📚✨ This week in Mrs. Crocker’s class, our amazing guest readers took center stage! They shared their favorite stories with the classmates, building confidence and inspiring a love for reading. We are so proud of these young leaders! ✨📚
🏐 D5 Winter Volleyball Season is Here! 🏐
Calling all 3rd through 6th graders interested in learning and playing volleyball! This is your chance to be coached by our current Varsity and JV players while having fun and improving your skills!
📅 Season Dates:
Monday evenings and Saturday mornings
November 9th – December 14th
📝 Registration closes on 10/27, so don’t miss out! Sign up today and get ready to hit the court!
🎃🌾 Pumpkin Patch Fun in 4K! 🌾🎃 Our 4K students had an exciting in-house field trip to the Wellford Pumpkin Patch today! After hearing a delightful story read by our Literacy Coach, Mrs. Kinard, they enjoyed exploring the pumpkins and soaking in all the autumn fun. 📚🍂 Learning, laughter, and pumpkins—what a perfect combination! Thank you Mrs. Kinard for making this an experience these students won't forget!🎃✨
📢 Lost and Found Alert! 📢
Our Lost and Found collection is piling up, and we want to make sure these items find their way back home! If your child is missing something, please have them check the stage tomorrow! 🧥👟👒
All unclaimed items after November 1st will be donated to our Winter Warmth Project to help those in need. Let’s reunite these lost treasures with their owners! ❄️💙
🎶 Science in action!
Our 4th graders in Ms. Jacks’ class had a blast building longitudinal waves using straws to explore how sound works. They learned how changes in amplitude and wavelength can affect the volume and pitch of sound waves. Such a creative way to make science come to life!
🌟🚀 Exploring the Cosmos in PLTW with Mrs. Fortenberry!🚀🌟
Our 1st, 2nd, and 5th graders are taking a journey through space! 🌞🌙✨ They’re diving into the mysteries of the sun, moon, stars, constellations, and the entire solar system. From discovering patterns in the universe to learning how gravity keeps it all in balance, these young astronomers are broadening their understanding of our place in the universe. 🌌
The excitement is out of this world! 💫
❄️ Winter Warmth Project at Wellford Academy ❄️
As the temperatures drop, let's come together to spread some warmth! ❤️ Now through November 1st, we're collecting new or gently used coats, hats, gloves, and scarves to donate to families in need in Western North Carolina. 🧥🧣
Your donations will help keep our neighbors warm this winter season. Drop off your items in the collection boxes near the main stairs at school and make a difference!
📅 Donation Dates: October 21st - November 1st
🏫 Location: Wellford Academy
Together, we can make a cozy difference! 🌟
📚 4th Grade Math in Action! ➗
Our 4th grade math teachers at Wellford Academy are hard at work during their PLC meetings, diving deep into division strategies to ensure our students have a solid understanding of this key concept! 💡
They're collaborating, sharing ideas, and planning engaging ways to teach division, so our students can tackle the topic with confidence later this month! 🧠✨
🚀🌌 What an out-of-this-world day at Wellford Academy! Our first-ever STEM Shut Down was a blast, with activities for every classroom focused on space and STEM. 🪐
Both students and teachers had a stellar time building rockets, coding robots, creating delicious food models of the sun and moon, designing astronaut boots, and building rovers ready for a mission to Mars! 👩🚀🤖
The excitement and creativity were sky-high, and we can’t wait to see where our next STEM adventure takes us! 🌠
✨ A huge THANK YOU to Elizabeth Eades Guerrero, HSE Officer at Freudenberg Filters, and the entire team of approximately 100 employees for their generous donation! 🎒🖍️📚 We are so grateful for the school supplies that will support our students' learning journey and the take-home food donations that will make a big difference in our Backpacks of Hope program! ❤️ Your kindness and support mean the world to us and our Wellford Academy family! 🙌
