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The Panther Post Webber Middle School
Webber Middle School

                                   The Panther Post
                                                                              FEBRUARY 2021

 4201 Seneca Street
Fort Collins CO 80526

        Principal
      Bryan Davis
     970-488-7801                               Upcoming Dates

                                      Feb. 9      PFRG meeting 5:00 on Zoom
           Phone                      Feb. 14     Valentine’s Day
     970-488-7800

             Fax
     970-488-7811

  Attendance Line
     970-490-3089

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                Principal’s Pen
                The Webber community is filled with amazing, patient, and kind people. I can only
                imagine how the changes between phases have impacted families, yet everyone
                continues to make the adjustments. The Webber staff and I are committed to providing
                the best education, no matter what phase. The staff continues to reflect on what we are
                doing well and what we can improve. We will be asking more from students during
                phase 3 (hybrid). We are going to ask all students to be a part of the class each day.
                Whether they are at home or in person, our teachers are going to engage with them. This
                will look slightly different from subject to subject, but the bare minimum will be that all
                students check-in for a warm-up question and attendance. The teachers will be
                communicating with students about their expectations for engagement.

                At some point, we could move to phase 4. This phase has all students returning to school
                five days a week. My leadership team and I are planning for the safe return for all staff
                and students to a more “normal” school routine. All students and staff will be expected
                to wear masks, be encouraged to wash their hands, and do our best to distance students
                in the classrooms, hallways, and lunch.

                I am looking forward to the day when we will have all students back in school. I will be
                communicating with families and students before the shift to phase 4. Thank you,
                Webber community, for your incredible support during the entire school year. Please
                take care of yourself and your families.

                Mr. Davis
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                NPFH
                Webber Middle School has become a No Place for Hate School.

                What is NPFH?

                No Place for Hate® is an initiative of the Anti-
                Defamation League offered free to schools. With
                public displays of hate on the rise, it is more
                important than ever for schools to commit to
                programs that clearly define expectations in
                behavior for all members of the community. Whether you are a student, educator, or
                family member, you have a role to play in combating bias and bullying as a means to
                stop the escalation of hate.

                Webber has formed a committee to implement the No Place For Hate® mission. The
                initiative is designed to rally the entire school around the goal of creating a welcoming
                community committed to stopping all forms of bias and bullying. Throughout the rest
                of this school year, and years to come, there will be activities with intention to create
                an inclusive environment and diminish hate in our school. All students and families
                with have opportunity to participate in the program and activities. Please contact Mrs.
                Broste ebroste@psdschools.org or Ms. Nestle mnestle@psdschools.org if you are
                interested in this group. Meetings will be Friday’s at noon.
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                                    Lost or Missing Books?

                                    Missing Library and Textbook information:

                                    What to do if your student has lost a book and how do you know?

                                    Your student *may* have received an email notifying you of a lost library book fine.
                                    Listed in the body of the email is the title of the book/material and the price of the book.

                                    All items checked out to your student’s account can be found using the OPAC system.
                                    Log in with student username and password. All materials are listed under:

                                             My Account > My Borrowing
                                             be sure to check both fine and loan.
                                             https://lib.psdschools.org/Library/Home

Now what?
It is your student’s responsibility to return the listed materials. Students may return both media center and classroom novels
at our curbside checkout location. We have a Library return tub located near the building doors by the South bike racks 8-3
on weekdays. They may also return the materials to the front office between the hours of 8 to 3 on weekdays.

If your student has library books they checked out from last school year, you may notice they have been marked lost and a
fine is associated with those books. If you can locate the book, we'd love to get it back for the next student! Just return and
we can remove the lost fine. We will even happily take your elementary library books and send them back for you!
If the materials are truly lost, you may pay for the materials via SchoolPay. https://www.psdschools.org/schoolpay

If you see a lost/damage fine on your student’s account, but it is not showing up in SchoolPay, please email:
webberms@psdschools.org and we can work with Webber’s office manager to get it added to SchoolPay.
         • Media and library books: webberms@psdschools.org
         • Textbooks and classroom novels: please contact that specific teacher
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                Spring Athletics
                I know many of you have been waiting to hear about sports at the middle school level. As
                of today, January 15, here is what I can tell you regarding sports at Webber and in PSD.
                Our spring sports season is still a go at this time. That means that girls softball, boys and
                girls golf, and track are slated to happen right now if conditions continue to allow. As we
                all know, conditions can change rather quickly, so please stay connected to Webber for
                the latest sports updates.

