Character Trait: Leadership A person of positive influence in the lives of others. They have a vision of what can be. They know the way, show the way and they go the way.

From Head of School, Lacey Scadden

I have been able to witness some great examples of leadership this year at CECFC West MS. From our teachers as leaders who are pioneering teaching methods during the pandemic across our CEC Network, to student leaders rising up within the classrooms. My favorite part of leadership is in our definition talking about being a positive influence. So often in our society it is easy to get caught up in negative influences. At West MS we make it a point to value positively influencing our community to do the right thing. I see so many students positively influencing each other to be kind, do their school work, and try their best. I can't ask for a better culture to have! I am so grateful for the leadership that comes out of CECFC West MS   #WolfPackGotYourBack

Important Dates Mon-Thur - Boys and Girls Club 3-6pm, free Fri, Feb 12 - Boys and Girls Club TWEEN NIGHT Mon, Feb 15 - Presidents Day, no school Thur, Feb 18, 6pm - Virtual Information Session Mon, Feb 22, 6pm - SAC Meeting, all welcome March 15-19 Spring Break Week Thu, May 13, 5-6pm 8th Grade Promotion

May 13th 5-6 pm CECFC HS 4424 Innovation Drive - Tickets will be available soon

PTA/SAC Meeting Monday, Feb 22, 6pm - We want to hear your voice RSVP to Andrew.Pine@coloradoearlycolleges.org Click here to join the meeting

Gifted and Talented Testing NNAT-3 testing is coming up for the 6th grade class on Thursday, February 18 Click here to see the flyer

Internet and Website Issues We apologize for the internet issues we have had recently. Over the past three weeks we have had school-wide internet issues which we are working to troubleshoot. Thank you for your student's patience. Have them check Teams and look for teacher instructions if they cannot access a live class. Yesterday, we launched a new CEC school wide website. We are working out the glitches and appreciate your patience with accessing content.

Water bottle fillers have been added to both floors of our building. Please have your student bring a water bottle to school.

Please consider signing up for Boys and Girls’ Club on location at CEC West MS.  This is a free afterschool care program from 3-6pm Monday-Thursday.   Please register at this link Contact Club Director, Christine Jirsa, at 970-939-7899 for questions or more information. Tween Night this Friday, Feb 12 Must be registered and RSVP to Christine to attend Due to the popularity, Tween night will be every Friday night alternating between movie and game nights. Here are dates for February: Friday, February 12 - Game Night (Dinner, Board Games, Valentine Cookie Decorating Contest, Dodgeball, Community Service Project) Friday, February 19 - Movie Night (Dinner, Movie to be announced, Popcorn and Movie Candy) Friday, February 26 - Game Night (Dinner, Board Games, Torch Club (Leadership) Meeting, Dodgeball, Art Project)

Enrollment Open for 2021-2022! We would love your help in spreading the word about open enrollment for the 2021-2022 school year. When we ask students how they heard about CEC, 9 times out of 10 it is because a friend, relative, or neighbor shared this with them. Our schools continue to grow and we continue to impact more and more Colorado families because of YOU! If you know a family that could benefit from our program, you can share our Facebook posts, our Informational Webinars, or the link to enroll. Please contact Jule Zehrung with any questions or suggestions! Next Virtual Information Sessions are: Thursday, February 18 at 6pm Saturday, March 6 at 10am Existing students do not need to re-enroll.

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Help us fill out the Yearbook with YOUR photos: Please upload pictures of your student's: Summer activities to this link Remote learning activities to this link Celebrating Fall and Winter to this link and Pets to this link

Remember, you can earn a $100 E-Gift Card for every student you refer to CECFC West MS! We look forward to seeing new faces next year! Due to new state requirements, awards will ONLY be given to active students or a parent/guardian with an active student who completely fills out the Refer-A-Friend Form and submits it by October 1 of the current school year.

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