Upcoming Dates For Your Calendar
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Monday, February 14 - Friday, February 18: Black History Month Themed Spirit Week
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Tuesday, February 15: Last day of SchoolChoice Round 1
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Monday, February 21: No School
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Dear Hallett Families,
What a snowy start to February, we've had!
We will celebrate Black History Month with a Black History themed Spirit Week starting Monday, February 14! You can find the schedule for Spirit Week below.
Additionally, History Colorado has a wide range of events, and virtual resources to explore for Black History Month. Click here to learn more.
We hope you have a wonderful and warm weekend.
With love,
Dominique Jefferson
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Attendance Reminder
If your child(ren) is/are out sick please call the front office to let us know! If we do not hear from you, then your child will have an unverified absence.
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Need an activity for the next snow day? DPS Online Library has a large selection of free books, audiobooks, and read-a-longs! Click Here to Explore!
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At Home Vision & Hearing Screenings
DPS cares about the health of your child. To support our efforts to identify health issues that may impact your child’s success and ability to learn, we are resuming our health screening program with in-person vision and hearing screenings at school.
Due to the impacts of the pandemic, we will be unable to provide in-person oral health screenings this year. Since good oral health is so important for concentration, we are asking that you please complete the Oral Health Screening At Home survey on the Parent Portal. A few minutes and a flashlight or good light source is all you need to complete the screening!
Along with the vision and hearing data, the information collected through the online oral health survey will help us connect you and your students to any health resources you may need.
Please complete the survey electronically within three weeks from today. Although the data is most accessible electronically, if there is a need to complete a paper copy, please contact the school’s health or front office, then return the document within 3 weeks of this message.
Click for further instructions on a Smartphone/tablet/laptop/desktop. At this time surveys in Burmese and Arabic languages are only available in a printed format obtainable from your school Nurse or Leadership Office.
Please follow the steps below to access the survey using a Computer/Laptop:
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Click the link or type into your web browser: myportal.dpsk12.org
- Click on the blue “Log In” button.
- Click on the “Sign In” button
- Sign in with your parent/guardian username and password
- Once in Parent Portal, click on the link “See All Apps”
- Scroll down and click on “IC”
- Once in IC, click on “Surveys”
- Click on the arrow on the right side of the survey titled “Oral Health Screening Form 2021-2022”
- Perform your student’s home oral health screening, fill out the form and submit!
Please follow the steps below to access the survey using a Smartphone/Tablet: 1) Click the link or type into your web browser: myportal.dpsk12.org
- Click on the blue “Log In” button
- Click on the blue “Sign In” button
- Sign in with your parent/guardian username and password
- Once in Parent Portal, click on the box with three lines
- Click on “See All Apps”
- Scroll down and click on “IC”
- Click on the bell icon if new alerts are present Or Click on “Surveys”
- Click on the arrow on the right side of the survey titled “Oral Health Screening Form 2021-2022”
- Perform your student’s home oral health screening, fill out the form and submit!
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Free Orthodontic Evaluations for Kids
THIS EVENT IS CANCELLED:
Free dental care
February 5, 2022 (Saturday)
Tri-County Health Department Building
4201 E. 72nd. Ave.
Commerce City, CO 80022
Call for an appointment at 720-619-5333
If your student(s) are in need of oral health services please contact Kids In Need of Dentistry (KIND) or Denver Health Clinics, where currently enrolled students may be seen.
KIND Contact:
Phone: 720.619.5333
Email: Frontoffice@kindsmiles.org
If there are urgent dental needs like pain, swelling or an abscess, please have the student immediately go to their own DDS or call, Carmen Rivera at DH 303-602-8957 or KIND 720-619-5333 for an appointment. Families only have to mention that their student is currently enrolled at DPS.
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New Isolation and Quarantine Guidance
The CDC recently announced new guidance for how long to isolate or quarantine if a person tests positive or is exposed to COVID-19. The Metro Denver Partnership for Health (a group of public health agencies serving six Denver metro area counties) has shared updated guidance for students, staff, and volunteers in K-12 schools, based on the CDC’s announcement. DPS will be following this guidance going forward.
