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Home Teller Elementary Office Phone: (720) 424-3585 School Hours: 8:55AM-3:45PM Morning playground supervision begins at 8:45AM. |
December 2008 Tellergram
LATE START DAYS- PLEASE READ!!December 12, 2008 is a late start day for your child. Please read the following information carefully:
ODDS & ENDSThanksgiving LuncheonWhat a turnout we had of parents; grandparents and other family members joining our students for the traditional Thanksgiving Lunch on November 20th! Over 150 parents and family members joined us for lunch.CSC Policy on Parties at TellerSeveral years ago Teller’s Collaborative School Committee (CSC) 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.When your Child will be AbsentPlease call 303-333-4285 and let the secretaries know when your child is absent and the reason. It is good to let the teachers know of your child’s absence, but it is a must that you contact the school secretaries! School of Choice InformationThe Denver Public Schools traditional Choice process allows students to apply to a Denver Public School that is not the school that serves their residence (neighborhood school). This process is also used for students residing outside the city of Denver who wish to attend a Denver Public School. Choice applicants are accepted on space availability.2008-2009 School YearBeginning on January 5, 2008, the School of Choice process will be available to all Denver families for the 2008-2009 school year. School of Choice Brochures are available at the DPS website (www.dpsk12.org) or at any school in DPS.Important Information About Choice1st Round Choice (January 5-January 30)
GOT A MATCH? Many businesses and corporations have matching funds programs. If you work for one of these companies, you can make a tax deductible donation to Teller that might even be matched dollar for dollar! This is a great way to increase funding for our school. Each company has certain matching limits and rules. Please check to see if your company participates in this program and help reap twice the benefit! Lights On After School (L.O.A.S.)Sign-Up!Monday Dec 15 and Tuesday Dec 16 Monday 12/15 is from 4-5:30 and is ONLY for students who did not participate in any LOAS programs in the fall. You will not be allowed to sign up until Tues 12/16 if you have participated. Tuesday 12/16 is from 4-5:30 and is OPEN TO ALL students. Some of our program offerings will be; K-2: Denver Center Theatre, Yoga, Chicano Arts, Computers 3-5: Flourish Arts, French, Computers, and TBA $15 fee. Scholarships available.  Teller Families!Do you know of a neighbor or friend who is considering Teller for their children next year? Please share with them the following two ways to get to know Teller better:Teller Tours with Michele Foust Every Thursday at 11:00am Meet in the office Go to our Teller Open Houses The Center for Health and Health Care in SchoolsSchool Health Issues: Flu Season and SchoolsFlu is an unwelcome visitor to many homes this winter. Schools can help educate students, their families, and school staff about reducing the chance of getting flu and reducing the spread of flu to others.FIVE FAST FLU FACTSFrom the Centers for Disease Control and Preventionwww.cdc.gov/flu/index.htm
‘Green’ Performance at Teller December 2IMAGINATION MAKERSOn Dec. 2nd, our students will have the opportunity to see a play by the Imagination Makers Theater Company. The performance at our school is made possible by a grant from the Janus Foundation. “Fables: Old and New” is an imaginative musical play that first dramatizes children’s retellings of Aesop's traditional fables, then shows student-written modern versions of these tales. In addition to reusing old fables, the entire set for the play, all the props and the musical instruments have been created entirely from recycled materials. Students can see that with little more than “junk” and a good imagination, something incredible can be created. The fable writers were from diverse backgrounds including African-American and Latino (one girl wrote her fable in Spanish), as well as a boy who was blind and a girl who was homeless. This entertaining and meaningful play promotes recycling in a fun way, and teaches simple but valuable lessons for life. Imagination Makers is a professional theater company that has been performing for children throughout the Denver metro area for the past 28 years. www.imaginationmakers.org Good News on the Cost of Replacing These Dreadful Auditorium Curtains!Danny Reid, Manager of Facility Maintenance indicates that they can support a school’s efforts to replace curtains by contributing up to $1000. They will also provide the labor to hang the curtains and make any repairs/corrections to the rigging system that may be required.With Facility Maintenance help, we may be able to replace the front and back curtains for around $9000. Our student entrepreneurs and Chris’s coffee sales have netted us $3800 toward the replacement costs. With a $5000 contribution, a family donor will be recognized with a plaque placed on the wall outside the auditorium doors- and we could get our new curtains! Any donation will help us toward meeting our goal of replacing the torn and worn curtains. Thank you for your continued support by participating in our fundraising efforts and in helping with this project! A HUGE Thank You to all of our DI volunteer coaches!Our student participation is limited this year by the amount of coaches we have. So, each and every one of you make a big difference!
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