Posted March 19, 2021
Important dates & information for the week ahead.
Students, please remember when you are in the building no hats, no hoods, and no phones. Please maintain social distance in the classroom and hallways, and use hand sanitizer frequently.
Monday, March 22 & Friday, March 26
Lifetouch will be taking photos at Hamilton:
In-person learners will go with their cohorts during the school day to take pictures. Virtual learners will sign up to come to Hamilton and quickly take a portrait photo for the yearbook between 3:00 and 6:00pm.
We will need some volunteer help with directing people to the correct places and moving them through quickly. If you can volunteer on either Monday or Friday, please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0A45ADA829A13-school
We need your selfies and smiles for the yearbook!
Submit your selfies and photos of remote learning for Hamilton’s 2020-21 yearbook with our yearbook app. Hamilton families can upload photos through the app HJeShare or online at hjeshare.com. The school code is “hamilton”. It’s easy to upload photos from your camera or photo files directly onto the yearbook website for our yearbook team to use. Parents, please submit photos of your students and encourage students to submit their own. Students can submit easily from their Chromebooks or smartphones.
The deadline for photo submissions is April 6, just after spring break.
Order your 2020-21 Yearbook today: https://yearbookordercenter.com
Don’t miss your chance to get the most historically significant yearbook of this generation!
Enter Hamilton’s school code 10045. The cost is $25. Order deadline is May 15.
What: Dines Out and Panera Bread
When: Wednesday, March 24th 4 – 8pm
Where: 6385 E Hampden Ave, Denver, CO 80222 (the Hampden and I-25 location)
How: You can dine in, drive through or order online at panerabread.com. Use code PRFUND at checkout. You can also bring the flyer on the right or show a digital version to the cashier when ordering at the café to ensure your organization gets a portion of the proceeds. Just make sure you mention Hamilton PTSA when you order your food.
20% of all sales will go to the Hamilton PTSA to help support school programming.
CMAS testing will take place the week of Monday, April 12 – Friday, April 16. Please click the button below for:
As of now we will have an asynchronous Wednesday the first week back.
The second week back we will follow the CMAS schedule above.
The third week we will be announcing if we are still asynchronous on Wednesdays or if we will be in person.
Staff and Students Should Prepare for Remote Learning
Once again, snow is in the forecast for Sunday night and Monday. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and will share more information as soon as possible if we need to call a snow day.
As we shared in the updated snow day policy for 2020-21, if a snow day is required for only one day, it will be a traditional snow day and will not involve remote learning. However, if we are not able to safely allow students to attend in person for multiple days, then starting on the second day we will pivot to remote learning.
Opportunities for families
Please read the letter about Mandatory Immunization & Exemption Requirements for Denver Public Schools & Hamilton Middle School Students for the 2021-2022 school year.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Cortney Peters, School Nurse at 720-423-9509 or School Health Tech, Amel Benaissa at 720-423-9506.
The 7th Annual All For One Golf Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, June 12, 2021 at Wellshire Golf Course. MARK YOUR CALENDAR now for one of the best golf tournaments of the year. To learn how you or your company can be a part of this great community event, click here.
The Annual All For One Golf Tournament began in May 2014 with a simple idea: Bring the community together around a fun golf tournament to benefit our local schools (Samuels, Southmoor, Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson). School System funding has been reduced and many beneficial activities were being eliminated. Six years later with over $20,000 in donations to our schools, the All For One Golf Tournament continues to make an impact for students in our local community.
Here are a few things that were made possible through All For One donations:
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 HUSKIES
AMAZON SMILE
Experience feel good shopping! Begin your shopping at smile.amazon.com and Amazon will donate 0.5% of eligible purchases to Hamilton 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.
Create spaces for AA young ladies to belong, be safe to grow, learn and feel like the amazing creations they are. Hamilton has a YYAFS group! We meet on Wednesdays from 3:15 – 4:00 pm. Google Meet Code: GGAAYLS.
African American Young Ladies’ Summit (AAYLS) consists of young ladies from 6th grade through college. The program started with 9th-12th grades and has expanded due to the demand of students and the community. Each gathering provides culturally responsive support in a trauma-informed/sensitive environment enriching the educational, social, intellectual and interpersonal opportunities for African American young ladies. LEARN MORE >>>>
We welcome new and old members on Fridays! LPD = Hamilton’s GSAClub meets every other Friday.Meeting Time 12:10 – 12:55 pmQuestions? Send a Schoology message or email to Ms. Flipse, Mr. Mollman, or Mrs. PetersGoogle Meets code: HamiltonLPD
DPS CARES Employee Volunteer tutors in the virtual classroom can be great resources for both students and teachers. Please complete this form is you are interested in a DPS CARES Employee Volunteer Tutor
https://go.pardot.com/e/742223/ajJRoaoY9G8BT6jS9/c798l/284650377?h=k-b6uzFpVC3Hzy2-fT_vxYnjK6isBIqj-2e–Dxni7g
CLOTHES TO KIDS OF DENVER
The mission of CTKD is to provide new and quality used clothing to students from low-income or in-crisis families in the Denver Metro Area, free of charge.
