Good evening Welby Way families,
I hope you are having a wonderful and safe weekend. I truly want to thank the many families who donated art supplies this last week to support those children who attend the Palisades Recreational Center and suffered a great loss with the recent fires. On Friday our parent who runs the recreation center picked up the donations and was extremely appreciative as everything filled her entire car. I know these donations will brighten the day of the children and allow them to recreate some of what was lost.
This Week:
Monday: This Monday POWW begins their one week Valentine's Day Grams sales You can purchase grams at PAYFORSCHOOLSTUFF.com from 2/1 - 2/4. In the front of school sales will start 2/5 - 2/7 from 7:30 - 8:00 am and then again at 2:30 - 3:00 pm. More information can be found on the attached flier.
Welby Way Yearbook Cover Contest: Is your child an artist and loves drawing and creating, now is their time as Yearbook Cover Contest has started! If your child is interested, please be sure they submit their art prior to the Feb. 14th deadline following the guidelines below and incorporating the theme "Heroes!"
Entry Rules
*All art mediums accepted: Drawings, paintings, computer generated graphics, etc.
*Portrait view: 8.5" wide X 11" tall (like a sheet of paper)
*Image Resolution Recommendations: 30 DPI (dots per inch)
*File Types: JPEG, PDF, and PNG. We recommend JPEGs for photos and PNGs for graphics
*Getting help from an adult or older sibling with the concept or design is acceptable, but the majority of the work should belong to the student
*For submitting the design include the following in your design: The “Bee” mascot Welby Way Elementary 2024-2025
*Submit artwork with title “Yearbook Cover Contest” to [email protected]
*Please write your name, classroom #, and teacher’s name when emailing your artwork
*Do NOT add your name, class, and teacher on the front of your artwork
Fitness Week - The Fitness Week T shirt contest begins - Calling all 5th Graders! Your child could be the artist that designs the Fitness Week 2025 T shirt. T-Shirts drawings must be submitted in black and white on a 8 ½ x 11 sheet of white paper. Please submit to your teacher by Friday, Feb. 10, 2025 following the guidelines below along with the attached flyer. I can't wait to see all the creativity.
• Fitness theme using YOUR own version of our Welby Way mascot-Bee
• Incorporate the Fitness Week Motto or your own version of it “Commit to BEE fit”
• School name, Fitness Week & Year must be visible.
Friday: 5th grade will be hosting Snack Shack once again this Friday. If your child is delayed in coming to their dismissal gate due to Snack Shack, please be sure they know to meet you at the front gate.
Traffic Safety: This week I am extremely sorry to share that we had two minor accidents during morning drop off. We MUST work together to slow down and follow traffic rules to keep our students and families safe when dropping off and picking up your student. DO NOT pull around other cars who are stopping to park, do not speed around school, do not drop your child off in front of the cones or at the red curb. Dropping your child off from the middle of the street or allowing them to cross from the opposite curb is NOT PERMITTED. All families must use the cross walk to ensure their safety. Do not park in the red zone or church parking lot, in our neighbors’ driveways or park in front of the cones. I need everyone to slow down and to follow all traffic rules to avoid future situations and tickets from law enforcement who will be asked to patrol the school more often. We must all work together to ensure our students arrive and go home safely. I truly thank you for your attention to this.
Future Dates: There will be no School on Monday, Feb 17th in honor of Presidents Day.
Charter Lottery: On Friday, February 14th at 10:00 am we will be holding our annual Charter Lottery in room 40. Lottery students will be sorted by their ID number for confidential reasons and please know that you do not need to be present for be offered a spot at Welby Way.
I hope you all have a wonderful and safe weekend and evening. Thank you for your continued support and partnership. This is all for now.
Your Welby Way Principal,
Mrs. DaCorsi