🦁 Wild About Attendance! 🦁

A huge safari shoutout and congratulations to Ms. L. Lopez's class for stomping out the competition and winning our September Attendance Race! 🦓💨

Students who achieved perfect attendance for September have earned a FREE non-uniform pass for next week, October 26–30! Feel free to leave the school uniform at camp for the week.

Note: Students who did not achieve perfect attendance must wear their regular school uniform.

Keep up the fierce momentum as we track down our October goals! 🦒✨

Our school was proudly represented at the Celebrating Young Artists exhibit! 🎨

A huge round of applause to our talented kindergarteners, 3rd graders, and 5th graders and their teachers for displaying their amazing art pieces. 🖌️🖼️

Special thanks to Santa Cruz County Superintendent Maya Donnelly and her office for sponsoring this wonderful event! 🙌⭐

Congratulations to all our talented Roadrunner artists! 🏃‍♂️🎨 We are so incredibly proud of you and your creativity! 💙👏

A huge congratulations to all of our amazing fifth-grade Roadrunners who participated in this year's DARE Red Ribbon Week Door Decorating Contest! 🏃‍♂️🎉

Our doors have been transformed into incredible displays of artistic talent, team spirit, and drug-free pride. Our fifth graders and their teachers did a fantastic job! 🎨❤️

A extra special shout-out and congratulations to our contest winners: Ms. Duarte's class! 🏆👏 Way to go!💪⭐

Roadrunners, keep shining bright and living drug-free! 🌟❤️

Congratulations to our 2026–2027 Student Council Officers! 🗳️✨

A huge round of applause to everyone who stepped up and ran in this year's election! 👏🎉 Your courage, commitment, and drive to serve are what make our school community so strong. 💪🏫 In that spirit, every single candidate who ran is a winner! 🏆🌟

To our newly elected officers: we can’t wait to see all the great things you’ll accomplish and the positive impact you’ll make on our school community. We know you’ll lead with heart and vision as you bring our motto to life, "Doing Our Best to be the Best!"💪⭐💛

A very special thank you to our amazing Student Council Sponsor, Ms. Bonillas! 🌟👏 Thank you for your endless dedication, guidance, and unwavering support in leading and inspiring our student leaders every step of the way! 💖🍎

🎉 Red Ribbon Spirit Week continues! 🎉

😴Friday's Theme: "Put Drugs to Sleep!" Wear your pajamas.💤☁️

🏫 Uniform Policy: Students not participating in the dress-up theme must wear their standard school uniform. 👔✨

🎉 Red Ribbon Spirit Week continues! 🎉

🎓Thursday's Theme: "Choose to be Drug Free!" Dress as your dream job or career. 👨‍⚕️👩‍🏫👷‍♂️


🏫 Uniform Policy: Students not participating in the dress-up theme must wear their standard school uniform. 👔✨

🎨 Mark Your Calendars! Two Exciting Arts Events Coming Up! 🖼️

We are thrilled to invite you to two fantastic upcoming community events, proudly sponsored by Santa Cruz County Superintendent Maya Donnelly and her office!

🌟 Celebrating Young Artists
🗓️ Date: Thursday, October 22nd
⏰ Time: 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
📍 Location: 1904 Historic Courthouse
🎟️ Admission: FREE & open to the public!
Enjoy youth art exhibits, interactive arts sessions, delicious food, fun activities, and an awards ceremony recognizing our incredible young talent! 🍕🏆



🗿 Featured Artist-in-Residence (November)
🎨 Sculpture Class: Free and open to all county students in 4th through 8th grades! Learn new techniques and create hands-on art with a master artist. 🏺

📌 Check out the attached flyers for full details.👇

Book donation
Fire Heroes
Heroes de Fuego

Written by: Martiza Higuera
Illustrated by: Migeul Grijalva

If anyone is interested in reviewing the book, it is located at the Superintendent's office.

