Teller Elementary School
PRIDE Post: May 5, 2023 - Better late than never...
05/09/23, 11:24 AM
PRIDE Post: Friday, May 5, 2023
What’s For Lunch
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Upcoming Events
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Monday, May 8th - May 19th - 2023-2024 Online Registration Window
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Monday, May 8th - Friday, May 12th - Teacher Appreciation Week
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Monday, May 8th - Thursday, May 18th - Teller Book Swap Donation Window
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Tuesday, May 9th - Violin Concert @ 3:30 p.m.
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Wednesday, May 10th & Thursday, May 11th - Dine for Teller @ Chook Chicken
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Wednesday, May 10th - Teller Voices Concert @ 3:30 p.m.
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Thursday, May 11th - Concert Band Concert @ 3:30 p.m.
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Saturday, May 13th - Teller Art Walk @ 3:00 p.m.
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Monday, May 15th - Fall Enrichment Catalog Published
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Monday, May 16th - Beginning Band Concert @ 3:30 p.m.
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Monday, May 22nd - 5th Grade (Chesla/Schwarz) Lion King Performance @ 5:00 p.m.
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Tuesday, May 23rd - 5th Grade (Murray/Gray) Lion King Performance @ 5:00 p.m.
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Wednesday, May 24th 5th Grade (Sackett/Kraft) Lion King Performance @ 5:00 p.m.
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Thursday, May 25th - 2nd Grade Field Trip to The Denver Zoo
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Thursday, May 25th - 3rd Grade Field Trip to The Denver Zoo
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Friday, May 26th - ECE Fun in the Sun
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Friday, May 26th - Spring Enrichment Ends
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Monday, May 29th - No School
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Wednesday, May 31st - Longmont Dairy Milk Cap Deadline
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Wednesday, May 31st - ECE Graduation @ 8:15 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.
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Wednesday, May 31st - Kindergarten Graduation @ 9:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
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Wednesday, May 31st - 5th Grade Continuation @ 1:15 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
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Thursday, June 1st - Assessment Binders
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Friday, June 2nd - Last Day of School (Release @ 11:35 a.m.)
2023 - 2024 Registration Window: May 8th - May 19th
Reduce the time and effort of school registration by updating your family’s information online now. Early bird registration will open on May 8th and close on May 19th. To complete your online registration, click here.
As a reminder, all families (current and new) must complete online registration every year!
Teacher Appreciation Week: Monday, May 8th - Friday, May 12th
Teacher Appreciation week starts on Monday, May 8th through Friday, May 12th. Help us celebrate all of the staff at Teller by thanking them for all the hard work and dedication they put in every day to educate and inspire our students.
Teller Book Swap
We are excited to announce Teller’s Second Annual Book Swap! Those long days of summer bring time for students to enjoy reading. What is better than “new to you” books to encourage students to read? We will welcome donations of gently loved books that we will organize and display in the library. Every student will be able to choose books to take home and enjoy.
BOOK COLLECTION: MAY 8th - MAY 18th
Please donate gently used books that are appropriate for students ECE-5th.
Students can donate books in their classrooms or in the library. You can also donate books in the bin at the main entrance of the school.
BOOK SWAP: MAY 22nd - 25th
Students will visit the library where they will have a chance to browse and choose books to take home.
We are counting on our wonderful community to make this event a success! Please start cleaning out those bookshelves!
Please contact Ms. Rosie in the library with any questions bridget_rosenberg@dpsk12.net.
A Week of Music Performances
Join this week as we enjoy music and singing from our violinists, Tiger Voices, and Concert Band members. Performance dates and times are listed below:
Tuesday, May 9th @ 3:30 p.m. - Violin Concert
Wednesday, May 10th @ 3:30 p.m. Tiger Voices
Thursday, May 11th @ 3:30 p.m. Concert Band
Dine for Teller @ Chook Chicken: May 10th & 11th
Wednesday and Thursday, May 10th and 11th, Chook Chicken on 8th Ave and Birch is hosting our next Dine-for-Teller event ALL DAY! Simply mention Teller when you place your order or enter the code SCHOOLS20 online at ChookChicken.com and Teller will receive 20% of the sale.
Teller Art Walk This Weekend!
