Teller Elementary School

PRIDE Post: Friday, August 26, 2022

08/26/22, 4:42 PM

 

PRIDE Post: August 26, 2022

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What’s For Lunch

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Upcoming Events

• Thursday, September 1: Tiger Voices Auditions @ 2:35 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. 

• Friday, September 2nd: First Friday Reading Buddies

• Friday, September 2nd: Teller’s Farmers’ Market @ 2:35 p.m.

• Friday, September 2nd: Tiger Voices Auditions @ 2:35 p.m. to 3:45 p.m.  

• Monday, September 5th: No School (Labor Day)

• Tuesday, September 6th: Dine for Teller @ Birdcall 

• Tuesday, September 6th: PTA Meeting @ 6:10 p.m. 

• Thursday, September 8th: Gifted and Talented Information Night @ 5:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. (in-person) or 6:00 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. (virtual)

• Friday, September 9th: Teller Community Block Party @ 4:00pm to 10:00 p.m.

• Monday, September 12th: Fall Enrichment Registration Closes @ 6:00 p.m. AND Fall Enrichment Classes Begin

• Sunday, September 25th: Dine for Teller @ Trellis Wine Bar

• Friday, September 30th: No School (Planning and Assessment Day)

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We Need Your Help!

We still have 92 families that have not yet completed fall registration. With school count days right around the corner, we need every family to complete online registration as soon as possible. 

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. 

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Friday Dance Parties

Today was our first Friday Dance Party. Our students enjoyed dancing to a variety of music during recess. If you are ever in the dancin’ mood, feel free to come and join us! 

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Have You Seen It?!

Our beautiful wall mural is complete. Whitney Holbourn, thank you helping make our school a beautiful place to be. We can’t wait to see what you have in store for us next.  

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Field Trip Fees

As mentioned at Back to School Night, field trip fees can now be paid via MySchoolBucks. Each grade-level has a designated field trip fee which needs to be paid on or before Friday, September 2nd. If you need support with navigating MySchoolBucks, please click here. 

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A Few Spots Left...

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. 

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Tiger Voices Auditions

Tiger Voices Auditions will be held on September 1st and 2nd.  Students that have registered will need to go to the auditorium at 2:35.  They may bring a light snack to eat while others are auditioning.  Families need to pick up their children at 3:45 outside the double blue auditorium doors at the front of the building.  Students in Discovery Link will be escorted back to Discovery Link.  Families will be notified by email on September 2nd by 8:00 PM as to whether or not their child has been selected to join the class this semester.   We want to give every child an opportunity to be a part of this community therefore If your child is not selected to join this semester we will invite them to join us in the second semester, in January when our focus will be on choral singing with two part harmonies and partner songs.  

Instrumental Music

Come join our dynamic after school instrumental music programs at Teller. There are still spaces left in the Violin and Beginning Band classes.  Percussion and Saxophone are full. However, we still have Trumpet, Trombone, Clarinet and Flute available. Please contact Jennifer Bartos at jbartos@dpsk12.org if you have any questions regarding these programs.

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Multi-Intensive Autism Center

Please help us in welcoming our new students to Teller! This week, Teller Elementary School opened its very first Multi-Intensive Autism Center-Based Classroom (MIA). Our students 3rd - 5th grade receive specialized educational services within their own classroom. As an inclusive school, MIA students integrate into grade-level classrooms with the support of a paraprofessional. People with ASD may communicate, interact, behave, and learn in ways that are different from other people, and we are committed to providing an inclusive educational environment for these and all students. For more information about Autism, please check out this website. 

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Teller’s Backpack Friends

Teller’s Backpack Friends program is BACK! Backpack Friends was created to ensure no Teller student faces hunger. Through the generous support of the Teller community and the Rocky Mountain Food Bank, Backpack Friends helps families feed themselves and their children. Each week  volunteers pack 2 bags per family to take home based on each family’s needs. If you would like to receive food bags, please fill out this form. The first set of food bags will be distributed on Friday, September 9th.  

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Join Teller’s CSC

Would you like to join Teller’s CSC? The Collaborative School Committee (CSC) brings together families, staff and community members to create and implement a plan to promote high achievement within a school. This committee meets on a regular basis throughout the school year and is an opportunity for key stakeholders to have a voice in their school. If you are interested in serving on Teller’s CSC, please fill out this nomination form. 

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Farmers’ Market: Friday, September 2nd

Come and join Mr. Kraft’s 5th grade class at our first Farmers’ Market of the 2022-2023 school year. Students will be selling fresh produce after school from 2:35 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. This year we have the ability to accept cash or credit cards. 

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Teller’s Community Block Party: Friday, September 9th

Join us for the party of the year on Friday, September 9th from 4:00 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. for our annual Community Block Party. This family friendly event is FREE so much fun! We will have food trucks, an inflatable obstacle course, rock climbing wall, Jacob’s ladder, dunk tank, Spider Jump, 4-Way Bungee Trampoline, and a movie under the stars. Invite your family and friends! For more information, click here. 

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Dine for Teller Events

Join us throughout the school year for “Dine for Teller” events around the Denver metro area. The purpose of these events is to fundraise money for our school, and give families a break from making dinner. Dine for Teller dates and restaurant locations will be published on our school calendar and pushed via our app. 

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A Note From Teller’s PTA

 

Hello, Teller Families! Welcome to the 2022-2023 school year!

We were thrilled to see so many new and returning families at the Popsicles on the Playground event last week. Staff, families, and even the Teller Tiger, seemed excited to start the school year with Tiger PRIDE! 

We want to specifically thank the 132 people who signed up as new or returning PTA members already this year, through the School Supplies fundraising effort or in other ways - we look forward to working with you to support Teller staff this year through various events and activities. 

The PTA has a goal to create an inclusive community of parents and school staff to ensure that our students have the best learning experience possible. In order to reach this goal, we’re committed to the following:

• Transparent and open communication through PTA meetings, the ROAR Report, and future opportunities;

• Partnering with Teller Leadership and staff to support community events throughout the year;

• Raising money to enrich the Teller learning environment through fundraising events, projects like School Supplies sales and through the monthly giving program, Simply Giving;

• Fostering the inclusion of families of all backgrounds in the PTA to better represent the Teller student population; and,

• Celebrating the generous and welcoming spirit and actions of the entire Teller community. YOU are what makes this community thrive!

As you likely know, the PTA is the entity responsible for raising money to provide critical resources for general school purposes including campus beautification (like the Teller garden and art murals) and school improvements (like window blinds, water filtration and air purification systems). The PTA also supports Teller leadership and staff by providing appreciation events (like coffee bars and meals), and through purchasing resources that will help amplify the learning experience for Teller students (like well-being curriculum, new technologies for the classroom, and professional development for staff through the Teller Staff Grant). 

This year, the PTA plans to lean into supporting Teller leadership to help amplify and increase access to more no-cost community events. In doing this, we hope to help foster an environment where all families feel welcome and included in the school community at large. Teller leadership staff already have several fun events planned that the PTA will support. We look forward to exploring additional creative ways to make this happen. 

Keep your eyes out for multiple volunteer opportunities- we would love for you to join in facilitating the various Teller events this year! If you are interested in joining the PTA, please visit https://www.aplos.com/aws/give/TellerPTA/PTAMembership