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October Teller Elementary Office Phone: (720) 424-3585 School Hours: 8:55AM-3:45PM Morning playground supervision begins at 8:45AM. |
TellerGram October 2005 Million Word Campaign – “Reading Takes You Places”:Our librarian, Cathey Bonnefoi, will be implementing Teller’s Million Word Campaign. Our goal is to have students read a million words by the end of the year. Families and students will track and record the books that have been read to them or that they have read. Ms. Bonnefoi will help students record their progress on the 7 continents of the world. (See calendar and directions in your child’s Thursday folder.) Children’s vocabularies, world knowledge, thinking skills, comprehension and reading fluency increases with the number of books read to them or by them. I hope you will encourage and support your child with this reading goal.October 18 an 19 - Parent/Teacher ConferencesYour child’s teacher will be sending home a conference sign-up schedule soon. Times will be scheduled between 4:00 pm and 8:00 pm on Tuesday, October 18 and 8:00 am to 12:00 pm on Wednesday, October 19. Please take the time to sign up for a conference to find out how your child is progressing and how you can help. You will receive your child’s report card at this conference.Teller’s Policy on Birthday CelebrationsTo minimize interruptions to classroom instructional time, we only celebrate individual students’ birthdays at school with treats for the class in the ECE and Kindergarten classrooms. Teachers recognize students’ birthdays in their classroom in their own special way. However, you may recognize your child’s special day by donating a book in their name to their classroom library. We invite you to schedule with your child’s teacher a time to come in and read the book to the class in honor of your child.Bullying is serious and may constitute a crimeBullying, name calling, teasing, intimidation and other behaviors will not be tolerated at Teller. The DPS School Board has adopted a “zero tolerance” policy in regard to these behaviors. The Colorado State Legislature has considered this issue tohave such a serious negative impact on students that School Districts are required to have a policy in place for bullying prevention and education programs. Law enforcement may apply any of several laws already Colorado statutes to behaviors commonly associated with bullying situations. In accordance with School Board Policy of “zero tolerance, Teller will follow a DPS behavior intervention “path” for identified bullying behaviors. Students will first be reprimanded by the supervising adult and counseled for appropriate ways to handle problems with other students. Repeated offenses will result in the student’s referral to the Principal at which time parents will be requested to attend a conference to draft a behavior plan. Should bullying behaviors continue after a conference, the principal will implement systematic suspension for each subsequent incident of bullying behaviors. After 5-10 days of suspension, the principal may request that the student be expelled from Teller Elementary. If this occurs, an expulsion hearing would be held with a DPS official. As you can tell, bullying behaviors are considered a serious offense. Providing a safe and positive learning environment, free from bullying will be incorporated into the Educating for Character process. Please talk to your child about your expectations for their behavior. Karti Lyons, Principal Please note: We have had a lot of students in the office in the morning before 8:45 am. There is no supervision on the playground before 8:45 am. The cafeteria opens for breakfast at 8:35 am. The office staff cannot accommodate babysitting tasks. Do not send your child to school before 8:45 am. If you need childcare in the morning, please call Kaleidoscope Corner at: 720-424-8291. Thank you, The Office Staff PTA NEWS: OCTOBER 2005ABC FUNDRAISER RAISED $6500!!!Congratulations!! We raised a whopping $6500 in the “wrapping paper” fundraiser this year!Special congratulations go out to the top 5 sellers at Teller:
Thanks to all the Teller students, parents, grandparents, neighbors, etc. that helped make this annual fundraiser a success. I am sure you can’t wait for all the fun prizes to arrive! Let the pig races begin!! (special prize for all students that sold 30 items or more) $15,000 DOWN, $25,000 TO GO Look in the Tellergram every month to see how you can help the PTA makes its contribution goal of $40,000. This month’s fundraising opportunity: Buy grocery certificates! This is by far the easiest way to raise much needed money for Teller. All you have to do is grocery shop at King Soopers, Safeway or Albertsons! Before you head to the store, stop by Teller and purchase grocery certificates. Teller receives 5% of the value of the certificates. Example: when you buy a $100 grocery certificate, Teller makes $5! Easy money – you are going to the store anyway so why not help Teller out in the process. You can buy your grocery certificates at the front office or look for Ms. B (Teller librarian) or a member of the PTA on Friday after school. HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL: OCTOBER 28thDo you have your costume ready?? It is that time of year again – the Teller Halloween Carnival is scheduled for Friday, October 28.Come be part of one of the best social events at Teller. There are plenty of ways to help make this event a success: help with planning volunteer to work the carnival games or food bring in candy bring in baked goods for the ever popular and fiercely competitive Cake Walk build the haunted house along with the talented 5th grade electives class tell your friends and neighbors about it. Look for information in the upcoming Thursday folders! IMPORTANT DATES IN OCTOBERTuesday, Oct 4: CSC meeting @ 5:00Thursday Oct 13: PTA Meeting 6-7 Friday Oct 28: Halloween Carnival For the Safety of Our ChildrenWe need all of the Mario Andretti’s to slow down in the parking lot! We have noticed that the speeds are way too high as parents go through the detour in the parking lot.Fund Raising Opportunity!Here’s a great way to raise money for Teller, without opening your checkbooks! If you hear of anyone who needs to buy or sell a home, contact Lisa Santos. Lisa is the mother of Alex, a kindergartner at Teller, and gives 20% of her net commission back to Teller for every deal referred to her by the Teller community! Remember, this could be your own personal move, or your neighbor, your brother, your co-worker, etc. If you know of anyone who’s thinking about making a move, call or email Lisa with their name and number. Lisa Santos, 720-933-3377, lisa5280@kw.com, www.the5280team.comHot Breakfast!Teller’s Lunchroom will continue to serve hot breakfast through the month of October! The lunchroom opens at 8:35 am, please join the Teller students for breakfast to promote this program at our school!See this year's music schedule online: 2005/2006 Teller Vocal Music Program Schedule
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