                So, it is with excitement that I am here to tell you that SportsEngine registration and
                Schoolpay for Girls Softball will open on February 1st and stay open until March 5th.
                Please make sure your sports physicals are up to date and we have a copy of them on file
                in our office. Mrs. Schmieden (499-7804) can help with any questions you may have with
                the registration process.

                Protocols and guidelines to participate will be coming soon. Please stay tuned to our
                website for more details!

                Golf and track information will be coming as those seasons get closer. As for other sports,
                I do not have anything else to share at this time.

                Finally, I want to thank you all for your support and patience during these challenging
                times. As I have stated before, as the Athletic Director I believe sports play an integral
                part in a child’s life. Our coaches and I want sports back as much as anyone else. I also
                want to ensure that our athletes, coaches, and spectators are protected, and safe at events.

                We will be back, and I believe that time is on the horizon.

                Thank you.

                Mr. Kind
                Athletic Director
                Webber Middle School
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                Health Tech
                Sam Torbert is our health tech so if you need to email immunizations or contact him
                with any questions please reach out to him at storbert@psdschools.org or
                970-488-7808.

                Ice Cream Party Celebration
                                 Mrs. Kearns won a school ice cream party for being a
                                      "Colorado teacher of the year" candidate.
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                                 Honors English
                                 Students in Dr. Hollingsworth's Honors English 8 class are learning various strategies for
                                 writing original poetry. During a recent lesson, they discussed how poetry can be a peaceful
                                 and ethical platform for sharing perspectives regarding current social events. Students were
                                 tasked with reading news articles to learn more about particular issues and generating original
                                 poetic texts to represent some of the voices present related to the issue.

                                                      "Black Lives Matter"
                                                      They marched down the street,
                                                      Protesting so inequality does not repeat.
                                                      They marched for those who lost their lives,
                                                      So no more deaths are put in archives.
                                                      Little punishment the police received,
                                                      All because of white supremacy?
                                                      All their signs read "Black Lives Matter."
                                                      For George Floyd, and everyone else who had died .
                                                      They chanted: "Black Lives Matter!"
                                                      "Black Lives Matter!"

                                                      -Norah Small

           This is a three-poem set about global warming written from the eyes of different things affected by it.

"The City"                                  "The Ocean"                               "The Polar Bear"
Though the ocean waves by,                  The blue waters arise,                    I stare into the red sun’s glare.
The earth is quite dry,                     Reflecting the skies,                     (Why was there heat in the air?)
And it's littered with plastic and trash.   But sadly, not for long.                  While searching for something to eat.

There’s no trees in sight,                  For underneath,                           Standing on this ice,
No birds a flight,                          There’s no colorful reef;                 Might be for only the night,
‘Cause the air was gone in a flash.         And the fish are all dead and gone.       Because its melting away at my feet.

                                                                                      -Keolani Morrow
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STEM-X Summer Programs
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Reducing the Risk of COVID-19

