Wildcat Chat
A monthly newsletter for Webster Elementary families
October 2024
Important Dates
October 1 - Wear your pajamas and bring a stuffed animal
October 2 - It is okay to be unique and different! ~ Wear mismatched clothes!
October 3 - : You’re never alone! ~ Twin Day! Float Building between the 1st and 4th grade wings 2:45 - 4 pm,
October 4 - Take today to compliment as many people as you can. You’re a star! ~ Wear yellow!
Float Building between the 1st and 4th grade wings 2:45 - 4 pm
October 5 - Community Parade 9:30 am - Big R parking lot to Widefield Stadium
October 9 - Wear your FUNd Run shirt, BAAC/PTO Meeting 5:30-6:30pm
October 10 - Fund Run Envelopes and Money due
October 11 - October Day, No School
October 14 - District Closed Indigenous People's Day
October 17 - National Guard Helicopter 8:15-9:45am
October 18 - First Quarter Ends
October 19 - Webster Choir sings National Anthem at Falcons Stadium 6-7pm
October 21 - 2nd Quarter Begins
October 22 - 3rd Grade Field Trip Group 1 9:15am-2pm Bear Creek Nature Center
October 23 - November 1 Book Fair in Library
October 23 - “Proud to be Drug Free!” *Wear red!
October 24 - “Staying Drug Free is No Sweat!” *Wear your sweats!
aROARds Assembly K-2 1-1:30pm, Grades 3-5 1:40 -2:40pm (Invitation Only), 5th Grade Performance 5:30-6:30pm
October 25 - Professional Development No School for Students
October 28 - “Team up Against Drugs!” *Wear a team jersey!
October 29 - “Wake up Drug Free!” *Wear your pajamas!, Halloween Festival 5-6:30pm, 3rd Grade Field Trip Group 2 9:15am-2pm Bear Creek Nature Center
October 30 - Fall Picture Retakes, “Show your Pride! *Wear your Webster Wildcat shirt
Evening Conferences 4 - 8 pm, Kid Power 5-7:30pm
October 31 - No School, K-5 Parent Teacher Conferences, 7:30 am - 3:30 pm
November 1 - No School, K-5 Parent Teacher Conferences, 7:30 - 11:30 am
A Message from the Principal, Mrs. Finch
Community Parade
October 5th is our school district's community parade at 9:30 am. Come join us as our district celebrates 150 years, Marching Through Time. If you and your student would like to walk with Webster Elementary in the parade, please be in the Big R parking lot not later than 9:15 am. You can park in the Watson Jr. High parking lot across the street, there is NO parking at Big R. The parade ends in the parking lot east of CA Foster Stadium by Widefield High School. You must arrange transportation to return to your car. Since Webster Elementary was built in 1969 we are Marching Back in Time to 1969, students are encouraged to wear a Wildcat shirt or tie dye, our float will be a Volkswagon Van decorated for the Sixties. Parents are required to walk with students and a waiver will need to be signed prior to the start of the parade. We look forward to a fun morning celebrating our district, schools, and community.
Building Accountability and Advisory Committee (BAAC)
All parents are invited to attend our Building Accountability and Advisory Committee (BAAC), October 9 at 5:30 pm in the Library with the PTO meeting following. At the BAAC meeting we will review our School Performance Framework from the Colorado Department of Education, our school's Unified Improvement Plan (UIP), share celebrations from this school year, and share recent data. Please join us for this meeting.
FUNd Run
Thank you to all of the voluneers and sponsors that made our FUNd Run a success. The money and envelopes are due on October 10. Our goal is to raise $40,000 for a new piece of playground equipment that the students voted for in the picture below. So far we have raised $4,081, we are a tenth of the way to reaching our goal. You can donate using a credit card at https://widefield.revtrak.net/elementary-payments/webster-elementary/webster-fund-run/
Fall Festival/Halloween
Students are encouraged to wear their costumes to the Fall Festival on Oct. 29 from 5 - 6:30 pm. We are not dressing up on Oct. 30. Please remember that we do not allow outside food in our building, scary costumes, masks, or toy weapons.
