Parent Handbook

Great Information About Bill Roberts

• Arrival and Dismissal
• Before & After School Care
• Bussing Information (DPS)
• Cafeteria Info
• Calendar
• Collaborative School Committee (CSC)
• Curriculum Highlights
• Donate
• Educa DPS – Una Initiativa de DPS
• FAQs
• Health forms for the Nurse
• Middle School
• PTA
• Take a Tour
• Teacher Contact List
• Thursday Notes
• Transportation Services
• Uniforms
• Volunteer
• Weather Closures & Bussing Info

More Education-Related Websites

• Book Lists – Based on student reading level or grade level
• BrainPop.com – Great math, science, engineering, social studies games and resources used in several Bill Roberts classrooms.
• CMAS – Colorado Measures of Academic Success
• Common Core Standards
  • Also see Scholastic article on Common Core
• Commonsense Media – Trustworthy age-level ratings for books, movies, apps and more.
• 5 Back-to-School Rules for Cell Phone-Carrying Kids (and 1 for Mom and Dad)
• Commonsense Media Family Media Agreements
• MadLibs Online fun writing practice for grade 3 and up.
• Denver Public Schools Parent Portal
• Denver Public Library Kids Wonder Web!
• Developmental Reading Assessment (DRA) Reading Levels
• Early Childhood Education – ECE

Grammar Practice Online Fun

• Rats! Grammar Practice
• Parts of Speech Games
• Grammar Gorillas
• Toon University Grammar Games

Math Games Online

• BrainPop.com
• Zearn.org
• Tenmarks.com

• Online Safety – DPS safety guidelines to prevent cyberbullying, phishing, “Netiquette” and child privacy

Phonics Games Online

• Starfall Early Learning Online
• PBS online games
• Salier Phonics PreK-6th
• SoftSchools.com
• Reading Fluency Practice
• Safe2Tell – Anonymously report any threatening behavior that endangers you, your friends, your family, or your community.
• School Closures
• School Menus
• Scholastic – An incredible wealth of education resources for parents and teachers.
• Shots for Tots – Nonprofit offering vaccination services
• SPF Ratings School Performance Framework explained
• Special Education

Spelling Websites

• Spelling City allows students to practice spelling patterns through many games, puzzles, and practice tests.
• Nouns plural, homophones, synonyms, compound words, etc.

• TypingWeb.com – A free resource for students to learn typing, recommended by school librarian and used in third and fourth grades.