Administrator's Corner
Happy Monday, Spartans!
We are very pleased with the involvement and engagement of our students as we wrap up the first three weeks of remote learning. Aside from some technical glitches, which are expected, students are making every effort to be in class and be engaged on a daily basis. Thank you!
Parents, we have some resources that will help you navigate the Schoology platform, including checking your student's grades, getting notifications about missing assignments, and more! Please click here to watch a helpful video, and click here to view a helpful one-pager of tips and tricks.
Thanks for all of your support and flexibility in these strange times....even in a pandemic we are Spartan Strong!
¡Feliz lunes, espartanos!
Nos estamos muy satisfechos con la participación y el compromiso de nuestros estudiantes a medida que terminamos las primeras tres semanas de aprendizaje remoto. Aparte de algunos fallos técnicos, que se esperan, los estudiantes están haciendo todo lo posible para estar en clase y participar diariamente. ¡Gracias!
Padres, tenemos algunos recursos que le ayudarán a navegar por la plataforma Schoology, incluyendo revisar las calificaciones de su estudiante, recibir notificaciones sobre tareas que faltan, y mucho más! Por favor, haga clic aquí para ver un video útil, y haga clic aquí para ver un útil de una página de consejos y trucos.
Gracias por todo su apoyo y flexibilidad en estos tiempos extraños.... incluso en una pandemia somos Espartanos Fuertes!
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- Chromebook and Materials Distribution - by appointment only (details below)
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- Chromebook and Materials Distribution - by appointment only (details below)
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Thanks to Grant Laman and his students for getting this year's Remote Spartan Edition up and running!
- Thanks to the coaches, athletes, and families of TJ sports for being flexible while showing Spartan Spirit!
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Virtual Tardy Policy for Remote Learning
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TJ Spartans,
Punctuality is important, even remotely. Please be sure you are logging into your classes on time. If you are 5 minutes late to class, you will be marked Tardy. If you are more than 20 minutes late, you will be marked Absent.
If you arrive to class after 5 minutes or more for any reason, you should reach out to your teacher(s). To excuse tardies and absences, parents and guardians should call the automated attendance line at 720-423-7040. This line is for leaving messages only. You can also send an email to rebecca_moore@dpsk12.org.
Thank you!
The Student Excellence Team
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Communication Expectations and Norms
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In an attempt to support the needs of your students and while maintaining the work/life balance of our staff, we are adopting the following policies:
- Work day for teaching faculty will be from 7:15 a.m. - 3:15 p.m.
- Meetings will held be scheduled during of normal work hours unless otherwise agreed upon.
- Please use the email address listed in the staff directory when reaching out: https://tjhs.dpsk12.org/directory/
- Email with an understanding of a 24 hour return time expectation.
- Please free to reach out to us when it is convenient for you via email/Remind with the expectation that we will respond to you within 24 hours.
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Chromebook and Materials Distribution - By Appointment Only
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Dear Spartan Families,
TJHS will offer additional drive through pick up opportunities for Chromebooks and class materials distribution on Tuesday 9/15 and Thursday 9/17 by appointment only. If you would like to schedule a three-hour pick-up window please fill out our request form here: https://forms.gle/h381kzTdGeEnXTa46 The request form helps us ensure we have the proper level of staffing to handle demand. If you are returning damaged technology please make sure the power cord is returned with the unit. Due to high demand across the district we are out of Wifi Hotspots and don't know when additional units will be made available. In order to comply with Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment and Denver Public School Nursing Services, we ask that families remain in their cars at all times in order to practice social distancing and allow TJ staff to deliver the items to your car. (See map below) We will place it in the trunk, backseat or hand it through a window. If you are on foot or bike please wear a mask and maintain 6-feet of distance from other people. TJ staff will be wearing masks for everyone's protection. If you have any questions please email Andrew_skari@dpsk12.org.
