Teller Elementary School
PRIDE Post: October 19th, 2023
10/19/23, 8:11 PM
Good Evening Teller!
Here is this week's PRIDE Post! Please read it in full to be up to date and informed on all things Teller!
1) Communication Update
This year, as you may have noticed, we have been sending out the PRIDE Post on both our Teller Reachwell App and the DPS Messenger page. Starting October 26th, we will ONLY send out the PRIDE Post and other important information on Teller’s App, Reachwell. To ensure you stay up to date on all things Teller, please download the Reachwell app now and before October 26th. Please note, this will be the last PRIDE Post to be sent out on both platforms.
2) Final Farmer’s Market this Friday!
This Friday’s market will be the last one this year! It is going to be a class collaboration with Mr. Gray and Ms. Schwarz’s 4th grade classes! Don’t miss out on fresh veggies, bread, and more!!
There will also be a community Halloween swap / sale! In an effort to grow our circular economy here at Teller Elementary School (thanks, Earth Rangers!) Halloween costumes will be available for purchase. Each costume is a direct donation from our community and is looking for another Teller Tiger to give it new life. If you have a costume that you would like to contribute ahead of the market, please hand it to Cheryl Ruiz and/or place it in her office. Costumes will be $2 and all proceeds will benefit The Pantry!!!
3) Winter Enrichments
Registration for the Winter session opened yesterday and WOAH! So many classes have completely filled up, with over 503 spots filled just yesterday alone! Do not worry though, there are more spots available if you are still interested!!!
Here is the link to Teller’s Winter brochure! If you qualify for CCAP, HEN, or FRL then you are eligible for a scholarship, please complete this form to be considered for one. If your desired class has filled up, please fill out this form to be on the waitlist
Please reach out to cheryl_ruiz@dpsk12.net if you have any questions.
4) Stephan Pastis Author Visit!
Stephan Pastis is touring to celebrate his new illustrated middle-grade novel (grades 3-7) LOOKING UP. Pastis is the creator of the beloved and syndicated Pearls Before Swine comic strip (which appears in over 800 newspapers), as well as the New York Times bestselling author of the Timmy Failure and Trubble Town series. He’s also the co-writer of the Disney+ movie Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made.
Pastis will be at Teller on Tuesday, October 24th, 2023, time is 6:30-7:30pm! Books can be purchased at that time, part of the proceeds go back to Teller!
We will be meeting in the auditorium, so please stop by and experience this fun opportunity!
5) Stormwater Project Coming to your Neighborhood
WHAT: The City & County of Denver, through its Department of Transportation & Infrastructure (DOTI), will soon begin work on a project that will include installing larger storm sewer pipe to better manage and improve flood mitigation during heavy rainstorms. This project is an open-cut storm sewer project with a twin tunnel underneath Colorado Blvd.
WHERE: The project extends from the intersection of Jackson St. and 14th Ave., across Colorado Blvd and south to the intersection of 13th Ave. and Colorado Blvd.
WHEN: The project is expected to start in November 2023 and last through January 2025.
TRAVEL IMPACTS: 14th Ave. will see a full closure for approximately 4 months. Colorado Blvd. will incur intermittent single lane closures throughout the project, and 13th Ave. will see a full closure for approximately 2 months.
With the necessary closures, this project will affect the Congress Park and Hale neighborhoods—and the traveling public—however, we will keep everyone updated as the project progresses. Detour signs and message boards will be in place throughout the duration of the project to alert commuters about the work and to expect delays. Impact / detour maps will also be included in our weekly email construction updates.
STAY INFORMED
- For more information visit the project website: jacksonstreetstorm.com
- Email: info@jacksonstreetstorm.com
- We strongly encourage you to sign up to receive weekly project updates. Email us to get on the list. You may also email the project team with questions or concerns.
- Hotline: (720) 306-9393
- Call or text the project hotline with questions or concerns.
For additional project details contact:
Brandon Wilkinson, Senior Project Manager
Iron Woman Construction
303.653.3912 (cell)
6) From the Teller PTA
We hope everyone had a wonderful Fall Break! With temperatures beginning to drop, we thought this was a great time to let you know that Carla Madison Rec Center has started a clothing drive to support new migrant families to town. Winter clothing is needed, especially gear, blankets, and clothing for BABIES AND CHILDREN. Drop-off is located just inside Carla Madison.
-Baby Blankets -Handwarmers
-Boots, shoes, socks -Pants/sweatpants
-Sports bras -Hats/gloves/scarves
-Backpacks -Stuffed Animals
-Snow shovels -Diapers/baby wipes
Thanks for showing up for our community and showing TELLER PRIDE!
Dining Out for Teller is going strong and has a great lineup to take us through Thanksgiving Break! We've got some really great weeknight dinner options with generous donations from the restaurants coming back to support Teller!
Tuesday 10/24
- HopDoddy from 5-9 pm, Diners get 20% donated back to Teller when showing the flyer at the register.