Please note, we are currently in the process of updating our DPS websites and materials with this new information. We will continue to share updates as more guidance is released.
- Isolation: Any student, staff member, or volunteer in a school who tests positive for COVID-19 must isolate at home for at least 5 days. If at that point, symptoms are greatly improving and there is no fever (without the use of fever-reducing medication), they may return to school or work with a well-fitting mask on at all times when around others.
- Quarantine: Students, staff members, or volunteers in a school who are exposed to someone with COVID-19 should do the following, based on their vaccination status:
- Unvaccinated OR have not yet received a booster: Quarantine for 5 days followed by strict mask use for an additional 5 days.
- Quarantine is not required for students, staff, or volunteers who are not experiencing symptoms, AND:
- Are vaccinated and have received their booster; OR
- Have completed the primary series (first 2 doses) of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine within the last 6 months; OR
- Have completed the primary series (first dose) of Johnson & Johnson vaccine within the last 2 months; OR
- Students only: Both individuals were masked at the time of exposure.
- Even if a person is not required to quarantine, the individual should wear a mask around others for 10 days after the exposure.
- Anyone who has been exposed should be tested 5 days after exposure. If symptoms occur, individuals should immediately get tested and then quarantine until they get test results back. (If the results are positive, they should follow the isolation guidance above).
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If you live in the neighborhood around Hallett, you are in an “enrollment zone”.
Our Zone is: Greater Park Hill / Central Park Middle School Zone.
Your child is guaranteed a seat at one of the six area schools listed below, just not one school in particular.
If you live in Far Northeast, your Enrollment Zone has 13 options for Middle School. If you live west of Colorado Blvd, you may be in the Near Northeast Enrollment zone with 4 options.
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COVID-19 Vaccines for Children
INFORMATION FOR FAMILIES
The most effective way to keep our schools healthy and safe -- and our students learning in person -- is by getting your family vaccinated against COVID-19. Vaccines are now available for everyone age 5 and older.
Benefits of getting vaccinated:
Getting vaccinated against COVID-19 has many benefits for you, your child, your family and your community, including:
- More in-person learning days! The vaccine helps us reduce the unpredictability of the pandemic.
- If you are exposed to COVID you will not need to quarantine, unless you develop symptoms.
- Safer and easier to participate in extracurricular sports and clubs.
- Helps us get closer to returning to more of our pre-COVID freedoms, like not wearing masks.
- Protects your family members, particularly those at higher risk -- and means there can be more hugs!
Where to get a vaccine:
COVID vaccinations for all eligible individuals -- now including children ages 5 and up -- are available for free through our Denver Health School-Based Health Centers (SBHCs).
With 18 locations across the district, our SBHCs offer a quick and convenient way to get vaccinated. To learn more or to schedule an appointment, please contact Denver Health at 303-602-8958.
Other vaccine providers:
COVID vaccinations are widely available across the City and County of Denver. Talk with your child’s primary-care provider to find out if they are providing COVID vaccinations. You can also locate a vaccine provider through the national website Vaccine.gov.
To learn more about DPS’ response to COVID-19 and how to keep your student safe and healthy, please visit www.dpsk12.org.
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Free Mental Health Services
In October, the Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health launched I Matter, a program that provides three or more free counseling sessions for any Colorado youth. Youth and their parents can visit the I Matter platform to take a confidential online survey about their mental health and schedule sessions with a licensed behavioral health clinician, primarily via telehealth. All Colorado youth ages 18 or younger—or 21 and younger if receiving special education services—are eligible to receive free services.
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Free Meals for All Students 18 Years and Younger Will Extend Through the 2021-22 School Year!
All students enrolled in Denver Public Schools will have access to breakfast and lunch meals at no cost, regardless of free and reduced meal eligibility. Breakfast, lunch, and snacks are eaten in the classroom daily.
Families who would like to get meals for children at home may go to their nearest school cafeteria and request meals for children 18 years and younger.
Families are encouraged to complete a Free and Reduced-Price Meal Application to be eligible for additional family benefits and school funding, including items such as fee waivers, EBT benefits, and to ensure proper funding for schools.
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“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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