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WELLSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

                                                                                                          525 N.  200 W.                                                                                                                                                                                                              Wellsville, Utah 84339                                                                                                                                                                                                           (435) 245-3764                                                                                                               Glen Harris, Principal

Dear Parents and Students,                                                                                                             Summer 2026

          I hope you’ve been enjoying your summer and using it to refresh yourselves.  As you look ahead to the new school year we hope that this letter will contain some information that will be helpful to you.  As a school, we’re excited for the upcoming school year, and our staff is looking forward to seeing everyone again.  This year we will be receiving new friends, with our boundary adjustment. 25% of our school will be coming from Hyrum.  We are excited to welcome you to our school and to get to know you.  Also, our school has a new look to it.  We have brand new carpet throughout the school.  Because of this we are asking that no treats or flavored drinks be eaten, carried outside of a lunch box or drank in the halls or the playground during lunch recess.  They need to all stay in the lunchroom.  Thanks for your help with this in keeping our carpet pristine.

          Just as a reminder we will have some new teachers that have joined our staff.  They are: Cara Mortensen (Kindergarten), Meagan Otis (Kindergarten), Karissa Christensen (Kindergarten), Jenna Burbank (1st grade), Dana Stewart (2nd grade), Kassie Strong (Art), Wes Woodward (SSL which facilitates Math, Reading, student services instruction), Theo Andersen (ESL).  Rachael  Pugmire (4th grade) and Annelise Hammond (3rd grade) were teaching 6th grade here, but now have new assignments.

School begins on Tuesday, August 25, 2026 for grades 1-5

School begins for Kindergarten on September 1, 2026.

The Daily Schedule will be as follows:

Monday-Thursday                                                                            9:00 a.m. - 3:35 p.m.

Friday                                                                                                    9:00 a.m. - 2:20 p.m.          

           On August 4 and 11 our incoming kindergarten students will be coming to school to take what the state calls the KEEP assessment.  Once we have all these assessments complete, we will make our kindergarten class lists and share them with parents. We hope to have this done by August 14.  Once again, our teachers will be having their professional learning community (PLC) meetings on Fridays.  This is why students have a shortened day on Fridays.  During this time, teachers will be receiving training, discussing student and instructional improvement, reviewing data, etc.  Most schools hold these PLC’s right after school on Friday.  Our staff comes to school early on this day, at 7:30 a.m., to hold these meetings.  We have found that this has been a more effective time for us to meet, while we feel fresh for the day.

          There will be 1 professional development day for teachers during the course of the school year.  Students will not attend school on that day.  This will be on February 1, 2027.  In addition, there will be 2 Teacher Prep days, days students will not attend school.  They will be September 28 and March 5.  Parent/Teacher Conferences will occur on October 15, 16 and March 11, 12.  The first day of each of these conferences the students will be released at 1:05 p.m. and on the second day of the conferences there will be no school for all of the students.

We try to keep our on-line calendar up to date at our school website.  Please refer to that for upcoming events and activities.

Here are a few other notes:

·         Bus stop locations and times are posted online at the district web site under departments, then click on transportation (www.ccsdut.org), or click here.

·         Please keep your e-mail up to date.  This is how all school to parent communication is facilitated.  If you are not receiving the weekly PTO Newsletter that comes out on Mondays by e-mail please let us know.  Each weekly newsletter will also be posted on our school website.  You can view it there if you don’t get an e-mail.  Lunch Menus also are sent out with these weekly newsletters.

·         Arrival for school should be no earlier than 8:45 a.m.  We do not have supervision on the grounds before that time.  The exception to this is for those who are eating school breakfast (they start serving at 8:40 a.m.) or those involved in before school activities like the Mountain West String orchestra.

·         Back to School Night is scheduled for Thursday, August 20 5:30-7:00 p.m.   It will be an open house format, so come any time during the posted hours and meet your new teacher.  Wellsville Elementary School folders will be handed out with dates, schedules, guidelines and policies.  Please review this information. 