🎉 Red Ribbon Spirit Week continues! 🎉

🤪Wednesday's Theme: "From Head to Toe, I’m Drug-free!" Wear crazy hair and socks with your uniforms.🪮🧦

🏫 Uniform Policy: Students not participating in the dress-up theme must wear their standard school uniform. 👔✨

​Grab your safari hats and scan the horizon! 🌿The jungle vine is buzzing with big news because an epic pack of Safari Stars was spotted making moves along the week befote break! 🐆 ​A huge, wild round of applause to these legendary explorers for going above and beyond to show awesome kindness: 🐾 ⭐ Iker Vizcarra Gamboa nominated by Ms. Ozuna ⭐ Mateo Urquijo Fregoso nominated by Ms Ozuna ⭐ Jordan Castillo Blanco nominated by Mr. Alex ⭐ Leonardo Valdez Munoz nominated by Ms. Karla ⭐ Nikolai Magana Martinez nominated by Ms. Yañez ​We are beyond thrilled by your amazing spirit! 🦁 Keep bringing that bright energy to the wild and leading the way. Who will our trackers catch in action this week? Keep your eyes sharp on the trail! 🦒🐘🦏🧭

🎉Red Ribbon Spirit Week has begun! Monday's theme was "Let's Get 'Reddy' to say NO to drugs!"❤️

🎉 Red Ribbon Spirit Week continues! 🎉

🏅 Tuesday's Theme: "Team Up Against Drugs!" Wear your favorite team/sport shirt with your khaki bottoms. 🏐🏈⚾⚽
🏫 Uniform Policy: Students not participating in the dress-up theme must wear their standard school uniform. 👔✨

Welcome back, Roadrunners! 🐾 Our Safari is officially open, and we are so thrilled to venture into this exciting new quarter together. 🧭🧡

A quick heads-up from the rangers: all programs resume today! 🦏📊 Let's gear up, explore new horizons, and bring wild energy to everything we do. Time to make this quarter our fiercest and best one yet! 🦁👑🌾

Thank you so much to our incredible community for making this semester's Scholastic Book Fair such a success! ❤️ Your support means the world to us, every single purchase directly benefits our school and helps our students thrive.

A special shout-out and thank you to everyone who generously donated to purchase new books for our school library! 📖

🌟 A Special Thank You to Our Book Fair Heroes 🌟
We couldn't have done it without the amazing teamwork of these dedicated individuals:
👩‍🏫Our Book Fair Coordinators: Ms. Ozuna and Ms. Yañez
📖Our Wonderful Librarian: Ms. Dulce
🌟Our Hardworking Custodians: Mr. Carlos, Mr. Narvel, and Mr. Pepe
💐Our Wonderful Office Queens: Mrs. Silva, Ms. Jamel, and Ms. Mari
🛡️Our Fantastic Security Guard: Mr. G
🤝Our Amazing Volunteers: Ms. L. Lopez, Mr. Alex, and Ms. Daniella

Thank you all for fostering a love of reading in our school! ❤️ 📚

Red Ribbon Spirit Week is just around the corner!

Get ready to celebrate the week after Fall Break, October 19–23, and show your pride by joining in on the fun to honor Red Ribbon Week! 🎉✨

📎Please check the attached flyer for all the exciting daily themes and details. We can't wait to see everyone participate! ❤️🙌

We will be having early release the last three days before Fall Break due to parent teacher conferences:
🟩Wednesday, October 7 @ 12:45 pm
🟫Thursday, October 8 @ 11:15 am
🟧Friday. October 9 @ 12:15 pm

Don't forget our Book Fair 📚 will be open until Thursday until 3:30 pm.

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Tendremos salida temprana estos últimos tres días antes de las vacaciones de otoño debido a las conferencias de padres y maestros:
🟩Miércoles 7 de octubre a las 12:45 pm
🟫Jueves 8 de octubre a las 11:15 am
🟧Viernes 9 de octubre a las 12:15 pm

No olvide que nuestra Feria del Libro 📚 estará abierta hasta el jueves hasta las 3:30 pm.

💚✨ Girl Scouts is coming to Mary Welty! ✨💚

We’re excited to begin forming a new Girl Scout troop at Mary Welty Elementary! ⚜️ We’re looking for girls and families who would love to be part of this new adventure. Girl Scouts is a great opportunity for girls to build confidence, make new friends, develop leadership skills, and have fun while giving back to their community. 🌟

Interested in learning more or joining the troop? Contact Berenice Rosales, Membership Manager with Girl Scouts of Southern Arizona, at brosales@girlscoutssoaz.org or 520-980-6381 for more information. 💚⚜

Happy National Coaches Day! 📣🏆 To our amazing coaches: 📣 Ms. Angie Duarte – Cheer Coach 💃 🏃‍♀️ Ms. Angie Bonillas – Junior Olympics Coach 🏅 Your dedication, guidance, and passion help our Roadrunners grow both as athletes and as individuals. 👟🎉 We are so grateful for your support, encouragement, and the countless hours you’ve invested in our team. 🌟 We love you muchote! 💚

Please see our updated October calendar🍂🧡