CES principal, Dianne Wolford, is proud to congratulate September's Students of the Month. Pictured are Braelyn Thaxton, CES Upper Elementary Student of the Month and Saraya Gray, CES Lower Elementary Student of the Month. We are all so incredibly proud of both of you!
CES principal, Dianne Wolford, congratulates this week's students of the week: (l to r) Saraya Gray, Brandon Baker, Westin Nystrom, Lily Schwartz, Daisy Abbott, Mason Meyers, and Ethan Lord. We are so very proud of you!
Parents and Guardians of CCS Students,
The health and safety of our students is our top priority. To help identify students in need of additional support services, all classroom teachers will be administering brief wellness surveys to their students at least once each semester of the 2021-2022 school year.
Survey responses will be used to connect students with appropriate resources, including school health professionals (such as a school social worker or counselor), who may offer additional screening to determine specific concerns. If you have specific questions regarding the screening or the follow-up processes, please contact your child’s school and ask to speak with a school social worker.
If you do not want your child to participate in school wellness screenings, you may opt your child out, by contacting Colon Elementary School office or Colon Jr/Sr High School office on or before October 14, 2021.
Thank you for your support as we work together to educate and support your child.
The next Fresh Food Initiative in Colon is Oct. 21st.
Elementary principal Dianne Wolford congratulates this week's Students of the Week. We are very proud of you. Pictured (l to r) are: Bernard Reilley, Carter Miracle, Harper Persons, Caitlin Knauss, Mackenzie Cousins, Isaac Hattan, Scarlet Eells, and McKenna McCann.
This afternoon the rescinding of the local health department's COVID-19 order was announced. It is now the decision of each local school district on how to handle all contact tracing and quarantines except for the quarantine of a COVID positive person and their household members as noted in the first point below. The following is the protocol that Colon Community Schools will be using in handling concerns regarding COVID-19 at this time.
It remains a requirement of the Health Department that students who are displaying symptoms of COVID or have tested positive for COVID must quarantine or isolate for a minimum of 10 days from a positive test or the onset of symptoms. Other students of the same household will also need to quarantine for 10 days from the last day of contact with the COVID-positive household member.
For students who are currently quarantined due to contact tracing and are not showing any symptoms of COVID-19, it is the parent's choice to return their child to school or to keep them home throughout the current quarantine. If a parent chooses to return their child to school a negative COVID test will be required for re-entry. The school has rapid COVID tests in both building offices to support this process.
Moving forward, the district will contact trace for individuals within 6 feet, for more than 15 minutes, over a 24-hour timeframe of a COVID positive person. We will notify parents or guardians regarding the close contact of their student. We will support a parent in their decision surrounding whether to have their close contact child quarantine.
Students who remain home for quarantine and are healthy and able must attend class with their teacher(s) through Zoom and Google Classroom in order to avoid attendance and truancy concerns.
Your questions and concerns are welcomed and you may direct them to the Superintendent's office.
We have had a large increase in the number of positive COVID cases at Colon Community Schools this week. We urge you to watch for signs of illness and keep your students and family members home if any symptoms occurs until a negative COVID test is determined. The Health Department continues to urge all to wear a mask and for those who are age appropriate, to get the vaccine for COVID-19.
Picture day is tomorrow at Colon Elementary School! Check out the flyer for more information.
Please see the important message regarding menus from Barb Yearling, Director of Dining Services.
Art teacher Mrs. Hiestand is getting the building ready for our upcoming parent-teacher conferences on October 13th and 14th with beautiful student art displays. Make sure you come to the building and see them in person. They are incredible!
Colon Elementary School Principal, Dianne Wolford, is pleased to congratulate this week's Students of the Week! From left to right: Oliver, Grant, Izabella, Isla, and Hunter. Great work, students. We are very proud of you.
Greetings, Magi Nation! Just a quick reminder that tomorrow, September 20th, is a half-day of school. The high school dismisses at 11:20 and the elementary at 11:30. Looking forward to a great Monday!
Colon Elementary School Principal, Dianne Wolford, is pleased to congratulate this week's Students of the Week! Great work, students. We are very proud of you.
Make sure you're always in the know. Download the all new (and free) Colon Community Schools app and set up notifications so that you always have the best information right there in your pocket. Check out the video overview of the all new app. https://youtu.be/u1RZwxGDir4
The Cross Country Meet at Pittsford today has been cancelled.
The support from the community is greatly appreciated!
Baseball Fundraiser: Fall Ball Bingo 2021! September 11th at the American Legion. Tickets and other information are now available. Please see the attached flyer. Thank you for supporting our Magi Baseball program.
We will be moving to 1/2 days for the remainder of this week due to the heat index and a lack of air conditioning in classrooms. Tuesday (8/24) through Friday (8/27) will be half days of school and students will attend in the morning only.
Parents will be asked to please note the following:
Students need to bring water bottles for the new water-fill stations as drinking fountains are not going to be used this school year.
Dismissal will be at 11:20 for the secondary building and 11:30 for the elementary building.
Calling all junior high school girls in grades 6, 7, 8 who might be interested in playing volleyball this fall. Coach Clemens is hosting a volleyball practice on Monday, August 23rd from 3:30 to 5:00 at the elementary school. Hope to see you there!
Mark your calendar!
Meet the Magi has been rescheduled.
It will now be held on Aug 30th beginning at 6:30 pm.
Watch for more details in the coming week.