Help Welch Elementary School raise money

for the St. Baldrick's Foundation!

The St. Baldrick's Foundation funds childhood cancer research!  You can learn more about their work at their website St. Baldrick's Foundation.

Welch Elementary wants to help in honor of our fantastic second grader, Von, who is fighting lymphoma.  Click on the picture below to visit Welch's fundraiser page!

Laps for Lymphoma Fundraising Link

Weekly Reminder for September 20

“Children learn more from what you are than what you teach.”

PTA MEETING – today at 3:55 pm.

VOLUNTEER ORIENTATION – today 4:00 pm.

NINJAS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND LAPS FOR LYMPHOMA – Tomorrow night – 5:00 pm for those who RSVP’d. It will be a fun night of racing through housing to learn about our school to raising money for childhood cancer. There will be pizza, prizes and bounce houses.

TEACHER IN-SERVICE – Friday, September 22 – Schools Closed.

FROM READING CONNECTION – “Writing that makes sense.” – As your child first learns to write, their stories may not always make sense to others. Help their writing flow logically with these two ideas: 1) Even if your child isn’t writing sentences yet, they can tell you stories. As they describe the new class pet or something funny that happened at lunch, you can jot down his tale. He’ll practice relating events in a logical order, and that can help when they put their thoughts and ideas down on paper themselves; 2) Let your child read their stories to you. Ask questions to encourage them to add information (“What did you do with your friends at recess?”) or to clear up a confusing part (“Who said, ‘Let’s go home’ – you or your brother?”).

HEALTHY CONNECTIONS – Keep things positive – Kid’s don’t like to hear what they can’t do, tell them what they can do instead. Keep it fun and positive. Everyone likes to be praised for a job well done. Celebrate successes and help children and teens develop a good self-image.

3RD, 4TH & 5TH GRADE STUDENTS will be playing recorders in music class. Please have your child bring in their recorder or they can purchase one for $3 from Mrs. Walls. Please contact Mrs. Walls with any concerns: diane.walls@cr.k12.de.us.

CHORUS MEMBERS – please look for more information about Chorus, (including what group your child is in), in the Wednesday envelope today.

PARENTS – we have received quite a few forms that have only listed the child’s first name; please make sure whenever you send in RSVPs, forms for the school, etc. that you put your child’s first and last names. Also, if you send in a check for your child’s cafeteria account, please be sure to put their first and last names in the Memo section of the check. Thank you.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Sept. 26 - PTA Box Tops due

27 - Math Info Night – (Information forthcoming)

Oct. 3 - Kindergarten Academy – 9:35 – 10:25 (Room 123)

4 - Interim reports issued