Fairview PK-8 Family Newsletter

Please take a few minutes to read through this week’s newsletter for important updates, upcoming events, and key reminders to keep our school community connected and running smoothly.

• Weather & Dress Reminders After a wet week, the cooler autumn weather is officially here! Please make sure your students come to school dressed in layers, including a warm coat. Colorado weather changes quickly throughout the day, and layers help ensure our students stay comfortable during outdoor recess and morning arrival.
• Traffic & Arrival Safety We need everyone's help to keep our students safe during drop-off and pick-up. Recently, we have noticed a number of drivers not following the directions of our staff outside. Please remember that our team is out there every day with one primary goal: ensuring all children arrive and leave school safely. Please follow posted traffic patterns, slow down, and follow staff directions at all times.
• Family-Teacher Conferences Family-teacher conferences are taking place this week! This is a wonderful opportunity to partner together on your child’s progress, but it also makes for a very long week for our dedicated teachers and staff. A huge thank you to all the families who have volunteered to bring in meals and treats for our team—your support means the world to us!

A few quick reminders for conference week:

• Punctuality: Please arrive on time for your scheduled slot. Many of our teachers have back-to-back appointments, and staying on schedule ensures every family receives their dedicated time.

• Schedules: If you are unsure of your assigned conference time, please reach out directly to your child's teacher via ClassDojo as soon as possible.

District Showcase & Costume Contest (Monday at 5:00 PM) Join us tomorrow, Monday evening, for the Westminster Public Schools District Showcase!

• When: Monday at 5:00 PM

• Where: Westminster High School

• What: Come out to represent Fairview, join in on the Halloween Costume Contest, and stop by the Fairview booth to say hello to Ms. Morelli and me. We would love to see you there!

Thank you for your continued partnership, support, and dedication to keeping our school community safe and thriving.

Family and Teacher Conferences are right around the corner! While each individual family conference is just 20 minutes long, our amazing teachers and staff will be putting in a couple of very long days to ensure they can connect with every single family.

To say thank you for their hard work—and to keep their energy high—we love providing them with dinner during conference week.

As a school, we are covering one of the evening meals, but we would love your help fueling our staff on Thursday, October 22nd! We have 50 wonderful staff members to feed, so any contribution you can make—big or small—makes a huge difference.

If you are able to bring a dish, or treat to share, please let us know so we can prepare by October 14th.

Here's how you can let us know (you only need to do one):

• Teacher Conference Sign Up Form
• Office English/Spanish Phone Line: 303-428-1405
• Email sfick@wps.org or emartinezparra@wps.org

Thank you in advance for taking such great care of the team that takes such great care of your kids!

Calendar- English

Calendar- Spanish

• Students get dismissed at 2:10pm
• Please make arrangements to ensure your students are picked up on time!

• In a couple weeks we will be sending home a sheet for you to sign up for a timeframe to meet with your student's teacher.
• More information will be coming home in the next couple of weeks.

• Please enjoy your time off and make the most of the days.

• Our next Family and Community Connectedness Meeting

• Please join us for our 2nd Annual Trunk or Treat Event
• To register to host a vehicle and be entered into the Best Trunk Contest fill out this Trunk or Treat Interest Form by Monday, October 26th.
• The event starts at 5pm, the parking lot will open at 4pm to begin decorating
• Students are only allowed to go through once to ensure everyone gets candy
• Every person who goes through the parking lot will be allowed to vote for the Best Trunk

🎨 Exciting News, Fairview Families! 🔬

New Science & Art after-school clubs are coming to Fairview this November and December!

✨ Ready, STEM, Go! (Science Club)

• When: Wednesdays, 3:25 – 4:25 PM (11/4 - 12/16)

• What: Hands-on science, cool experiments, and educational toys to bring home after every class!

Skip Date: 11/25

🎨 Legends & Lore (Art Club)

• When: Thursdays, 3:25 – 4:25 PM (11/5 - 12/17)

• What: Painting, sculpting, and designing mythical creatures using Crayola supplies!

Skip Date: 11/26

📌 Important Details:

• Grades: Open to K–5 students! (Stay tuned—we are actively working on bringing a middle school club option in the spring semester!)
• Cost: 100% FREE for Fairview families, generously funded by the Westminster Public Schools Gifted Services department!
• Cap: Spots are strictly capped at 20 students per club, so space is limited!

👉 Register Today: Use the flyer QR code to sign up your student

Important Transportation Note: Please note that district transportation home will not be provided for after-school clubs. All participating students must either walk home or be picked up promptly at 4:25 PM.

Ms. LeMunyan, our amazing music teacher has put the dates together to for our musical performances and middle school musical. Please put these on your calendar and plan to attend to show support to our talented students.

