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Teller Elementary
1150 Garfield Street
Denver, CO 80206
Office Phone:
(303) 333-4285 Fax:
(720) 424-3585
School Hours:
8:55AM-3:45PM
Morning playground supervision begins at 8:45AM.
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TellerGram December 2005
From the Principal…..
The busy holiday season is here. It can be a stressful time for
both children and adults. Letting your child help with the
preparation for some of your family’s traditions can make it fun and
less stressful for everyone.
It was nice to have so many of our parents; grandparents and other
family members join our students for the traditional Thanksgiving Lunch
on November 21st.
Several years ago Teller’s Collaborative Committee had decided that the only
classroom party at Teller would be a Valentine’s party in
February. I want to inform all of our new parents that classrooms
will not be having any holiday parties in December.
As we go into the holiday season, I hope you will consider giving your
child a book as a gift. When you give your children books as
gifts, you communicate your love of and value for books to them.
If they see you reading and enjoying books or if you read to them or
with them, they will follow your example. (It doesn’t matter if
the books are in your native language; the effect is the same!)
The next events at school will be:
PTSA Book Fair on December 7th & 8th. During the evening Book Fair on the 8th:
• The band will perform in the auditorium at 6:30
• At 7:15 pm KC students will perform a dance in the gym.
• Mrs. Tomberg will have students’ Art Work on display in the lower hallways.
Our Teller Staff wishes the entire Teller student body and their
families a Wonderful Holiday Season and a Happy New Year. We will
see everyone on Wednesday, January 4th when school resumes for the year
2006.
Karti Lyons, Principal
PTA NEWS: DECEMBER 2005
A “KNIGHT” OF THE ARTS
Mark your calendars for the winter book fair!!
A “KNIGHT” OF THE ARTS
Book fair, Instrumental Music Program, Dance Performance by Kaleidoscope Dance Team and Art Show!
Date: Thursday, Dec. 8
Time: 6 – 8 pm (Instrumental Music Program: 6:30pm and Dance Performance: 7:15pm)
Also, the Book Fair will be open all day Wednesday, Dec 7 and Thursday,
Dec 8. So drop on buy and purchase those terrific holiday
gifts!! Books are great presents for everyone on your list.
** New this Book fair**: check out the “One for Books” flyer in
your child’s Thursday folder. This is a new opportunity to bring
more books to our library! You simply donate $1 and return it
with the Book Slip. All the money we collect goes directly to our
library to purchase books. An added bonus is that Scholastic
Books will match every dollar we raise with a donation of books to
three non-profit programs devoted to improving reading skills among
children. Please consider donating to this wonderful cause:
we get more books for our school and more children around the country
receive the pleasure of reading!!
Here’s another opportunity to help others during this special time of
the year: we will be collecting new or gently used books at the
Book Fair to give to our own Teller students! You may either
donate one of your gently used books from home or buy a new one at the
fair. Please see the flyer in this Thursday’s folder and look for
the donation boxes at the Fair.
TELLER RECEIVES CHUN GRANT!!!
Teller became an honored recipient of the 2005 CHUN Grants awards this
year. With the completion of every CHUN People’s Fair, Capitol
Hill United Neighborhoods puts 25% of Fair profits back into the
community in the form of grants to non-profits and neighborhood
organizations doing important work to serve our neighbors, preserve our
quality of life and help us to achieve something better for our
community.
This year, Teller Elementary was awarded a grant of $1500. This
grant money will be used for our after school enrichment programs
including scholarships for after school classes, Destination
Imagination and the Shakespeare play. Way to go Teller!
Sincere gratitude goes out to our Teller parent, Suzie Street, for
writing and submitting this grant. Her hard work and dedication
will benefit many of our Teller students!
THIS MONTH’S FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITY: Grocery Certificates!
The Truth About Karen Marie Esquibel
By Drake Wheeler
Her name when she was born was Karen Marie
Timmreck. She has one brother, Paul. They lived in Highland
Park, Michigan. She moved to Colorado and has been here for 36
years. Ever since she moved here, she has loved the
weather.