Join us on Saturday, May 13th from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. for an afternoon of Teller’s finest art and music! Art will be displayed in business windows along Colfax- Bluebird District. Stop by 1521 Steele Street for a map of Artwork location. Music performances will take place at 1521 Steele Street.
Schedule as follows:
Beginning Band - 3:20 pm
Violins - 4:00 pm
Tiger Voices- 4:30 pm
Concert Band- 5:15 pm
Interested in helping?
There are many ways to help out. Currently seeking support with: baked goods! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0944aba828a4ffc43-teller#/. Not a baker? Reach out to Katie Aring katiehaup@hotmail.com to see how you can help out!
Fall After School Enrichment Updates
We wanted to follow up and share some exciting news about Enrichments for the 23/24 School Year at Teller!
We are currently solidifying the diverse offerings that will be available next year with trusted and valued community partners. As we have already shared, enrichment programs will be starting on the first day of school August 21, 2023. Each day will have more than 100 spots available and we are making all efforts to have as many 1.5-2 hour long programs as possible.
The Fall 2023 Brochure will be shared with the Teller Community no later than Monday, May 15th. The brochure will have information about registration and each program's details, cost, grade requirements, and etc.
We will be opening registration for Fall 2023 before the end of the school year and it will be held on the DPS School MySchoolBucks platform.
A Teller Garden Update
Welcome to our school's garden! We're so excited to share with you all the amazing things that are happening here. Our wonderful Volunteer Lisa Davis has helped lead the charge with Mr. Smartt.
First, we've installed a brand new irrigation drip system. This means that we can water our plants more efficiently and effectively, which is great news for the environment and for our water bill!
Our first graders have been hard at work starting some warm season plants in their classrooms. This is a great way for them to learn about plants and how they grow. They've been watering their plants and making sure they get plenty of light, and soon they'll be ready to transplant them into the garden.
Meanwhile, our third graders have been busy planting cool season plants in the garden. They've been learning about which plants thrive in cooler weather, and they've been using their green thumbs to help these plants grow strong and healthy. They've also been adding compost to the soil, which is a great way to add nutrients and improve the soil's structure.
We're so proud of all the hard work that our students have put into the garden so far, and we can't wait to see what they'll accomplish next. We are excited to supplement our Backpack friends with fresh produce from our garden.
WALK, BIKE, and ROLL DAY
Thank you to everyone who participated in our spring Walk, Bike, and Roll Day! Thank you to the Earth Rangers for rallying the troops and supporting this important initiative!
Below are some exciting metrics from Walk, Bike, and Roll Day:
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The car drop off line was reduced by approximately 50%.
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We counted over 64 bikes at various racks around the school.
Sign Up for Transportation Services by June 16th
The Transportation Opt-in Program is now live on the Parent Portal. If your student is eligible and you would like them to use DPS Transportation in the 2023-24 school year, please opt-in now. Click here for instructions on how to opt-in. Families have until Friday, June 16 to let us know if your eligible student will be using our services next school year. If you don’t opt-in by June 16, your student could experience a delay in service. Note: McKinney-Vento, Special Education, Foster Care and newcomer students will not need to opt-in because they will automatically be routed for 2023-24 transportation service.
TELLER x RIDWELL
Thanks to our amazing community, we collected and diverted 40 pounds of plastic film from the landfill this week! That's A LOT of thin plastic. Plastic film is a main contaminant in our recycling stream. Instead of heading for the landfills or oceans, your plastic film will be made into composite decking and outdoor furniture with the help of Ridwell and Trex!
If you'd like to continue properly recycling your plastic film at home, you can still sign up for Ridwell using get.ridwell.com/teller-elementary by May 8th and Ridwell will donate $25 to our school for every sign up! We've raised $50 so far, let's get some more sign-ups this weekend!
Longmont Dairy Milk Caps
Teller families have been collecting Longmont Dairy caps all year. Milk caps for MOOOLA is a program sponsored by Longmont Dairy that helps students earn money for their school and students. Longmont Dairy milk caps are worth 5¢ each and are redeemable for cash by participating schools. Our last day to collect milk caps is Wednesday, May 31st.
Families can continue to collect caps throughout the summer and bring them to school at the start of the 2023-2024 school year, or you can drop them off at Capitol Heights Pharmacy who will be collecting caps on our behalf during the summer months.
