Maureen M. Welch Elementary School
Home of Kit Kat the Wild Cat
April 20, 2020
Principal's Message
Dear Maureen M. Welch Families,
It was great to re-connect and see many of our students this past week!! I hope they enjoyed it as much as we did! Everyone who made this past week a success deserves recognition:
- Kudos to all of our parents and students who made our first week of Distance Learning a success!! We were amazed at the participation!
- Kudos to our students for the work they are submitting!
- Kudos to our amazing teachers for creating meaningful activities and lessons!
- Kudos to our staff for all the behind the scenes work they are accomplishing remotely!
We are all new to online learning and we continue to be amazed at how far we have all come in a little over a month. Please reach out to your child's classroom teacher if you or your child is experiencing any difficulties with distance learning. If you are experiencing technology difficulties, please reach out to chromesupport@crsd.org.
Stay well, stay safe, and stay positive,
Rebecca Grimm
Principal
Parent Input Letters for Class Placement for the 2020-2021 School Year
The attached letter provides an outline of the process for providing parent input as we look ahead to creating class lists for the 2020-2021 school year. We are aware of the importance of setting all students up for success. If you choose to contribute information, please click on the link and submit your input to me by Friday, May 1st. The link will be activated on Monday, April 20th at 9:00 AM.
The staff at Maureen M. Welch will work together to identify the best class placement for your child. Thank you in advance for your continued partnership and support as we begin the class placement process.
Celebrate Earth Day
- Grades Kdg.- 4th students will be wearing BLUE
- Grades 5 - 6 students - wear GREEN.
Students, feel free to send me pictures which I can share in the next parent/student newsletter.
Welch Broadcasting Channel
Virtual Kit Kat Acknowledgements
Submissions can be sent here:
Virtual Kit Kat Card Submission Form.
On Fridays, ten lucky students will be randomly selected to receive a certificate via an email to their parents and have their name announced on WBC!
Flexible Friday's
Dr. Fraser recently sent an email to the school district community about our continued focus on student wellness. In response to this focus, beginning this Friday, April 24th and every Friday thereafter, students will have a WIN Day (What I Need). There will be no new learning on Fridays. We feel strongly that students needs this time for:
- catching up on work from the week
- WIN time - What I Need
- enjoy and participate in enrichment or remediation activities
- opportunities for small groups for academics or social emotional needs
- visit with a specialist or specials area teacher
- participate in special areas assignments
- engage in some wellness activities
This is certainly not an all-inclusive list, simply an example of how students may remain engaged without learning new concepts.
New Student and Kindergarten Registration
On-Line Registration is now fully open! Please go to the CRSD site at www.crsd.org and click on the Student Registration tab.
You can submit your completed registration by using instructions listed on the site. Once your file is reviewed, you will be in contacted to complete the process via e-signature. Please do not forget applications must be submitted by June 1st to guarantee a spot in your student’s home school!
If you have any questions please reach out to our registration department at registration@crsd.org.
Attendance
While Council Rock students are engaged in Distance Learning, the following procedures will be implemented to track student attendance:
- Beginning Monday, April 20, 2020, students/families will be responsible for recording their attendance each day.
- ALL Elementary teachers will be provided with a link from their building principal to post in their Google Classroom for students to be able to access.
- Students will click the link ONCE per day to record their attendance for that day.
- Students are NOT required to record their attendance for each class.
- Teachers are encouraged to remind their students to record their daily attendance within their weekly updates.
- Attendance secretaries will email the link community-wide every day at the start of each school day.
- If a student is absent, parents/guardians can reply to the attendance secretary reporting the absence. Those who do not fill out the Form will be marked absent; excused absences should be emailed to the attendance secretary.
- Each school day, students and / or parents will access the link to the Attendance Form, and enter a valid email address (students are encouraged to use their school address), and their student ID number.
- Attendance is being recorded from 12:00AM to 11:59PM on a school day. Students and parents CANNOT record attendance in advance - this must be completed each day.
- Parents / guardians of multiple CR children MUST complete this Form once for each of their students; students CANNOT be combined into a single record.
- The Attendance Form needs to be completed once each day in order for a student’s presence in Distance Learning days to be recorded; however, no issues will occur if a student and / or a parent records the attendance several times.
- If students do not know their student ID number, families can log into HAC, click the registration icon, click the demographic tab, and in the top left corner is the student ID.
Support From Our Guidance Counselor
During our Distance Learning, there may still be times in which students need the support of our guidance counselor, Mrs. Nancy Jachimski. She is available during this time to assist students and their families.
About Us
Email: rgrimm@crsd.org
Website: https://www.crsd.org/mmwelches
Location: 750 New Road, Churchville, PA, USA
Phone: (215) 944-1800