Estimadas familias espartanas,
TJHS ofrecerá oportunidades adicionales de recolección de Chromebooks y distribución de materiales de clase el martes 15 de septiembre y el jueves 17 de septiembre solo con cita. Si desea programar un período de recogida de tres horas, complete nuestro formulario de solicitud aquí: https://forms.gle/h381kzTdGeEnXTa46 El formulario de solicitud nos ayuda a asegurarnos de que tenemos el nivel adecuado de personal para manejar la demanda. Si está devolviendo tecnología dañada, asegúrese de que el cable de alimentación se devuelva con la unidad. Debido a la gran demanda en todo el distrito, no tenemos puntos de acceso Wifi y no sabemos cuándo estarán disponibles unidades adicionales. Para cumplir con el Departamento de Salud Pública y Medio Ambiente de Colorado y los Servicios de Enfermería de las Escuelas Públicas de Denver, pedimos que las familias permanezcan en sus automóviles en todo momento para practicar el distanciamiento social y permitir que el personal de TJ entregue los artículos en su automóvil. (Ver mapa abajo) Lo colocaremos en el maletero, en el asiento trasero o lo pasaremos por una ventana. Si va a pie o en bicicleta, use una máscara y mantenga una distancia de 6 pies de otras personas. El personal de TJ usará máscaras para la protección de todos. Si tiene alguna pregunta, envíe un correo electrónico a Andrew_skari@dpsk12.org.
عائلات سبارتان الأعزاء ،
ستوفر TJHS محركًا إضافيًا من خلال التقاط الفرص لأجهزة Chromebook وتوزيع المواد الصفية يومي الثلاثاء 9/15 والخميس 9/17 عن طريق تحديد موعد فقط. إذا كنت ترغب في جدولة نافذة استقبال مدتها ثلاث ساعات ، فيرجى ملء نموذج الطلب الخاص بنا هنا: https://forms.gle/h381kzTdGeEnXTa46 يساعدنا نموذج الطلب على ضمان حصولنا على المستوى المناسب من الموظفين للتعامل مع الطلب. إذا كنت تعيد تقنية تالفة ، فيرجى التأكد من إرجاع سلك الطاقة مع الوحدة. نظرًا لارتفاع الطلب في جميع أنحاء المنطقة ، فإننا خارج نقاط اتصال Wifi ولا نعرف متى سيتم توفير وحدات إضافية. من أجل الامتثال لإدارة كولورادو للصحة العامة والبيئة وخدمات التمريض في مدرسة دنفر العامة ، نطلب من العائلات البقاء في سياراتهم في جميع الأوقات من أجل ممارسة التباعد الاجتماعي والسماح لموظفي TJ بتسليم العناصر إلى سيارتك. (انظر الخريطة أدناه) سنضعها في صندوق السيارة أو المقعد الخلفي أو نسلمها عبر النافذة. إذا كنت تسير على الأقدام أو على الدراجة ، فيرجى ارتداء قناع والحفاظ على مسافة 6 أقدام من الأشخاص الآخرين. سيرتدي موظفو TJ أقنعة لحماية الجميع. إذا كان لديك أي أسئلة ، يرجى إرسال بريد إلكتروني إلى Andrew_skari@dpsk12.org.
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TJ Food Drive and Distribution Program
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We are excited to announce that this year TJ will be distributing food to TJ families who need help on a monthly basis. Non-perishable food will be collected from both TJ Families and the Community at large from the beginning of each month up to the distribution dates. Collection and distribution dates and drop-off locations will be published monthly and shared in the TJ Journal, on the Nextdoor website, and we encourage you to share on your social platforms.
September Food Drive Collection Dates: September 14 - 23
September Food Distribution Date: September 24 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm; staff will be wearing masks and food will be pre-boxed for safety measures.
