MINER BEE MESSENGER 02.21.2025

Posted Date: 2/21/25 (9:22 PM)

Miner Bee Messenger

Weekly Communication for TES Families

February 21, 2025

Principal Post

Parent -Teacher Conferences are on Tuesday, February 25th. Students do not attend school this day.

Report Cards can be accessed on Monday, Feb. 24th at 3:30. I will send the link out after school on Monday so you can peruse your child's progress. Please bring any questions you have to the conference so you can discuss them at the conference.

Thank you to all of the families who have signed up to bring lunch items for our staff for conferences on Tuesday. You will receive a reminder email from Parent Square today. We appreciate you!

Safety and Security: To keep our students and staff safe, we have directed our students not to open the front door for our visitors. Erika or whoever is covering the front desk will ring you in. You must ring the bell on the left so we know you are there and can open the door for you. Even if you see someone by the stairs or in the hallway, please ring the bell. Our staff has been directed to have Erika ring you in. Hope this helps and you know we are not ignoring you!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Kelly Treinen

Principal/Directora

Telluride Elementary School

(970) 369-1219

Returning Student Registration

Registration for the 25/26 school year will open on Friday, February 21st. Please check the weekly email from Erika (TES), Julie (TIS) and Traci (TMHS) for a QR code that will take you directly to the registration page. For returning students the registration process is very simple and will not take long.

During school conferences on February 25th computers and support will be set up at each school to assist with registration Please take advantage of this opportunity to confirm that all contact information is correct and you have several emergency contacts on file for your student(s). Please complete all registration paperwork by March 12th. Registering allows administration to know enrollment numbers and begin work on staffing and schedules.

When entering demographic information please enter as much information as possible, including the Relationship to Student, Custody, Lives With, School Pickup, and at least 3 Emergency Contact fields. Include at least one phone number and/or email address for each contact. IMPORTANT: For all contacts you wish to receive school communications (email, voice, text) and sure you check the "Receives Mail" box at the bottom of the contact record. Also make sure to enter physical and mailing addresses as appropriate Each contact may have multiple phone numbers, email addresses and addresses.

District Literacy Team Meeting

Do you have ideas on how TSD could build partnerships with parents better? We want to hear from you!

We invite K-12 parents to the District Literacy Team Meeting on Monday, March 3rd from 3:30-5:00 pm at TIS in Room 111. Our focus will be on how to better partner with parents around your child’s literacy development. This is a great opportunity to provide feedback on important topics like homework and grading, parent communication, understanding your child as a reader, and ways to improve literacy events and outreach. Your input helps shape our approach to supporting student success. All are welcome. Spanish interpretation will be provided. We look forward to seeing you!

Please reach out to Emily Bordogna, District Literacy Coordinator, at embordogna@telluride.k12.co.us with any questions.

SKIPPY DENTAL CLINIC

Hello families,

In partnership with your child's school, Tri-County Health Network (TCHNetwork) is pleased to offer Skippy, a school based dental program providing comprehensive oral healthcare to your child at no out of pocket cost to you. Through Skippy we bring dental care to your children so they can spend more time in the classroom and less time traveling to a dentist!

The Skippy dental team provides the following preventive care:

• Dental Exam

• X-Rays

• Fluoride treatment

• Protective Sealants

• Cleaning

• Education to your children about how to brush and floss

• Free toothbrush, toothpaste and floss

• If needed, primary restorative care: in the form of Interim Temporary Restorations (ITR) and Silver Diamine Fluoride (SDF)

This convenient dental visit takes about 30-45 minutes and gets your child back in the classroom quickly.

The Telluride School District clinic will begin on Thursday March 6th, 2024. The clinic will operate on Friday March 7th and then again Wednesday March 19, 20, and 21 and again on Wednesday March 26, 27 and 28th at the TIS/MS/HS (until we have seen all students enrolled). We will begin the elementary school clinic on Wednesday March 2nd, Thursday March 3rd and Friday March 4th.

If you would like to sign your child up, please fill out the consent form by going to https://tchnetwork.org/skippy-consent/. This consent is valid for the entire school year, both fall and spring semesters, unless revoked by a parent or guardian. Remember, if you sign up for the fall you are automatically enrolled for the spring semester. For questions, please email dental-coord@tchnetwork.org.

Skippy is offered at no out-of-pocket costs to all families. If you have dental insurance, we will bill for services just like other dental offices. TCHNetwork offers health insurance enrollment assistance if you need insurance.

We hope to see your child this Fall!

Community/District Info 2.21.25

February 24th : District Accountability 5:15 pm Bridal Veil Conference Room/Zoom info can be found here
Join Superintendent John Pandolfo for Coffee Talk on Tuesday, February 25th from 8:15 to 9:15 AM at LizTelluride located at 200 West Colorado Avenue

Kim Spaulding

Assistant to the Superintendent/Secretary to the Board

kspaulding@telluride.k12.co.us

970-369-1214