Maureen M. Welch Elementary School
Home of Kit Kat, the Wildcat
Dear Maureen M. Welch Families
This week begins our annual Kindergarten Registration. If you have a child who will be 5 by September 1st, please be sure to register for kindergarten for the 2019-2020 school year. Please provide this information to any neighboring families! Online registration is offered via the district link https://www.crsd.org/Page/30222
We also offer two school-based opportunities to register,
- Thursday, March 7th, 6-8 PM and
- Friday, March 8th, 1:30-3:30 PM, in the front office.
Please help spread the word about registration!
Early Dismissal - Friday, March 8th 12:15 PM
Have a great week! Daylight Savings Time - Spring forward on Sunday, March 10th.
Warm regards,
Rebecca Grimm, Principal
What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” - Jane Goodall
Read-A-Thon
Congratulations! Our students logged 108,246 minutes of reading! Classes with the most minutes read each day received a prize, including homework passes, Board Game Day, and Pajama Day.
Thank you to everyone who encouraged reading! A special thank you to Mrs. Freed and Mrs. Shuster for organizing and running the Read-A-Thon! Thank you to the PTO for their support!
Read Across America and Dr. Seuss Celebration
The Wizard of Oz Musical
Following many after school hours of rehearsals, The Wizard of Oz musical came alive at Maureen M. Welch Elementary School on February 26th and 27th. Over 60 fifth and sixth grade students participated in this production. Congratulations to both casts for a job well done!
A special thank you to Mrs. Chieffo, Mrs. McCay, Mrs. McMenamin, Mrs. Wichterman for all they did to help the play run smoothly! Kudos to Ms. Stephanie Benedict, musical director, for her dedicated work !
Miracle League Basketball Event
******** This is NOT a drop off event, children must be accompanied by an adult *******
iRun4Life
Register now to join our after-school Run Club! Registration closes on Friday, March 8th. Our runners meet after school for an hour , starting March 18th through May 13th.
please check the PTO website for details, the school's eFriday folder
https://www.crsd.org/cms/lib/PA01000188/Centricity/Domain/1465/iRun%20for%20Life.pdf or contact Amy Sestito (amy_gebauer@msn.com)
Upcoming Events and Activities
March 7th Kindergarten Registration - 6-8 PM
March 7th Transition Event for Redistricted Students - Visit to Churchville Elementary School 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
March 8th Early Dismissal - 12:15 PM
March 8th Kindergarten Registration 1:30-3:30 PM
March 8th Geography Bee - grade 3-6 assembly
March 8th Early Dismissal 12:15 PM
March 14th PTO Meeting 9:45 AM
March 20th MMW Spirit Day -TBD
March 20th Second Grade field trip
Maureen M. Welch Elementary School
Email: rgrimm@crsd.org
Website: https://www.crsd.org/mmwelches
Location: 750 New Road, Churchville, PA 18966
Phone: 215-944-1800