September 25, 2025

A Note From Our Principal

Hello Westerly Creek Families -

"The kids don't have school AGAIN?" If this sounds familiar, you may be wondering why it seems like students are always out of school for planning days and what these planning days are for? Teacher planning days are like 'homework days' for teachers and school staff members. These days allow time for educators to plan and prepare, collaborate with colleagues, participate in professional development at both the school and district level, and maintain and deliver high quality instruction.

Planning days also ensure alignment of curriculum with academic standards, dedicated time to meet and discuss the academic outcomes of all students, to address needs that arise with students and families, and time for educators to manage their workload and reset.

In short, planning days help teachers teach better, which directly benefits students and allows Westerly Creek to keep making a huge impact in the lives of all of our students.

We are appreciative to our school community for your support, understanding and trust in how we conduct school business and for continuing to choose Westerly Creek. For more information on our no student contact planning days, please call the school and inquire with our front office team, or feel free to check out the school calendar on our website.

Jill A. Corcoran
Principal

What's Going On At WCE

notice: date change csc 5pm pta 6pm 9/29/25

CSC & PTA Meeting: Date Change

Due to scheduling conflicts and the observance of the Jewish holiday, we will be moving the CSC and PTA meetings to Monday, September 29th. We warmly invite you to join us in the WCE library, starting at 5:00 PM for CSC and 6:00 PM for PTA. We look forward to seeing you there!

WCE Food Drive Extended

FOOD DRIVE HAS BEEN EXTENDED! Thank you to all the families that have generously brought in donations this week. We will continue to collect food brought into each classroom through the end of next week (10/3) and always welcome food donations throughout the year in the grocery cart inside the main entrance.

Suggested Donations:

ECE-K: Peanut Butter & Jelly
1st Grade: Canned fruits & applesauce
2nd Grade: Breakfast items (cereal, oatmeal, pancake mix)
3rd Grade: Canned protein (tuna, chicken)
4th Grade: Canned vegetables & beans
5th Grade: Pasta & sauce, Mac & Cheese

Click Here for more information about the WCE Food Pantry

4th & 5th Grade Parent Night

WCE Specials teachers will be hosting a special night for 4th/5th Grade parents on Thursday, Oct. 9th in the WCE library.

5-6pm: Safe Technology for Tweens (featuring district technology rep)

6-7pm: Denver School of the Arts Audition Info (featuring WCE alum and parents to discuss DSA)

Pollinator Garden Help

On Thursday, October 16th or Friday, October 17th (weather pending) our current 2nd graders will be working in the pollinator gardens: planting spring bulbs, cutting back plants and splitting the tiger lilies that have gone WILD!

If you would like to donate any spring bulbs (we are not picky which ones–they are all beautiful!) or would like any of our split lilies for your own gardens, please contact Ms. Mjoen or Mrs. Hollenbach. Thank you for supporting our mission to spread awareness of the importance of pollinators and helping beautify our school!

School Transportation Survey

Denver Safe Routes to School is partnering with WCE to develop a travel plan for improving transportation to and from school. Tell us about your experiences accessing WCE by walking, bicycling, rolling, school bus, public transit, and driving. We are really trying to get feedback for arrival and dismissal and how we can improve these. Your feedback is crucial for improving school transportation.

Click Here to fill out the survey

To learn more, please visit denvergov.org/srts