Important Dates
OCTOBER
10.12-10.26 Charleston Wrap 5th Grade Fundraiser
10.26-10.31 Nothing Bundt Cake Fundraiser
10.26 -11.9 Online "Pop Up" Spirit Store
10.26.20 Virtual Charter Tour #1 at 4pm
10.27.20 Middle Schools Night, Welby Way at 3 - 4pm
10.29.20 Safely Reopening Schools Webinar
10.30.20 Virtual Monster Mash at 6:30 - 7:30pm
Virtual Charter Tour #2 at 10am
NOVEMBER
11.01.20 Daylight Savings Time Ends (Fall back 1 hour)
11.02-11.13 Online Book Fair
11.04.20 Virtual Charter School Tour #3 at 5pm
11.10.20 Scrip Turn In
Sharky's Fundraiser from 11am to 9pm
11.11.20 Veteran's Day, No School
11.13.20 LCAP Zoom at 9am
11.17.20 POWW Board Meeting on Zoom at 7pm
11.20.20 eChoices Window Closes (Date was extended)
11.23-11.27 Thanksgiving Break, No School
DECEMBER
12.03.20 Governance Council Meeting at 3pm
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Virtual Monster Mash, Friday October 30
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Get ready for Welby's first ever Virtual Monster Mash! Dance the evening away to all your fave Halloween songs while dressed up in your best costume! Also get a roll of toilet paper too for a fun mummy wrap contest! All you need to do to get the Zoom link for the event is make sure you have created your POWW account. A link will be emailed to all Parents of Welby Way accounts.
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Thank you to all of those who entered our Pumpkin Carving Contest! Here are the winners...
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Halloween is around the corner. Check our some of our Welby families and how they decorate and celebrate Halloween!
The Pentecost Family: Max (Kindergarten) and Ian (2nd grade)
A Little About Us:
Favorite Halloween candy: Max - Gummy Worms, Ian - Twix
Favorite thing about Halloween: Costumes and the trick or treating at Disneyland.
Special plans for this year: We are going to make our own caramel apples and watch our favorite Halloween Baking Shows on the Food Network (like Halloween Wars). On Halloween night, we are going to have a spooky and safe time with family and have our own pumpkin carving contest.
Favorite Halloween book: (We have over 15 different Halloween children's books). Little Blue Truck's Halloween is one of Max's favorites. Ian likes the story The Goblins Did It.
This or That:
- Chocolate candy or fruit? Chocolate candy
- Trick or treat? Treat
- Hayride or corn maze? Corn maze
- Bats or black cat? Black cat
- Funny Costumes or Scary Costumes? Scary Costume
The Oen Family: Emma (4th grade) and Benny (2nd grade)
A Little About Us:
Favorite Halloween candy: Emma - Skittles, Benny - Gummies
Favorite thing about Halloween: Trick or treating and enjoying outside decorations around town.
Special plans for this year: Mom is trying to plan something fun at home, don't know what, can't think that far haha.
Favorite Halloween book: Five Little Pumpkins book
This or That:
- Chocolate candy or fruit? Both
- Trick or treat? Treat
- Hayride or corn maze? Corn maze
- Bats or black cat? Both
- Funny Costumes or Scary Costumes? Funny Costumes
The Molina-Diaz Family: Zoe (1st grade), Lucy (2nd grade), Sophia (2nd grade)
A Little About Us:
Favorite Halloween candy: Zoe - Chocolate, Lucy - Skittles, Sophia - Starburst
Favorite thing about Halloween: All three love dressing up for Halloween.
Special plans for this year: Hallows eve slumber party.... movies and snacks.
Favorite Halloween Movie: Hocus Pocus or The Nightmare Before Christmas
This or That:
- Chocolate candy or fruit? Chocolate
- Trick or treat? Treat
- Hayride or corn maze? Hayride
- Bats or black cat? Black cats
- Funny Costumes or Scary Costumes? Funny Costumes
The Felt Family: Maya (1st grade), Talia (2nd grade)
A Little About Us:
Favorite Halloween candy: Maya - KitKat, Talia - Reese's Pieces Cups
Favorite thing about Halloween: Decorating
Special plans for this year: Halloween Camping Trip
Favorite Halloween movie: The Nightmare Before Christmas
This or That:
- Chocolate candy or fruit? Candy
- Trick or treat? Trick
- Hayride or corn maze? Corn Maze
- Bats or black cat? Black cats
- Funny Costumes or Scary Costumes? Funny Costumes
The Klein Family: Pierson (1st grade), Harrison (4th grade)
A Little About Us:
Favorite Halloween candy: Pierson - Sour Patch, Harrison - Candy Corn
Favorite thing about Halloween: Dressing up and having treats!
Special plans for this year: This year we are making Caramel apples, carving pumpkins and watching creepy movies at home!
