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Teller Elementary School

PRIDE Post: May 23rd, 2024

05/23/24, 8:32 AM

 

1) Come join us for the Teller Field Day TOMORROW:

Field Day Times:

      • 3rd, 4th, 5th grade classes → 8:15am - 10:00am
      • Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd grade classes → 12:15pm - 2:00pm

Please reach out to dlinger@dpsk12.net if you have any questions!

Kona Ice will be there as well! Stop by and support a local business!

 

2) School Supplies for the 24/25 School Year: 

All returning and new Teller students (ECE - 5th grade) are asked to purchase their school supplies through the PTA. Take advantage of an "early bird" price of $55 now through July 15. To make your payment and for additional info scan: 

The following items are NOT included in this school supply purchase, but are needed for use on the first day of school: 

      • ECE - 5th Grade: Backpack, Reusable Water Bottle, Lunchbox
      • Kindergarten - 5th Grade: Headphones (must be wired)
      • ECE -  Bedroll, Two Reusable Wet-bags

We are committed to keeping our school supplies affordable. 

Scholarships are available upon request, contact Treisi_Martinez@dpsk12.net  

 

3) School Lunch: 

All students may receive a complete meal at no charge beginning in the 2024/25 school year; however, in order to maximize district and school funding, and for additional family benefits, please complete this link: ( https://www.myschoolapps.com/Application ) 

If you know you will not qualify for free and reduced lunch you may fill out the first portion to opt-out. 

 

4) Library Materials DUE:

We have over 300 books still checked out. All books that are currently checked out are past due. 

All library materials/books should be returned to the library ASAP! Ms. Rosie has been placing updated logs in your mailboxes, please support in getting these checked in! 

 

5) 5th Grade Music Man Performances- NEXT WEEK:

The Music Man is marching into the Teller Auditorium next week! If you are thinking of getting a little something to recognize the special actor in your life, we are offering these gifts that support our school as well.

ITEMS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE:

      • Playbill card accompanied by a star friendship bracelet. $8 
      • Blue, white or yellow ribbon “eternal flowers” $5 each

Pick up your order when you arrive at the show! There will be a table for personalizing your cards. 100% of the purchases will go to Teller. 

STEPS TO SECURE ITEMS:

      • Please email your order to Kristin.Mearini@gmail.com 
      • Payment via Venmo to @Kristin-Mearini
      • Cash or checks will be accepted the day of the show.

Break a leg, 5th Graders!!!

 

6) Medication Reminders for Families: 

Dear Parents/Guardians, all medications and medical equipment must be picked up from the school health office at the end of the school year. Please make a plan with your school nurse or health office staff for pickup.

    • Medications cannot go home with your student.
    • Medications will be disposed of if they are not picked up by: 

Date: June 5th, 2024 by 12:30pm

Summer Programming: If your student is participating in a summer program, the parent/guardian must pick up the medication/equipment on the last day of school and bring it to the summer program on the first day.

Medication forms for the upcoming school year can be found HERE.

If you have any questions, please contact your school health office at 720 424-3588 or email reba_rembold@dpsk12.net 

 

7) FALL 2024 ENRICHMENT BROCHURE: 

Here is the link to the Fall 2024 Enrichment brochure! 

There are a total of 40+ enrichment classes being offered throughout the week and several providers accommodating longer classes and ECE aged students.  Registration will open at 6am on July 25th, 2024!

Please reach out to cheryl_ruiz@dpsk12.net if you have any questions!

 

8) Childcare opportunities with Ms. Gras:

Does your child need a day in the mountains? Summer hikes and adventures with Ms. Gras. Siblings welcome. She has 2 slots open for Friday 6/7! Summer Hiking and Adventure Days with Ms. Gras 

 

9) Volunteers Needed for Summer Garden Maintenance:

Our Teller Tigers have been hard at work getting the garden ready.  Second and third graders have been prepping the garden, fourth grade planted the first seeds this week and first grade has been growing plants inside for the last two months that will be transplanted into the garden later this month.

To keep all of this awesome work going, we need families to help maintain the garden over the summer.  Families can expect to spend approximately one hour in the garden on each day they sign up for doing weeding, pest control, watering the front planters, and other garden tasks as needed.  In exchange, families are welcome to harvest ripe produce from the garden during their work day.  Complete instructions (including pictures) will be provided prior to your scheduled day - no previous gardening experience is needed.  We are looking for volunteers to come in on weekends (Saturday or Sunday) and midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday) throughout summer break - sign up for one day or several.  To sign your family up, please visit our Sign Up Genius page.

