2016-2017 School Year August 2016 S M T W 1 2 3 7 8 9 10 14 15 16 17 21 22 23 24 28 29 30 31
Weld Re-8 School District 301 Reynolds Street Fort Lupton, CO 80621 Phone: 303-857-3200 Fax: 303-857-3219 website: www.weld8.org Calendar Adoption: February 22, 2016
K-5* MS* HS* Tchrs** 12 12 13 Aug 18 20 20 20 Sept 21 20 20 20 Oct 21 16 16 16 Nov 17 12 12 11 Dec 12 19 19 19 Jan 20 17 17 17 Feb 18 17 17 17 Mar 18 19 19 19 Apr 20 17 18 18 May 20 169 170 170 185 *K-5 = Elementary Student Days *Preschool = 131/133 days *MS = Middle School Student Days *HS = High School Student Days ** Tchrs=Teacher Contract Days
= No School for Students = No School—Students & Tchrs = Special Event = Late Start; a.m. bus and school start time is one hour later each Monday beginning August 22 through May 22. = End of Term (Qtr./Sem.) = HS Graduation
SCHOOL HOURS: Twombly 7:45 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. A.M. PS P.M. PS
7:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. 11:45 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Butler 8:05 a.m. - 3:25 p.m. A.M. PS 8:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. P.M. PS 12:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Quest K-8 8:00 a.m.—2:55 p.m. Middle School 8:00 a.m. - 3:25 p.m. High School 8:00 a.m. - 3:25 p.m.
S 6 13 20 27
September 2016 S M T W T 1 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 25 26 27 28 29
F 2 9 16 23 30
S 3 10 17 24
2016 W T 2 3 9 10 16 17 23 24 30
F 4 11 18 25
S 5 12 19 26
December 2016 S M T W T 1 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 25 26 27 28 29
F 2 9 16 23 30
S 3 10 17 24 31
February 2017 S M T W T 1 2 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 22 23 26 27 28
F 3 10 17 24
S 4 11 18 25
March 2017 S M T W 1 5 6 7 8 12 13 14 15 19 20 21 22 26 27 28 29
T 2 9 16 23 30
F 3 10 17 24 31
S 4 11 18 25
May 2017 S M T 1 2 7 8 9 14 15 16 21 22 23 28 29 30
F 5 12 19 26
S 6 13 20 27
T 1 4 5 6 7 8 11 12 13 14 15 18 19 20 21 22 25 26 27 28 29
F 2 9 16 23 30
S 3 10 17 24
W 3 10 17 24 31
T 4 11 18 25
June 2017 S M T W
Schedule of Events
KEY = Start/End Dates
F 5 12 19 26
November S M T 1 6 7 8 13 14 15 20 21 22 27 28 29
Summary of days
= Staff Reports
T 4 11 18 25
August, 2016 1—Offices open; Administrators report 3—New Staff Report -District Curriculum Academy 8—All Teaching Staff Report (full day) Classroom Preparation 9, 10, 11, 12—Professional Development (Teacher Inservice Days) 12—Half-day of school (8:00 a.m.-noon) for grade 9 (HS) Half-day of school (8:00 a.m.-noon) for grade 6 (MS); Preparation /Building Meetings 15—School Starts—Full Day of Classes for grades 9-12 15—No School—Elementary and Middle School PK-8 students (Preparation /Building Meetings, Professional Dev at Elem/MS level) 16—School Starts—Full Day for Elem. and Middle School Students gr. K-8 22—Late Starts begin today; August 22-May 22 Bus and school start times are one hour later each Monday 23—School Starts for pre-school students
Schedule of Events
September, 2016 5—District Closed/Labor Day 6—No School for Preschool Students; all other students are in session 19—No School for Students/Prof. Development for Teachers October, 2016 3— Official Student Count Day 12—Parent Teacher Conferences 4:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. 13—Early Dismissal 12:40 at TW, 12:50 at Quest, 1:00 at B, MS HS Parent/Teacher Conferences 1:30-8:00 p.m. 14—Parent/Teacher Conferences 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. 12:00 conferences end; teachers dismissed (comp time for eve conf)
Dec. 19-Jan. 2—No School for Students & Teachers/Winter Break
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T 5 12 19 26
F 6 13 20 27
April 2017 S M T W
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July 2017 S M T W
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S 7 14 21 28
S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Dec. 19-Jan. 2—No School for Students & Teachers/Winter Break
November, 2016 4—End of Trimester 1 (56 days, K-grade 8) 4—No School for Preschool students (data reporting) all other grades in session, regular hours 7—No School for Students/Prof. Development and data/report card day for Teachers 8—Trimester 2 begins (grade K-8) 21-25—No School for Students and Teachers/Thanksgiving 28—School Resumes December, 2016 15—End First Semester, HS (80 days) 16—Grades PS through 8 in session, regular hours; no school for High School Students (Professional Dev/Data Day for HS Staff)
October 2016 S M T W T