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Reducing the Risk of COVID-19, continued...
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Family Resources
                 Family Support Resources                                  Servicios de apoyo para las familias
                         January 2021                                                  Enero de 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has created financial hardship for       La pandemia ocasionada por la COVID-19 ha creado
many in our community, leading to housing instability and      dificultades financieras para muchas personas en nuestra
                                                               comunidad, lo que ha tenido como consecuencia que se
food insecurity. There are financial resources available to
                                                               presente inestabilidad en la vivienda e inseguridad
help families and landlords and protections in place to help   alimentaria. Existen servicios de apoyo financiero para
people stay housed. Below is a summary of some key             ayudar a las familias y los propietarios, y también
resources that families can access for support with housing,   protección para que las personas puedan permanecer en sus
food, and utilities.                                           viviendas. A continuación se presenta un resumen de
                                                               algunos servicios de apoyo clave, a los que las familias
Context:                                                       pueden tener acceso para que se les apoye con la vivienda,
                                                               los alimentos y los servicios de agua y luz.
         »   CO eviction moratorium expired 12/31/2020 so
             evictions can resume for non-COVID-19 related     Situación actual:
             reasons. The federal moratorium will expire               »   Puesto que la suspensión del desalojo de
             1/31/2021.                                                    Colorado venció el 31 de diciembre de 2020, los
         »   50% of Larimer County renters spend more                      desalojos pueden reanudarse por motivos no
             than 30% of their income on housing (before                   relacionadas con la COVID-19. La suspensión
             the pandemic). National data suggests that 1                  federal seguirá vigente hasta el 31 de enero de
             in 4 of all renters and 1 in 2 Hispanic/Latinx                2021.
                                                                       »   El 50 % de los inquilinos o arrendatarios del
             renters worry about paying rent during the
                                                                           condado de Larimer gastan más del 30 % de sus
             pandemic.
                                                                           ingresos en vivienda (antes de la pandemia). Los
         »   More than $2.7 million in emergency rent                      datos nacionales indican que a 1 de cada 4 de
             assistance has been distributed in Larimer                    todos los inquilinos, y 1 de cada 2 inquilinos
             County since March 2020.                                      hispanos o latinos, les preocupa cómo pagar el
         »   Prior to the pandemic, 1 in 11 Coloradoans                    alquiler durante la pandemia.
             reported not knowing where their next meal                »   Desde marzo de 2020, más de $2.7 millones
             would come from. Because of the pandemic, 1                   en asistencia de emergencia se han distribuido
             in 3 Coloradoans (especially those with young                 en el condado de Larimer, para ayudar con el
             children) now report this type of food                        pago del alquiler.
             insecurity.                                               »   Antes de la pandemia, 1 de cada 11 habitantes de
                                                                           Colorado informó no tener certeza sobre cómo
The following information is not a comprehensive list of                   obtener su siguiente comida. Debido a la
resources in the community, but rather is designed to direct               pandemia, 1 de cada 3 habitantes de Colorado
families to key resources specific to financial needs during               (especialmente los que tienen niños pequeños)
COVID-19.                                                                  ahora reporta este tipo de inseguridad
                                                                           alimentaria.
Need additional support or resources not listed below?
                                                               La siguiente información no es una lista completa de todos
•    Contact your school’s Family Liaison:                     los servicios de apoyo en la comunidad. Más bien, está
     https://sites.google.com/a/psdschools.org/fl-template/    diseñada para que las familias se dirijan a los servicios de
                                                               apoyo clave, relacionados con las necesidades de tipo
•    Call 211 for help in English and Spanish M-F
                                                               económico durante la COVID-19.
     8:00 – 5:00.
                                                               ¿Necesita asistencia o servicios de apoyo adicionales que no
                                                               se hayan mencionado más adelante?
                                                               •   Comuníquese con el Enlace Familiar de su escuela:
                                                                   https://sites.google.com/a/psdschools.org/fl-template/
                                                               •   Llame al 211 para obtener ayuda en inglés y español, de
                                                                   lunes a viernes, entre las 8:00 a.m. y las 5:00 p.m.

