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McDonalds Night at Quebec Square
The Roberts staff will be serving at McDonalds
Wednesday Night 4:00-8:00 p.m.
15% of the proceeds during this time will be dontated to Bill Roberts, so come and buy some food.
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School Wide Spirit Week
Tuesday - Nov. 17th Pajama Day
Wednesday - Nov. 18th 80's Day
Thursday - Nov. 19th Career Day
Friday - Nov. 20th Spirit Wear Day
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Stapleton Community School Update
November 9, 2009
Dear Stapleton Community, As you are aware, district staff presented recommendations to the Denver Public Schools Board of Education tonight concerning school turnaround strategies, new school location decisions, charter school renewal decisions and the Stapleton solutions. In advance of the Stapleton community meeting scheduled for tomorrow night (November 10, Bill Roberts School, 6:30pm), we wanted to share with you what the Board of Education heard from district staff. The following bullet points represent the key items that were either presented as recommendations and/or discussed with the Board. These points will serve as the focus for the Stapleton Community meeting and staff will be going into detail to provide context, explain rationale and respond to questions. As well, staff will describe the timelines and next steps for several key areas going forward. High level summary of key Stapleton recommendations presented/discussed with DPS Board of Education: Mid Term Solutions: *Proposed construction of 3rd Stapleton School to open in 2011-2012. Near Term Solutions: *Discontinue ECE 3 service and reconfigure ECE 4 service, maintain current service *Maintain current all day Kindergarten service levels; *Odyssey relocates to Philips facility; *Open additional rooms in Westerly Creek;
*Philips Elementary closes with boundary assigned to Park Hill and Stapleton; *Denver Language School opens in Whiteman facility, serving some Stapleton students; & *DSST continues its expansion to 8th grade, serving some Stapleton students. Thank you very much again for your continued collaboration with Denver Public Schools in this process. We affirm and join you in the pursuit of the goals that we have heard again and again from this community: high-quality schools, diversity and community. Sincerely, Denver Public Schools ------------------------------------------------
Bill Roberts 2nd Annual Spelling Bee
Congratulations to all the spellers who participated in this years spelling bee.
Front from left to right: Chloe Miller (4th grade champion); James Douthit (5th grade champion); Sam Gartner (6th grade champion); Maya Nelson (7th grade champion. Back Row: Dawn Harbert (6th Grade Teacher), Patricia Lea (principal), Allie Trask (Spelling Bee Champion!); Roise Ruiz (8th grade champion); Linnea Krizsan (Gifted and Talented Coordinator). ------------------------------------------------
Bell Schedule:
Students should already be in class when the bell rings as that is when classes begin. Please make sure to arrive early enough that your child has sufficient time to get to class before that time. Thanks!
Grades K-8 Mon. -Thurs. 8:15am- 3:15pm
Friday (early release) 8:15am-1:00pm *Supervision begins at 8:00am (students are not to be on school grounds before 8:00am) and the first bell rings at 8:10am. ECE 4 AM PM
Mon. - Thurs. 8:15am - 10:55 am 12:30 pm -3:10pm Fri. (early release) 8:15am - 10:15am 11:00am -1:00pm ECE 3 AM PM Mon. - Thurs. 8:15am - 10:45 am 12:30 pm -3:00pm Fri. (early release) 8:15am - 10:15am 11:00am -1:00pm ------------------------------------------------
To see the latest news about the Stapleton Schools Shortage click here. ----------------------------------------------- Here is the agenda and the results of the Friday Community Meeting that was hled at William Roberts. Please understand that these results represents the responses of those people who attended the meeting.
Thank You.
Trich Lea
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Dear Parents: The redesign of the parking lot certainly has cut down on many safety concerns for our children. However, there continues to be some issues that need to be addressed. Please take a few moments to read through this entirely so that we can continue to make the parking lot a safe place to travel, park, and walk. Please make sure that children always use the crosswalks. There are three that have recently been painted and there are adults out there to assist with crossing. As you enter the kiss and go lane, please pull up as far as possible. Many people are stopping and dropping off at the first cross walk and this creates a bottled up traffic jam that spills out to the street. Please do not park in any of the lanes in the kiss and go areas- this has been a problem both in the morning and afternoon. These two lanes are strictly for drop off/pick up and moving; no parking should occur here, traffic flow should be continuous. The lane closest to the school is for the yellow buses and, as you have noticed, has been blocked off so that the buses can effectively move through this lane. The dangerous area continues to be the entrance of the parking lot. Please be extremely careful of walkers if you are driving. Also, if you are a walker, be aware of the heavy traffic flow in that area. We are trying to get an adult to manage that spot as it is a real safety concern. Please remember that the small traffic circle is reserved for small day care buses/vans. The five non-handicap parking spots in this area are all reserved so please do not park in this area. During this last week, people have decided to park in these spots, making it very dangerous. There are spots at the south end of the main parking lot that are available for loading and unloading, with the exception of two that are reserved for those that were purchased them from the auction. Please DO NOT park in those two spots that have been clearly marked as they have been reserved. Be very careful as you exit the parking lot. The tall grasses have been cut down so that drivers have an unobstructed view of children about to cross the driveway, but extreme caution should still be exercised here. Walking is probably the safest way to get to school. As the weather gets colder, and snow approaches, I am requesting that those that walk continue to do so. What a great way to start your day! Please be patient as we continue to work out the kinks. I want to take a moment to thank Geoff Seal and Showcase Landscaping which helped the school get the signs up and extend a special thank you to Evan Brooks who spent so much time working to help resolve the parking situation and was instrumental in getting the signs up before school started. Also, a special Thank You to Jon Goldin- Dubois who spent endless, challenging hours creating new lanes and creating different design in the parking lot and who also worked with D.P.S. and the city to make those changes. Again, thanks for your patience in this continued effort. I look forward to a mellow traffic lot during our cold, snowy winter. Sincerely, Trich Lea ------------------------------------------------
Yearbooks!! Click below to purchase your yearbook on-line today!
 **If you don't want to purchase on-line, you may print out the following form and return it to the school!
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Early Release Fridays William Roberts K-8 School has early release days EVERY Friday except dist. early release days. Oct. 16th Dist. Early Release Day students are released at 12:15. Dec. 9th Dist. Early Release Day, students are released at 12:15 and there will be not early release on Friday, Dec. 11th. On Friday, Dec. 11th, students will be released at 3:15. Jan. 19th Dist. Early Release Day, students are released at 12:15 and there will be not early release on Friday, Jan. 22nd. On Friday, Jan. 22nd, students will be released at 3:15. Feb. 11th Dist. Early Release Day, students are released at 12:15 and there will be not early release on Friday, Feb. 12th. On Friday, Feb. 12th, students will be released at 3:15. April 19th Dist. Early Release Day, students are released at 12:15 and there will be not early release on Friday, April 23rd. On Friday, April 23rd, students will be released at 3:15. ------------------------------------------------ Attendance Line Please notify the school (via the Attendance Line 720-424-2649) when your student is absent from school (do not forget to let us know the reason).
If this is not done by 9:30am, you will receive an automated call from us informing you of your students absence and the need to report the nature of the absence. Please help us to make the most of this valuable tool by always reporting your students absence by 9:30am. Thanks for your cooperation. ------------------------------------------------
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