Food Donation Drop off locations:
· Allen: 7996 E. Jefferson Place, Denver, CO 80237 (Southmoor)
· Andrick: 925 S Niagara St #370, Denver, CO 80224
· Bolinske: 2750 E. Bates, Denver, CO 80210 (Wellshire/Southern Hills)
· Henke: 3732 S. Sebring Ct, Denver, CO 80237 (Park Vista)
· LoJacono: 6895 Eastmoor Dr, Denver, CO 80237 (Southmoor)
· Moe: 2805 S. Gilpin St, Denver, 80210 (Cherry Hills Vista)
· Oss: 3614 S. Hudson St.], Denver, 80237 (Belmont Heights)
· Perkins: 3004 S. Milwaukee Cir, Denver, CO 80210 (Wellshire/Southern Hills)
· Stone: 3734 S. Oneida Way, Denver, CO 80237 (Southmoor)
Volunteers are needed to host additional collection locations, and help with food sorting and distribution. If you are interested in helping please reach out to Megan Perkins (megandperkins@gmail.com).
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Hello Spartans ! This week, be sure and attend Advisement. We will discussing the specifics of consent and healthy boundaries in order to continue to work toward gender violence prevention. We will be showing a guest video from Project PAVE. There will be a referral form and support available during and after the presentation. Remember you only need to attend Advisement once a week from 7:30-7:55 per your assigned grade.
Monday-9th Grade
Tuesday-10th Grade
Wednesday- 11th Grade
Thursday-12th Grade
We hope to see you there!
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Community Resources for Advisement
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Hello TJ,
As you may have seen in the news the past couple weeks, students around DPS have been asking for more education and resources regarding healthy relationships and gender violence protection. At TJ our Challenge 5280 Club has been working this exact topic the past two years. As part of the Challenge 5280 club's work we have partnered with several community resources to educate our kids and keep them safe. With our new advisement class offered daily we are going to spend the next two weeks focusing in on the following topics:
During Advisement Week of 14th:
- Students will be shown video from one of our Project Pave contacts, Derek McCoy. Video content will be around consent.
- Conversation with mental health, counseling and admin will follow
- Overflow room will be available for students who need individual support, given the nature of this topic
During Advisement Week of 21st:
- We have asked experts from END Violence, Denver Health and the District Attorney's Office to come in to Advisement and be part of a panel for students (more info on speakers below).
- Questions will be submitted before so there are talking points for them, if student's do not feel comfortable asking "live"
- Overflow room will be available for students who need individual support
We highly encourage that all students attend and participate in these discussions over the next two weeks however we understand that if you as a parent do not want your child to participate.
Speakers for the week of 9/21:
Megan Healy:
Health Educator at the Denver Health clinic inside TJ. She has a background in supporting survivors of sexual violence and can discuss all topics around sexual health, healthy relationships, consent and communication, and more.
Becca Tiell-Krekeler, MSW, LSW
END Violence Specialist at TJ. She specializes in working with victims/survivors of any form of violence. She provides individual therapy, groups, advocacy, and education.
Denver District Attorney Office-Danielle Robinson
12 years of experience in the DA's office and most recently serves as our Sexual Assault Specialist. She primarily handles most of the filing decisions on adult sexual assault cases working closely with Denver Police Department Sex Crimes Unit.
Thank you TJ,
Mike Christoff
Principal
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Helpful Schoology Tips and Resources for Students
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The district has put together a document that will allow students to access FAQs, videos, and resources to help them navigate the Schoology platform. Click here to access that document!
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Are you interested in learning more about technology? ChickTech is a non-profit dedicated to getting more female, transgender and non-binary youth involved in technology because we need more diverse voices represented in technology careers and beyond!
The program will offer monthly mentorship and technical workshop opportunities which will culminate in a year-end conference for our high school participants. Some past virtual workshops have included: Game Design, Soft Circuits, Website Design and Coding!
If you are interested in being nominated to participate in this program, please fill out this Google Form.
