Updates For Our Community

• Tuesday, October 31: Fall Festival
• Wednesday, November 8: Thanksgiving Luncheon
• Monday, November 20-24: Thanksgiving Break

2023-2024 School Year Calendar

Hallett Academy Update

Please click the link below to learn more about our updated 2023-24 Hallett Academy calendar.

2023-24 Updated Calendar

School Nurse Updates

Dear Hallett families,

As we head into another cold and flu season, I would like to remind everyone of the DPS policies on illness and exclusion. It helps our school stay as healthy as possible if you keep your child home when there is a known illness or clear symptoms. Return to school after a fever is 24 hours fever free WITHOUT fever-reducing medications, including any cold medicine with acetaminophen on the label. DPS and therefore Hallett follows the Colorado Department of Health’s guide here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RcdCmU4SYXwmVhJrA3Pyk0gP0MTDClkF/view

You may see a BinaxNow COVID test kit in your student’s backpack if I send them home from school early. I am not allowed to administer the tests at school, but I have a large supply of lovingly donated tests that will expire (according to the FDA extension: https://www.fda.gov/media/158003/download) in December. Feel free to use those however best serves your family and contact me if you need more tests.

If your child has asthma, remember that cold weather is coming and we will need an inhaler at school. Most elementary school aged students are not able to self-carry. If needed, the nurse can contact doctors with your signed consent to help obtain the necessary documents, but an asthma attack with no medication is a 9-1-1 call!

An extra reminder that as the weather continues to move towards colder winter weather, it's important that your child comes prepared with a coat or jacket everyday to prevent illness.

Thank you for your help keeping our little Hallett Hawks safe and healthy at school

Amanda Stuart

School nurse

720-424-6076

We want to "thank" our Hallett Academy Teachers and Staff! Click here to leave a note on our kudoboard for any of your favorite Hallett staff members!

Interested in joining our Family Engagement Organization this year? Please click the button below to complete the interest form.

A reminder that our Family Engagement Organization Committee

 meetings take place the first Thursday of every month at 4:15pm.

Discovery Link is an on-site, licensed, school-age childcare program, serving students in grades K-5. For more information, visit the Discovery Link website or contact the Hallett Academy Program Director, Anntoinette Hackney at 720-424-6097 or 720-692-8775, anntoinette_hackney@dpsk12.org. This program is offered through the Department of Extended Learning and Community Schools.

• The Early Riser program begins at 6:30 a.m.
• The After-school program begins at 3:50 p.m. until 6:00 p.m.

Registration is ongoing throughout the school year–all new families must submit a completed registration packet that includes: immunization record (provided by a physician) and a current general health appraisal form signed by a physician.

Completed registration packets are accepted at the Discovery Link Office, 1617 South Acoma Street, Denver, CO 80223, Monday-Friday 8:00-4:00pm or they may be emailed to discovery_link@dpsk12.org. Contact the Discovery Link office at 720-423-1781 for additional questions.

Interested in working with Discovery Link? Click here to check out the positions open at various school locations in the Denver area!

School Nurse Updates

To help encourage better attendance habits, students must be here each day working hard in order to earn the fun, festive celebrations that are coming up in the next few months:

• Linen Lunch will be next Friday for students who meet 100% attendance
• All students with fewer than two unexcused absences between Oct. 17 through Oct. 31 will be invited to participate in the fall classroom party and parade.
• All students with fewer than two unexcused absences from Nov. 1 through Nov. 17 will be invited to participate in the November movie and the Turkey Trot
• All students with fewer than two unexcused absences from Nov. 27 through Dec. 15 will be invited to participate in the winter party celebration.
• In January, all students with 95% starting on Oct. 17- Dec. 15th will earn a field trip to Lava Island.

Please donate a bag of candy to the main office to support our Fall Festival!

A reminder that students may wear costumes all day. No weapons. Masks may be worn only during the Parade/Harvest Fest. Communicate this to families. 

Veterans Day Board

Hallett families,

We would like to honor Veterans in our Hallett community with a Veterans Day Board. If you or anyone in your family is a veteran, please make a copy of a picture of the veteran, include information on the back of the photo such as name of the person, branch of service and time served. Please bring the physical copy and drop it off at the Hallett front desk.

Community Resources

Please click the links below to learn more about Denver and DPS resources.

• Community Hubs Information
• School Based Health Center Information
• Tasty Food Sites 

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