·         To gain access to district forms and policies such as, Free and Reduced Lunch applications, District School Fee Notice, District policies for attendance, Bullying and Hazing, cell phone, student appropriate internet use, and the FERPA privacy act, go to our school webpage (wellsville.ccsdut.org) and you’ll find the link by clicking on Parents once. then going to Back to School Information.  As you scroll down you’ll see a heading called School Forms and Policies.  This is where these documents can be found, or click here.

·             We have two open positions on our School Community Council (SCC) for this school year.  One of those positions is because a current member's 2 year term has expired, but they are willing to serve for another two year term.  If we have more interest then positions we are required to have an election to fill these two spots.  The SCC meets once a month at 3:50 p.m.  They are charged with developing a School Trustland's Plan that includes distributing the funds our school receives from the state of Utah's Trustland's program to help with our most critical academic needs.  They ​also provide input regarding another state funding source called TSSA, internet safety, overall safety and other school activities.  This council has provided great support to our school as they represent you.  If you have an interest in serving ​on this council please let me know.   

           Thanks for your help and patience with buzzing into the school to get entry.  This will continue with all of doors remaining locked during the course of the day.

                Thank you so much at helping us make an improvement in lowering our Chronic Absent Rate for our school!  Chronic absenteeism is considered being absent 18 or more times during the school year.  We decreased this rate by 25% over the few past school years!  We still have some work to do to get it to our before COVID rate of 5%.  We had a 17% rate this past school year.  Academic achievement is closely linked to high attendance.  Help us help your kids learn at their best at school by having them here often and on time.  We also decreased our tardy rate by 15% over the past 2 school years.  It’s important to get the day started right by being on time.  It also makes our teachers more effective if they can get everyone started at the same time, and they don’t have to intrude on other students’ time, by taking time to repeat instructions to late comers.  Thanks again for your help with all of this.

            Our schoolwide behavior initiative will once again be based on the principles of Leadership and Kindness.  Our theme for the year is, “Leaders are Character Strong”.  We will have weekly mini- lessons on this topic this year.  Parents thanks for sending us such great kids to work with.  Wellsville Elementary is a special place to learn, with a safe and positive learning environment.  Our staff are an impressive group of educational professionals who love kids and love to help them achieve their best.  It’s a pleasure to be welcoming you back to school.  At the bottom of this letter we have included our school dress policy.  Please keep it in mind as you purchase new school clothes for the new school year.                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                          See you soon!

                                                                                                                                          Mr. Harris

SCHOOL DRESS There appears to be a close relationship between good dress and grooming habits, good work and study habits, and proper school behavior. With this in mind we ask that you adhere to the dress code.      Dress Code:                The Cache County School District has established the following guidelines                                                                              to aid parents and students in the selection of proper school attire:      1.       Students should be clean and well groomed (hair, clothes, cosmetics).  If safety is a factor, more                            stringent standards may be applied.      2.       Shoes or sandals must be worn at all times while on campus.                                                                                               a) Opened toed footwear discouraged. discouraged.              3.       Except for religious or medical purposes, hats, capes, and other head coverings shall not be worn or                      displayed inside school facilities during school hours      4.       Clothes shall sufficiently cover undergarments at all times.      5.       See through or net fabrics, halter-tops, off the shoulder or low-cut tops, bare midriffs, and muscle                           shirts (sleeveless/bare midriff shirts) are prohibited.      6.       Shorts and skirts must be worn mid-thigh.  A good way to tell if your shorts are long enough is that                         your shorts go below your fingertips with your hands at your side.  This is not the rule, but gives you a                     general idea if you are in compliance with the expectation.       7.     Tank Tops aren't allowed (Clothing should cover from the top of the arm and across the top of the                          shoulder.  No low cut arm holes).    Students need to come to school dressed comfortably, but in a way that shows they are prepared to             learn, not to go to the beach or other recreational activities. The mindset to learn is very important and is affected by how we appear.  We hope that we will all dress to find success in our academic studies.