 

10) Project Pipeline: 

Project Pipeline is a three-day, in-person summer camp July 1st through 3rd at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science (9:00AM-4:30PM MT). Project Pipeline explores architecture and design with LEGOS where kids are challenged to solve environmental and social issues. The camp is taught by talented NOMA Colorado architects, designers, and volunteers, where NOMA stands for the National Organization of Minority Architects. We are seeking students from diverse backgrounds, but all are welcome to apply! The cost is $179 and full scholarships are available. Please use the link below to register, or the QR code in the flyer works too.

Flyer and link to apply:

https://form.jotform.com/231003940117139

 

11) Eco-Certification Update from the Earth Rangers | Call for Eco-Code Designs:

Thank you to the Teller community for your support of our application to become an EcoSchool through the National Wildlife Federation. The application is almost done and looking pretty strong!

Our last challenge is to create an Eco-Code that reflects Teller's commitment to sustainability and can be used to further establish our school culture. We're hoping that the entire Teller community will take some time to think about this and submit ideas. Then, our Earth Rangers and Girl Scouts will select the TOP 5 designs for voting in a community-wide survey.

Teller's ECO-CODE CHALLENGE:

Thinking about PRIDE, school culture and campus design, create a visual representation of our commitment to the environment. 

A few things to keep in mind:

      • Our code should reflect our values.
      • Our code should be easy to remember and recite.
      • Our code should be visually compelling.
      • Our code could include: a tiger, our school colors, campus art, references to the farmer's market and garden, bike walk and roll visuals, neighborhood, community, etc.
      • Other examples of school eco-codes are shown below.

Please email your idea to earthrangers@tellerpta.org by Friday, May 24th.

 

12) DON’T FORGET: 24-25 Early Registration: Action Required:

Early Bird Window will be open May 6 - June 5th (deadline has been extended!). Register online this spring and avoid paper forms and save time at school during the fall. To register online, sign in to Parent Portal, click on “See All Apps”, then click on “Online Registration” to verify or update your student’s information. Online registration can only be completed by the parent/guardian listed in the primary household of the student record.

Need a Parent Portal Account?

Navigate to the Parent Portal and click on “Create a Parent account” below the "Login to Parent or Student Portal" button. Fill out the form on the next screen.  You will need the ID number of one of your students in order to create a Parent Portal account. If you do not know your student’s ID, go to Student ID Retrieval or contact your student’s current DPS school.

    1. Once the form is completed, click “Submit”. You will be prompted to select your username and password; click “Submit”.

    2. An activation email will be sent to the email used to create your account. Please click the link in the email in order to activate your account. Once completed, you will receive another email informing you that your account is now active (this may take up to 15 minutes).

 

13) Milk Caps for Moola: 

Friendly reminder that there are two locations to drop off your milk caps! You can place milk caps in the bin at Teller’s front door and families can drop them off at the Capitol Heights Pharmacy as well. The pharmacy will be open over Summer, so please drop them off if you’d like!

14) Lost and Found- Must be claimed by May 31st:

The LAST DATE to claim any lost and found items for the remainder of the year will be Friday, May 31st! Any items not claimed by this day will be donated. Please stop by at drop off or pickup and claim any of your student's lost items.

 

15) Board Game Donations Needed:

Our MIA center is on the search for board games. If you have any you would be open to donating to our MIA team, please drop them off in the Main office by Friday, May 31st. 

14) Upcoming Dates:

May:

    • 5/24: Field Day
    • 5/24: Last Day of Spring Enrichments
    • 5/24: Last Day of GT Pull outs
    • 5/24: MIA FT
    • 5/27: No School- Memorial day
    • 5/28: Chesla’s 5th grade performance
    • 5/29: Miller’s 5th grade performance
    • 5/29: Tiger Treats
    • 5/30: Sackett’s 5th grade performance
    • 5/30: Assessment Binders go home!
    • 5/31: ECE Fun in the Sun
    • 5/31: MIA FT
    • 5/31: Last day to claim lost and found items

June:

    • 6/1: First day of PRIDE month
    • 6/3: KG, 4th, 5th, and MIA park day
    • 6/4: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd park day
    • 6/4: Continuations (KG= 815-915, ECE= 930-1030, and 5th=1-2pm)
    • 6/4: Trimester 3 Report Cards go home
    • 6/5: Last day of school- half day!

 

 

Best,

Sabrina Bates, Principal

Jason Smartt, Assistant Principal

Cheryl Ruiz, Dean of Operations

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