Updates For Our Community

Important Dates For Your Calendar

• Monday, August 22, 9:05-4:05pm - First Day of School
• August 29 - September 2 - Book Fair!
• Thursday, September 1, 4:15-5:30pm - Back to School Night
• Monday, September 5 - No School (Labor Day)
• Friday, September 16 - Early Release at 1pm

Hallett Calendar for 2022/2023

Back to School Night/ Block Party 

Our Back to School Night will have 3 sessions so you're able to attend multiple sessions if you have children at varying grade levels. 

The sessions will be:

• Session 1: 4:15-4:35
• Session 2: 4:40-5:00
• Session 3: 5:05-5:25

Each session will give you detailed information about what your child will be learning this year and expectations for homework. Please plan to attend a session for each of your children, if possible. There will be a five minute transitioning time between sessions to move classes.

We will have activities outside on the playground for your children to include: a chalk station, music, sports, a bouncy house and more.  Our arts team and paraprofessionals will manage the stations and supervise children while you are participating in the back to school night sessions.

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you next Thursday, September 1st!

BOOK FAIR!

DPS FOUNDATION OPPORTUNITIES

ENRICHMENTS

• Current Extended Learning family, please visit this link to register: https://connect.schoolcareworks.com/login.jsp  
• If you’re not a current Extended Learning family, please visit this link to register: https://www.schoolcareworks.com/registration/dps/start_registration.jsp  
• QUESTIONS: patrick_kuhl@dpsk12.net

Free Lunch Applications

After three years, the federal law providing pandemic-era child nutrition expired on June 30. This means starting this fall, students are expected to pay for their lunch at the time of service unless designated eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Free breakfast will still be available to everyone.

To be considered for free lunch, families will need to fill out an application to qualify their children for free, reduced-price or paid meals. Families please complete a meal benefits application as soon as possible to determine eligibility for free and reduced-price lunch. Applications must be submitted each school year. To apply, visit the Food and Nutrition Services website.

**If you completed Early Bird Registration, you must go back and complete this application separately. All families registering now will find the application in their online registration process.

Mental Health Support for Colorado Youth 

I Matter provides up to 3 free behavioral health sessions for youth in Colorado. Visit I Matter.com for more information.

COVID-19 Guidance

Per Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance, and unlike last year, students and employees who have COVID-19 do not need to test for the virus and then get a negative rapid at home test in order to return to school or work. We ask that symptomatic individuals please return on day six and wear a mask from day six to day 10. We still encourage vaccines and booster shots. As of June 30, COVIDCheck Colorado is no longer in existence. DPS is hosting two cost-free PCR testing sites. There are several other cost-free PCR testing sites in Denver county and in areas surrounding Denver.

Keeping Our Students Healthy

Families make decisions every day to protect their children, and now COVID-19 vaccines are available at no charge to protect all children six months and older. Medical officials have shared that vaccinations provide the best defense against serious outcomes related to COVID-19. Please share this information so families can ensure that their children have all immunizations that are required by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment before the first day of school. Families can get immunizations and sports physicals at Denver Health's 19 School-Based Health Centers located on school campuses.