Dear Hawks Community,

Spring Break is coming up quickly! Save the dates: there will be NO SCHOOL from Monday, March 30 through Friday, April 3. We also have NO SCHOOL on Monday, April 6; it is a Hallett non-contact day. And when we're back on Tuesday, April 7, we're jumping right into CMAS testing and College Week! I have included more details on all of this below.

If you want to sign your student up for a Spring Break Camp, Discovery Link still has space in their FREE program, which will be April 2-3 at Beach Court Elementary. Bluff Lake Nature Center also offers a paid camp (but scholarships are available). More details on both camps are below!

Ms. D, Principal

“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

MARCH

APRIL

We have rescheduled our College Week for April 7-10, so our Financial Planning For Families Workshop is happening Tuesday, April 7 from 4-5 p.m. at Hallett. You'll learn about how your student can earn their associate degree FOR FREE and how they can prepare for middle school, high school and their future career! Be sure to RSVP (Google Form) for a FREE dinner.

ALL students are invited to come showcase their talents on Thursday, March 26 from 2:30-3:30 p.m. at the Hallett Talent Show! Instead of auditions, performers will have scheduled rehearsal times during the school day with Ms. McGrew in the weeks leading up to the show. If your student is interested in performing, please have them pick up a Talent Show form from the music room and return it with a guardian signature. 

Want to volunteer to help? We could use extra hands to decorate the auditorium, and we might even need an MC to introduce the students during the show! If you're interested, email Ms. McGrew at tina_mcgrew@dpsk12.net.

Discovery Link has FREE camp on April 2 and 3 from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at Beach Court Elementary (4950 Beach Ct, Denver CO, 80221). Sign up here and contact Ms. T if you have any questions! 

Bluff Lake Nature Center is offering a PAID spring break camp from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. from March 30-April 2. The cost is $120 per day or FREE if you qualify for scholarships (Google Form). Families are welcome to sign up for one day or all days! Children will spend time hiking, crafting, exploring, playing games and attending nature lessons. Learn more on the Bluff Lake Nature Center website.

3rd-5th grade will be taking Colorado standardized tests during the first three weeks of April. CMAS tests measure students' academic progress in English language arts, math, social studies and science. It is important that your student is on time and at school every day during testing, so please do not plan any vacations or appointments in the first three weeks of April. Thank you!

Measles cases are increasing in Colorado. Measles is very contagious and can spread quickly in schools if students are not vaccinated. A measles vaccine is the best way to protect your student from measles - plus, Colorado law requires students attending school to have a measles vaccine. Your student can get a free measles vaccine at Denver Health's school-based clinics - no insurance required.