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Family Resources, continued...
                Emergency Rental Support                                Ayuda de emergencia para el pago del alquiler

State and federal funding sources approved in late                Las fuentes de financiamiento estatales y federales, que
December 2020 may cover past due rent as well as future           se aprobaron a fines de diciembre de 2020, pueden cubrir
rent payments to help families with COVID-19 related              el pago del alquiler que aún no se haya pagado, así como
financial strain stabilize their housing.                         el pago del alquiler futuro, para ayudar a que las familias
                                                                  con dificultades financieras, relacionadas con la
If you cannot pay your rent:                                      COVID-19, puedan estabilizar su vivienda.
• Ask your landlord if they are accessing the
    Property Owner Preservation (POP) program. POP                Si no puede pagar su alquiler:
    pays landlords directly if you are not able to pay rent due   • Pregúntele al propietario de su vivienda si tiene acceso al
    to financial or health impacts of COVID-19. POP funding           programa de Preservación de Propietarios (Property
    will cover the full monthly rent amount.                          Owner Preservation) (POP, por sus siglas en inglés). El
• If your landlord is not accessing POP or you don’t                  POP le paga directamente a los propietarios, en el caso
    qualify (the financial stress is not related to COVID),           de que el inquilino o arrendatario no pueda pagar el
    access: Neighbor to Neighbor:                                     alquiler, por razones de tipo económico o de salud
          Find application for rent assistance via n2n.org.          relacionadas con la COVID-19. El financiamiento del
            Apply online or by phone at 970-488-2382.                 POP cubre el costo total del alquiler mensual.
            Hours: M-Th 8:00 – 12:00, 1:00 – 5:00,                • Si el propietario de su vivienda no tiene acceso al POP, o
            F 8:00 – 12:00                                            usted no califica (su dificultad financiera no está
            Note: Neighbor to Neighbor is working hard to             relacionada con la COVID-19), contacte a las siguientes
            process all rent applications, however due to             agencias: Neighbor to Neighbor:
            demand there may be a 1-2 week wait for                        Obtenga la solicitud para recibir ayuda para el
            assistance.                                                        pago del alquiler a través de n2n.org. Presente la
• Interfaith Solidarity and Accompaniment Coalition                            solicitud en línea o por teléfono llamando al
    (ISAAC):                                                                   970-488-2382. Horario: De lunes a jueves, entre
          Members of our immigrant community can                              las 8:00 a.m. y el mediodía, y la 1:00 y las
            access urgent rent support from ISAAC by                           5:00 p.m.; los viernes, entre las 8:00 a.m. y el
            calling the Fuerza Latina Immigrant                                mediodía. Nota: Aunque Neighbor to Neighbor
            Assistance Hotline, available 24/7 at                              está trabajando incansablemente para procesar
            970-472-1501.                                                      todas las solicitudes de asistencia para el pago del
                                                                               alquiler, es posible que, debido a la demanda,
                                                                               tenga que esperar entre 1 y 2 semanas para recibir
                                                                               asistencia.
                                                                  • Interfaith Solidarity and Accompaniment Coalition
                                                                      (ISAAC, por sus siglas en inglés):
                                                                           Los miembros de nuestra comunidad de
                                                                               inmigrantes pueden tener acceso al apoyo de
                                                                               emergencia, para el pago del alquiler, mediante
                                                                               ISAAC, llamando a la línea telefónica directa
                                                                               de Asistencia de Fuerza Latina para
                                                                               Inmigrantes: 970-472-1501, la cual está
                                                                               disponible las 24 horas del día, los siete días de
                                                                               la semana.

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Family Resources, continued...
                     Eviction Legal Aid                                       Asistencia legal en caso de desalojo

If you get an eviction notice:                                    Si recibe un aviso de desalojo:
                                                                  • Contacte lo antes posible a las agencias mencionadas
• Contact the above agencies for emergency rent support as
                                                                      previamente, para obtener ayuda de emergencia para el
    soon as possible and tell them you received an eviction           pago del alquiler. Explíqueles que recibió un aviso de
    notice, even if you have accessed rent support in the past.       desalojo, aunque ya haya tenido acceso a la asistencia
• Contact Colorado Legal Services for help responding to              para el pago del alquiler.
    an eviction notice: Phone: 970-493-2891, 211, W.              • Comuníquese con los Servicios Legales de Colorado, con
    Magnolia St. Fort Collins, CO 80521                               el objeto de recibir ayuda para responder a un aviso de
                                                                      desalojo: Teléfono: 970-493-2891; dirección: 211 W.
• Review this Housing Empowerment Guide                               Magnolia St. Fort Collins, CO 80521
    (https://fuerzalatinafoco.org/resources) prepared by          • Examine la Guía para Fortalecer los Derechos de
    Fuerza Latina to understand your rights and the type of           Vivienda (Housing Empowerment Guide)
    information that you will need to gather.                         (https://fuerzalatinafoco.org/resources), que Fuerza
                                                                      Latina ha creado con la finalidad de que conozca sus
                                                                      derechos y el tipo de información que se debe recopilar.
  For Families Experiencing or At Risk of Homelessness

