Just a quick reminder that tomorrow there is No School for Teacher Professional Development. It also happens to be Fair Day! Enjoy your day!
6 months ago, Rachel Kowalski
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Breaking News! We are prepared to share our agenda for our 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.
7 months ago, Rachel Kowalski
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We are very excited to share Parent Access to iReady results so you can see progress monitoring data for your student(s) and also see the academic growth that they are making throughout the school year. Please review this information carefully. You will visit https://tinyurl.com/iReadyColonParent and this document will provide the information that you need. Students will log in to their iReady account through Clever, and we have provided a code so that you can access the resources. Mrs. Kowalski also recorded a video example of what your student/you will do to gain access. This video is linked in the document, but it can also be viewed at https://tinyurl.com/iReadyColonParentVideo Parents and Families YOU play a critical role in your student's success and journey. Please reach out to the Superintendent's Office at 269-386-2239 if we can help you access this information. Finally, please visit the iReady Family Center for more information on i-Ready and how you can motivate your student at home: iReadyCentral.com/FamilyCenter Lastly, the "Sharing Data w/Family" document is linked here. There are many valuable links for those families who want to dig in deeper: https://i-readycentral.com/download/?res=127351&view_pdf=1
7 months ago, Rachel Kowalski
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Parents and local community members! This is your opportunity to volunteer, through our partnership with Junior Achievement. Our Leadership Team is again planning some great events for our October 23-27, 2023 College and Career Week. Junior Achievement would like to partner with us for this week by providing their widely used and popular volunteer programming in our classrooms on Entrepreneurship, Work Readiness, and Financial Literacy! If you would like to be a volunteer, please contact Laura Lutterbeck, District Director and Chief Education Officer at laura.lutterbeck@ja.org OR (269) 968 9188!
7 months ago, Rachel Kowalski
JA
Seniors! Mark your calendars for our annual parking lot painting!
7 months ago, Rachel Kowalski
Senior
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
7 months ago, Olivia Spidle
PowerSchool
Join us before the football game next Saturday, September 23rd at 11:30 AM. We will officially cut the ribbon on our track resurfacing project. We also will be recognizing the many generous donors who made the new scoreboard possible.
7 months ago, Rachel Kowalski
Track
We were so excited to welcome Josh Englehart, Health Educator, from the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Community Health Agency. Today he spoke with our 8th graders on a very important topic. Mr. Englehart, an experienced presenter, engaged our students with a presentation on the dangers and the consequences of vaping. Students also had the opportunity to ask questions. Colon Community Schools continues to recognize the dangers of vaping on our community and our students. Our Leadership Team works daily to address these issues and seek preventative measures and feedback from the community about ways we can ensure our students are healthy, happy, and engaged in the school day. A big thanks from Superintendent Kowalski to Mrs. Wielenga and Mrs. Kevnick for partnering with Mr. Englehart on this presentation. We know the CHS team is working on additional vaping education programs in the future. You can also see Mr. Englehart present at our Magi Parent Academy on Thursday, October 19th at Colon Elementary!
7 months ago, Rachel Kowalski
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Coming home very soon!
7 months ago, Rachel Kowalski
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Last Call! Tomorrow and over the weekend, the yard signs that were requested will be delivered! We have about 10 left. Click here to tell us if you want one of the last ones: https://shorturl.at/CEILU
7 months ago, Rachel Kowalski
Last Call
Congratulations to our Junior Class Officers, Class of 2025! These students are led by their sponsor Annette Wagner! President: Kayden LaClair Vice-President: Owen Wilson Treasurer: Paige Scott Secretary: Chandler Lafler Student Council Representatives: Jonny Greenwald and Lauren Lindsey
7 months ago, Rachel Kowalski
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High School Students, great opportunity.
7 months ago, Rachel Kowalski
CHS
CES students will bring home their Picture Day packets this week. Contact Mrs. Crotser at the office if you do not receive yours. A reminder that Picture Day is Monday, September 25th & Make-Up Day is Monday, November 13th.
7 months ago, Rachel Kowalski
CES
By Friday, CHS students will bring home their Picture Day packets. If they do not receive a packet, they should come see Mrs. McClish in the Front Office at CHS. A reminder that Picture Day is Monday, September 25th & Make-Up Day is Monday, November 13th for all students in Colon Elementary and Colon Jr/Sr High School.
7 months ago, Rachel Kowalski
Picture Day
Please save the dates for our Pizza with w/The Principals & Superintendent, as well as our Magi Parent Academy. You can access all upcoming events at https://tinyurl.com/MagiFamily23-24 We have AWESOME gift baskets that will be part of our giveaways and door prizes.
7 months ago, Rachel Kowalski
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Parents of 8th Grade Students & incoming 8th Graders! Mr. Butris and Mrs. Kowalski are working on plans for an 8th Grade Trip to Washington DC! We have an Informational Meeting scheduled for October 18th at 3:30 which also happens to be on a Parent Teacher Conference Day so you may be around campus. Please save the date for this meeting to learn more!
7 months ago, Rachel Kowalski
DC
A reminder that there is no school on Monday, September 18th. Please visit the following URL to save your copy of our school calendar: https://tinyurl.com/ColonSchoolsCalendar23-24
7 months ago, Rachel Kowalski
PD
Michigan law requires a school to schedule five fire drills, two tornado drills, and three school safety/security drills (e.g., lockdown, shelter in place, etc.). Today each of our buildings will have a fire drill. We document all drills and the dates of upcoming drills on our website at www.colonschools.org. Please contact the school office or central office if you have questions.
7 months ago, Rachel Kowalski
Fire Drill
Save The Date! We want to thank our entire community for the sinking fund you made possible. It has helped us progress with programs and facilities in our district. Join us for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the resurfacing of our track. This was a large project made possible by voters. Thank you!
7 months ago, Rachel Kowalski
Ribbon Cutting
A quick reminder that we have Colon Elementary's 2nd Annual "Donuts With Grownups" event tomorrow, September 11th in celebration of Grandparents' Day! Join us for donuts and an opportunity for our students to show off their school, classrooms, and progress this year.
7 months ago, Rachel Kowalski
Donuts with Grownups