Favorite Halloween book: Room on a Broom
This or That:
- Chocolate candy or fruit? Candy
- Trick or treat? Treat
- Hayride or corn maze? Hayride
- Bats or black cat? Cats
- Funny Costumes or Scary Costumes? Funny!
The Waltrip Family: Stella (4th grade)
A Little About Us:
Favorite Halloween candy: Skittles
Favorite thing about Halloween: Trick or treating and dressing up in costumes.
Special plans for this year: Going to Texas to visit my cousins.
Favorite Halloween movie: Young Frankenstein
This or That:
- Chocolate candy or fruit? Chocolate Candy
- Trick or treat? Trick
- Hayride or corn maze? Corn Maze
- Bats or black cat? Bats
- Funny Costumes or Scary Costumes? Funny Costumes
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To reduce risk of Covid this Halloween season stay home and do some of the things recommended during our last issue but if you decide that you still want to engage in activities with those outside your home, we wanted to share some ideas to help you reduce some risk.
7 IDEAS TO REDUCE RISK AND HAVE A SAFE HALLOWEEN WHILE TRICK OR TREATING OR PASSING OUT CANDY
- Reverse trick or treat - Have the child stand in front of the house and have family and friends drive by and try to aim into a basket to throw candy into. A great way to stay social distanced and for the kids to show their costume without leaving your home.
- Proportion bag - If you are the type of person who likes to give out more than one piece of candy. Try pre-packaging it in little favor bags. You can separate them on a table for a child to grab or place directly into their bucket.
- Stake the candy into the ground
- Create a candy chute
- Use a robotic claw or claw grabber to hand out candy
- Avoid direct contact with high touch surfaces such as doorbells or door knocking. Visit homes where people have outdoor set ups to distribute candy in order to reduce touch surfaces and keep at a 6ft distance. Be sure to wear a face mask, and sanitize after touching any surfaces. See CDC recommendations: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/holidays/halloween.html
- Disinfect wrapper or quarantine candy prior to touching and consuming. A sure way to know that candy is Covid safe is to disinfect the wrapper or just have it sit for a few days. Discuss this with your child ahead of time and have a stash at home for them to consume the few days during candy quarantine period.
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We have more fun Halloween recipes!
Ingredients:
- Flour tortillas
- Shredded cheese of your choice
- Butter
- Guacamole or salsa (optional for dipping)
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 425° and lightly grease a baking sheet with butter or oil.
- Use a pumpkin cookie cutter to cut out an even number of pumpkin shapes from the tortillas.
- With a small paring knife cut a Jack-o-Lantern face into half of the pumpkin shapes.
- Sprinkle cheese onto the pumpkin shaped tortillas and top with the Jack-o-Lantern tortillas.
- Place assembled quesadillas onto the baking sheet, brush with oil, and bake until cheese is melty and tortillas are golden.
- Serve with guacamole and salsa.
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Ingredients
- 1 large bag of pretzel rods
- 12 ounces of bright green candy coating
- 1 bag sliced almonds
Directions
- Gather the pretzels. Break or cut each rod in half. Or you can use full size rods. They look fun in all different sizes!
- Place the green candy coating in a small but deep microwave-safe bowl (or heatproof cup) and microwave in 30-second increments, stirring after every 30 seconds to prevent overheating and burning. Stir and heat until the candy coating is completely melted and smooth.
- Holding a pretzel rod by the unbroken end, dip it in the green coating until almost all of it is covered, leaving about a 1/2-inch section undipped at the top where you are holding it.
- Place the dipped pretzel on the lined baking sheet. Immediately press one of the almond slices on the tip of the pretzel rod that is coated in green candy coating.
- After all the pretzels have been dipped and decorated, refrigerate the tray for 10 minutes to set the coating completely. After that, the witch fingers can be served on a party tray or be standing up in a mason jar.
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Check out artwork from Mrs. Sicam's class!
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Thank you Welby Families!
Thank you to all the families that participated in giving the local Fire Station #105 (Woodland Hills) letters, pictures of thanks, and a meal showing our gratitude. These gifts were delivered on Mon, Oct 19th. The firefighters were grateful and touched by these gifts of gratitude.
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Members of the POWW Board delivering Welby's gifts to Fire Station 105 in Woodland Hills (off Fallbrook).
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Bundts and Boos!
Halloween wouldn't be the same without something sweet! So get your treats from Oct 26th - Oct 31st at Nothing Bundt Cakes! A percentage of all purchases including future orders will help support our school!
Welby's Scrip Program
Scrip is a fundraising program that helps POWW raise funds for Welby Way. You pay the face value for gift cards, and retailers donate between 1%-25% back to Welby Way. These small amounts add up quickly! Please see flyer below for more information.
Our Next Online Spirit Store "Pop Up"
Our next Online Spirit Store sale started Mon October 26 and runs through Mon November 9! The online store can be found at: https://www.untopable.com/welbyway New items have been added!
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