• Ms. Adams, Ms. Bunch, Ms. Barrett, Ms. Padilla & Ms. Dillon's Class
• Thursday, December 10th @ 6:30 pm Kinder, 1st, and 2nd
• Ms. Righetti, Ms. Shaddock, Ms. Wirsching, Ms. Hensel, Ms. Plaster, Ms. Kuo
• Thursday, February 11th @ 6:30 pm
• Middle School Musical (5th- 8th Grade)
• Thursday, May 13th @ 6:30 pm

There will not be conferences this week due to conferences. Please ensure your students are picked up after school so we can prepare for a busy evening.

We are pleased to announce that the qualifying tournament has been scheduled on Saturday, November 7th at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, CO!

• 924 16th Street, Golden CO 80401

More info to come out as we prepare for this amazing day! If you have questions, please reach out to our Head Coach Abby Adams @ aadams@wps.org. If we qualify to go to state we will continue practice and more competitions. Stay tuned!

Upcoming Important Dates: Practices are 3:20-4:30pm on Wednesdays:

• No Lego League on Wednesday, October 21st due to Conferences!

• Wednesday, October 28th
• Wednesday, November 4th

We are now offering After School Tutoring!

After school tutoring will occur on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays until 4:30pm. Students need to sign up through their Clever Account. This is to help students complete school work, ask questions, get additional help, and be eligible for next month. Being eligible is helping them prioritize themselves to complete school work and establish good habits before high school. Please encourage your students to sign up and take advantage of this opportunity.

Upcoming Eligibility Event:

• Date: Friday, October 30th

• Time: 2:15 PM – 3:20 PM

• Event: Spook-tacular Escape Rooms

• Eligibility: Open to all 7th and 8th graders maintaining good academic and behavioral standing.

Our 7th and 8th graders are heading to the Denver Zoo on Friday, October 30th! Since all the teachers and students will be going on the field trip if a permission slip is not returned your student will not be able to be at school on Friday, October 30th and it will go in as an unexcused absence.

Please reach out to Ms. Kaas @ hkaas@wps.org, or the main office if you have questions.

UPDATE: Due to scheduling conflicts this month's PTO meeting will be moved to Tuesday, September 22nd!

At Fairview, we know that our school is strongest when families and staff work together as true partners. If you want a seat at the table to share your voice, collaborate on school events, and help make decisions that directly impact our students and community, we invite you to join our Family and School Connectedness Committee (our version of the PTO)!

Whether you have big ideas or just want to stay more connected, your input is deeply valued. Mark your calendars for our next meeting on Tuesday, October 27th—we would love to see you there!

This meeting we will be discussing the following:

• Enrollment and Attendance
• Upcoming Events- School Calendar
• Family Engagement Nights

At Fairview, we use PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) to focus on rewarding positive choices rather than just punishing mistakes. Staff award ClassDojo Points when students lead by example.

• PBIS School Store: Students can spend their points at our School Store, run by the Student Council. Store deliveries will occur every other week, starting the first week of September, giving students time to save up points for bigger prizes!

• Action Item for Families: If you haven't connected to your child's ClassDojo account yet, please do so today! It’s the best way to track their points, celebrate their progress, and message directly with their teachers.

Celebrating our students is one of our favorite things to do, and our monthly Birthday Bash is a long-standing Fairview tradition that lets us honor every single child while keeping classroom instructional time focused and disruption-free. It truly is the best of both worlds!

On the first Friday of every month, we host a school-wide celebration for all scholars with birthdays during that month. Families are invited to send in a treat with their student to share with their class on this special day.

• Next Birthday Bash: Friday, October 2nd

• Who We Are Celebrating: All students with a birthday in October

If your child has a birthday in October free to send a birthday treat with them on Friday, October 2nd so we can give them the celebration they deserve! Thank you for helping us make our students feel special while keeping our learning momentum strong.

We love having families involved in our school community, and extra hands help keep Fairview running smoothly! Whether you are interested in chaperoning field trips or helping out around campus—such as reading with students, assisting at recess, grading, laminating, filing, or helping in our school garden—we would love your support.

To ensure the safety of all scholars, all volunteers and chaperones must complete a background check before starting. Please visit the WPS Parent & Community Volunteers webpage to fill out and submit your WPS Background Check Application. Thank you for partnering with us to make this a wonderful school year for our kids!

We are excited to continue one of our favorite Fairview traditions—Dragon of the Month! Each month, our teachers will nominate and highlight a student who goes above and beyond in demonstrating our school values and setting a positive example for their peers.

If your child is selected, you will receive a personal invitation to join us for a special celebration ceremony, held on the first Thursday of every month right after school from 3:30 PM to 4:00 PM. We can’t wait to celebrate our stellar scholars throughout the year!

Stephanie Fick, Principal

• sfick@wps.org

Meghan Morelli, Assistant Principal

• mmorelli@wps.org

Ericka Martinez Parra, Secretary to the Principal (habla Espanol)

• emartinezparra@wps.org

7826 Fairview Avenue

Denver, CO 80221

(303) 428-1405

Fairview PK-8 Website: https://fairview.wps.org/

Westminster Public Schools Website: https://www.wps.org/