharge. We are grateful for our amazing Welch families and look forward to an exciting and successful new year together.
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year!
— Welch PTA
Bread Tags
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!