Good evening Welby Way families,
I hope you are having a wonderful Super Bowl weekend and if you are a football fan I apologize for a call in the middle of the game and best of luck to your time as we head into a week of Kindness this upcoming week.
Charter Lottery: On Friday we held our 2024 - 25 annual Charter Lottery for TK - 5th grade. Lottery results will be placed on the Welby Way website this upcoming week. Results will be displayed in order selected using the student application # and no student names will be posted. LAUSD will be emailing/mailing out official acceptance or wait list notification the week of March 13th. Magnet application results will also be sent out at this time. Be sure to keep an eye on your email that week.
Governance/Local School Leadership Council: On Wednesday at 3:00 pm we will have our February Governance/LSLS meeting via zoom. We will be discussing our recent Charter Lottery along with Budget Development and planning for the 2024 - 25 school year. All are welcome to attend and the zoom link is below.
Meeting ID: 819 3103 2998. Passcode: welby
https://lausd.zoom.us/j/81931032998?pwd=MEk3bnZiWFJvK3VCRHpmczlaOEp1QT09
Coffee with the Principal: This Friday at 8:30 am in the library please join me for our next school safety Coffee with the Principal. We will be discussing cyber security and how to best protect our students when using devices at school and home. I hope you are able to join us.
This week POWW is helping us celebrate and spread kindness with Kindness Week Activities:
Welby Way Kindness Week is about spreading the message of positivity and kindness, the theme for this year’s annual Kindness Week will be “Make Kindness Your Super Power.”
Here are a few fun things they have planned for the week:
Kindness Grams: Grams were sold this last week on line and in front of school. ALL GRAMS MUST BE TURNED IN BY MONDAY 2/12! POWW WILL INCLUDE A SPECIAL KINDNESS WEEK PENCIL AND GRAMS WILL BE DELIVERED ON VALENTINES DAY.
Used Book Drive: February 5 - 23rd – Our used book drive continues this week and next. Please bring in your gently used children’s books (for ages 4-13) to the bin in the library or office to help us build a library for the Boys and Girls Club in Canoga Park.
Coffee Sleeve Decorating: We will be partnering with Tang & Java and will be having our students decorate coffee sleeves with positive words and affirmations during lunchtime. These sleeves will be given to customers at the store, which we hope will put smiles on their faces and brighten their day. Tang & Java will also be donating a portion of sales this week to our school! So make sure you stop and visit during Kindness Week!! (Tang & Java – 22776 Ventura Blvd., Woodland Hills).
Superhero Mask Decorating: Keeping in the spirit of our theme, “Make Kindness Your Super Power” students will be decorating superhero masks during lunch time and we encourage you to take a photo in front of the banner in front of school! Don’t forget to tag @parentsofwelbyway!
Kindness Week Assembly: We will be having a special Kindness Quest Laser Assembly which is about promoting caring and kindness on Tuesday, February 13. Our students will participate in a forty-minute interactive laser adventure that explores community and friendship. Focusing on character education and foundational qualities, our presentation combines tunes with teamwork to emphasize awareness, empathy, and compassion.
Friday Superhero Day: On Friday students can show how they are a SUPERHERO by wearing school appropriate super hero accessories to school - a cap, clothing, or a mask or the mask they made as long as it doesn't cover the student's entire face.
Next Week:
No School - There will be no school in observance of President's Day on Monday, Feb. 19th. School will resume the following day with Tuesday, 1:30 pm dismissal.
I hope you have a positive remainder of the weekend and evening. Thank you for your continued support. This is all for now.
Your Welby Way Principal,
Mrs. DaCorsi