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Thank you to all the parents that joined us at our first monthly meeting last week. We are grateful to Principal Christoff for spending time with us. There were some important topics that came up that we will be following up on at future meetings. If you couldn't join us and would like to find out what you missed, you can find the meeting minutes and recording on the PTO webpage.
We've had parents volunteer for a few of the open positions but we still need more help. We really are in need of a secretary to take meeting minutes and keep important information organized. If this is a role that calls out to you, please let us know! If a leadership role isn't for you now, we still want you to join us. Please visit the PTO page and click Join Today to let us know who you are.
We can't be Spartan Strong without you!
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King Soopers/TJ Fundraiser
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Welcome back to school, Spartans! We'd love to have even more families join the King Soopers Community Reward Program. This is FREE money that supports TJ students and the school community. From April through June, 89 families participated which generated a donation of $1,500 to the PTO. Thank you to all who participated! It is so easy to join - all you have to do is pick TJ as your rewards partner and then shop at King Soopers as you normally would. TJ receives a percentage of all purchases!!
It is easy to sign up. To get the benefits, you must register for the rewards program here...
- Go to https://www.kingsoopers.com/topic/king-soopers-community-rewards and sign in to your digital account or create a new one. Make sure your loyalty card number or alternate ID is associated with your digital account.
- Click on Enroll Now
- Search for Thomas Jefferson High School Partners or use code UT036
- Click Enroll
That's it! You are now ready to earn FREE money for the TJ community. At the point of purchase, you must swipe your loyalty card or type in your alternate ID for your purchases to apply to TJ.
It takes approximately 10 days for the King Soopers Community Rewards total to begin displaying on your receipt. TJ receives payments from King Soopers quarterly. The percentage TJ receives varies by quarter.
You can view the total you earned during the last quarter by signing into your King Soopers account and selecting My Account. There is a tab for the Community Rewards Program. You can verify that TJ is listed as your Community Rewards beneficiary and see the amount you've contributed.
Thank you for your support!
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All Colorado students who qualified for free/reduced lunch for the 19-20 school year are eligible to receive a one-time $279 food stipend. Families will be required to provide their students' State ID number on the application. This can be found in Infinite Campus under the "Summary" tab, under the student's date of birth. Please email me if there are other DPS students in the family needing their State ID number. More info on this program
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 Hey GT Families! We are here for you!
In an effort to provide GT students and their families with the resources and supports needed to begin/complete their Advanced Learning Plan (ALP), the TJHS GT Site Team has created a Google Classroom for each GT grade level. The title and code for each grade level is listed below:
TJHS Gifted and Talented 2024 Cohort - COMING SOON!
TJHS Gifted and Talented 2023 Cohort - b7vpvfn
TJHS Gifted and Talented 2022 Cohort - orzg7to
TJHS Gifted and Talented 2021 Cohort - by7mjwi
The TJHS GT Site Team, working alongside our District GT Partners, has included resources, websites and documents to help you complete your ALP goals. Keep in mind that there are affective as well as academic goals. At this time, students should only focus on the Goals / Advanced Learning Plan section and not worry about the badges right now. We don't want you to get in there and feel overwhelmed.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Ms. Tate, our Dean Instruction and GT Point of Contact at adria_tate@dpsk12.org
Our District GT Partner is Brian Beard, brian_beard@dpsk12.org, and you may receive GT newsletters from his office with internship and university opportunities.
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Mental Health and Social/Emotional Tips
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Did You Know...?
One in three adolescents in the U.S. is a victim of physical, sexual, emotional or verbal abuse from a dating partner, a figure that far exceeds rates of other types of youth violence.
The level of closeness and support adolescents have experienced with their parents and siblings influences the quality of their romantic relationships. If communication between parents and children is positive and supportive in early adolescence, youth are more likely to interact positively with romantic partners in late adolescence. How parents model conflict also affects their children's relationships. Experience of serious conflict within marriage can also make a child more likely to perpetrate or be victimized by dating violence, as can physical and sexual abuse in childhood.
