Heads Up Hamilton: Friday, April 29th

Posted April 29, 2022


The Week Ahead

Monday, May 2

  • Teacher Appreciation Week (more information below)
  • Soccer Game @ PBA 4 pm
  • Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Tuesday, May 3

  • Teacher Appreciation Week (more information below)
  • Soccer & Baseball Practice 4:15-5:30pm

Wednesday, May 4

  • Teacher Appreciation Week (more information below)
  • Baseball Game @ West 4 pm
  • Soccer Game @ DGS 4 pm

Thursday, May 5

  • Teacher Appreciation Week (more information below)
  • ELA-PAC Meeting 4:30-6:00pm (Cafetiera)
  • Cinco de Mayo

Friday, May 6

  • Teacher Appreciation Week (more information below)

Upcoming Events


Hamilton Administration News

Message from Mrs. Dillon

Our Trauma Training this week was a success. If you were not able to make the virtual training, please take a look at our presentation slides here. You may also visit our family resource page with links to FACE University Pre-Recorded Parent Training here

Be a Part of Our Beautification Project

As part of our Hamilton beautification project, we are adding meaningful quotes inside our building. We would love your help choosing quotes that represent our community and school culture. We have a list of favorites, but we want to HEAR FROM YOU. Please take this quick survey and chose your favorites and/or add your own.

8th Grade Continuation

Continuation will be held on Friday, May 27th from 5:30-7:00 pm. Each student may bring 3 guests to the event and children under 2 years old do not count as a guest but they must be on the lap of an adult. We are putting a slide together for continuation and need your help. Please consider sharing your photos with Hamilton by filling out a quick form here.

Ethically Power Your Community Event

DU students are hosting an event as part of a service-based Business Ethics Class and invite a limited number of students and their parents to participate in a fun FREE day of volunteering and giving back with an emphasis on experiencing ethical principles. We look forward to engaging with you and your students on May 21st. To read more and register please click here.

Declining Enrollment Advisory Committee Wants to Hear from You

The broader community feedback is important in this process, and the Declining Enrollment Advisory Committee would like to hear from you. Over the next few weeks, the committee will begin to draft and finalize criteria recommendations to ensure DPS creates a fair and equitable process to closing or consolidating schools due to declining enrollment. For more information on how to get involved, please visit their website.

Denver Public Schools Appreciation Night at Coors Field

The Colorado Rockies and the Denver Public Schools Foundation would like to invite you to Denver Public Schools Appreciation Night at Coors Field. Read more here.


School News

HMS Student Council

Congratulations to our new Student Council Committee.

Student Council Members:

  • Addison Weber
  • Antuu Dhaba
  • Beatrix Weigel
  • Jakob Wros
  • Kayla Braman
  • Keira Wilson
  • Madeline Chufong-Sprague
  • Madison Bailey
  • Meluck Almutkassi
  • Nigel Bandy
  • Yutong Huang
  • Ariam Cox
  • Brooklyn Dent
  • Diego Pina-Arias
  • Jack Baker
  • Meah Freisinger
  • Mia Pratt
  • Omar Hussaini
  • Ra’Mya Morris
  • Sebastian Garcia
  • Tatym Bunte
  • Veronica Ryan

Girls Exploring STEM Opportunity

7th-grade girls are invited to the Girls Exploring STEM field trip. Students will participate in workshops and meet engineering professionals from a wide range of STEM fields. Students will need to arrive by 7:40 am on May 17th to get on the bus. Permission and Photo Release forms are available in the main office and the STEM lab (room 25) and must be turned in by May 5th. If you have questions please reach out to Mrs. Anderson-Duncan at h_anderson-duncan@dpsk12.net, or by text at (720) 500-3431‬, or stop by room 25 for more details.

ELA-PAC (English Language Acquisition Parent Advisory Committee

Please join us for our 2nd ELA PAC Meeting! (English Language Acquisition Parent Advisory Committee)
For families interested in supporting Bilingual students at Hamilton. Come and meet our principal, Mrs. Dillon and ELD
teachers. You will have the opportunity to ask questions and meet other families!

When: Thursday, May 5th, 2022 4:30 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.
Where: School Cafeteria
Food and Translation services will be provided

Your attendance at this meeting will help support our efforts toward student achievement. We look forward to seeing you! For additional information please contact Mrs.Throckmorton (Spanish) at 720-42339477 or Mr. Mollman (English) at 720-42339472 See fliers in English and Spanish

Registration for 2022-23 School Year

All new and returning Hamilton students must register each school year. Early bird online registration starts May 2nd-May 20th. Register through the Parent Portal. The following items are needed to register your child at Hamilton Middle School:

  • New students to DPS
    • Birth certificate
    • Proof of address (utility bill, lease agreement)
    • Immunization records
  • Returning Students
    • Proof of address
    • Updated immunization records

Important Information on Transportation

The Opt-In Program for the 2022-23 school year will go live April 15 and close June 30. Read more here

SPARK GeoTech Field Trip

Our Hamilton students had the opportunity to explore a local Denver company as part of our DPS Spark Industry Introduction Program. Here are some photos from the trip.

