Werner Weekly

Stay up-to-date with the Werner School Calendar

• March 8- Battle of the Books- K-2nd, 6-7 pm, Werner Gym
• March 9- Battle of the Books, 3rd- 6:00, 4th- 6:30, 5th-7:00 pm, Werner Gym
• March 13-17- NO SCHOOL, Spring Break
• March 23- Class Picture Day

Thank you for attending our 1st-4th music performances! A BIG "Thank You" goes to Mr. Krueger and Mr. Thomas for all their work with teaching and preparing our students to shine1 Thanks also to the numerous staff and volunteers that helped to make the evening great.

Class Pictures and Spring Individual Pictures (optional) will be on Thursday, March 23. Look for more details in Friday folders.

Dear Werner Community,

The Werner Elementary School Science and Engineering fair will be held on March 31st. All students are invited to participate. Students may work independently, with a partner, or in groups of three. We will have two divisions, K-2 and 3-5. All students who complete a project will get to share their results with friends and will receive a participatory ribbon, a scoring sheet with comments, and accolades from their teachers. This is a great opportunity for students to make a scientific discovery or develop their building and engineering skills. It’s also a fun and memorable experience for kids!

Please click here to complete the online registration form.

There are many incentives to participate. Everyone who completes a project will receive a participatory ribbon and will have the opportunity to share their project with their peers. First place winners’ names from each division will also be engraved on our Science Fair plaques beside the Werner trophy case!

So how do you get started? Completing a project is not as hard as it sounds. Projects following the scientific method should include:

• Research question (topic)
• Hypothesis (prediction)
• Procedure (the steps taken to carry out the experiment)
• Results (observations, data, etc.)
• Conclusions (discussion/reflection on what was learned)

Engineering projects should include: a problem, background research (optional), and preliminary designs and sketches. Then, your child should build a prototype (this can be a smaller model of their invention) and test it out to see if it works. Display the prototype (or pictures of it) along with a results and conclusions section on your project board. I’ve attached more detailed information including examples, ideas, and the scoring rubric for those who are interested.

Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or if you need help coming up with an idea. I hope that you have fun with this great opportunity to allow your child to be curious and creative.

Respectfully,

Jeffrey Putman

Third Grade Teacher

Werner Elementary

Science Fair Ideas

Werner Elementary School Science & Engineering Fair

Science Fair Rubric

Our Mathematics (3rd-5th), English Language Arts (3rd-5th), and Science (5th) Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) tests will be held during the month or April. Please try to avoid scheduling events that would cause your child to be out of school during testing sessions. If you want more information regarding CMAS testing, including exempting students, please visit PSD Assessment website.

Please call the front office at (970)488-5550 for all student messages. Teachers are not always able to check email before the end of the day. Thank you!

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.

Please share your school-related photos for our yearbook throughout the year at Werner Photo Album 2022-23. Please be mindful this link is open to the public.

We often get questions about our staff and their favorite things (for appreciation, etc.). You can access those remotely at Staff Favorites. This list is also under the "About Us" tab on our school website.

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.

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

Thank you for supporting the Werner Elementary PTA!

PTA President | Nicole Kidd

PTA Vice President | Open

PTA Treasurer | Patti Haswell

PTA Secretary | Juliana Schump

PTA VP of Community Programs | Marissa McNulty

PTA VP of Fundraising | Megan Bright

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

The number of PSD families and youth experiencing homelessness has risen by 10% since last year, and their needs have risen exponentially. Currently, one out of every 27 students is experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity in our district. Students experiencing homelessness encounter many barriers to their education. Our department works to help youth and families overcome these barriers, including transportation, access to extracurricular activities, before and after-school care, and meeting basic needs. We do this along with case-management to help them reach independence.

Your generous donation allows the Language, Culture and Equity Department to support these students and families with personal items, temporary shelter, provisions, clothing, etc.

The need has never been greater.

Please help us reach our goal of raising $40,000 to support PSD students and families facing housing insecurity and homelessness.

*All donations are tax deductible, and an automated email will provide you with your tax receipt.

https://schoolpay.com/pay/for/Support-for-Students-Experiencing-Homele/SPrfYG

You can now easily donate via this link: All donations are tax deductible. Please share this message far and wide, anyone can donate through this link. The opportunity to give does not end now, this link will be live throughout the holiday season.

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.

It’s not too late to apply for the Free & Reduced Meal Program for this school year. By doing so your student’s approval to the program carries over for the first 30 days of next school year. Also, there are advantages to being on this program with discounts given throughout our community for student summer programs. Check out fcgov.com/reducedfee website for more information. The before and after school program, AlphaBest, also gives a 15% discount. Apply on-line at www.myschoolapps.com. Please note that August 1, 2022 is the first day you can apply on line for the 2022-2023 school year. Families do have to apply each school year unless they receive a letter stating otherwise.

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