Below is a resource to help adolescents understand their rights in dating relationships:
Dating Bill of Rights
I have the right to........
Ask for a date.
Refuse a date.
Have my own thoughts and feelings and
Communicate them.
Have my limits and values respected.
Be heard.
Set physical, emotional, and sexual boundaries.
Have friendships outside of my relationship.
Say "no."
Be safe on a date.
Be treated with respect.
Disagree with my date.
Determine who I will date.
Control my own destiny.
Get angry.
Be assertive on a date.
Leave any dating situation when I don't feel safe or it doesn't feel right for me.
Have a healthy relationship.
At TJHS: We are fortunate enough to have a partnership with END Violence as well as Denver Health. - If you are a student and are worried about yourself, a friend, or just want more information in general, OR
Additional Resources:
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School Based Health Centers are OPEN!
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Thomas Jefferson School Based Clinic: 720-423-7190
Consent for Thomas Jefferson School Based Clinic:
English:
Spanish:
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We are in need of two paraprofessionals for our Special Education students. If you are interested, please contact Paula Hammel at paula_hammel@dpsk12.org
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We are selling spirit wear at girls' softball games in September.
Tuesday's weather looks to be chilly and we'll have blankets, hoodies, sweatpants and winter hats to support Spartans!
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We're working on details to get an online store running during this period of remote learning. Stay tuned!
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News from the Future Center
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Dear Class of 2021,
I look forward to supporting you as you establish and achieve your plans for life after high school!
Please be sure to access the TJ Future Center: 2021 Schoology course for resources to support your planning.
You'll find a link in the Welcome message to set up an appointment with me so we can talk about your goals and the steps you'll take this year towards achieving these goals.
Over the next week:
- Set up an appointment to meet with me using the link provided in the TJ Future Center:2021 Schoology course.
- Log in to MAIA Learning where you can research colleges and will be required to track your applications. You can log into MAIA through your DPS Portal. You'll then click See All Apps and proceed to MAIA. Check out the MAIA Learning Students Quick Guide linked in the TJ Future Center:2021 Welcome message.
- Research scholarship opportunities. Use the resources provided in the TJ Future Center: 2021. Consider using google sheets to keep track of your research!
Let me know what questions you have!
Here's to a great year, Spartans!
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Food and Nutrition Resources for Families
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Remember - TJ gear is available in the Spartan Store. If you would like to make a purchase, please contact tjhs.store@gmail.com.
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If you have ideas or want to help, contact any one of us:
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If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Julie Rubin (rubin_j@comcast.net) or Marlene Talavera (TJSpartans2022@gmail.com).
The class of 2022 has two faculty sponsors, Jillian Gleason and Maggie Kennedy, but parents are needed to work with the staff to plan fundraising activities. Parent sponsors also plan community building activities for the parents of the class of 2022. Each class is expected to raise money needed to host their Prom, After Prom and other activities senior year. The sooner the fundraiser get started, the more choices there will be for events senior year. The time commitment can be as little or as much you can share. Your involvement in any capacity is important and appreciated. We are successful because of your behind-the-scenes contributions, large and small. It all adds up to a stronger community. An engaged parent body shows our students that we care about them!
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Class of 2023 - Sophomores
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Welcome back Sophomores and Sophomore Parents!
Class of 2023 Parents will be hosting a kick-off meeting on Thursday, September 24, 2020, 6:30-7:30 p.m. via Zoom and in-person, distanced outside - your choice! Parents please mark your calendar now and then watch for more details and sign-up soon. We look forward to planning some creative fundraisers and events with you all again this year to benefit the Class of 2023!
We always need more help and input!! If you have any ideas or comments and would like to get more involved, please contact Catherine Poirier cpoirier@bodybark.com or Christy Jordan christy.jordan@comcast.net - many thanks!
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The class of 2024 is in need of parent sponsors! If you are interested please reach out to PTO at TJHSPTO@gmail.com.
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