Dear Hawks Community,

We made it to Spring Break! There is NO SCHOOL Monday, March 30 through Monday, April 6 (the 6th is a Hallett non-contact day). We will see you back at Hallett on Tuesday, April 7. I hope you all have a restful break and enjoy the time off! If you are in need of food over the break, check out Tasty Food Denver for free meals for youth ages 3-18. 

And don't forget about what's coming up when we're back from Spring Break - CMAS testing and college week! I've included more details about both below.

Finally, thank you all for making our last week before break a great one. Congratulations to our all our Talented Hawks who performed in our Talent Show, and thank you to everyone who joined us for Discovery Link's mindfulness session! See you soon, Hallett.

Wishing you all a great week off,

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 4:15-5 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.

There is NO SCHOOL from Monday, March 30 through Monday, April 6. We will be back at Hallett on Tuesday, April 7. If you are in need of food over the break, check out Tasty Food Denver for free meals for youth ages 3-18. No ID required. 

Tasty Food sites open during spring break (3/31/2026 - 4/3/2026) are listed below. All sites will serve meals from 12-4 p.m.

Did you know? The Denver Public Library Pauline Robinson Branch (located at 5575 E 33rd Ave, Denver CO 80207) has FREE after school activities for kids and tweens every month! In April, they have:

We will have visitors at Hallett on April 7-9; they will be conducting vision, hearing and dental screenings for our students. If you would like to opt your student out, or if you have any questions, please leave a message for Nurse Amanda at 720-424-6076 and she will reach out to you after break.

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. Even if you don't have a 3rd-5th grade student, we would appreciate your help in cheering on our Hawks for their tests! 

We will have note stations set up at Hallett events and during drop off and pick up. We invite every parent to take a moment to visit the station and write some words of encouragement on a notecard. (Your note could be as simple as, "You got this!") Teachers will read some notes out loud to their students every day before testing begins to show them we support them!

We will also have a pep rally to cheer on our test takers on Tuesday, April 7 at 3 p.m. Families are invited, and we're asking all students and families to wear green to celebrate our goal of achieving green test scores! (Green scores means we are meeting expectations.)

The DPS Central Community Hub is hosting free citizenship classes starting the week of April 6! The 8 week course will cover the requirements and process for becoming a U.S. citizen, preparation for the citizenship exam, and English practice. 

Please complete the Interest Form to pre-register for online or in-person class at the Central Community Hub classes at Swansea Elementary, 4650 Columbine Street, Denver, CO 80216.  

Call 720-424-3711 if you have questions!