Werner Weekly

Stay up-to-date with the Werner School Calendar

• Sept. 23- No School, Staff Workday
• Sept. 27- Werner Spirit Day-Werner Spirit Gear or Something Blue/White
• Sept. 27- Fall Fun Festival, 4:30-6:30 pm
• Oct. 1- Read-a-Thon Kicks Off

Dear Werner Community,

I hope you all had a great week! A BIG "Thank You" goes to our PTA, Asst. Principal Culhane, Mrs. Russell, and 5th grade movie crew for their help with last week's outdoor movie night! We had a great turnout and appreciate your support.

As we head into the last week of September, I want to remind you that there is No School for students on Monday, Sept. 23. Staff will be engaged in professional development and work time. Also, our biggest community event of the year, the Werner Fall Festival, will be next Friday, Sept. 27 from 4:30-6:30. There will be lots to do and a great opportunity to connect with other families!

Last, we will be starting a new fundraiser on October 1. Our very first Read-a-Thon, will last the month of October and will be a great opportunity to help encourage our students to read more and raise money for our school. Look for more information, from our PTA, coming soon!

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and enjoy your time with family!

Best,

Hayden Camp

Principal

• No School, Monday Sept. 23- This is a friendly reminder that there is no school for students on Monday. Staff will be in professional development and work time.
• Werner Spirit Day- Next Friday, our first spirit day is a chance to wear your Werner spirit gear, or something blue or white.
• Spirit Gear- Our wonderful PTA has set up one stop shopping for spirit gear and PTA membership on the website, Givebacks. See the attached flier or go to this link. Orders are due TODAY!

• Werner Fall Festival- Save the Date for Sept. 27! We look forward to seeing our families and staff at our biggest community event for the year! The festival will go from 4:30-6:30 on the Werner playground.

• Fall Festival Help Needed- We are officially 1 week out from our Fall Festival happening next Friday, September 27th. This year's festival will include bounce houses, pumpkin games and more! Below you can find a link for volunteer sign ups through evite. There are 30 minute slots available throughout the event so you're able to sign up for as little or as many as you would like. Any time that you can spare to help out would be greatly appreciated.
  

  https://evite.me/sDREHmBFCd
  

  Sincerely,
  

  Werner PTA
  

Classroom Volunteer Needs will communicated by teachers in the future. We do have some school volunteer needs for now. If you are interested in helping support in any of these areas, please email Mr. Camp (hcamp@psdschools.org).

• Garden Help- Do you enjoy gardening? We are in need of volunteers to help support the maintenance of our front garden. If you are interested, please email Mr. Camp (hcamp@psdschools.org).
• DAB (District Advisory Board) Representative Needed- The District Advisory Board advises the district on a number of issues and is made up of parent representatives from each school and acts as a link between the community and the district. If you are interested, please email Mr. Camp (hcamp@psdschools.org).
• SAC (School Accountability Committee) Representatives Needed- Our SAC meets about 4-6 times each year to discuss school improvement efforts. School Accountability Committees (SAC), which are made up of parents and staff, offer guidance on academic action plans, budget priorities, safety issues and other areas. If you are interested, please email Mr. Camp (hcamp@psdschools.org).
• Library Volunteers Needed (see flier below)

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.

Throughout the year, we ask our community for photos that could be used for our yearbook and/or social media. This relates to school events only (e.g. classroom parties, field trips, school events, spirit days and enrichment opportunities). You can upload pictures to our 2024-2025 Werner Photo Album throughout the year. Please be mindful to not include photos of students that may not have permission.

Save the Date: September 20th- Spirit Wear Order Deadline

Thanks to everyone who joined us for our first movie night of the year! A special shout out to Mrs. Culhane, Mr. Camp, Mrs. Russell and members of the kindness club for all of their help. Keep an eye out for updates on when our holiday movie night is happening!

The Werner Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) plays a crucial role in supporting our school, teachers, and most importantly, our students. We are dedicated to fostering a positive and enriching environment where every child can thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.

JOIN THE WERNER PTA

From our annual Fall Festival to this year's Read A Thon, we have some memorable events planned and would love your help. Although membership doesn’t obligate you to volunteer hours or attend meetings, we always love to meet more of our Werner community and have your support in any way you can give it.

• Sign up for the PTA HERE to receive a free Werner yard sign & notifications of upcoming events.
• *****New this year***** Wildcat Spirit Wear is launching with new shirts, hoodies, and stickers! Visit our Givebacks website HERE for a one stop shop for everything your PTA has to offer.
• For any questions please email the PTA at ptawernerelementary@gmail.com

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 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 anywhere from 10-15%!

- American Warehouse is now offering rewards back to Werner for any purchase you make throughout the whole year. Just mention Werner at checkout!

Your Werner PTA

Follow us on FACEBOOK to stay engaged with school events, Werner families, and see what the PTA is up to!

Your 2024/2025 PTA Board

PTA President | Gladys Kanode

PTA Vice President | Caitlin Papp

PTA Treasurer | Patti Haswell

PTA Secretary | Juliana Potts

PTA VP of Community Programs | Marissa McNulty

PTA Past-President | Nicole Kidd 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!

Sept. 17, 2024

Dear PSD community:

I’m writing today to celebrate the recent release of 2024 state standardized testing results. Once again, PSD cemented its reputation as a high-achieving district by besting the state average not just by a small percentage but by double-digits in all grades and subject areas covered by CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success), PSAT, and SAT testing.

This achievement happens so often in our district, it may not have caught your attention. But it is truly amazing and worth celebrating year after year.

PSD is in the top five districts with 10,000 students or more for the percentage of third through eighth graders scoring at or above grade level on CMAS English Language Arts and math exams. We’re also in the top five for math and evidence-based reading and writing results on the PSAT exams for high school freshmen and sophomores and the SAT for juniors.

I’ve included our results below. Full results for Colorado districts and schools can be found on the CDE website: CMAS Assessments and PSAT and SAT Tests

Sincerely,

Brian Kingsley
PSD Superintendent

• PSD sends frequent emails to currently registered volunteers, but those are getting lost in some recipients' junk mail folders. If you are registered as a volunteer with PSD, please check your junk mail & mark those sent by "Volunteer Coordinator" as safe to receive.

• For those who are not yet registered to volunteer but want to help in our schools please visit - Volunteer Registration

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.

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