More from Sunday & our last post!
Just a reminder of some important upcoming dates!
Students- If you need a picture retake bring your original information/first photos with you to help our photographers.
Wednesday evening, we hosted our 2nd Annual STEAM Fair. Here are just a few of the great moments we captured. If you want to see some of these projects "come to life," we did record some great Facebook Live videos of students explaining their projects.
Last week high school art students worked with Mrs. Jordan on a new display for Colon High School. Walking around the halls of our buildings you often see students creating, visioning, and working on collaborative projects.
Coming up tomorrow, November 8th! Join us for Pizza w/the Principals before this great event! Both events are at CHS!
Join us for our District Wellness Committee. All district stakeholders are welcome. November 8th @ 4:30PM at CHS!
Just a reminder that there is No School tomorrow, Wednesday, November 1st. Our teachers are engaged in professional learning and development. We hope that all of our families have a safe and successful Halloween! See you bright and early on Thursday morning!
One more reminder to please fill out our Safe Routes To School Parent Survey for a chance to win a $75 gift card. Survey links are below!
We are using the honor system. If you complete 1 or more surveys (for 1 or more students), please either comment below (Mrs. Kowalski is keeping track) OR email help@colonschools.org to let us know you did the survey. We are compiling all of this on the "honor system" and plan to give away the gift card live in a couple of weeks.
Parents, please complete these short surveys for each student that you have, use the links below for each school. You will be entered into a drawing for a $75 gift card to a local Colon restaurant for each student you submit a survey for:
Colon Elementary Parents: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/colonelemparent
Colon Jr/Sr High Parents: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/colonhighparent
Friday at CHS students practiced their team-building skills and team work playing minute to win it games! Check out the collaboration and smiles! Big shout out to Mrs. Wielenga and Mrs. Kevnick for these engaging Friday assemblies this year. We love seeing our students so happy and engaged.
We have a busy month for students and staff! Please note these upcoming dates.
Parents, please complete these short surveys for each student that you have, use the links below for each school. You will be entered into a drawing for a $75 gift card to a local Colon restaurant for each student you submit a survey for:
Colon Elementary Parents: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/colonelemparent
Colon Jr/Sr High Parents: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/colonhighparent
**Parent Survey - Complete For Your Chance To Win A $75 Gift Card!**
This is for all students, both elementary, middle, and high school!
At 6 PM our Magi Parent Academy begins at Colon Elementary! Not only can you learn about all the things you are curious about in our school district, you can also win prizes such as this 42-inch TV and these awesome baskets of household supplies! Also reminder that Parent Teacher Conferences run at CHS until 6:30 PM, so you will want to arrive in advance so you can be sure to have enough time to catch all of our teachers. GO MAGI!
On Wednesday, representatives from the Branch Community Foundation stopped by to officially award six Colon educators with a total of almost $18,000 for classrooms. Each grant recipient completed an application and had their projects approved by a committee. Each of the projects have now been funded and we have purchased most materials so we can have an immediate impact on students!
Pictured: Erica Heminger, Executive Director, Branch County Community Foundation, and our recipients: Myndeska Tomlin (who had recipient Jarrett Jordan on Facetime!), Jeni Martinson, Sonia Kevnick, Rachel Kowalski, and Aaron Kowalski.
Updated: 5!! seniors with commitment letters (all college so far). Remember you can bring us a letter stating commitment to a vocational program, a job offer, or anything demonstrating a post-high school plan. 🎓🎓
Seniors, Class of 2024! We want to honor your progress toward post-secondary plans. Out of 28, we already have FOUR SENIORS who have turned in their college acceptance letters... don't wait to share yours with us. We want to share your good news for life after high school.
Bring any of the following to Mrs. Kowalski for our "Amazon for Acceptance" prizes... college acceptance letters, technical/vocational program acceptance letters offers of employment, and other documentation of your post-secondary plan. These can be emailed to rkowalski@colonschools.org.
Did you know that we have expanded many of our offerings here at Colon High School and offer a STEAM class and Robotics class? Check out our upcoming STEAM Fair on November 8th at Colon High!
Counting down to our Magi Parent Academy, Title 1 Night, and Parent Conferences on Thursday, October 19... today we want to again feature one of the informative and engaging sessions that our staff is offering to the community. SESSION HIGHLIGHT for today: Join us for Attendance Tips & Tricks w/Savannah Bohanon at 7:30 PM (Session 4). Magi Parent Academy is located at Colon Elementary School this time. Sessions begin at 6 p.m. There are giveaways and raffles and you can win some awesome prizes, including a TV!
Counting down to our Magi Parent Academy, Title 1 Night, and Parent Conferences on Thursday, October 19... each day we are going to feature ONE of the informative and engaging sessions that our staff is offering to the community.
SESSION HIGHLIGHT for today: Join us for Olivia Spidle's session "Social Media & Your Child" at 7:30 PM (Session 5). Magi Parent Academy is located at Colon Elementary School this time. Sessions begin at 6 p.m. There are giveaways and raffles and you can win some awesome prizes, including a TV!
Staying up to date on your student's success is easy with the PowerSchool app or website! Simply follow this link: https://ps.colonschools.org to access Colon PowerSchool. If you need assistance with logging in please call Olivia Spidle at 269-386-2239 or email ospidle@colonschools.org