🚀✨ First-grade field trip fun at the Lincoln Science Center & Planetarium! 🌌🪐 Our little explorers had a blast discovering the wonders of the universe! From hands-on science exhibits to an awe-inspiring journey through the stars in the planetarium, it was a day filled with curiosity, learning, and lots of smiles! 🌟🔭 We loved seeing their eyes light up as they learned about planets, constellations, and the magic of science. A big thank you to the Lincoln Science Center for such an unforgettable adventure! 🧑🚀💫
🦷💙 A huge THANK YOU to Tyger River Dentistry for the thoughtful cups filled with goodies for our amazing teachers and staff! ☕🍬 Your generosity brought big smiles to everyone at Wellford Academy! We truly appreciate your support and kindness towards our school community. 🏫✨
🌪️Survived the gusts and made it through. Today we celebrated with a Chat and Chew! 🌪️
After the whirlwind of Hurricane Helene, our Wellford Academy teachers came together for a well-deserved Hurricane-Themed Chat and Chew social after school! 🌊🌬️ It was a perfect opportunity to catch up, share stories, and unwind after the busy and challenging times. We’re so grateful for their dedication to our students and their commitment to bouncing back stronger than ever! 💪❤️
Our kindergarteners had a blast today on their field trip to Strawberry Hill! They got to pick out their very own 🎃pumpkins, meet some adorable farm animals 🐮, and enjoy some time on the big slide🛝. It’s always so special to see them learning and having fun outdoors.
A day full of smiles, discoveries, and memories they’ll cherish!
Check out our Facebook page for more photos! 📸
🏫💙 A HUGE Thank You to Heidelberg Materials and Watson Construction! 💙🏫
We are incredibly grateful to Heidelberg Materials and Watson Construction for their generous donation of a beautiful rock and for helping us move it to our school grounds to become our new Spirit Rock! 🪨✨
This special addition to our school will be a symbol of pride and unity for all of us here at Wellford Academy. We can't wait to see it painted with messages of encouragement, school spirit, and creativity from our students! 🎨🎉
Thank you for helping us build school spirit—literally! 💙🧡
📚🎉 Huge Congratulations to Mrs. Hedden! 🎉📚
We are so proud to share that our first-grade teacher, Mrs. Hedden, has been awarded the 2024 Distinguished Literacy Teacher of the Year Award! 🏆✨ This incredible honor recognizes her dedication, passion, and commitment to fostering a love of reading and writing in her students every day.
Thank you, Mrs. Hedden, for being an inspiring educator and for all you do to make literacy come alive for our students! 📖❤️
Please join us in celebrating this amazing achievement! 🎊👏
After studying geometric ▪️🔸🔻shapes and how to identify them, first graders created their very own collages inspired by Henri Matisse. They worked on “drawing with scissors,” where they had to cut their 🍓🍌fruits and vegetables 🥕🌽out without drawing them first.
What fruits and vegetables do you see?
📢IMPORTANT TESTING INFORMATION
We want to quickly remind you that 📝CogAT testing will begin tomorrow (Tuesday 10/15) and continue on Wednesday and Thursday.
We will start 📝IOWA testing on Monday (10/21) and continue on Tuesday.
Please make sure your student is on time. We will begin testing at 8:15.
🍎 4K Apple Fun! 🍏 Our 4K classes are diving into all things apples! 🍂 Ms. Cielinski’s class got hands-on making delicious homemade applesauce, while Mrs. Guy’s class baked up some warm, tasty apple pies! 🥧 The students had a blast learning about the process, and of course, enjoying the fruits of their labor. It’s a sweet time of year at Wellford Academy! 🍏🍎
📢🎉 Exciting News, Wellford Academy! 🎉📢
Our School Store is opening its doors! 🏫🛍️
Starting this week, the store will be open every Tuesday and Thursday from 7:15 AM to 7:30 AM. Located conveniently under the main stairwell, it’s the perfect place to grab some fun school supplies and goodies!
✨ Items range from just 25 cents to $1—something for everyone! ✨
🧃 Reminder: Please enjoy your breakfast before heading over to shop.
See you there! 😊👋