If you are being asked to leave your home, you can get help           Información para familias que hayan quedado sin
                                                                           vivienda, o estén en riesgo de perderla:
from these organizations:
• Family Housing Network:                                         Si se le pide que abandone su vivienda, puede obtener ayuda
    www.familyhousingnetwork.org/                                 de las organizaciones que se presentan a continuación:
• Day Center and offices: 1606 S Lemay #103, Fort                 • Family Housing Network:
                                                                      www.familyhousingnetwork.org/
    Collins, CO 80525. Phone: 970-484-3342.
                                                                  • “Day Center” y oficinas: 1606 S Lemay #103, Fort
    Hours: M - Sa 9:00am – 4:00pm                                     Collins, CO 80525. Teléfono: 970-484-3342. Horario:
• Catholic Charities, The Mission in Fort Collins                     De lunes a sábado, entre las 9:00 a.m. y las 4:00 p.m.
    for emergency overnight shelter. Call for an                  • Catholic Charities, The Mission en Fort Collins ofrece
    appointment: Phone: 970-484-5010.                                 refugio de emergencia en la noche. Llamar para pedir
    Hours: M-F 8:30 - 4:30, 460 Linden Center Dr.                     cita: Teléfono: 970-484-5010. Horario: De lunes a
                                                                      viernes, entre las 8:30 a.m. y las 4:30 p.m.; dirección:
    Fort Collins, CO 80524
                                                                      460 Linden Center Dr. Fort Collins, CO 80524.
• Homeward Alliance, in partnership with the Family               • Homeward Alliance, en colaboración con el Family
    Center/La Familia, Fuerza Latina and the Family                   Center, Fuerza Latina y el Family Housing Network,
    Housing Network, provides services through the                    presta servicios a través del Camino a Casa Collective.
    Camino a Casa Collective.                                               El Collective ofrece asistencia bilingüe para
                                                                               encontrar servicios de apoyo para las familias,
         The Collective offers bilingual resource
                                                                               principalmente las de habla hispana, y ayudarlas
             navigation assistance to help families—primarily                  a conectarse con los servicios de asistencia de la
             Spanish-speaking—connect to community                             comunidad. El Collective proporciona
             resources. This collective provides flexible                      financiación flexible para artículos que a menudo
             funding for items that are not often covered by                   no están cubiertos por otras agencias (por
             other agencies (e.g. application fees).                           ejemplo, el costo relacionado con las solicitudes).
                                                                            Para obtener más información, o asistencia,
         For more information or assistance, please                           comuníquese con Nancy Camacho, personal de
             contact Nancy Camacho, Bilingual Family                           apoyo bilingüe de Family Housing para las
             Housing Navigator, at                                             familias, enviando un mensaje a través del correo
             Nancy@HomewardAlliance.org or call                                electrónico a Nancy@HomewardAlliance.org,
             (970) 430-6513. Hours M-F 8:00 – 5:00, Sa-Su                      o llamando al teléfono (970) 430-6513. Horario:
                                                                               De lunes a viernes, entre las 8:00 a.m. y las
             8:00– 1:00                                                        5:00 p.m.; los sábados y domingos, entre las
                                                                               8:00 a.m. y la 1:00 p.m.

