Join us for our District Wellness Committee. All district stakeholders are welcome. November 8th @ 4:30PM at CHS!
Check point achieved! The 1st winner of the Book Blast Treasure Chest is Maverick Greene! Congratulations! Now, more treasure awaits ahead…. If you haven’t yet, register and enter contact info for 15+ people to support your adventurer’s home library and for the chance to unlock the next Treasure Chest prize: http://bookblast.booksarefun.com/ColonES49040.
Don't forget! Seniors! Join us on Saturday, October 14th at 1PM for parking lot painting.
Note that our next FFI is on October 19th, which is also the evening of Magi Parent Academy and Parent Teacher Conferences!
Check out this cool opportunity on Halloween (October 31) in Colon!
Here is our agenda for Magi Parent Academy & Title I Night sessions on October 19th! This event coincides with Parent Teacher Conferences and our Fresh Food Initiative event. Families can visit teachers for conferences, participate in FFI, and then check out our AMAZING sessions from Magi staff. This October the location is Colon Elementary. We are giving away several baskets full of cleaning and household supplies.
Please contact the Superintendent's Office at 269-386-2239 if you have any questions.
UPDATED: We really need some volunteers for this event next week. Would love parents to get involved in the walking audits that begin afterschool. Please comment here if you are inserted and Mrs. Kowalski will reach out to you.
We Need You! Colon Community Schools has recently partnered with Michigan State University's College of Engineering, the DDA, Colon Village, and other local municipalities and governmental agencies to embark on a journey to ensure all of our students have Safe Routes To School! E-Mail Rachel Kowalski at rkowalski@colonschools.org if you are a parent or student who wants to take part in this very important project.
The purpose of Safe Routes to School is to:
* enable and encourage children in grades K-12, including those with disabilities, to walk and bicycle to school
* make bicycling and walking a more appealing and safe choice of
transportation
* facilitate the planning, development, and implementation of activities that improve safety and reduce traffic, fuel consumption, and pollution near schools
Our Book Blast at Colon Elementary School blasts off early next week! Attention, Magi adventurers! Our Book Blast event starts next week where we will set off in search of treasure to build our students' home libraries. Follow the steps on the Treasure Map coming home next week to embark on an epic quest to earn exciting rewards and books. If you have questions please reach out to the CES Office at 269-432-2121.
Our seniors were hard at work preparing for the Homecoming parade! Join us downtown on Friday, October 6 @ 5:00 p.m. and see all of the great floats prepared by our students.
Our elementary and secondary students are doing a lot of work with Xello this year! We have added a session at our Magi Parent Academy to provide families with an overview of this valuable resource. At CES our students in upper elementary will work with Xello during our College & Career Week, in late October. AD Sterling's College & Career Readiness students at CHS are using Xello to plan solid plans for the future. Also, in our Magi Focus, specific days are set aside for our high school students to experience the powerful planning tools that Xello offers.
For more on Xello, check out this overview for families: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKQ56vWLvVA
Parent Teacher Conferences are just around the corner! Find all the information you'll need below to ensure you are able to connect with your student's teacher! For Day 1 of CHS conferences, please use this resource to reach out for scheduled conferences: https://www.colonschools.org/staff
Favorite TV Character day at CHS!
Tomorrow is Count Day!
Colon Elementary students using their Magi tickets to purchase prizes!
🌟👩🏫👨🏫 October is National Principals Month! 🌟👩🏫👨🏫
As we kick off National Principals Month, we want to take a moment to celebrate and express our heartfelt appreciation for the incredible principals who lead and inspire our schools. They are dedicated, compassionate, and unwavering in their commitment to excellence. This month, let's show our support and gratitude to these exceptional leaders who guide our students, teachers, and staff toward success. 🙌
Let's hear it for our September Students of the Month at Colon Elementary School:
Miss Bower- William Jackson; Mrs. Bowen- Regina Eicher (not pictured); Mrs. Johnson- Maverick Sharp; Mrs. Keely- Theo Wells; Mrs. Martinson- Bayleigh Brown; Mrs. Lindsey- Kaylynne Longacre; Mrs. Clemens- Emmalee Harris; Mr. Richard- Skylar Piniewski; Mrs. Vreeman- Luke Wielenga; Mrs. Bower- Baylee Grofvert; Mrs. Priest - Makira McClish; Mrs. Fergison- Madelynn Fergison; Mrs. Ray- Riley Prough;
Mrs. Herndon- Clayton Eicher (not pictured); Mr. Minor- Makira McClish; Miss Minor- Saraya Gray; Mr. Hentges- Everett Nollinger
Here are our Dress Up Days for both elementary and junior/senior high school students for Homecoming 2023! We are excited to see all of our students participate. Additional guidance has been provided for Wed/Thursday at CHS.
WED: "Dress Like Your Type" - you dress like who your dream date would be.
THURS: "Rhyme Without A Reason" ... you dress as two things that rhyme but aren't related at all. For example, a ballerina and John Cena. If students cannot think of a good rhyme, they can just dress as a duo.
If you have questions about the Dress Up Days, please contact Elementary, Amanda PeGan (ampegan@colonschools.org) & Jr/Sr High, Ann Vinson (avinson@colonschools.org)
Next week!
Please see our posting for more information: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TTozz67QXN_I8UsvobV-3wD4epH5DqDUXG1A705HpfI/edit
For Friday Pride Day at Colon Elementary, the class with the most participation was Mrs. Fergison's with 100%. For the month of September and the PIZZA, there was a tie! Mrs. Bowen's and Mrs. Fergison's classes both had an average of 85% participation. Way to go!
