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May 20, 2021
Another long one chock full o' information!
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Events at a Glance
Today:
Bake Sale to Improve Income Inequality 2:30pm
Eat & Give Oblio's Pizzeria 4-8pm
Tomorrow:
Last Day of School for 8th Graders
Middle School Fun & Games 9-11am
Middle School Food Truck Friday 11am-12:40pm
Middle School Dance 6:30-8:30pm
5/25 8th Grade Commencement Ceremony
5/28 Last Day of School/1pm end time
5/28 Lost & Found Donated
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Quick Survey to Help the PTA Plan for Next Year
The PTA is busy planning for next year and wants YOUR opinion about third-party fundraisers, spirit wear and greet-and-give parties! Please take 3 minutes and FILL OUT THIS SIMPLE SURVEY to let us know what you want to see next year for these great fundraising and community building events and what items you would like to see for spirit wear!
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Adopt a Garden Bed for the Summer
Our students are busy planting the school garden this week but we'll need our community to help manage the garden over the summer. CLICK HERE for details and to sign up.
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2021 Book it Bobcats Summer Reading Program
Book It Bobcats, Bill Roberts' annual summer reading program is back for a 5th year! We are so excited to motivate students to read and to raise money for our amazing school. All students can participate and the more you read, the more prizes you can earn! REGISTER YOUR STUDENTS ONLINE HERE. Students can pick up a tracking poster at the front desk or PRINT THIS ONE. For details and prize information VISIT THE WEBSITE.
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This is our last Eat & Give event of the school year. Huge THANKS to BR mom Rachel Rosenberg for arranging these partnerships with local businesses that raised almost $6000 for our school!
TODAY! Thursday, May 20th, 4-8pm
Oblio's Pizzeria, Park Hill
There will be a balloon artist to entertain the kids when you dine in!
For online orders email obliospizzeria@gmail.com
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School Transportation Next Year
If your student needs to ride a bus to school next year YOU MUST OPT IN for DPS transportation!
What families should do NOW:
Log into the Parent Portal.
Navigate to the Transportation page, where you’ll find the Opt-In Program form at the bottom.The default for all students is set to “Opt-out.”
If you’d like your student to utilize their transportation eligibility, please switch the toggle to “Opt-in.”
Remember to click the “submit” button to save your request.
Email your questions to Transportation@dpsk12.org
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Kinder Art Walk and Picnic
Kindergarten families are invited to an art walk and picnic the last week of school! Check with your child's teacher for your class's date and time.
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Free Food Resources over the Summer
The Bill Roberts Food Pantry is able to provide some groceries over the summer. Please complete this form to SIGN UP. Confidentiality will be a priority.
You can also find resources for free nutritious meals for students and adults by clicking the following links:
Food Bank of the Rockies
Denver Human Services Friday Morning Food Pantry (links to Facebook events)
Denver Human Services Food Pantry Flyer
We hope to provide more information in next week's final Thursday Notes.
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BR Schedule for the 2021-2022 School Year
The next school year starts on August 23rd. All students K-8th will have the same start and end time to the school day.
Monday-Thursday
7:40am-2:40pm (first bell at 7:35am)
Friday
7:40am-12:40pm
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Is your student bugging you for a yearbook?
It's not too late! Order from TreeRing.com with our school's code: 1014725947141451 for delivery to your home, OR "Reserve" your $30 copy from the school by emailing Laurel_Davis@dpsk12.org. We accept cash, check made out to William "Bill" Roberts or payment on MySchoolBucks.com. Pick-up location is dependent on when the books arrive.
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Thanks to the Book Fair Volunteers
Last week’s Book Fair raised over $5500 for the library – one of our most successful events ever! Thank you so much to Leah Weihe and the many other volunteers and staff for helping. We could not have set it up, run it, and take it down without you!
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K-5th Grade School Supplies for Next Year
Log in to MySchoolBucks.com and click the link to the school store (see image above). All supplies will be delivered to classrooms before the first day of school. We encourage everyone to purchase this way. MySchoolBucks is also used for lunch credits and some class field trips. You will need to know your students' ID.
For any questions, please contact june_jose@dpsk12.org.
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The Lost & Found rack will be outside the front doors daily (weather permitting) until the end of the school year. All unclaimed items will be donated on the afternoon of the last day of school.
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Longmont Dairy Milk Caps
Your milk caps are worth money to our school! Give them a rinse before dropping them off in the bin at the front doors until the end of the school year and save them over summer for collection when school starts again in August.
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MIDDLE SCHOOL (MS) CORNER
Final Days of Spirit Week
Today and Tomorrow
Bring $1 for Profession Day today and $1 for Dress Down Day tomorrow! Brought to you by Student Council and GSA (Gay Straight Alliance)! All money raised goes to the Middle School Activity Fund!
TOMORROW, Friday, May 21st
Last Day for 8th Grade!
Chromebook collection day unless your student needs a computer over the summer for extended learning or tutoring.
Fun & Games Day 9-11am
Send kids with athletic shoes, extra water, snacks and maybe a chair for breaks.
Food Truck Friday 11am-12:40pm
Uncle Dave's BBQ, Bamboo Skewer, The Spicy Mexican Kitchen
"On the Beach" Outdoor Middle School Dance 6:30-8:30pm
Masks will be required even though we will be outside on the playground. Admission is $5. Drop an envelope at the front desk by 3pm with $5 cash or check (made out to William "Bill" Roberts), your student's name, and the word "dance" if your child is eligible and would like to attend. We would appreciate ONE MORE ADULT CHAPERONE from 7:30-8:30pm. Bonus if you can be part of the cleanup crew!! Please SIGN UP TO HELP if you can!
Tuesday, May 25th
8th Grade Commencement
8th grade students will be here in the gym. The event will be livestreamed on Facebook for friends and family.
Final Week of School
6th and 7th Grade Chromebook Collection
Homeroom teachers will let students know when to turn in their computers, chargers, and cases (if they have one) next week. If your student will need a device over the summer for extended learning or tutoring please FILL OUT THIS FORM.
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Camps / Sports / Community
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Bake Sale to Help with Economic Inequality
TODAY! 2:30 - SOLD OUT o'clock
Next to the front doors
After studying economic inequality in class this year, 6th graders Melissa Fernandez-Rodriguez and Audrey Kelso decided they want to do something to help! They have organized a bake sale to raise money for fightfor15.org, an organization that supports raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Feed your sweet tooth and support a good cause!
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Summer Tutoring with Bill Roberts Teaching Staff
Several Bill Roberts teachers will be offering individual and group tutoring sessions over the summer. CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS!
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Join Ms. Nadon and Ms. Piazza this summer at Camp Galileo!
Few spots remain for rising Kindergarteners-5th grade. It will be a fun-filled summer with weekly themes which include: Toy Makers Workshop, National Parks Adventure, and Galileo Olympic Games! Camp will be located in the neighborhood at Izzy B!
Registration is open now at galileo-camps.com.
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