Dear Hawks Community,

Happy Thursday! Thank you so much to everyone who joined us for our Art Gala last week and supported our student artists. Our students did an amazing job with their art pieces and Discovery Link did a wonderful job of organizing the gala! 

We are almost done with week 2 of CMAS testing - great work, 3rd, 4th and 5th! We have just one more week to go of testing. Thank you so much, parents, for continuing to make sure that students get plenty of rest at home and arrive at school on time for their tests.

Warmly,

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

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Don't forget - ALL are invited to our Parent Meeting on Thursday, April 23 from 4:30-5:30 p.m.! Please RSVP here (Google Form). Here's what to expect:

Please contact Ms. Deb if you have questions at deborah_sims-fard@dpsk12.net or call the office at 720-424-6070. We hope to see you there!

Appreciation days are coming up! Teacher Appreciation Week is May 4-8, and Principal Appreciation Day is Friday, May 1. Want to show Ms. D and our teachers some love? Drop off your token of appreciation starting the week of April 27 to Ms. Yvonne and she'll make sure the right educator gets it! 

Plus, you can share a quote about your teacher with DPS here (Google Form) and they may feature it on their social media and website! 

We're excited to introduce Karen Warriner, a telehealth Speech Language Pathologist (SPL) who will be supporting Hallett soon. Karen is beginning her onboarding with DPS and once up and running, will be providing speech/language services virtually to our Hawks. More info to come!

College Week might be over, but the purpose behind it is always true - it's never too early to start thinking about your child's future! The DPS Career and College Success Development Team helps students plan for their future career and education with hands-on experiences and work-based learning. Learn more about the opportunities they provide by checking out their flyer! 

We need your input! To help with long-term future planning, we want to know your initial opinions about the time school starts and ends at Hallett. Let us know what you think here (Google Form). 

Thank you to everyone who gave us their input via Possip, our text survey platform! If you already filled out the Possip survey, no need to complete this one as well.

We understand that sometimes you may need or want to speak to your student's teacher. Please know that teachers cannot accept "walk-in" appointments - during the school day, they are busy teaching in their classrooms. If you'd like to schedule a time to talk with your student's teacher, please call the main office at 720-424-6070. Thank you!