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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 2006
From the Principal……Update on Classroom Instruction:Our teachers completed reading, writing and math assessments a couple of weeks ago. These assessments are providing valuable data to teachers on how to best meet the learning needs of your child. Teachers are using this data in their team meetings to identify the strengths and weaknesses of our students. These teams of teachers plan for specific and targeted instruction to meet the diverse needs of students in their classrooms.For the past several weeks, teachers have had students grouped for small group reading instruction based on the reading assessment results. When you visit your child’s classroom, you should notice students highly engaged in learning with their teachers and other adults. During the Reading Block, teachers typically teach a mini lesson on a specific reading strategy or concept about literature to their students. After this lesson, students engage in independent reading of “just right” books. Students will practice the strategy during their silent reading. Students may also respond to what they are reading in a variety of ways to help them improve their comprehension. To help your child become proficient as reader, you can:
Based on student writing samples, we are noticing that students are frequently misspelling common sight words and grade level vocabulary. We are expecting our students to use correct spelling, capitalization and punctuation in all their written work across all content areas. You can help us reinforce this by reviewing your child’s written homework at home with them at least once a week. From our analysis of math data, we are finding that many of our students are not at a proficient level in knowing their basic math facts. You can help at home by working with your child on the basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts. Another way you can help strengthen children’s number sense is by helping them see how you use estimation in your daily life. (When you purchase something with cash, you can talk to them about how much money you expect back from the cashier. Or determining if you have enough money based on the cost of the items you want to purchase.) October 25 & 27th - 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 7:30 pm on Wednesday, October 25 and 8:30 am to 12:00 pm on Friday, October 27. 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 Standards-Based 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:
The office closes at 4:30 pm daily. If the office staff has been unable to contact you or the other individuals listed on your emergency call list, prior to 4:15 pm, they have specific District procedures to follow. District procedure requires the school staff to call the Denver Police Department if a responsible adult cannot be reached. Thank you, The Office Staff School Safety/Crisis Procedures at TellerAfter the recent tragedies nationwide, we want to let you know the procedures that are in place at Teller Elementary to keep your child safe.
Please know that your child’s education and safety come first with the staff at Teller. Please don’t hesitate to call if you have specific safety questions for us. DPS has a new Standards-Based Report CardI have set aside two dates and times to meet with parents.Tuesday, October 17: 9:00-10:00 am Or Tuesday, October 24: 6:30-7:30 pm We will review the new report cards together to help you prepare for the transition to a standards-based report card prior to the scheduled Parent-Teacher conferences on October 25 and October 27. Teller’s Lunchroom continues to serve hot breakfast!The lunchroom opens at 8:35 am, please join the Teller students for breakfast to promote this program at our school!Teller’s blood drive
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