Hamilton School Dance

What a great way to end CMAS testing! The students and staff had a great time!


HMS Art News

Denver Art Museum Showcasing Hamilton Students

Hamilton Middle School students have 10 pieces of artwork on display at the Denver Art Museum from May 5th-May26th. Support our students and visit the display. Congratulations to Quincy Sihon, Isabel Shearer, Landon Spaulding, Ariam Cox, Abigail Napitupulu, Hadley Gannon, Kyra Ensafian, Paige Nathan, and Veronica Ryan.


HMS Sports News

Go Huskies! Baseball won 9-4! Kai R. won our Sportsmanship Towel Award and led our offense with 2 huge hits. Dylan W. and Mason W. combined for stellar pitching performance.

Girl’s Soccer beat PBA 4-0!

Shout Outs

  • Goal scorers-Nove, Frannie, Ella, Jalena
  • Towel Winner- Summer
  • Goalie Shoutout- Meah

Are you an incoming TJ freshman! Meet TJ Fall Sport Coaches. See flyer here.

If you have any other questions, contact the coach directly or visit Hamilton’s Athletics page for more information. Coach Elmore Victoria_Elmore@dpsk12.net


Nurse’s Corner

Visit the nurse’s page for the most up-to-date information.


PTSA News

Staff Appreciation Week is right around the corner, May 2 – 6th. All week long we will be honoring the AMAZING Hamilton staff in a variety of ways. We will have breakfast burritos, a coffee cart as well as a few gifts and activities planned. To add to the fun of the week we have two additional ways that families can help honor our hard-working and dedicated staff members.

As a family you can:

  • Contribute a heartfelt message of thanks on the online Hamilton Kudoboard. Simply use this link or website, https://www.kudoboard.com/boards/h54mqAuT to create a typed or video recorded message saying thanks to a member of Hamilton’s staff. First, you will click on the “add to board” button, then you will create your message, and then post it to the board. It’s a simple and easy way for kids and parents to tell their favorite teacher, custodian, administrator that they appreciate all that they do for the school. Feel free to make as many posts as you wish to honor multiple staff members.
  • Purchase an item off of the Amazon Hamilton Wish List. Use this link or website, https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/JNACXBOBXZNZ to find an item or two that your teacher really wants or needs. Each staff member has put their name in the comments box of the item they wish to receive. The items will be delivered to school with a message of your appreciation.
  • We would love to deliver the Kudoboard during Staff Appreciation week so please have your posts completed by May 2nd. The Amazon Wish lists items are open for purchase now through May. Thank you for your continued support of the PTSA and Hamilton Middle School!

If you are interested in a PTSA board position for next year or have questions please email us at hamiltonptsadenver@gmail.com

Thank you for your continued support of the PTSA and we look forward to more opportunities to serve in 2022!


Helpful Quick Links


How to Support Hamilton Middle School?

Join the PTSA!

The Hamilton Parent Teacher Student Association (PTSA) welcomes ALL Hamilton families, staff, and students to become members! CLICK HERE to complete a membership form and pay annual dues.

Support Our Partnerships

Parents, do you have a business?

Become a sponsor or donor with cost-effective advertising benefiting our schools!

Visit our website  or call 720-232-4554

The 8th Annual All For One Golf Tournament

Saturday, June 11, 2022

Benefiting Our Neighborhood Schools

https://youtu.be/No3Ft-UQgfo

Other Ways to Support Hamilton


AMAZON SMILE

Simply shop at smile.amazon.com and tap on “AmazonSmile” within the Programs & Features menu or Settings and follow the on-screen instructions. AmazonSmile will donate to Hamilton Middle School PTA, at no cost to you!



BOXTOPS FOR EDUCATION

The new and improved Box Tops mobile app uses state-of-the-art technology to scan your store receipt, find participating products and instantly add Box Tops to your school’s earnings online. Learn more at boxtops4education.com.


KING SOOPERS COMMUNITY REWARDS

Connect your Loyalty Card to Southmoor Elementary!

  • Click on the link
  • Link your account to Hamilton Middle and King Soopers will donate a portion of every dollar you spend back to our school.
SCHOOL DONATIONS

Thank you Hamilton families for your support. Your help with donating any of these classroom supplies at any time during the school year is appreciated. If you would like to donate school supplies, click here for more information. If you have any questions, contact the school liaison at 720-423-9456.


Questions?

Registrar Esther Blackmonesther_blackmon@dpsk12.org/720-423-9505
AttendanceTJ Rameythomas_ramey@dpsk12.org/ 720-423-9504
Technology Wes AkersWesley_Akers@dpsk12.net/720-423-9542
School LiaisonDimarlys Suarezdimarlys_suarez@dpsk12.net/ 720-423-9456
Transportationtransportation@dpsk12.org/ 720-423-4699
GT/504/SpEdRachel Langbergrachel_langberg@dpsk12.org

Parent Portal

  • Log in to Myportal.dpsk12.org
  • Tech. support? Call 720-423-3163 or email dps_portalteam@dpsk12.org