Tuesday 11/7
- Bull and Bush will contribute 15% of sales to Teller. That’s ALL SALES from the entire day. No restrictions, no codes! For every family that brings in 5 non-perishable items to donate to the Teller Pantry, we will give them a gift card for use during their next visit. Thanks, Bull and Bush!
Wednesday 11/15
- Tokyo Joe's Cherry Creek from 4-8:30 pm will donate 25% back to Teller. Mention Teller Elementary when ordering in person, or order online through Tokyo Joe's website only and put in code SCHOOLFUND in all caps to get your school credit for the order!
Thanks again to all of our amazing volunteers who give their time in and outside of the school. Have a great weekend and enjoy this beautiful autumn season!
7) A Message from the Teller Pantry
- VOLUNTEER: Do you have FOMO? Well, fear not! Sign up to volunteer in the pantry and be first to see what amazing offerings are available that day! Joking aside, we need your help to ensure continued success of the Teller Pantry and to keep it open during the current hours. Please check out the available date/time opportunities HERE and sign up!
- FALL/WINTER EVENTS: Please complete the Fall and Winter Events Interest Form to benefit from the annual Thanksgiving Dinner box distribution and/or the Tiger Angel giving tree. Responses are due by Friday, October 27th.
8) MLE DAC Meeting: Oct. 25
Join the Multilingual Education (MLE) District Advisory Committee (DAC) on Wednesday, Oct. 25 from 9-11 a.m., at Kepner Beacon Middle School. This month, our focus will be Family Mental Health. Please join us for a special presentation by a renowned specialist in the field, plus resources for mental health and wellness. Breakfast, childcare and interpretation services will be available.
Please share the attached fliers with your families of multilingual learners. Register here. For more information, visit the MLE DAC website or call 720-423-3058.
9) A Message from the Teller Health Office!
DPS has School-Based Health Centers, check out this link below. We wanted to share this wonderful resource for families that might have a need: School-based Health Centers | Denver Health.
It's FLU and COVID booster season also! Here is a quick guide to determining whether or not your student is sick and whether or not they should go to school:
Keep me home:
- Temperature is higher than 100 degrees
- Sore Throat, colds and persistent cough
- Vomiting (more than two times in hours)
- Diarrhea
- long lasting abdominal pain
- Rash with fever
- Strep throat
- lice before first treatment
- Illness prevents me from participating comfortably in activities
- Illness results in a greater need for care than school staff can provide
Send me to school:
- Runny nose or occasional cough, but no other symptoms
- No fever, without fever-reducing medicine in 24 hours
- Sore throat with no other symptoms
- Strep throat after 12 hours of treatment
- No vomiting or diarrhea for 24 hours
10) Thursday Teller Bike Train
Jasmine McComas and her student, Rustin, are continuing a Teller Bike Train on Thursday mornings while the weather is still favorable (so long as the temperature is above 30* and the roads are dry)! Students/families that wish to participate will meetup at the House of CoPa coffee shop on 12th and Clayton, at 7:25am and then ride down to Teller! Jasmine will be there to help facilitate the students, if you have any questions-please reach out to her at junder303@gmail.com.
11) Book Fair!
Mark your calendars for Teller's Scholastic Book Fair: November 13-17! Hope you'll plan to visit on Family Day, November 16! Cash, credit card, and eWallet will be accepted. More information to come within the next few weeks!
12) Information on Medicaid Enrollment with Families
The Medicaid Department at Denver Public Schools (DPS) helps families apply for free or low-cost health insurance, including Health First Colorado (Medicaid) and CHP+ and SNAP food assistance. We have created a toolkit to help school leaders share this important information with families. Visit the Medicaid Toolkit for School Leaders to access these resources.
13) NNE Community Hub- Pay Assistance
If you know of a DPS family who needs assistance paying their energy bill, our Community Hub may be able to help! Click on the following links for more information.
14) Upcoming Events/Dates
October: Bully Prevention Month
- 10/20: Farmer’s Market Schwarz + Gray 4th
- 10/24: Author Stephan Pastis in the library 6:30-7:30pm
- 10/27: Fall Festival 4-7pm
- 10/31: Halloween
November: Native American Heritage Month
- 11/1: Dia de Los Muertos
- 11/1: ISIP K-5th
- 11/1/23-1/31/25: Jackson St. Storm Drain Project
- 11/3: Picture Day Retakes
- 11/5: Daylight Savings Ends
- 11/6-11/9: 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th CoGAT Testing
- 11/6-11/9: School Psychologist Week!!
- 11/10: Fall Enrichments End
- 11/11: Veteran’s Day
- 11/12: Diwali
- 11/13-11/17: Book Fair in the Library
- 11/14: Ruby Bridger’s walk to school day!
- 11/16: Thanksgiving Lunch
- 11/19: Trimester 2 starts
- 11/20-11/24: No School- November Break
- 11/20 and 11/21 are DL camp days
Best,
Sabrina Bates, Principal
Jason Smartt, Assistant Principal
Cheryl Ruiz, Dean of Operations
