Winship Family News

December 2023

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Winship Families,

2023 was a fantastic year for the Winship Team and our school has nothing but high hopes for 2024. Thank you for continuing to trust our school and our team to serve and educate your child. We take this responsibility very seriously. We are happy that you are at Winship!

We have really stressed to our students the importance of keeping track of their winter gear. We ask them to put their hats, gloves, scarves, etc. inside of their backpack OR their jacket sleeves, hang up their snow pants on their hook and put their boots against the wall. If you have seen our lost and found OR have had a child come home missing some winter gear, you KNOW how important this lesson is for our kids.

Thank you all for participating in our recent Winship Clothing Sales and Winship Cookie Sales. Our PTO leadership team of Diana Duchscherer, Betsy Spartz, Curt Sherman, Melissa Giedd, Alisha Motl and Laurie Nelson worked hard to find family friendly fundraisers that can help support our classrooms!

The Holiday Gift Fair was held on December 1st. Thank you to all that helped our kids focus on the magic of giving to others. We have a very large number of families that do not celebrate the upcoming holiday of Christmas. We celebrate many different holidays in our school, but we all are thankful to be able to give to others and share our appreciation for the family members in our lives. Thank you all for participating.

Our last day of school before winter break is December 22nd. We resume school on January 2nd. Please review the newsletter for details about the remainder of the year.

Travis J. Thorvilson

Winship Elementary Principal

Dates to Remember

Early Outs:

Wednesday, December 6

Wednesday, December 20

No School:

December 25 - January 1

WELCOME BACK:

Tuesday, January 2

Parent Teacher Organization (PTO)

Please come to the next PTO Meeting on Monday, December 4.
Meetings are held from 6:00 - 7:00pm in the Commons Area.
We would appreciate at least one family from each grade level to participate - sharing your strengths, helping with a fundraiser, school family night, sharing your opinions, and discussing needs/care of students and the school.
Please join us!

Hello Winship Families!

We are in the peak season of winter illnesses. Please demonstrate diligence in hygiene practices with your children. Remind them to wash their hands, cover their coughs and sneezes, and to avoid sharing food and drinks with friends and family. Germs spread like wildfire in schools, homes, and daycares. Lastly, if your child(ren) has a temperature of 100.4, vomiting,or diarrhea, please keep them home.

Stay safe and healthy!

Ashley Laznicka, Winship School Nurse

December Safe Kids Newsletter - Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

Red Event - Read Every Day

Times - 2:30pm - 2:55pm
Dates - February 2, April 19

Our Family Labels

Another great way to help Winship purchase school supplies! Bring in your labels, and the office will do the work for you!
By buying Our Family brand products – and saving the UPC barcodes from those cans, boxes and bottles you can help purchase school supplies. 500 bar codes = $25.