10/18 Community Updates

From the Desk of Ms. D

Dear Hawks Community,

Happy Friday! We've got some exciting fall festivities coming up here at Hallett, so mark your calendars.

On Oct. 31, we'll be celebration spooky season with a costume parade, classroom parties and a haunted house after school! The haunted house will be open to the community, so please bring your families and friends and join us for some scary fun.

We will also be having a Thanksgiving Luncheon on Nov. 21. For only $7 per adult and $6 per non-DPS student, you can enjoy a Thanksgiving meal with your Hallett Hawk! We hope to see you all there.

Go Hawks!

Warmly,

Ms. D

“To teach in a manner that respects and cares for the souls of our students is essential if we are to provide the necessary conditions where learning can most deeply and intimately begin.”

- bell hooks, Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom

Important Dates for Your Calendar

Tuesday, Oct. 22 from 4:15-5:15 p.m.: Hallett Parent Meeting

Thursday, Oct. 31: Community Fall Festivities

Tuesday, Nov. 5 from 4:15-5:15 p.m.: Hallett Parent Meeting

Saturday, Nov. 9: End of trimester

Thursday, Nov. 14: NO SCHOOL

Tuesday, Nov. 19 from 4:15-5:15 p.m.: Hallett Parent Meeting

Thursday, Nov. 21: Thanksgiving Luncheon

Monday, Nov. 25-Friday, Nov. 29: NO SCHOOL (Thanksgiving Break)

Student Mental Health Survey

The DPS mental health screener is open until Oct. 18! Please take 5 minutes to provide valuable input on your child’s mental health and social-emotional well-being. You can take the survey at this link: tinyurl.com/bessparent2324.

For more information on this screener, check out these FAQs!

Hallett Fall Festivities: Oct. 31

We'll be celebrating spooky season here at Hallett on Thursday, Oct. 31!

We will have a costume parade around Hallett from [time]. Be sure to send your child to school with their Halloween costume!

After the parade, students will celebrate in their classrooms with candy and fun activities.

After school, we will have a haunted house, open to the entire community! Feel free to bring your family and friends to join in on the fun.

Thanksgiving Luncheon

We're going to celebrate Thanksgiving at Hallett the week before the holiday! Hallett families are invited to join their students for lunch on Thursday, November 21.

The tentative student lunch schedule is as follows:

Kinder and 2nd grade: 11:10-11:33 a.m.
1st and 3rd grade: 12-12:23 p.m.
4th and 5th grade: 12:50-1:13 p.m.

Thanksgiving luncheon will cost $7 per adult and $6 per non-DPS children. There is no charge for Hallett students. Payment is due in advance; we will be sending home a flyer with RSVP slips. You will be able to pick up your ticket/s the day of the event at the main office.

We may have to tweak the lunch schedule based on the number of RSVPs we receive, so stay tuned!

Important Reminders

Fall Weather

As the weather is getting chillier, please make sure your students have appropriate outwear. If possible, please label your child's outwear with their name.

Colder weather also means more students are getting sick. We have a school nurse to help your child should they start to feel sick during the school day. If your child feels sick before school, please keep them home so they can rest, recover, and avoid spreading their virus to their classmates.

School Hours

Just a reminder, school hours are from 8:50 a.m. to 3:50 p.m. Please refrain from dropping your child off late or picking them up early when possible. Every minute in school matters; even missing a few minutes can negatively impact your child's learning.

We understand that you may be late picking up your child from time to time due to unforeseen circumstances. In these cases, please notify the school that you will be late by calling 720-424-6070. If no one answers the phone, please leave a message.

Personal Information

If your personal information has changed, please notify the office so we have updated information at all times.

Meeting with Teachers

If you need to speak with your child's teacher, please schedule an appointment to meet with them when they are not teaching. This will ensure that classroom learning does not get disrupted!

Students playing tetherball on the playground

Night at the Museum for 3rd Grade

Help our 3rd graders go on the field trip of a lifetime!

Hallett 3rd graders will be studying astronomy in the spring, and we'd love to take them to the Denver Museum of Nature and Science for an educational, space-themed sleepover.

We need to raise the funds to make this happen. We've raised 1/5 of our goal so far! Please consider donating; any amount helps!

Please spread the word! Thank you!

Parent Group Minutes

Are you interested in what our Parent Group does, but you're unable to make the meetings? You can find their meeting notes on the Hallett website! Go to the "Support Hallett" tab and click on "Family Engagement Organization" to see their notes. Here are the notes from the latest meeting.