8/22 Community Updates

From the Desk of Ms. D

Dear Hallett Families,

Happy first week of school! It has been wonderful seeing you and your students back at Hallett Academy. I want to thank you especially for joining us for our Back to School Parade on Monday. Your cheers, signs, noisemakers and bubbles filled our students with energy and enthusiasm for the 2024-25 school year. What a way to kick off the year!

As we get back into the swing of things here at Hallett, we've got plenty of reminders and updates for you all. So read on!

Warmly,

Ms. Candice DeGrafinried

Back to School Parade, students walking up the steps of Hallett while teachers cheer them on with bubbles and pompoms

“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

Thursday, Aug. 29: Picture Day
Thursday, Aug. 29 from 5-7 p.m.: Back to School Night
Monday, Sept. 2: NO SCHOOL (Labor Day)
Thursday, Sept. 12: Picture Day Retakes

Students lined up facing the front of the classroom where their teacher stands at the whiteboard

students walking up the front steps of their school as parents cheer them on

Registration

If you haven't already, please register your student via your parent portal account. If you are unable to get in to your parent portal account, please call the office and we’ll provide you with a paper packet.

Free and Reduced Lunch

If you haven't already, please log in to MySchoolApps and complete a Free and Reduced Lunch application.

Pick Up and Drop Off Reminders

Student drop off is on the west side of the building and student pick up is on the east side of the building. For a detailed map, please see here.

Please be mindful of our neighbors! Do not block driveways or block other cars in the parking lot.

As a reminder, school starts at 8:50 a.m. Please be on time!

If your child will be out sick or absent for any reason, please notify us by either calling the front office (720-424-6070) or filling out this form.

How to Get Involved

At our Meet the Principal event on Aug. 8, we learned that Hallett families want to get more involved in our amazing school! To make that possible, we want to hear what involvement means to you. Please fill out this short form to let us know what volunteer opportunities you are interested in.

Sponsor Student Planners

We hope to gift our 5th graders with planners to help them achieve academic excellence this school year! This organizational tool will help them prepare for middle school as well.

If you or your company is interested in sponsoring planners for our 5th graders, please reach out to Ms. Yvonne for more information.

Join the Collaborative School Committee

Want to have a voice in how we do things at Hallett? Join our Collaborate School Committee! This is a great opportunity to strategize with Ms. D, Hallett educators and staff and other Hallett community members on how to improve our student achievement.

The CSC will meet 4 times this year. For more information, please contact Ms. Yvonne.