January, 2017 2—No School for Students and Staff—Closed in observance of the holiday 3—No School for Students/work day for Teachers 4—School Resumes for grades PS-12/Sem. 2 begins at HS 16—No School for Students/Teachers in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. 17—No School for Preschool Students; all other students are in session February, 2017 10—No School for Preschool students (data reporting) all other grades in session, regular hours 16—End of Trimester 2 (55 days, K-grade 8) 17—No School for Students/Teachers 20—No School for Students/Teachers in honor of Presidents’ Day 21—No School for Students/Prof. Development and data/report card day for Teachers 22—Trimester 3 begins (K-grade 8) March, 2017 8—Parent Teacher Conferences 4:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. 9—Early Dismissal 12:40 at TW, 12:50 at Quest, 1:00 at B, MS HS Parent/Teacher Conferences 1:30-8:00 p.m. 10—Parent/Teacher Conferences 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. 12:00 conferences end; teachers dismissed (comp time for eve conf) 27-31—No School for Students and Teachers/Spring Break April, 2017 3—School Resumes 14—No School for Students/Teacher (comp day for conferences) May, 2017 1—No School for Students/Prof. Development—Curriculum Mapping Day for Teachers 8—No School for Elem Students/Prof. Development and data day for Teachers; Read Act conferences in grades K-3 8—Middle and High School, Grades 6-12 in session, regular hours 25—Last Day for Students (full day of school) 25—End of Trimester 3 (58 days, K-gr. 5, 59 days grades 6-8 ) 25—End of 2nd Semester (90 Days, HS) 26—Last day for Teachers (.5 work day a.m.) 27—High School Graduation 29—District Closed/Memorial Day July, 2017 4—District Closed in honor of Independence Day
WELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-8 ADMINISTRATION BUILDING 301 REYNOLDS STREET FORT LUPTON, COLORADO 80621
WELD RE-8 SCHOOL DISTRICT TELEPHONE NUMBERS Administration 301 Reynolds Street
Main: 303-857-3200
Fax: 303-857-3219
High School 530 Reynolds Street
Main: 303-857-7100 Fax: 303-857-7179 Voice Mail/Attendance: 303-857-7101 Kitchen: 303-857-7164
Middle School 201 S. McKinley Ave.
Main: 303-857-7200 Fax: 303-857-7287 Voice Mail/Attendance: 303-857-7201 Kitchen: 303-857-7203
Butler Elementary 411 S. McKinley Ave.
Main: 303-857-7300 Fax: 303-857-7340 Voice Mail/Attendance: 303-857-7301
Twombly Elementary 1600 9th Street
Main: 303-857-7400 Fax: 303-857-7497 Voice Mail/Attendance: 303-857-7401
Quest K-8
Main: 303-857-3380
Fax: 303-857-3388
Transportation 616 S. Denver Avenue
Main: 303-857-7370
Fax: 303-857-7178 303-857-7384
Public & School Library 425 S. Denver Avenue
Main: 303-857-7180
3100 Sweetgrass Parkway Dacono, CO 80514
Facilities & Grounds Department 616 S. Denver Avenue
Late Starts. School will start one hour later each Monday, beginning August 22—May 22 to allow time for teacher data meetings. Buses will also run one hour later in the morning on Mondays, beginning August 22.
Colorado Pre-School Guidelines specify specific activities for pre-school teachers, including no school for pre-school students so that teachers are available for conferences, assessments, planning and preparation. Pre-School begins Tuesday, August 23 No Pre-School classes (a.m. or p.m.) on Mondays and days of Teacher Professional Development No Pre-School classes (a.m. or p.m.) on Tuesday Sept. 6, Friday, Nov. 4, Tuesday Jan. 17 and Friday, Feb. 10 Preschool Conferences: to be announced Kindergarten students follow the district school calendar.
Elementary and Quest Trimesters Twombly, Butler and Quest August 16—November 4 56 days November 8—February 16 55 days February 22—May 25 58 days TOTAL 169 days Middle School Trimesters August 16—November 4 56 days November 8—February 16 55 days February 22—May 25 59 days TOTAL 170 days High School Semesters August 15—December 15 80 days January 4—May 25 90 days TOTAL 170 days
PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES Below is the general schedule. Each school may have slight differences that will be communicated to parents.
Fax: 303-857-7190
October 12, 13 and 14 fall conferences Wed. 4-8 pm, Thurs. 1:30-8 pm, Fri. 8-noon
303-857-7373/7372
March 8, 9 and 10 spring conferences Wed. 4-8 pm, Thurs. 1:30-8 pm, Fri. 8-noon
SCHOOL CLOSURE INFORMATION When it becomes necessary to close school due to weather conditions and/or mechanical conditions, the district will post the information on our website (www.weld8.org) and broadcast information over the following television and radio stations: Channel 2 KWGN Channel 4 KCNC Channel 7 KMGH
Channel 31 KDVR KFKA 1310 AM Channel 9 KUSA
The listing will be Weld County Re-8, Fort Lupton For a recording about school closure information, please call:
303-857-7370 Depending on weather conditions, schools may be closed for the day or schools may have a delayed start. As always, student safety is our priority. Parents may elect to keep children home in adverse conditions.
