I hope you enjoyed a summer filled with fun and exciting memories. We are thrilled to have our Tavelli Tigers back for a school year of learning and growing. The first day of school for grades 1-5 will be August 15, 2024. Kindergarten students’ first day will be Monday, August 19th. As we return, I know many of you have questions about the beginning of the school year. Below is important information and updates. Please watch your emails as we will be sending updates and communications from our teachers and myself.

Personally, I am grateful and excited to continue this journey with you as your principal. Over the past years, I have had the chance to meet many of you and your children. I look forward to continuing to build a strong relationship with all of you in the upcoming school year. I look forward to partnering with you to ensure your child has a successful school year. As always, please feel free to reach out if you need anything. Thank you for your continued support!

All the best,

Christine Hendricks, Principal

• Preschool: Susan Aronson, Jennifer Cavarra, Amanda Batchen
• Kinder: Emily Lehman, Jennifer Perkins, Lisa Musante, Kim Gorman
• First: Naomi Gomez, Jackie Vasquez, Lizzy Taft, Liz Boeck
• Second: Karen Iverson, Kim Olsen, Stephanie Merrill, Brooklyn Dance
• Third: Rachel Nelson, Lisa Evans, Christina McKay
• Fourth: Katy Dermody, Kelsey Sullivan, Sarah Schooley, Ashley Camenson
• Fifth: Cori Coleman, Julie Bolton, Angie Trybe, Haleigh Alexander
• Encore: Rob Deakin, Katie Robinson, Brad Deal, Tara Sparks
• IS: Zayne Hoyland, Elise Tobler, Kelly Tolooee, Jacie Beagle, Kalia Gillespie
• Intervention: Deb Buggle, Megan George, Kit Garofalo, J Pearson

• Counselor: Sarah Good
• Classified Support Staff: Vivian Vasquez, Vannessa Urich, Maria Binkley, Julie Lang, Addy Trenerry, Hailey Hayashi, Lora Tell, Gabby Haberman and Peola Cueto
• In-building sub: Sarah Harris
• Office Staff: Christine Hendricks, Shirley Woods, Linda Foreman, Jane Spomer,
• Heath Tech: Heather Sowden-Lovato
• Custodial Staff: Josh Baker. Darrell Derman, Duvi Burciaga
• Food Service: Bobbie Applebee, Tom Hunter, Paulette Stevens and Joel Melby
• Mental Health: Riley Richard

• Please do not send your child to school if they have any symptoms of illness. If your child has any symptoms or is ill, we will send them home immediately.
• Make sure your contact information, emergency contacts, health concerns or legal paperwork are on file in the office. You can check ParentVue and make any changes needed there.
• For Security reasons all visitors will be REQUIRED to always check in at the office and get a visitors’ badge. Our campus will be supervised from 8:05-3:18. To keep everyone safe we all must work together. If you see something, please let the office know immediately.
• If you visit/volunteer or plan to stay longer than drop off, pick up, you MUST check in at the Office. Our staff will ask to see your badge

• Classroom outside doors will not be open or propped open.

• Do not go the classroom directly to get your child or talk to the teacher during the school day. You need to check with the office.

• Our classrooms will become hot. Please dress your children appropriately for the hot weather.

• Make sure your child comes to school with a filled water bottle each day. Hydration is very impor

• Student Placement notification emails and calls in grades 1-5 will be sent to parents on August 9, 2024 by 4:30. Teachers will be sending a call out and email with back-to-school information about their classroom. This information will also be on their learning pages.
• Meet and Greet August 14th for grades 1-5 will be from 2:00-3:00 This is a great time to meet your child's teacher and drop off supplies. Please use outside doors.
• Kindergarten Meet and Greet will be August 16 from 1:30-2:30.
• First day of Kindergarten will be August 19th.
• Boohoo/Yahoo Kindergarten Gathering will follow drop off on August 19th

• Preschool Information:
• 8/15: Center visit day, teacher schedule with families

• 8/16: Center visit day, teacher schedules with families

• 8/21: All students in session

• 8/19-20: Staggered start day, teacher communications if child’s first day is 8/19 or 8/20

• 8/21: All students in session

Back to School Night for grades K-5 is August 22nd this is an opportunity for parents to learn about classroom expectations, see the classroom and ask the teacher questions. We will have two 30-minute sign-ups for each classroom. In your back-to-school email from the teachers please look for the Signup Genius Link to choose your time slot. Parents will enter the outside classroom doors. The event is from 4:00-6:00. Fifth Grade will be holding their ECO parent meeting beginning at 5:30.

We encourage if your child can ride a bus and wants to ride the bus please sign up. This will help with congestion around our school during these times. You can contact transportation at 970.490.3232 or visit the PSD Transportation website if you would like to sign up for a bus.

Morning Drop off:

Kindergarten through Fifth Grade

Frist bell at 8:20. School starts at 8:25.

• If you arrive at school after 8:25 please bring your child to the main entrance/office door. Our start of school bell rings at 8:25. We do not want students outside classroom doors or on the playground once our staff returns to the building to start classes.

• All buses will use the designated bus lane in the front of the building.

• We still have 4 buses for Tavelli. Therefore, there will be many cars picking up students in the back loop.

• When you arrive at school, continue to pull forward and stay close to the cones and curbs to allow more distance in the thru lane in the back loop.

• Drive slowly and use caution in our loading and unloading areas. Please watch for other cars, students, and staff.

• We will not be loading or unloading students on the driver’s side of the car. This is dangerous and unsafe due to approaching cars. Please have your child ready to unload on the passenger side. The safety of our students and staff is our top priority.

• Remain in your cars, this will help make drop off quicker.

• Please do not drop off before 8:05. Students go directly to breakfast or the playground. Staff will be on outside duty beginning at 8:05. Breakfast starts at 7:55.

• Please be patient as we will have a lot of cars dropping off students.

• There WILL NOT be a crossing guard on Greenmont. We ask that you drive slowly on our neighborhood streets and watch for children.

• Please remember to not park in front of our neighbors’ driveways. We want to be courteous to our neighbors.

Preschool Arrival and Dismissal:

• AM Class – 8:10 AM-11:40 AM
• PM Class – 12:25 PM-3:00 PM
• Preschool parents please use the West Parking Lot. This is only designated for our Preschool students. The Preschool Team will greet our parents.

Afternoon Dismissal:

Kindergarten through Fifth Grade

Bell rings at 3:03.

• All buses will use the designated bus lane in the front of the building.

• We still have 4 buses for Tavelli. Therefore, there will be many cars picking up students in the back loop.

• When you arrive at school, continue to pull forward and stay close to the cones and curbs to allow more distance in the thru lane in the back loop.

• Drive slowly and use caution in our loading and unloading areas. Please watch for other cars, students, and staff.

• We will not be loading or unloading students on the Driver’s side of the car. This is dangerous and unsafe due to approaching cars. Please have your child ready to unload on the passenger side. The safety of our students and staff is our top priority.

• Remain in your cars, this will help make drop off quicker.

• Your car visor tags need to be visible to help us with parent pick up. (We will have these available at the Meet and Greet. If you need a car visor, please contact Jane in the office during the event on Aug. 14th .)

• Please be patient as we will have a lot of cars picking up students.

• There WILL NOT be a crossing guard on Greenmont. We ask that you drive slowly on our neighborhood streets and watch for children.

• Please remember to not park in front of our neighbors’ driveways. We want to be courteous to our neighbors.

The Tavelli Website is a great resource to find information about our school. The following are just a few items you can find on our website.

• Teacher Learning Pages
• Information for parents
• Calendar of events
• Newsletters and Thursday Notes
• Supply Lists