Welches Weekly Update - 6/5/26
WELCHES WEEKLY UPDATE!
JUNE 5, 2026
We have loads of clothing in our Lost & Found.
Please come check it out before the end of the school year.
Any items left over the summer will be donated to the Sandy Action Center.
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 16th will be disposed of. Please call us if you have any questions.
MT. HOOD LANES – 6th/7th GRADE
On Tuesday, June 16th all eligible 6th and 7th grade students will go on a field trip to Mt. Hood Lanes in Gresham in celebration of the last day of school.
Here is the agenda for the day:
- Students will leave at 9:30 am by school bus.
- Students will arrive at Mt. Hood Lanes around 10:30 am and bowl until 12:30 pm.
- The snack bar will be open if students want to bring money to purchase snacks.
- 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 Mt. Hood Lanes 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.
Parents wishing to volunteer are reminded they must be on the approved volunteer list.
Watch for the permission slip that will be sent home this week. We have also attached a copy of the permission slip to this post.
WELCHES YEARBOOKS STILL AVAILABLE
We still have some Welches Yearbooks available for purchase.
Yearbooks are $18.00 each.
You can order a yearbook by sending $18.00 in an envelope with your student’s name on it.
Sorry we cannot take any orders without money.
For 8th grade students and parents.....
The 8th grade promotion committee will be buying yearbooks for each 8th grade student.
We will get them to 8th grade students when they come in towards the end of the school year.
MONDAY, JUNE 8th:
Fire Station Field Trip – Kindergarten
Wippersnappers Field Trip – 1st/2nd Grade
TUESDAY, JUNE 9th:
KG Outdoor School – Wildwood Park
Sandy HS Grad Walk @Welches
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10th:
Triskelee Farm Field Trip – 4th/5th Grade
THURSDAY, JUNE 11th:
Timothy Lake Field Trip – 3rd Grade
Bookmobile @Welches – Lunch Recesses
FRIDAY, JUNE 12th:
COMING EVENTS:
6/15 8th Grade Promotion
6/16 Last Day of School
6/16 Field Day – K-5
6/16 6th/7th Grade – Mt. Hood Lanes Field Trip
6/16 8th Grade Kah-Nee-Ta Field Trip
8th GRADE PROMOTION INFORMATION
The 2026 8th Grade Promotion Ceremony will be held on Monday, June 15th 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 Tuesday, June 16th. 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 (chromebooks, 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.
COMMUNITY CORNER
This space will contain community events that are coming up soon!
SUPPORT YOUR NEIGHBORS
Support Your Neighbors
Tuesday, July 21st 5:30-7pm
Connect with your neighbors and community members in a conversation facilitated by Clackamas Women's Services on supporting survivors of domestic abuse.
This workshop is for anyone who wants to feel more equipped when supporting a loved one experiencing domestic or intimate partner violence.
To continue the conversation of how we can support survivors of domestic violence in our lives, we are going to spend this session talking about how we can create a more survivor-centered community.
Looking to the future, we will discuss how we want community to respond to survivors and to those causing harm, and how we can center survivor safety over abuser comfort.
Free and open to all
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