Werner Weekly-Summer Edition

Stay up-to-date with the Werner School Calendar

• June 26- PTA Event with Kona Ice, 1-3 pm, Werner Playground, More Details to Come
• July 31- PTA Event with Kona Ice, 5-7 pm, Werner Playground, More Details to Come
• Aug. 14- 1st grade Sneak Peak (A-G: 8:00-8:45; H-M: 9:00-9:45; N-Z: 10:00-10:45)
• Aug. 14- Kindergarten Welcome to School (A-L: 9:00-9:45; M-Z: 10:15-11:00)
• Aug. 14- Meet the Teacher and Supply Drop-Off @ 3-4 pm
• Aug. 15- First Day of School 1st-5th (Kindergarten on staggered start), 9:05 am
• Aug. 15- Kindergarten Staggered Start (Last Name A-L)
• Aug. 19- New Family Orientation and PTA Meet/Greet @ 9:15 am, Flex Room
• Aug. 27- 5th grade Orientation Meeting, 5:30-7:00 pm, Gym
• Sept. 3- Kindergarten Back-to-School, 5-6 pm
• Sept. 4- 1st grade Back-to-School 5-6 pm, 3rd grade 6-7 pm
• Sept. 5- 4th grade Back-to-School 5-6, 2nd grade 6-7 pm
• Oct. 4- Fall Fun Festival and Talent Show, 4:30-6:30 pm

Dear Werner Community,

Thanks for a fantastic year! It has been great to watch your children grow in so many ways. We appreciate all the support, involvement, and encouragement you give in this partnership. We hope you have a great summer and enjoy your time with family and friends. We'll see you back in August!

Sincerely,

Hayden Camp

Principal

Our office will be open from 9-3 pm daily from May 31-June 5. We will open up back again on July 29. Our staff will check phone messages throughout the summer, but there will be a delay in getting back to you.

Online Registration is open for 2024-25. Please go to the PSD School Registration and our Werner Registration site for more information. For Kindergarten registration, you can find more information on our Werner Kindergarten Information site. If you are interested in learning more about our school, call (970-488-5550) our main office to set up a personal tour with our staff.

Summer vacation is right around the corner. Even though kids may not be in class, they can still power their minds and bodies with a nutritious meal. Poudre School District Child Nutrition is feeding kids this summer…for free! Any child, age 18 or younger, in Larimer County can receive free meals this summer from June 3 – August 2. There will be no meal service on June 19th, July 4th or 5th.

Meals will be provided to all children at no charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, and there will be no discrimination during the course of the meal service. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

• Bauder Elementary School 2345 W Prospect Rd. 80526
• Linton Elementary School 4100 Caribou Dr. 80525

Lunch 11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Plans for the upcoming year are coming together. Below are key points of information for you now. You can stay up to date on our website. Please note that start/end time have changed to 9:05-3:43.

2024-25 Back-to-School Information

PSD 24-25 Elementary Student Calendar

Werner Supply List

PSD aims to transport as many students as possible to and from school. To ensure families needing transportation receive this service, riders must apply for busing each year, even if they’ve had busing before.

• 2023-24 school year: Applications are no longer being accepted for this school year.
• 2024-25 school year: Families may submit a bus request now through July 15. This portal will close July 16 - Aug. 16.
• Submit a bus request >>

Questions? See Transportation FAQs or email busrequest@psdschools.org

We are pleased to offer an easy and convenient way to order next year's school supplies that will be delivered directly to your child's desk at Werner before school starts. You can save money and time with this service! Please go to the EPI School Supply site and enter the code WER013 to choose your supplies. The deadline for ordering is June 16! Both of these will also be on the Werner website. If you have any questions, please reach out to our Office Manager, Traci Henninger, at thenninger@psdschools.org.

July 2024

Dear Kindergarten Parents,

The beginning of the school year is right around the corner! We hope that you and your child are as excited about the upcoming year as we are!

The kindergarten team at Werner sets aside a few days before school begins to assess all the incoming kindergarten students. It’s important for us to get some baseline information on each child so that we can begin planning our instruction based on student needs. Class list will be created after these assessments. The class lists will be posted on our ParentVUE by 3:00 on August 13th.

With this in mind, we will be doing assessments August 7, 8, and 12. We have created a Sign-up Genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B44AAA928A7F49-kindergarten#/.

You may need to copy and paste this link. If it does not work, please let us know!

If you cannot bring your child on these days, please email us as soon as possible.

We also wanted to let you know that kindergarten has a staggered start for the beginning of the school year.

• August 14: Kindergarten will have a welcome to school celebration. Students will come with their parents for an hour to explore the classroom and meet their teacher. Students will drop off supplies at this time. Students with the last names A-L will come from 9:00-9:45. Students with the last names M-Z will come from 10:15-11:00.

• August 15: Students with the last names A-L will come to school for a full day.

• August 16: Students with the last names M-Z will come to school for the full day.

• August 19: All kindergarten students will come to school for the full day.

Thank you so much! We look forward to working with each of you!

Sincerely,

The Werner Kindergarten Team

mhampton@psdschools.org

Dear First Grade Families,

We are so excited to meet you and our new first graders!

We realize we are just starting our summer but wanted to get a few dates and times on your August calendars.

The First-Grade Team would like to give our students a First Peek into their first-grade classrooms. This also gives us the opportunity to meet with our new students in a more relaxed and focused way.

Our First Grade Sneak Peek will occur on Wednesday, August 14th. You will attend a session based upon your last name. Please see the times below.

• A-G: 8:00 - 8:45
• H-M: 9:00 – 9:45
• N-Z: 10:00 – 10:45

Your child will be able to meet their teacher and a few of the other students in their class, take a short tour of the classroom, listen to a story, and draw/write about something they like to do.

