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Teller Elementary School

PRIDE Post: Friday, August 19, 2022

08/19/22, 5:06 PM

 

PRIDE Post: August 19, 2022

First Day of School Reminders

We are so excited to welcome students back to school on Monday, August 22nd. As a reminder, school starts at 7:35 a.m. and ends at 2:35 p.m. Please take a minute to review our drop off and pick up procedures to ensure the safety of our students and staff. 

Drop Off Procedures

  • To maximize student and staff safety, families should use Teller’s drop off map to familiarize themselves with morning traffic flow.

  • There is no parking in the no parking zones.

  • Do not encourage, ask, or demand that your student run across traffic to get to school. It is an expectation that all members of the Teller community use designated crosswalks.

  • Teller’s Kiss-n-Go lane, located on Jackson St. (drop off map) will be available Monday through Friday from 7:20 a.m. to 7:35 a.m.

    • We encourage all families who drive to school to utilize our Kiss-n-Go lane as this will limit the number of cars needing parking.

    • All traffic on Jackson St. is ONE WAY (south) during morning drop off (7:20 a.m. to 7:35 a.m.). Barricades will be used to prohibit north-bound traffic on Jackson St.

    • Do not turn around, back up, or pass cars while in the Kiss-n-Go lane.

    • Please ensure your student is ready to exit the vehicle immediately upon reaching the double gate.

    • Do not allow your student to exit the vehicle until you reach the double gate.

    • All students must exit the car on the curb-side only. Do not allow your student to get out of the vehicle on the street side.

    • Please do not exit your vehicle to help your child. Teller staff members will be available to assist if needed.

    • Kiss-n-Go lane users will no longer be able to turn right (west) on 11th Ave. Vehicles will need to proceed south on Jackson St. to 10th Ave., or turn left (east) on 11th Ave.

    • After 7:35 a.m. the Kiss-n-Go lane is closed. Parents/guardians must park in one of the designated parking zones and escort their student to the main entrance (Garfield St.)

  • ECE parents/guardians are required to sign their student in and out every day. This means ECE families will not be able to utilize our Kiss-n-Go lane and will need to park in a designated parking zone and walk your student to the ECE playground.

  • The east side of Garfield St. is our bus lane. Please do not park in our bus lane.

  • The staff parking lot is for staff parking only and is not to be used to drop off students. Barricades will be used to prohibit entry into the staff parking lot.

  • If you are not using the Kiss-n-Go lane, please note that parking is extremely limited. We ask all families to arrive at least 10 minutes early to ensure you have plenty of time to find parking and walk your student (using designated crosswalks) to the blacktop.

Pick Up Procedures

  • Classroom teachers will dismiss all students from their designated dismissal spots on the blacktop.

  • Students who are not picked up by 2:45 p.m. will be taken to the main office. Parents/guardians will need to come to the main entrance (Garfield St.) to pick up their student.

  • Our Kiss-n-Go Lane will not operate at dismissal.

  • The only afternoon parking restrictions are the bus lane and staff parking lot. Please do not park in the bus lane or staff parking lot. 

Fall Registration

We have 130 families that have not yet completed fall registration. There is still time to complete fall registration via Parent Portal before Monday. If this is your first time using Parent Portal and you need support navigating this online platform, you can If you need help in navigating the Parent Portal, check out the Family Navigation Guide. 

After School Enrichment 

After school enrichment registration opened this week, and although most classes are full there are a few classes with spots still available. Below is a list of classes with openings:

  1. Renaissance Adventures (Tuesdays)

  2. Power Kick and Soccer (Wednesdays)

  3. World of Design Art (Thursdays)

  4. Wheat Ridge Art Studios (Fridays)

  5. Science of Superpowers (Fridays)

If you are interested in registering your child for one of the enrichment classes listed above, you can do so here. 

In addition to the classes listed above, Mrs. Bartos has a few spots available in Concert Band (Mondays). If you are interested in registering your child for Concert Band, you can do so here.  

Permission to Walk Home

In order for students at Teller to walk home we required written permission for a parent/guardian. If you would you child(ren) to walk home, please fill out this form. 

After School Playground Usage

With the increase in after school child care needs, Discovery Link has increased their capacity to 150 students. With that being said, licensing requires Discovery Link to have  designated outdoor play areas. Starting Monday, August 22nd, Discovery Link will be utilizing the entire field, south playground, blacktop (south of the middle door), and the ECE playground from 2:45 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. You can view Discovery Link’s designated play area here.  

Hot Lunch Menu

If your child(ren) will be eating a lunch from school, you can view the hot lunch menu here. 

Due to the expiration of Federal Waivers that Nutrition Services has been operating under since the beginning of the pandemic, school lunches will no longer be free for all students in the 2022-23 school year. Breakfast will remain no charge for all students. Lunch prices for 2022-23 will be as follows:

  • Elementary lunches: $2.60

  • Middle School lunches: $2.75

  • High School lunches: $3

All meals will need to be recorded by student ID numbers when they take their breakfast and lunch, which means that every child needs to know their student ID number. If your child does not know their student ID number, please help them practice it before the start of the school year. Student ID numbers can be found in Parent Portal. If you are not able to locate your child's student ID in Parent Portal, feel free to contact our main office at 720-424-3560. Here is a pin pad template you can use when having your child practice their ID number. This is the same pin pad we use in the cafeteria. 

Medication Forms

If your child(ren) requires medication at school, please ensure you have filled out the appropriate medication form. Please understand no medication can be given to students without the correction medication form(s) on file. 

All medication forms can be found here. 

CoGAT Testing

If you are interested in having your child (1st, 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade) take the CogAT assessment this fall, please complete the nomination form. Applications can be found here. Applications for testing are due Friday, October 14th. Students can only take one cognitive assessment per calendar year, so if your child was already given the NNAT or the CogAT in the past calendar year (spring 2022), they cannot be assessed again this fall. To find out more information about CogAT testing and GT programming, please visit DPS's GT website or reach out to Marian Dorsey at marian_dorsey@dpsk12.org.

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