Shopping at CTKD is as easy as 1 -2 -3: Call us at (720) 379-4630 and dial “0.” Phones are open Monday – Friday from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm. If we don’t answer, please leave a voicemail, and we will call you back as soon as possible. You can also request a wardrobe by emailing us at appointment@clothestokidsdenver.org
Please go HERE for more information.
FREE COVID-19 TESTING
Now through the end of December, free COVID-19 testing is available to all community members. Through a partnership with Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment, COVIDCheck Colorado — which has been providing free testing to all DPS employees — is offering free tests for all employees, their families and members of the Denver community to help slow the spread of COVID.
Community members can use this link to schedule a free test at one of several locations throughout the Denver-metro area.
HEALTH CARE FROM HOME
Hazel Health and DPS are extending our partnership to offer “Hazel at Home”, our telehealth platform that allows Hamilton students to connect to a licensed medical provider from the comfort of their home using any device with a web browser.
In addition, there are no copays for any families through the end of the 2020-21 School Year, due to the pandemic.
Hamilton Families can now sign up for Hazel at Home by navigating to: my.hazel.co/dpsk12
DENVER HEALTH SCHOOL BASED CLINICS
We are open to all DPS students for both in-person and telehealth appointments for both new and existing patients. Our services are provided at NO COST to all DPS families.
Flu shots are now available.
For more information visit https://www.denverhealth.org/services/school-based-health-centers
Thomas Jefferson School Based Clinic: 720-423-7190
Place Bridge Academy School Based Clinic: 720-424-2050
| FREE MEAL DELIVERY Sign Up for Colorado Food Cluster Meal DeliveriesColorado Food Cluster (CFC) provides free meals to youth ages 6-18 in the Denver Metro Area (within 20 miles of downtown). Any students ages 6 – 18 are eligible – they just need a student ID to enroll and families can enroll multiple students in each household. Each student will receive a weekly delivery of 7 dinners and 14 snacks, including fruit and milk, until June 30, 2021. Complete this form to enroll! |
| FREE LUNCH & BREAKFAST FOR STUDENTS Hamilton is a food distribution locationDenver Public Schools is distributing DPS student breakfast and lunch meals at sites throughout the city this fall. Sites are open Monday through Friday from 11:00 am until 1:00 pm. Hamilton Middle School is now a distribution site. You can view the list of curbside pickup locations HERE. |
| FREE AND REDUCED COST LUNCH FORM Fill It Out or Update before In-Person Learning DPS is committed to feeding every child, every day! To apply for Free or Reduced Lunch or to update your application visit https://www.myschoolapps.com/Application |
Drivethough Foodbank
Hertiage Christian Center has a drive through Food Pantry open every
Tuesday from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm &
Saturday from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm.
No registration required.
Heritage Christian Center is located at 14401 E Exposition Ave Dever, CO 80224.
Call 303-738-5080 with questions.
Neighborhood Food Pantry
The Community Life Center has a Food Pantry open on the third Friday of the month from 6:00 – 8:00 pm. The registration is required. Community Life Center is located at 9725 E Hampden Ave, G-106 Denver, CO 80231. Email iolcmauroraFoodBank@gmail.com with questions.
Food Pantry – REGISTER HERE.
Jewish Family Services Weinberg Food Pantry
The Weinberg Food Pantry is providing pre-packed boxes of food to anyone experiencing food insecurity with no documentation or sign up needed. To limit face-to-face interactions and promote social distancing, boxes of food are distributed through a pick-up system directly outside of the pantry.
Struggle of Love Foundation Food Pantry
Struggle of Love offers alternatives to those with limited opportunities that may not qualify for any other community based assistance programs. SOL’s wish is to inspire and educate our future generation so that they can make a positive difference in the world’s future.
Coventant Cupboard Food Pantry
Weekly food distributions to ensure that immediate food needs are met.
No-Cost Child Safe Kits for Hamilton Families. Use the digital request form to request your FREE kit. Digital request form
The recording is now available for… Social Emotional Learning at Home Click HERE to access the recording and presentation materials in English, Spanish, and Vietnamese.Have a great day!