Please bring in and drop off school supplies at these times as well. If you placed an order with the school for supplies these will be delivered right to the classroom. There will be a supply drop off/meet the teacher time for the whole school later this afternoon. You are welcome to come back and say hello to us at that time or drop off supplies if you are unable to attend the First Peek time in the morning.

We do not know class placements currently. Communication will be sent the week before our meetings to let you know who your child’s teacher will be.

We are looking forward to meeting all of you and starting a fabulous year in first grade!

-The First Grade Team

Immunizations

Your child should have received the following immunizations in elementary school:

· 5DTaP/Td/DTP–diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (4 is acceptable if 4th dose is given after 4th birthday)

· 4IPV/OPV–polio (3 is acceptable if 3rd given after 4th birthday)

· 3 shot series for Hepatitis B

· 2MMR–measles, mumps, rubella

· 2Varicella–chickenpox OR history of chickenpox confirmed by doctor or lab test

· Vaccines are recommended for hepatitis A, influenza, meningococcal disease and human papilloma virus, but are not required.

Colorado law (Board of Health rule 6 CCR 1009‐2) requires all students attending Colorado schools and licensed childcares to be vaccinated against certain diseases, unless an exemption is filed.

Exemptions

There are two ways to file a nonmedical exemption.

· File the certificate of nonmedical exemption WITH a signature from an immunizing provider OR

· File the certificate of nonmedical exemption received upon the completion of our online education module.

· Parents of students in grades K-12 claiming a nonmedical exemption must file one annually. Nonmedical exemptions expire June 30 each year. If you submit a nonmedical exemption on or before June 30, it will not be valid for the upcoming school year unless you signed the exemption during early registration.

· Provide a copy of the completed exemption certificate to the Werner front office.

Medical exemptions must be completed by a physician and only need to be completely once, not annually like the non-medical exemption.

Downloadable exemption (medical & non-medical)certificate link:

https://cdphe.colorado.gov/vaccine-exemptions

Medication at School

All medication given at school, whether doctor prescribed or over the counter, must be accompanied by the PSD Authorization to Administration Medicine from (available on the PSD website under the Parent tab, Health Services), signed by both the parent/guardian and the physician. Medications must be provided and brought to school by a parent, in the original prescription bottle or over the counter container. Pharmacists may provide you with two bottles if you ask them to label one for school use. If medication changes or medication is discontinued during the school year, please have the child’s doctor fax us the new or correct orders.

Authorization for medication administration and health care plans MUST BE COMPLETED EACH SCHOOL YEAR.

If you have questions or need additional information, please call.

School Nurse: Lynne Ryan - eryan@psdschools.org (970) 556-5908

Health Tech: Jenny Whetsell – jwhetsel@psdschools.org (970) 488-5550

Paying for school fees and/or lunches is easy using SchoolPay. Below is the link for signing your student up, paying fees and/or adding funds to your student’s meal account.

PSD offers an easy and secure way to make payments to your child’s school on-line with a credit/debit card for fees and other charges as well as your child’s meal account through the District’s payment portal, SchoolPay.* The Pay Fees/Charges web page has information and instructions on paying fees and other charges online or go directly to the SchoolPay website.

Fees may also be paid in person at your child's school, paying with cash or check.

Join the Werner Elementary Parent Teacher Association!

Receive a Wildcat’s Roar yard sign as a FREE GIFT when you register with our PTA! Membership is a $10 donation and does not obligate you to volunteer hours or to attend meetings. We'd love your support any way you can give it. Please fill out this Google form and submit your donation with our PayPal link (you don’t have to have a PayPal account). we'll be handing out the signs on the playground at the School Supply Drop Off, Monday, August 15th. (Registration is per person, not per household)

FREE MONEY FOR YOUR SCHOOL!

Did you know there are ways to donate money to the school by doing things you already do?

- If you shop at King Soopers with a loyalty card they will donate to Werner when you sign up here.

- If you shop on Amazon, you can sign up for Amazon Smile and they will donate 1% of purchases.

- If you like to eat out, the PTA hosts Werner Dines Out once a month and the restaurants we partner with will donate back to the school.

Your Werner PTA

Follow us on Facebook to stay engaged with School Events, Werner Families, and see what the PTA is up to.

Your 2023/2024 PTA Board

PTA President | Nicole Kidd

PTA Vice President | Gladys Kanode

PTA Treasurer | Patti Haswell

PTA Secretary | Juliana Schump

PTA VP of Community Programs | Marissa McNulty

Connect with us at PTAWernerElementary@gmail.com

There Is No Wrong Way to PTA. How Do You PTA?

Thank you for supporting the Werner Elementary PTA!

May 28, 2024

Dear PSD Community:

Tonight, the PSD Board of Education approved an amended calendar for the 2024-25 school year. The calendar now includes two extra days when elementary schools will not be in session for staff work days – Oct. 7, 2024, and March 3, 2025. This adjustment does not impact middle or high schools.

Calendars are posted at www.psdschools.org/your-district/calendars-schedules.

Sincerely,

Poudre School District

One of many ways information is shared is through the PSD Now community newsletter, which features timely information about the latest happenings in the district. This is emailed to families and interested community members about every other Thursday.

Here is the most recent newsletter of PSD Now. For archived newsletters and information about how to sign up, go to: https://www.psdschools.org/department/communications.

An award-winning neighborhood school in Fort Collins, Colorado

Email: hcamp@psdschools.org
Website: https://wer.psdschools.org/
Location: 5400 Mail Creek Lane, Fort Collins, CO, USA
Phone: (970) 488-5550
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wernerwildcats/
Twitter: @WernerWildcats