Tuesday, September 9th, 4:15pm - 5:30pm: First PTSA Meeting in Room 202A
Snacks and free childcare provided!
Monday, September 22: No School--DPS Assessment and Planning Day
Dora Moore Elementary
Hi Families!
As always, we crammed a lot into last week. Most notably, we had our first field trips. Field trips are something we pride ourselves on so be sure to look out for more information on grade-level field trips from our teachers soon! We are hoping for more fall-like weather soon.
Sincerely,
Mr. Janson & Mrs. Watson
Important Dates
HGT/GT Universal Screening Changes and Opt-in
As you may have heard from the DPS central office, Kindergarten and 2nd grade H/GT screening testing is now opt-in. Starting this year, 1st grade and 5th grade will receive universal screening (instead of Kindergarten and 2nd grade in previous years). If you are a kindergarten or 2nd grade family who wants to opt-in for gifted screening testing, please follow THIS link to nominate your child. More information on this change can be found here.
If your child is in ECE, 3rd or 4th grade and you’d like to nominate them for H/GT screening, please follow THIS LINK , testing will happen later in the semester.
If your child is already identified as Highly Gifted and Talented (HGT) or Magnet Eligible (ME), they don’t need to take either of these tests again. They have already met the qualifying score this test is designed to measure.
If you are unsure of your child’s H/GT status or have any other questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Mrs. Walker, stephanie_walker@dpsk12.net
DPS GT Department Family Series
Please see below for learning opportunities from the DPS GT Department - the first event in the series is September 9th.
The GT Department Family Series for 2025–26 is here! We’ll host an event each month on either the 1st or 2nd Tuesday from 5pm-6:15pm virtually, with interpretation available in DPS’ eight most commonly spoken languages. Families are encouraged to register at least one week in advance so we can arrange interpretation services. For questions, please contact bertie_fiz@dpsk12.net or greg_moldow@dpsk12.net
Dora Moore Community Exchange Store: Free food & clothing for all!
Our Community Exchange Store has updated staffed hours:
Mondays 3:30pm-4:30pm
Thursdays & Fridays 8:45am-9:45am
You can access the store space via "Door #15" near the front entrance--come down the stairs to the right of the main entrance and knock on the door!
Donations:
We accept clean clothing items, shoes, and outerwear in good condition. Sizes that fit 3 year olds - 11 year olds are the most helpful. (We do not accept socks, underwear, toys, or other household items)
Thank you for your support and utilization of this wonderful resource!
Still Time to Join Girls on the Run (GOTR); 3rd-5th
GOTR is so much more than just running! 3rd - 5th graders can still be signed up here.
Practices are Mondays & Wednesday 4:00 - 5:30 starting September 8th. The GOTR culminating event is a 5K Fun Run November 9th at Empower Field!
Free Tickets to Let Grow!
The Denver Department of Public Health & Environment’s Maternal Child Health program is excited to host Let Grow co-founder Lenore Skenazy for a keynote talk at the Tivoli Turnhalle the evening of Tuesday, Sept 9.
Featured in the bestselling book 'The Anxious Generation,' Let Grow champions childhood, helping kids build confidence, resilience, and self-reliance through independent play and real life experiences, and is making it easy, normal, and legal to encourage independence in kids. Through free resources, tools, and programs like the Let Grow Experience and Let Grow Play Clubs, Let Grow is helping families and schools empower our next generations. Lenore’s most recent TED Talk also went live this week!
FREE tickets and more info can be found here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/an-evening-with-lenore-skenazy-tickets-1510977186439?aff=oddtdtcreator
4th & 5th Grade Co-Ed Sports:
Flag Football & Soccer Leagues
QR Code not working for you? Register for both soccer and/flag football here: https://dps.arux.app/child-care/9/elcsports-fee-based
Download the DPS App for 'Rooms'
Download the app via Google Play Store or Apple App Store to access our whole-school "Feed", "Alerts", "Events" and classroom updates through "Rooms'.
With Rooms and the DPS App, schools and families will have one universal platform to directly discuss and share information about individual students’ progress, all while keeping everyone informed about what’s happening in specific classrooms and at the school.
Our Weekly Follow-Up Newsletters, other whole-school updates/reminders, and news will NOW populate on the app feed and automatically push to our recently updated website.
Now, when you open the DPS App you can change from "Denver Public Schools" at the top left and select "Dora Moore Elementary" to stay up-to-date on all things DM!
Our public facing calendar with all of our events, days off, field trips, etc. is updated and syncing to both the DPS App when you filter for Dora Moore and our new website as well.
