Miner Bee Messenger

Congratulations to: Inez (1), Zylah (2), Svea (2), Enzo (1), and Beckett (2) Bee Awesome Challenge for February! We have 11 more days for everyone to complete the challenge in PreK-2nd and earn their heart pencil. If you do not have your sheet, please have your child get another one from their teacher.

Climate Surveys:

Please use the link below to access the School Climate Assessment Survey.

https://www.smore.com/fgse8

Conferences:

Telluride Education Foundation would like to thank teachers for all their hard work! They are asking parents to volunteer to provide lunch items for teachers and staff on March 1st, parent/teacher conference day. Please click on the SignUp Genius link by school below to volunteer to help. Thank you!

TES: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4EACA723A6FBC25-tesconference1

TIS: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4EACA723A6FBC25-tisconference1

TMHS: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4EACA723A6FBC25-tmhs1

Reminder: We do not have school on Monday, February 20th in honor of President's Day.

Enjoy your 3 day weekend!

Kelly Treinen

Volunteers Needed for the TES Bookfair

Who: Telluride Elementary School students and their families.

What: TES Book Fair

Where: TES 4th Floor, hallway outside the library

When: February 22, 23, and Feb 27th- March 1st

How: We can’t have a book Fair without the generous support of parent volunteers!

Please sign up here to volunteer.

Why: To promote and encourage literacy and love for books! This is the only fundraiser for our school Library. Funds made from the book fair help us purchase new books for our library. This is also an excellent opportunity for families to build their home libraries to develop and increase reading skills, and make reading a family event at home.

February is Heart Health Month in PE.

This weeks’ parent resources are all about Sugary Drinks and Being Kind!

American Heart Association Parent Newsletter Soda and Sugary Drinks

English:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U5sQ2KL-kOLnsdHE5hvx2cePECJrqw8K/view?usp=sharing

Spanish:https://drive.google.com/file/d/1s4qdNV05-I3EvNdMlVHxHfjp18cq3-IJ/view?usp=sharing

15 Ways to Be Kind

English: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vxh4GdlDrlsUdpdjRgASmUqFypSEOmrR/view?usp=share_link

Spanish: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E2w7Xh5xGlnEWUBTpdQcd2xGZZ8Bgoph/view?usp=share_link

Have questions? Contact Julie Evans at jevans@telluride.k12.co.us

Important Dates: Mark You Calendars

Monday, February 20th:

Reading Rockets @ 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, February 21st: Early Release today

Wednesday, February 22nd:

TES Book Fair

Thursday, February 23rd:

TES Book Fair

Reading Rockets @ 3:30 p.m.

Friday, February 24th:

February 27th and March 1st. TES Book Fair

Tuesday, February 28th: 1st Grade DI Conferences (Students come to school today)

Wednesday, March 1st: Parent Teacher Conferences- No school for students

Monday, March 6th @ 5:30 p.m. or Tuesday, March 7th @ 8:30 a.m. Parent Meeting for Incoming Kindergartners. Learn about the Dual Immersion and Traditional Kindergarten options. If you plan on signing up your kindergartner for DI, you must attend this meeting.

Monday, March 6th: Kindergarten DI Conferences (Students come to school today)

Wednesday, March 8th: 2nd Grade DI Conferences (Students come to school today)

Incoming Kindergarten Dual Immersion Intent to Commit due by 9:00 a.m. on March 27th

Aligning with our goal of HR practices that result in retaining and recruiting excellent staff, we have increased the wages for paraprofessionals and substitutes effective January 1, 2023.

Paraprofessional starting hourly wage is now $20-$25 per hour, based on education and relevant experience, up from a previous starting wage of $18 per hour.
Substitutes now earn $140-$160 per day, depending on the license they hold, up from $120-140 per day previously. Additionally, substitutes receive an extra $10 per day for each day worked after their first 30 in a given year.