Posted October 29, 2021
Dear Hallett Families,
We had a wonderful last week of October! Thank you to all the families that came out today and joined our Halloween parade!
If you are looking for safe trick-or-treating this weekend, McAuliffe International School has invited Hallett families to Trunk-or-Treat l tonight at from 5:30-7:30pm in the McAuliffe parking lot.
This week’s newsletter is packed with information! There is an important reminder about bringing lunches from home, a new place for Hallett families to find resources on our website, and information on how to order you Thanksgiving Basket from House Worship Center!
We hope you have a wonderful weekend. Happy Halloween!
With love,
Dominique Jefferson
Parents:
Please do not send your child to school with a lunch that needs to be microwaved. We do not have microwaves available for students to use during their lunch periods nor do we have microwaveable bowls or plates available for students to use.
Your child’s safety is our number one concern and we would hate for your child to spill a hot meal on themselves or another student. If you have any questions, please contact the school at 720-424-6070.
Once again, the House Worship Center will be providing Hallett families with Thanksgiving Food Baskets. The baskets will include a large turkey and all the fixings needed to complete a meal for a family of five.
If you would like to receive a food basket, please contact the House Worship Center at 303-355-0297 between the hours of 9:30 – 5:00. Reservations must be made by Thursday, November 18th.
The Thanksgiving Food Basket Giveaway will take place on Monday, November 22nd at The Park Hill Golf Club located at 4141 E. 35th Avenue, Denver. The time for the pick up of the baskets will be forwarded as we get closer to the date.
Visit the new resources page on our website to find a wide range of supports available to families!
Below is just some of what you will find there! Visit our website to view all of the resources available!
Mental Health Agencies (Therapy/Counseling)
Mental Health Hotlines & Websites
Denver Health School-Based Health ClinicsThe closest Denver Health School-Based Health Clinic to Hallett is at Bruce Randolph: 3955 Steele St.
Services
Housing and Shelter
Food Pantries
We have been informed that due to shipping delays that our spirit wear items will not be fulfilled within the original 2-3 week timeline. At this time we have been told that it will late November is when we will likely receive orders. We are in touch with our vendor on a weekly basis and will keep everyone updated!
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
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.
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
New for this school year, all schools (regardless of start time) will be delayed by two hours if a Weather Delay is called by the district.
We are committed to informing families about school closures or delays as early as possible – with the goal to make the call by 5 a.m.
The decision to delay or close will be made by the superintendent. That decision is based on expected accumulation of snow, the size of the storm and its duration.
The superintendent, transportation director and other district officials assess local & national weather projections and an independent weather service. Leaders also confer with City of Denver plowing schedules, CDOT and neighboring school districts before making the call.
When inclement weather reaches the metro area, members of the DPS Department of Safety and Facility Management teams visit sites checking on the impact of the weather in and around our schools. That information is shared with DPS leadership and is used in the decision-making process.
DPS announces closures or delays via the following communications tools:
The decision to keep schools open, to delay them or to close them during winter weather is made with one overriding factor in mind: the well-being of DPS students and their families. Schools are not only vital places of learning for students, but they also provide nutrition, health care, counseling and essential support services. Whenever possible, DPS strives to keep schools open. If schools are closed, all school-related activities that day – athletics, performances – are also canceled.
If schools are closed, all school-related activities that day – athletics, performances – are also canceled.
New for the 2019-20 school year, all schools (regardless of start time) will be delayed by two hours if a Weather Delay is called by the district.The end time of the school day will not change.
Discovery Link programming, available at many of our schools, will also be delayed by two hours, beginning at 8:30 a.m. instead of 6:30 a.m. Please know that Discovery Link is available only for enrolled students.
We encourage families to seek out alternative childcare. If you are concerned about your ability to do so, please connect with your school leader in advance of a delay. Note that before school Discovery Link programming will still occur (beginning two hours later) however these programs are only available to already enrolled students due to state licensing restriction
You can expect your bus to arrive about two hours later than it would arrive on a traditional day.
Unless it is otherwise communicated, afterschool activities will still happen on days when there is a two-hour delay.Updates will be posted on the dpsk12.org homepage.
Please submit questions to communications@dpsk12.org; frequently asked questions will be added to this list.
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