Parent/Teacher Conferences
Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held the evening of Oct. 30 from 3:30 - 7:30 pm and October 31 from 7:30 am - 3:30 pm. Teachers will be sending out information soon for you to sign up for a time slot using Sign Up Genius. This is a wonderful opportunity to hear your student's successes and how you can partner with the school to support your child.
PTO
PTO is sponsoring a Fall Festival on Oct. 29 from 5 - 6:30 pm. PTO is looking for volunteers and trunker treat cars. Please contact Jen Nastos at webptoprez@gmail.com. Students will wear their Halloween costumes this evening only, NOT on Oct. 30.
Golden Ticket Recipients
Kindergarten - Ms. Jones - Elena Perea, Mrs. Hovasse - Sienna Pug Manigold, Ms. Mileto - Melina Raza, Ms. Ramsey - Ardyn Holdridge
1st Grade - Mrs. Hensley - Nova Jenkins, Ms. S. Thompson - Maxine Smith, Mrs. R. Thompson - Stella Daniels, Ms. Spengler - Cooper Farney
2nd Grade - Mrs. Gonzalez - Leilani Cathey, Mrs. Ibarra - Teigan Ulmer, Mrs. Toombs - Ava Ramirez
3rd Grade - Ms. Heinsman - Jadalyn Contreras, Ms. Royall - Majela Dominguez Serrano, Mrs. Widic - Navid Salas, Ms. Williams - Alainah Rivera
4th Grade - Mrs. Conrad - Brian Reiley, Mrs. Honeycutt - Oakleigh Daniels, Mr. Neuenschwander - Maci Kirkpatrick, Ms. Sorensen - Andromeda Zavala
5th Grade - Ms. Gatzke - Elijah Walker, Mr. Hovasse - Sienna Puig Manigold, Ms. Pemberton - Kyle Bowers, Mrs. Schommer - Olivia Himmel
Specials - Dr. Lowman - Damere Higgins, Ms. Sisneros - Kamryn Rainier, Mrs. Silveous - Donivan Salazar-Guiterrez
October is Bullying Prevention Month. We will start the month off with a Spirit Week to remind students the importance of paying attention to how we treat others here at school and how we can speak up if we experience bullying or witness it. Bullying is defined as a repeated aggressive behavior that is intentional and repeated over time. I will be in classrooms this month teaching students about what bullying is and what we can do about it. Our Spirit Week runs from Wednesday, October 2 - Friday, October 4th and these days will be dedicated to a different theme.
October 2 - Wednesday: It is okay to be unique and different! ~ Wear mismatched clothes!
October 3 - Thursday: You’re never alone! ~ Twin Day!
October 4 -Friday: Take today to compliment as many people as you can. You’re a star! ~ Wear yellow!
We will end the month with our Annual Red Ribbon Week. This week runs from October 23 - 30 and we have themed days to represent our commitment being drug free. Red Ribbon Week also allows us to develop healthy life habits that will continue on throughout our lives. .
October 23 -Wednesday: “Proud to be Drug Free!” *Wear red!
October 24 - Thursday: “Staying Drug Free is No Sweat!” *Wear your sweats!
October 28 - Monday: “Team up Against Drugs!” *Wear a team jersey!
October 29 - Tuesday: “Wake up Drug Free!” *Wear your pajamas!
October 30 - Wednesday: “Show your Pride! *Wear your Webster Wildcat shirtTexas Roadhouse donated rolls for the students to eat their butter on.
1st Grade Students Churning Butter
School Information
Attendance Line - 719-391-3436 Please call if your student will be absent
More information about our school can also be found at https://webster.wsd3.org/
The Parent-Student Handbook for 2024-2025 can be found HERE.
Student Hours: 7:40 am breakfast, Student can be on campus at 7:45 if they are NOT eating breakfast, 8:00 School starts, 2:40 pm Dismissal
Student Calendar for the year can be found HERE.