Your Poudre School District community newsletter | Thursday, May 5, 2022 | Translate / Traducción / ترجمة

Wonderings and worms

PSD kindergarteners build confidence, skills through exploration and laughter

To students’ delight, Suzanne Biedscheid’s garden friends recently lent a hand – or rather a segment – in her kindergarten class at Bacon Elementary School. As part of a careful investigation, the pink-and-brown-bodied worms were simply a hit with the tiny scientists.

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Kindergarten is an exciting and important first step on your student's educational journey. In PSD, you'll find students are supported in many ways with caring teachers and staff, positive school and classroom culture, as well as a collaborative, safe and welcoming learning environment. You don’t have to wait until August. Register for kindergarten for 2022-23 online today. >>

Celebrate PSD Grads at a Glance

Watch and read more on our 2022 Grads at a Glance website. We are featuring seniors from a different school each week leading up to commencement.

Read Neha Srikanth's story >>

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Watch Madison Gill-Twitt;'s video >>

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Watch Shayna Stevens's video >>

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Watch Lucas Pedemonte's video >>

Read Julia Wornock's story >>

Read Rowan Martey's story >>

Honoring ‘teacher heroes’ with words of gratitude

Poudre School District is proud to honor its 1,856 teachers during the 2022 Teacher Appreciation Week (May 2-6) and loves to celebrate them every day. For this occasion, we reached out to different people throughout the district to share some words of thanks for teachers who work with students of all ages.

"(They're) teaching skills to be kind, compassionate, generous, and thoughtful human beings. I’m humbled to work alongside these professionals who truly make our world a better place by being teachers." - Kathy Mackay, principal of Poudre High School

PSD now accepting requests for bus service for 2022-23 school year

To ensure that students needing transportation receive this service, riders must apply for busing each year. Families may request busing online here. Submitting a request is not a guarantee of services. More info is available on the Transportation FAQs >>

Apply for Free and Reduced Lunch for 2022-23 school year

For the upcoming school year, meals will no longer be free for all students, only for those who have been approved for the Free and Reduced Meal Program. See if you qualify >>

Reminder: the last day of school, May 25, is a half day

The last day of school for 2021-2022 will be a half day for students. Students will be released 3.5 hours early and no lunch will be served on that day. It will be a full day for staff.

PSD COVID-19 protocol updates are available on our suite of COVID web pages.