Good evening Welby Way families,
I hope you are all having a wonderful three-day weekend as there is no school tomorrow in honor of Presidents Day. School will resume on Tuesday with regular Tuesday 1:30 pm dismissal.
This Week:
Monday: On Monday POWW is hosting their February meeting in room 40 at 8:00 am to discuss upcoming fundraisers and our biggest fundraiser the Glow Party on May 3rd. Please stop by and learn about ways you can help support Welby Way and upcoming events.
Thursday: On Thursday in the morning, we will have our monthly fire and drop drill. This is a perfect time to review your emergency procedures for home with your family.
Friday: On Friday 5th grade will be hosting Snack Shack following dismissal. Please remind your child if the line is long that they will need to meet you at the front gate as grade level gates will close on time.
At 4:30 pm we will have our Region North Scripps spelling bee at Mulholland Middle School against surrounding elementary schools. I wish our spelling bee finalist Aarav Parashar the best of luck!
Saturday: Our four Welby Way Odyssey of the Mind teams are off to the Regional Competition in Arcadia. I truly wish them all the best of luck as I know they have been working extremely hard on their skits and sets. I can't wait to see them shine.
District Cell Phone and Apple Watch Policy: As a reminder to all, the district no cell phone and no apple watch policy remains in place and becomes official on Feb. 18th. Students are required to follow this policy and store their turned off cell phones and apple watches during the school day. As a reminder, the purpose of this will be to increase student focus in instruction and engagement with one another as the excessive use of cell phones can impact students' mental health and academic performance. I truly thank you for your understanding and support with this as our students have been amazing with it.
I hope you all have a wonderful evening and remainder of the long weekend. I thank you all for our support and partnership. This is all for now.