Posted October 15, 2021
Dear Hallett Families,
Happy Fall Break!!
Our front office has a few important announcements and reminders about dismissal procedures, updating your contact information, and calling in student absences. Please make sure you read all the information below!
Cooler weather is finally here, and that means it is chilly on the playground when students are arriving. Don’t forget to send your child(ren) to school with a jacket to wear!
Lastly, remember students do not have school on Monday, October 18!
We hope you have a wonderful Fall Break, and look forward to seeing students back at school on Tuesday!
With love,
Dominique Jefferson
Parents, please make sure that the office has updated contact information. If you have changed your phone number or address, please contact the school office at 720-424-6070. It is frustrating for the staff to have to contact you only to find out that your number or the numbers of emergency contacts are no longer valid.
After School Pick-UpParents, it is extremely important that you be on time to pick up your child from school in a timely manner. School releases at 4:05, please arrive at the school no later than 4:15.
We do understand that there will be instances where you may be late. Please be considerate and contact the school office if you know you will be delayed in picking up your child. Contacting the school office on a daily basis to advise that you will be late is unacceptable.
If you would like information about the before and / or afterschool program, please let us know and we will send you the information.
If you are changing how your child is getting home for the afternoon, please contact the school prior to 3:30 so that we have time to get notifications out to the student as well as as to their teachers.
If your child will be absent from school, please contact the school office to advise. If we do not hear from you, then your child will have an unverified absence.
We are looking for a Teacher & Paraprofessional to join our amazing team!! If you, or someone you know, is looking to join a team of talented educators dedicated to making learning joyful, call our front office today! 720-424-6070
Students are allowed to dress up for Halloween on Friday, October 29! ( Please do not send your student with any type of toy weapon as part of their costume.)
At 3:30 p.m. that day we will have a Halloween Block Parade! Students will parade around the outside of the school building, parents are welcome to join us!
If there is inclement weather, then students will parade around the halls of Hallett.
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.
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.
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!
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
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
Join the Black Family Advisory Council to make positive changes for Black students and families in Denver Public Schools!
How to get involved:
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)
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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON CLASS SCHEDULE
AND TO REGISTER FOR ANY OF THE CLASSES AND SERVICES, PLEASE CONTACT:
FACE Center – Johnson Elementary School1850 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