Hallett Community News: 10/8/21

Posted October 8, 2021

Upcoming Dates For Your Calendar

  • Monday-Thursday, October 11-14: Virtual Family Conferences
  • Friday, October 15 – Monday, October 18: Fall Break, No School.
  • Monday, November 22 – Friday, November 26: Thanksgiving Break, No School for Students

Dear Hallett Families,

It is finally starting to feel like fall!

As it starts to cool down, don’t forget to send your child(ren) to school with a jacket to wear during recess!

Don’t forget, next week teachers will conduct virtual family conferences to talk about your child’s progress. Additionally, next Friday, October 15 is the start of Fall Break! Students do not have school on that Friday or the following Monday, October 18!

Enjoy the fall weather this weekend! We can’t wait to see you back at school on Monday.

With love,
Dominique Jefferson

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Virtual Family Conferences

Conferences will be conducted virtually start next week on Monday, October 11! Teachers will be conducting virtual conferences all next week. If you do not have conference scheduled with your child(red)’s teacher, please reach out to them.

COVID-19 Decision Tree

As schools continue to receive calls about positive COVID exposures and test results, we want to make sure you are aware of the COVID Decision Tree used by DPS to quarantine or isolate students. PLEASE keep us apprised of exposures, test results, etc. We would like to continue in-person learning for as long as possible for our students, and we need your help to do so. Keeping sick children home is important for doing that. Thank you for helping us with this.

Counseling Resources

The University of Colorado Denver Student and Community Counseling Center clinic provides counseling services for children, families, and individual adults for DPS at a rate of $10 per session provided by our Masters-level counselors.

Trunk-or-Treat
Fresh Produce for All Families Every Friday!

Fresh Produce for All Families Every Friday!

Free fresh produce will be available after school on the basketball courts for all Hallett families! Produce is provided by Food Bank of the Rockies and will be available on a first come first basis.

Other non-perishable food will be available on Fridays for pick-up as well!

Friday Powersacks

Dear Hallett Families,

This school year your student will receive and bring home a large “Powersack” of food, which is being provided by your friends at Food for Thought!

We are a grass-roots group of neighbors who want to make sure every student has meals to eat over the weekend! We hope this bag will help provide meals and snacks for your student and your family each weekend. All funds for this food are privately funded with great passion. Please be respectful of the contents of the bag! Help us by ensuring all the food gets to your home or a family in need. We are very cautious of ‘expired’ dating. Please review the attached documents to understand how these dates are determined. If you don’t need the food in this bag, please pass it on to another family member or neighbor in need.

Your student will receive a Powersack every other Friday during the school year. Students will receive the Powersack on the following dates Friday:

9/24, 10/1, 10/29, 11/12, 12/3 and 12/17.

We welcome your feedback! Please let us know what you think of our program! You can reach us at info@foodforthoughtdenver.org. If you have additional questions feel free to contact your School representative, Brittany Talvy at 720-424-6099 or brittany_talvy@dpsk12.org

We wish you and your student(s) a productive and fun school year.

Bob Bell

Co-Founder

Food For Thought – Denver

720-201-9192

www.FoodForThoughtDenver.com

Pink Pantry Totes of Hope

Pink Pantry Totes of Hope is teaming up with the staff of Hallett Academy and the Food Bank of the Rockies to offer a supply of nutritious meals and snacks for students over their weekends and extended breaks, free of charge. Bags will be distributed to students at dismissal on the last school day before the weekend or break. Occasionally there will be fresh produce and food available on Friday on the playground by the basketball courts.

Any child enrolled in Hallett Academy is able to receive these weekly bags of food. If you feel like your family is in need from this program, we encourage you to sign up by filling the form out below and returning it to school. Only one form is needed per family, but include information for each child on the form below. This information is kept confidential. Once your family is signed up, they will receive bags of food each week until they leave the school or until you no longer wish to participate.

We encourage you to take advantage of this program for your family and your students. Questions or concerns? Please contact: Brittany Talvy, School Psychologist 720-424-6099 or at Brittany_talvy@dpsk12.org

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Click here to download the form | Fill out online: https://forms.gle/4mPvo4tfEwKYRJeW9

Black Family Advisory Council

Join the Black Family Advisory Council to make positive changes for Black students and families in Denver Public Schools!

How to get involved:

  • Join our discussion with the new DPS superintendent on the needs of our community. Sign up here
  • Fill out our interest form and we will get you added to our communications to join our next meeting. Sign up here
  • Follow us on social media: @DPS.BFAC
  • Email us: DPS.BFAC@gmail.com
Drive-Thru Food Distribution
Rent Assistance
Virtual Library

Did you know that your student has access to tens of thousands of books and audiobooks online? This is an incredible tool that your student and family can use to read as many books as you could possibly want. Don’t miss out on this resource! (You can also add the Denver Public Library to your profile to access even more titles)
To learn how to use this app, please watch the video below. (English & Spanish options below)

FACE Center

The FACE Centers offer free wraparound services to community members 16 or older in order to obtain critical life skills to increase their economic self-sufficiency and the academic achievement of their students.

The FACE Centers offer a variety of multi-generation services at one location, making it convenient for families to benefit from multiple services offered in their school community. Participants do not have to be DPS parents, all services are open to all community members.

FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES OFFERED AT THE FACE CENTERS

  • GED Classes
  • Workforce development: Job placement, resume building, workforce training, interview preparation
  • DPS Hiring Pipeline: for jobs available in Food Services Department, Facilities, Paraprofessional and more!
  • English Classes
  • Financial LiteracyCitizenship classes
  • Computer classes
  • Early Literacy classes
  • Legal Clinics and Workshops
  • Basic needs assistance
  • Social Emotional Support
  • Free Childcare during all classes

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON CLASS SCHEDULE
AND TO REGISTER FOR ANY OF THE CLASSES AND SERVICES, PLEASE CONTACT:
FACE Center – Johnson Elementary School

1850 South Irving St. Denver, CO 80219 Phone: 720.424.2970

FACE Center – John H. Amesse Elementary School

54400 Scranton St. Denver, CO, 80239 Phone: 720.424.2961