WELCHES WEEKLY UPDATE!

JUNE 6, 2025

JUNE IS WILDCAT WISDOM RECAP

This month our Wildcat Wisdom trait is honoring our Wildcat Warriors! During these next couple weeks, students will be reflecting back on all of the traits we learned about this school year. Safety, responsibility, kindness, gratitude, integrity, honesty, compassion, respect, accountability…do you have what it takes to be a Wildcat Warrior?

NORTH CLACKAMAS AQUATIC PARK – 6th/7th GRADE

On Friday, June 13th, all eligible 6th and 7th grade students will go on a field trip to North Clackamas Aquatic Park in Milwaukie, in celebration of the last day of school.  

Here is the agenda for the day:

• Students will leave at 9:15am by school bus.
• Students will arrive at the Aquatic Park around 10:30 am and swim until 12:30 pm.
• We will stop on our way back to eat some lunch.
• Students will return to school around 2:30 pm.
• Students must ride to and from the Aquatic Center on the bus.

Cost of the field trip will be $10.00; this includes reduced expense for admission. 

Please send a sack lunch with your student (no glass containers please).

Please indicate if your student needs a sack lunch from school.

Other things to pack for the day include:  swim suit, towel, plastic bag for wet items after swimming and goggles if your student uses them. 

Parents wishing to volunteer are reminded they must be on the approved volunteer list.  

Watch for the permission slip that was sent home this week.

LOST AND FOUND IS OVERFLOWING!

Our lost and found is filled to overflowing with lost items.
If you feel your student has left items at school, please come check it out.
You can come in any time the office is open.
We strongly suggest you label sweatshirts and coats with your students’ names.

STUDENT MEDICATIONS

If your child has medications in the school office, we will need you to come and pick them up before the end of the school year.  Any medications that are left after June 13th will be disposed of.  Please call us if you have any questions.

WHY FACILITIES MATTER!

Please visit our new webpage, Why Facilities Matter, for information on the importance of the condition of our buildings and how we can make improvements to address critical needs for our students and our community.

MONDAY, JUNE 9th:

Novels & Nibbles – Middle School

Dictionaries from Rotary – 3rd Grade – 1:30 pm

TUESDAY, JUNE 10th:

4th/5th Grade Field Trip – Phillip Foster Farms

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11th:

Timothy Lake Field Trip – 3rd Grade

THURSDAY, JUNE 12th:

5th Grade Presidential Awards – 2:15 pm

8th Grade Promotion

FRIDAY, JUNE 13th:

Last Day of School

Field Day – K-5

Thank You Ticket Store Open – part of field day stations

6th/7th Grade Field Trip to Clackamas Aquatic Center

8th Grade Field Trip to Kah-Nee-Tah

8th GRADE PROMOTION INFORMATION

The 2025 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony will be held on Thursday, June 12th at 6:00 pm in the Welches Middle School gym. A student dance and dinner will be held at Alpine Events in Rhododendron following the ceremony. The schedule is as follows:
 
  5:30 Students arrive at WMS
  6:00-6:45 Ceremony in WMS gym
  6:45-7:00 Visiting with families
  7:00 Students Bus to Alpine Events in Rhododendron
  7:00-10:00 Student dinner, dance & dessert at Alpine Events
  10:00 Students must be picked up at Alpine Events at 10:00 pm
 
 CEREMONY: The promotion ceremony starts at 6:00 pm, takes place in the middle school gym and lasts about 45 minutes. 8th grade students are seated on the stage facing the audience. Seating at the ceremony is not reserved; it is first come, first served. The ceremony includes a processional, opening remarks, student speeches, memory slideshow, awarding of certificates, and recessional.
 
 PICTURES: All students will receive a digital copy of the memory slideshow. When completing the permission below, please include an email address to send the memory slideshow and other available pictures.
 
 DINNER & DANCE: The dinner and dance is for students and assigned chaperones only. They will be held from 7:00-10:00 pm at Alpine Events in Rhododendron. Only current Welches 8th grade students may attend the dance. Students CAN NOT leave Alpine Events during the dinner and dance.
 
 DRESS: Since they are participating in a formal ceremony, students should dress up more than they would for school. Dressing as they would for a wedding or other formal family event is most appropriate. Please remember that this is not a black-tie event, so prom dresses or tuxedos are definitely not needed. Clothing should be school appropriate. Any strapless or spaghetti strap dresses or tops need a jacket or cover during the ceremony. Skirts that are fingertip length or longer are most appropriate.
 
 CLASS FIELD TRIP: Eligible 8th grade students will go on a field trip to Kah-Nee-Ta on Friday, June 13th. Here is the schedule:
  9:00 Students arrive at Welches Middle School
  9:30 Load bus for Kah-Nee-Ta
  11:00 Bus arrives at Kah-Nee-Ta
  3:30 Load bus for return to Welches
  5:00 Bus arrives at Welches Middle School
  5:00 Parents need to pick students up at Welches Middle School
 
 WHAT TO BRING TO KAH-NEE-TA:

• Sunscreen
• Beach Towel
• Swimsuit
• DO NOT BRING FLOATIES - KAH-NEE-TA DOES NOT ALLOW THEM
• Water  Bottle
• ALL students will receive a catered BBQ lunch - hamburgers/hotdogs, side and drink
• Money if your student wants to purchase additional food/drinks

REQUIREMENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN FIELD TRIP:

• Permission/waiver form 
• Library books returned and library fines paid.
• School property returned (textbooks, library books, athletic uniforms, etc.)
• Appropriate behavior in the three weeks before the trip

PLEASE NOTE:  Students who engage in acts of misconduct of any kind may forfeit their participation in this trip.    
 
 IF YOU PLAN TO CHAPERONE, you must be an approved volunteer.

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ORCHID HEALTH HOODLAND CLINIC

No-Cost Care for Welches Students and Available Appointments After School at Orchid Health Hoodland Clinic

Did you know that students at Welches School can receive no-cost physical and mental health care right here in the community?

Orchid Health Hoodland Clinic offers whole-person, student-centered care—including check-ups and sports physicals. We now have a Behavioral Health Clinician (BHC) on-site to support your child’s emotional well-being.

We’re proud to work closely with school counselors and district nurses to make care easy, accessible, and local—so your child spends less time away from school and you spend less time off work.

Call today to make an appointment or learn more. We’re here to help.

(971) 333-0494
 Orchid Health Hoodland Clinic