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Family Resources, continued...
                         Food Support                                                Ayuda con comidas

Food insecurity has increased rapidly during the COVID          La inseguridad alimentaria ha aumentado rápidamente
pandemic. We encourage every family who is facing food          durante la pandemia ocasionada por la COVID-19. Le
insecurity to reach out and see if they are eligible for SNAP   recomendamos a todas las familias, que enfrentan inseguridad
                                                                alimentaria, que se informen si califican para recibir ayuda de
(food stamps) or WIC (for families with very young children).
                                                                SNAP (cupones para alimentos [“food stamps”]) y WIC (para
The recently passed Federal COVID Relief bill includes an
                                                                familias con niños muy pequeños). El proyecto de ley federal
increase in SNAP benefits and additional changes that expand    de alivio económico por motivo de la COVID-19, que
eligibility. Many organizations are ready to help with SNAP     recientemente se aprobó, incluye un aumento en la ayuda que
and WIC eligibility and enrollment support (support is          provee SNAP, así como cambios adicionales mediante los
available in English and Spanish).                              cuales se facilita calificar para recibir ayuda. Muchas
                                                                organizaciones están preparadas para asistir a las personas,
•    Food Bank for Larimer County, Daysi Sweaney at             con el propósito de determinar si califican para SNAP y WIC,
     970-829-0152 or snap@foodbanklarimer.org                   al igual que brindar apoyo para llenar la inscripción (se ofrece
•    Larimer County Public Assistance Support,                  apoyo en inglés y español).
     970-498-6300 or benefits@larimer.org
•    Hunger Free Colorado, 855-855-4626 or                      •   Food Bank for Larimer County (Banco de alimentos del
     http://bit.ly/SNAPAppHelp                                      condado de Larimer), persona de contacto: Daysi
•    Or apply online directly through Colorado’s PEAK               Sweaney, teléfono: 970-829-0152 o dirección de correo
     https://coloradopeak.secure.force.com/ Note: PSD               electrónico: snap@foodbanklarimer.org
     tablets and laptops can access the PEAK website            •   Larimer County Public Assistance Support (Apoyo de
                                                                    asistencia pública del condado de Larimer), teléfono:
                                                                    970-498-6300 o correo electrónico:
                                                                    benefits@larimer.org
                       Utilities Support
                                                                •   Hunger Free Colorado, teléfono: 855-855-4626 o correo
                                                                    electrónico: http://bit.ly/SNAPAppHelp
If you receive a notice that your utilities will be shut-off    •   O presente su solicitud en línea, directamente a través de
unless you make payment:                                            Colorado’s PEAK en
                                                                    https://coloradopeak.secure.force.com/ Nota: Se puede
•    Contact one of these agencies for one-time bill payment
                                                                    tener acceso al sitio web de PEAK con las tabletas y las
     assistance:
                                                                    computadoras portátiles del PSD.
          Catholic Charities Larimer County,
              970-484-5010
          The Family Center/La Familia, 970-221-1615                  Ayuda con el pago de agua y luz (“Utilities”)
          Goodwill of Colorado, 888-775-5327
                                                                Si recibe un aviso indicando que a menos que efectúe un pago
•    Contact the City of Fort Collins Utilities to set up a     le cortarán el servicio de agua y luz:
     payment arrangement: 970-212-2900, V/TDD: 711 or
     email utilities@fcgov.com                                  •   Comuníquese con una de las siguientes agencias para
•    Visit: fcgov.com/utilities-affordability                       obtener asistencia con el pago de la cuenta (Se ofrece
                                                                    asistencia una vez.):
                                                                         Catholic Charities Larimer County,
                                                                            970-484-5010
                                                                         The Family Center/La Familia, 970-221-1615
                                                                         Goodwill of Colorado, 888-775-5327
                                                                •   Contacte a la City of Fort Collins Utilities para establecer
                                                                    un plan de pago: Teléfono: 970-212-2900, V/TDD: 711
                                                                    o correo electrónico: utilities@fcgov.com
                                                                •   Vaya al sitio web fcgov.com/utilities-affordability
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