Teller Elementary School
PRIDE Post: January 18th, 2024
01/18/24, 2:16 PM
Happy Thursday Teller! We hope everyone has had a wonderful and warm week despite the cold! Please read this week's PRIDE Post to be informed on all things Teller, including the next Town Hall, DEN Night, Spirit week, Spring Enrichments, and more! Thank you all for all of your support and have a wonderful evening!
The next Teller Town Hall is right around the corner, so mark your calendars! This upcoming Town Hall will take place on Wednesday, January 31st from 6-7:30pm. Like always, free babysitting and free pizza will be offered! Please complete this REQUIRED Google Form if you plan on attending. This Town Hall will cover PTA, CSC, and Teller Leadership updates! Here is the flyer with more information! These flyers will be sent home in next week’s Thursday folders!
Teller's first spirit week of the year will be February 5th through February 9th! Here is a link to the flyer which will go home in Thursday folders next week! Here are the dress up days:
The Summer Connections Program is returning as a free, five-week program from June 17-July 19. DPS students entering first through fifth grade are invited to participate in this full-day program. Designed for student readiness, the program introduces students to next year’s curriculum with a special focus on STEM subjects. Students will also participate in a variety of activities including Inventor’s Week, The Lego Challenge, Career exploration and computer science. Plus, there’s an exciting field trip in store! Registration for families begins mid-February. For more information visit the Summer Connections webpage.
Save the date for the next Teller DEN Night! Your child will be fed dinner and enjoy a whole array of activities including arts & crafts, movies (age appropriate), and reading stories before settling down to spend the night in the school. Registration is OPEN and closes on February 2nd, 2024. The flyer is attached on this email! Make sure to register ASAP as there are a limited number of spots available! You can register on the Membership Toolkit here. The pricing will be $75 per child (there are sibling discounts for 2nd, 3rd, 4th children)! If you have any questions, please reach out to treisi_martinez@dpsk12.net.
Mark your calendar!! Spring Registration will open on January 30th, 2024 at 6am and end February 12th, 2024. There are a total of 32 enrichments and various offerings for ECE families! The brochure will be shared tomorrow morning! If you have any questions, please reach out to cheryl_ruiz@dpsk12.net
Per state statute, “the CSC should provide guidance, evaluation, and recommendations to the Principal regarding priorities for spending school moneys”. Each school receives a set amount of money for each student that is enrolled in the school (per pupil funding). This money is budgeted at the discretion of the principal (with feedback from the Senior Leadership Team and CSC) to primarily hire staff to support school programs as well as fund supplies and technology. During this meeting, Mrs. Bates will present a budget scenario(s) for next year. The CSC will discuss the scenario(s) and make a consensus recommendation regarding the budget. Please note that CSC members approach budget discussion and recommendations from a “positions, not people” viewpoint. However, if budget discussions include information about staff positions that cannot remain anonymous, we may need to make part of the meeting a closed door session. The CSC is a group of parents, teachers, and community members whose role is to advise and provide recommendations to our Administrative Team while bringing community and parent voice to the table. The CSC primarily advises on the school's Unified Improvement Plan (UIP) and budget. Additionally, the CSC provides input on program design Changes, school and community engagement, principal evaluation/selection, school schedules, and safety and discipline procedures.
The last day to order your yearbook is February 29th. The Yearbook Fee is $40. Yearbooks can be purchased through My School Bucks under the yearbook tab. Make sure to secure your purchase!
Join the Multilingual Education (MLE) District Advisory Committee (DAC) on Wednesday, Jan. 24 from 5-7 p.m. at CEC Early College. This month, DPS is presenting information on Bully Prevention and Parent Constituency Services. Dinner, childcare and interpretation services will be available. If you'd like to attend, please register here. For more information, visit the MLE DAC website or contact Olga Olivas at 720-423-3058.
The African American Young Lady Summit (AAYLS) welcomes you to participate in a mentoring day, Sista 2 Sista, featuring discussions on Black mental health, Black hair and physical challenges, along with engaging activities! The event will take place on March 7 from 9:30 a.m.-1:45 p.m. at Colorado Community Church, 14000 E Jewell Ave, Aurora, CO 80012.
SchoolChoice Round 1 for the 2024-25 school year will open at 10 a.m. on Jan. 11 and close at 4 p.m. Feb. 12, 2024. Families can apply here. Families with existing Parent Portal accounts can log in using their username and password and families who do not have Parent Portal accounts will set up a new account here The enrollment lottery for ECE-4 families will return to be a part of the DPS SchoolChoice process for our upcoming enrollment cycle starting Jan. 11, 2024. ECE-3 and ECE-4 families will first need to participate in DPS SchoolChoice to match with their preferred DPS school for the 2024-25 school year, then the UPK application will need to be completed by families after Round 1.
Dear East Colfax Ave. stakeholder, The East Colfax Ave. Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project is entering its final phase of design; construction is anticipated to begin in 2024. We invite you to join the East Colfax Ave. BRT community webinar on Thursday, November 16 from 5 - 6 p.m. The project team will share updated station and streetscape designs, introduce the construction team and preliminary construction plan, and outline the resources available to small businesses during construction. As a valued stakeholder along the East Colfax corridor, we also invite you to discuss your operations with the project team. Sign up for a time on SignUp Genius or reach out to Stephanie (stephaniemccormick@gbsm.com) for additional availability. Please visit https://keepcalm.co to get updates and information about our meeting one 2/1. Please feel free to contact Katrina Weidknecht. FB link here.
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Best, Sabrina Bates, Principal Jason Smartt, Assistant Principal Cheryl Ruiz, Dean of Operations
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The Collaborative School Committee (CSC) will be holding their monthly meeting on January 23, 2024 from 5-7 pm in the Teller Library. All members of the Teller Community are invited to attend. The main topic for this meeting is the Teller 2024-2025 Budget. An agenda for the meeting can be viewed 
Denver School of the Arts (DSA) will be giving an outreach concert very close to you at Montview Boulevard Presbyterian Church on Saturday, January 20 at 2 PM. The performance will be followed by a reception. 
Attachment: 17056124791535_DEN_Night.pdf
Attachment: 17056124791541_Montview_Benefit_Concert_-_Ad_5x6.5_Final
Attachment: 17056124792989_Montview_Benefit_Concert_-_Ad_5x6.5_Final
