Welcome to Westerly Creek Elementary School

 

New Enrollment Process for the 2012-2013 School Year

Attention families of current WCE ECE4 and 5th graders! If your student is in one of these grades, you MUST complete a choice form by January 31, 2012 for the 2012-13 school year.

Beginning in the 2012-13 school year, the new DPS SchoolChoice enrollment process will allow students to list their top five preferences on one form, instead of having to complete separate applications for different types of schools. DPS has also provided detailed information on all school options in a new SchoolChoice Guide. The streamlined enrollment process and improved school-options information is intended to make school selection and enrollment easier for all families, especially those ECE4 or 5th grade parents that are “transitioning.”  All traditional, innovation, magnet and charter schools will offer SchoolChoice enrollment, beginning with the January 2 – 31, 2012 enrollment period.

All SchoolChoice forms are due Tuesday, January 31, 2012 to any DPS school they are submitted. Students who enroll through SchoolChoice will be notified of their match beginning March 1. The new SchoolChoice Guide can be found at http://schoolchoice.dpsk12.org. For more information call  (720) 423-3493.

TCAP (Formerly CSAP) Testing Schedule

The time of year for TCAP testing is just around the corner. This year, 3rd grade will be taking the reading TCAP during the 2nd week of February.  3rd grade Math and Writing, as well as the 4th and 5th grade testing of all content areas will be during the first two weeks on March.  Please note that the name of the assessment has changed; CSAP is now referred to as TCAP or the Transitional Colorado Assessment Program. It is important to note these dates in your personal calendars to help plan trips and appointments accordingly so that your student is present for all testing sessions. For a TCAP Parent Brochure and complete testing schedule click here.

 

Westerly Creek PTA Food Pantry in the News

We’d like to share a little news piece on the Westerly Creek Elementary PTA Weekend Backpack Program! The program was launched by our PTA this year and has been 100% volunteer and donor funded and driven. All of the food and donations are from the school community and great Stapleton businesses. Visit our PTA’s Community Outreach section to see all the businesses that have donated to get the program up and going, as well as more specific outreach information. Thank you for your community involvement!

Important Dates

Note: See the CALENDAR for more information on these events.

  • Thur 1/26: PTA Town Hall at 6 p.m. in the Cafeteria Topic: “Little Girls Can Be Mean Too”
  • Sat 1/28: District Science Fair at the Denver Zoo
  • Tues 1/31: SchoolChoice Forms Due – Attention families of current WCE ECE4 and 5th graders! If your student is in one of these grades, you MUST complete a choice form for the 2012-13 school year.
  • Tue 2/7: Compost Monitor Training 9 a.m. in the Cafeteria (see the Green Team for details)
  • Thur 2/9: CREEK Kids Assembly (10:15 / 3rd-5th Grades, 10:45 / ECE- 2nd Grades)

Specials for M 1/30 – F 2/03/2012
MON - C  | TUES - D  | WED - A  | THUR - B  | FRI – C

Specials Note: Specials classes include art, library, music, and physical education. Each teacher has his/her own specials schedule, that follow the letters above. If you have any questions about your child’s schedule, please contact your child’s teacher.

WCE Weekly Updates

Please visit the PTA website for answers to frequently asked questions and other important information, including the latest WCE News and archived WCE Weekly Updates.

ARRIVAL
During inclement weather, students should arrive at 8:40am or later and will report to the following locations to meet their teachers at 9:00 am:

K-2nd Grade Students: Report to the GYM, which will be supervised by Katie Brown and other staff.

3-5th Grade Students: Report to the LIBRARY, which will be supervised by Jay Ballenberger and other staff
Regardless of whether we are having an Inside or Outside day, students need to dress appropriately (e.g., coats, boots, mittens, hats, etc.). Students still need to be protected for the journey to/from home/school, as well as the playground, if the weather improves.

Parents of students who come to school unprepared for the weather will be contacted to determine whether the child needs additional clothing delivered from home or requires a donation from the WCE Coat Room.

RECESS
Inside days mean inside recess. Staff are assigned to supervise students in a variety of rooms. Please see the main office if you are looking for your child during recess.

DISMISSAL
Students who take the bus, attend Kaleidoscope or My Enrichment programs and/or need to pick up a younger sibling will follow the same protocol – dismissal at 3:40 pm.  ECE students protocol is also the same; ECE students are available for pick-up in their classrooms at 3:40 pm.

All other students who are usually picked up by parents/guardians on the blacktop will be picked up in their youngest child’s classroom at 3:45pm. Students who are not picked up by 4:00pm will be brought to the main office to wait for their parents.


 

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