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2007/08 TellerGrams
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2006/07 TellerGrams
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2005/06 TellerGrams
October Teller Elementary Office Phone: (720) 424-3585 School Hours: 8:55AM-3:45PM Morning playground supervision begins at 8:45AM. |
TellerGram September 2006 Kudos, o To our incredible PTA for raising over $5,000.00 from our Yard Sale. Thank you to everyone who worked the sale, sorted and hauled the items, donated items for sale and/or found some “treasures” to purchase. A special Thank You to PTA for making sure all the “leftover treasures” were picked up and hauled away on Saturday. To all our parents/guardians who attended the Lemonade Social, the ECE and Kindergarten ‘First Day of School’ event and Back-to-School Night. The excellent attendance at these events made the opening of school a huge success for our students. o To all of Teller’s Staff for their dedication and hard work in getting the building and classrooms ready for the 2006-2007 school year. o To our families for sending their delightful children to Teller to learn and laugh together. Our parents and staff make an impressive team working together to support all of the children at Teller! After School Pick-UpThe drive through pick up at the curb lane on Garfield is working very well. Please remind other family members or friends of these procedures, if they will be picking your child up at the end of the day.Please take note of this Safety concern Please do not bring your pets onto the school grounds during school hours. Even though your dog or cat is considered friendly, many students rush animals and interact with them inappropriately and your pet may not tolerate that well. Some students have serious allergies to dogs and cats.Tardy Students: I have noticed that we have 5-6 students tardy each morning. Students are considered tardy if they are not with their teacher when the 9:00 bell sounds. The new DPS data system is now able to track student absences and tardies in hours and minutes. Students must report to the office if they are not in the classroom when the 9:00 tardy bell rings. Elementary school is a good opportunity to start teaching your child the importance of punctuality. Karti Lyons, Principal  Destination ImagiNationTeller Elementary Destination ImagiNation Call for coaches! We need coaches!We will provide training. Destination ImagiNation Mission Statement: “Our mission is to teach creative problem solving strategies, teamwork and life-long skills. Our goal is to cultivate the creative problem solving process and make it an unconscious part of students’ everyday lives.” We are pleased that the PTSA has funded the DI program here at Teller. Teams will be formed from students who are interested. We are hoping to have several teams this year. The number will depend on how many parents volunteer to be coaches. Qualities needed for both coaches and members:
Interested students MUST commit to being at every meeting and at the competition, which lasts all day. Parents will be asked to help with snacks. Parent help will be needed with meetings, at the competition and driving students to the competition. If you are interested in this opportunity for your child and/or for yourself, please call or drop me a note. All students are welcome, not only Challenge students. See 2006-07 DI Team Challenge Previews. Sincerely, Joy Urbach Denver Public SchoolsTeller ElementaryChallenge ProgramWhat is Challenge, anyway? Parents and students are sometimes confused by the term “Challenge”. Challenge is Denver Public Schools’ designation for gifted and talented education. Although we believe that every child has gifts and talents, the Challenge program is designed to provide services for children whose needs educationally may go beyond what can be offered in a regular classroom. There is often a misconception that “bright” students will do well in any classroom without additional effort and assistance. It is disturbing to realize that the students who actually learn the least in a given year may be the gifted students. To reduce or eliminate that situation, the Challenge teacher seeks to address these students’ needs by identification, special classes within the school day and by consultation with parents and the classroom teacher. If you are interested in the identification process itself, I would be glad to explain it, or I have literature you can read. Basically, the process involves screening all students several times through their K-12 years, using a variety of indicators. Some of these indicators are achievement tests which are given each year to all students, surveys and inventories of parents and teachers, creativity and problem solving tests, also given to all students at given grade levels. You have probably filled out a parent survey on your child at some time. Based on the above, and sometimes on additional data, students are identified as being entitled to services, or may participate as guests. At Teller, third through fifth grade students come to the Challenge classroom twice weekly. They work on problem solving and thinking skills, studying units at an advanced level. These units conclude with a project which usually requires research. Primary students are served in smaller, more flexible groups, in collaboration with their classroom teacher. A student will sometimes ask about coming to Challenge. I often give the student a self -nomination form, along with a parent survey to take home. Then I give the classroom teacher a survey as well. I will also check the pupil’s records. If any parent wishes to fill out a parent survey, ask me for one and I will send one home with your child for you. Please call or stop by to see me if you want any additional information about the Challenge program. Sincerely, Joy Urbach Meal Charging PolicyFrom DPS Food & Nutrition ServicesAny student in grades ECE through 5th grade, who forgets or loses his/her money, may charge a maximum of two (2) breakfasts and two (2) lunches. Prior to this limit being reached, a written notice will be given to the student to notify the parent/guardian. If payment for charges is not received the next school day, an alternate meal will be served and after that a nutritious snack, but a full meal will not be provided to the student. In all cases, the charges MUST be paid back. A no charge Breakfast is available to ALL of our students any day of the week! Breakfast is served at 8:30 am. Climbing Wall for TellerLast spring, many people from the Teller community participated in the Niketown 5K Run to raise money for Teller’s P.E. department. Niketown and Jamba Juice donated $895. The kids and Ms. Chris decided that the money should be set aside for a climbing wall at Teller.Much to Ms. Chris’ surprise and delight, several civic-minded students donated money they earned to the “Wall Fund”. Entrepreneurs Karl Whitman, Andrew Ouellette and Beauen Saldana-Boyer set up a lemonade stand in the neighborhood. Rylee Nelsen and Helen Threlkeld made and sold bracelets at their neighborhood stand. Many thanks to all of you. Through our active fundraising efforts, Teller students will undoubtedly be “climbing the walls” in the future!
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