In third grade, Mrs. Esquibel decided to be a
teacher when she grew up, and I guess she followed her dreams to become
one. She became a teacher because of the pay (JUST
KIDDING). It was because she loves working with kids. Mrs.
Esquibel said, “There’s always something new happening, so it’s never
boring.” |  | The Interesting Life of Ms. Coleman
By Amara Sailing
One of the third grade
teachers at Teller is Ms. Coleman. Her full name is Christine
Coleman. She was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has one brother and
has lived in Denver for 36 years. She says that the best things
about living in Colorado are the sun and the snow. When Ms.
Coleman was ten years old, she wanted to become a teacher when she grew
up, because it was in her family, and she loves children. She
says that the best thing about teaching is the children.
Ms. Coleman likes to read books, garden, do pottery, draw, cook,
watch movies, walk her dog, listen to music and travel. The best
book Ms. Coleman ever read was The Lion, the Witch and the
Wardrobe. Ms Coleman says that the most surprising thing about
her is that she lived in France and studied French.
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| The Truth Behind Ms. Owen, the LmB Teacher
By Hassan Noor
Her name is Jan (Janet) Owen. She was
born in North Platte, Nebraska. She has two brothers. Mrs.
Owen has lived in Parker, Colorado for 21 years. She likes to
ride her horses. Here is a secret that should not come out of my
mouth, but I will tell you: when she was ten years old, she wanted to
be a cowgirl.
Ms. Owen says that the best things about
Colorado are the scenery and the weather. She likes to teach
because she wants to open up the world of books to kids. Here is
another secret: she is an introvert.
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| Ms. Lyons Tells Her Story
By Rachel Kennedy
Ms. Lyon’s goals are to make sure everyone
learns and has fun. Her maiden name was Kartalla Csilla
Vita. She was born in Germany and has five sisters and two
brothers. Ms. Lyons has lived in Denver for an astonishing 33
years. When she was ten years old, she wanted to be a doctor, but
she became a teacher, instead, then a principal. She says that
she likes being a principal because of all the hugs. Ms. Lyons
relates that the best things about Colorado are that there is sunshine
and no humidity.
For fun, Ms. Lyons likes to read, travel, go to the
theater and to the beach. Get this: she doesn’t have a favorite
book because there are so many. Now here’s something you probably
don’t know: Ms. Lyons can speak Hungarian, but sometimes forgets
the words, because she has nobody to practice with. That’s the
story about Kartalla Csilla Vita and I hope you enjoyed
it.
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The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools
School Health Issues: Flu Season and Schools
Flu is an unwelcome visitor to many homes and communities this
winter. Schools can help educate students, their families, and
school staff about how to reduce the chance of getting the flu as well
as reduce the likelihood of spreading flu to others. Additional
information from the experts is available from the links below.
- Flu symptoms include fever, headache, chills, body aches, tiredness, dry cough, sore throat, and nasal congestion.
- Flu is spread when a person who has the flu coughs, sneezes, or
speaks and sends the flu virus into the air. The virus enters the
nose, throat or lungs of a person and multiplies. Flu spreads
less frequently when a person touches a surface that has flu viruses on
it.
- If you get the flu: rest, drink plenty of liquids, and avoid alcohol and tobacco.
- Antibiotics like penicillin will not cure the flu. The best
way to prevent the flu is to get a flu shot. Over-the-counter
medications may relieve symptoms of flu. The National Institute
for Allergies & Infectious Diseases recommends acetaminophen
(Tylenol) for children; aspirin or acetaminophen for adults.
Decongestants, cough suppressants, and use of a humidifier can provide
symptomatic relief.
- In addition to flu shots, three antiviral medicines are available
by prescription that will help prevent flu infection: Tamiflu,
Flumadine and Symmetrel.
Things to keep in mind for school-age children
- Encourage children to cover coughs and sneezes, wash hands frequently, and keep hands away from eyes, nose and mouth.
- A sick child is advised to stay at home during the first days of
illness when symptoms are most severe and the infection is most
contagious. Children can return to school when symptoms are
improving and no fever has been detected for 24 hours.
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